In a story June 27 about a sports exhibit at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum P.K Subban Jersey , The Associated Press reported erroneously that the memorial and museum president was named Alice M. Greenwood. Her surname is Greenwald.
A corrected version of the story is below:
Museum exhibit highlights impact of sports after 9/11
New exhibit at 9/11 Memorial & Museum highlights impact of sports after 2001 attacks
By MELISSA MURPHY
AP Sports Writer
NEW YORK (AP) r11; A new exhibit at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum highlights the impact of sports after the 2001 attacks, including the Metsr17; win in New Yorkr17;s first major sporting event after 9/11.
r1;Comeback Season: Sports After 9/11r1; explores how sports helped unite the country and features interviews with athletes such as Hall of Fame catcher Mike Piazza.
r1;In that first game back, the home team came back and won,r1; said Piazza, whose two-run homer for the Mets in the eighth inning on Sept. 21, 2001, lifted the team past Atlanta. r1;Thatr17;s exactly the lesson the city, the country and the world needed to see that night.r1;
Carol Gies attended that game with her three sons and celebrated the moment in the stands. Her firefighter husband, Lt. Ronnie Gies, died in the attacks on the World Trade Center.
r1;When that ball went over the wall, I saw my children smile for the very first time since they lost their dad,r1; she said in an oral history recording.
The exhibit covers various sports, including football, hockey, basketball, soccer, NASCAR, the New York City Marathon and the 2002 Winter Olympics. The story is told in nine chapters, using archival sports footage and testimonies from athletes, coaches and 9/11 families.
It opens with the U.S. Open final of Venus vs. Serena Williams on the weekend before the attacks. It moves through the cancellation of events Authentic Pekka Rinne Jersey Kids , including the first stoppage of Major League Baseball since the death of President Franklin Roosevelt in 1945.
The Metsr17; and Giantsr16; stadiums were used as recovery and supply sites after the attacks. Piazzar17;s jersey, his batting helmet with r1;NYPDr1; taped on the back and John Francor17;s FDNY hat are on display.
So is Pat Tillmanr17;s Army Ranger uniform, on loan from the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Tillman, an Arizona Cardinal player, enlisted after 9/11 and died in Afghanistan.
New York Rangers Mike Richter, Eric Lindros and Mark Messier are pictured during a visit to thank rescue workers at ground zero on Sept. 16.
Therer17;s a quote from Mets manager Bobby Valentine: r1;When we went down there the first time, you could still smell it. You could still feel it. You could see the filth on the faces of the workers. When they saw us, their faces lit up. You could see their teeth through their black masks.r1;
A letter from 10-year-old Brielle Saracini to Derek Jeter dated Sept. 14 is on display. She explains to her favorite player that her father, Victor Saracini, was a pilot of hijacked Flight 175 that crashed into the south tower. Soon after, Jeter called to invite Brielle, her sister and mother to a game.
In the World Series, the Yankees hosted the Arizona Diamondbacks among heightened security for Games 3, 4, 5 at Yankee Stadium, just 14 miles from ground zero. Video shows Jeter hitting a walk-off home run in Game 4 and jumping into the arms of teammates at home plate.
Michael Jordan is pictured with members of the military before a Washington Wizards vs. Knicks game at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 30. Jordan had pledged his entire yearr17;s salary to the 9/11 relief effort.
r1;Through the lens of sports, this exhibition celebrates the strength of the human spirit and our capacity to come together and support one another through unimaginable grief,r1; 9/11 Memorial & Museum President Alice M. Greenwald said. r1;This story provides additional points of entry into the complex story of 9/11 to better understand our history and the impact it had on our world today, to reflect on our own lived memories from that time and to feel inspired by stories about the best of humanity.r1;
The exhibit was sponsored in part through the support of the Anheuser-Busch Foundation, MLB Andy Dalton Jersey , the New York Mets and their chief operating officer, Jeff Wilpon. It runs through the summer of 2019.
Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Zack Greinke is slowing down, which is not uncommon for a 34-year-old pitcher.
The only surprise is he is doing it on purpose.
The majorsr17; second highest-paid pitcher this season r11; her17;s making $32 million r12; never hesitates to tinker with his pitch selection, and thatr17;s been evident in recent games. Greinke is throwing a pitch that her17;s never flashed before, a slower-than-slow curveball that arrives at the plate with a speed that barely exceeds that of a knuckleball.
So, when the Miami Marlins take on Greinke (7-5, 3.66 ERA) and the Diamondbacks on Thursday in the final contest of a four-game series at Marlins Park, they will be facing one of the majorsr17; most familiar pitchers yet one theyr17;ve never quite seen before.
r0;Itr17;s been working really good this year,r1; Greinke told reporters after he pitched six shutout innings in a 7-2 Diamondbacks victory Saturday in Pittsburgh. r0;I donr17;t know how long it will last for, but itr17;s been working good. I didnr17;t throw any harder curves, where I think the whole year, Ir17;ve kind of done both. But my harder one gets hit usually. So, I started throwing only the slow ones.r1;
Greinke opposes Marlins right-hander Trevor Richards (2-4, 4.91), who has won two of his last three decisions. Richards won 6-2 at Colorado on Saturday, permitting one run and three hits over six innings, striking out eight and walking two.
The Diamondbacks could not have received a much better performance Wednesday from left-hander Robbie Ray as they beat Miami 2-1 and improved to 7-2 on their 10-game road trip. Ray, out since April 29 with an oblique injury, allowed two hits over six shutout innings while making 83 pitches.
Daniel Descalso hit a key pinch-hit homer for the Diamondbacks in the eighth inning to make it 2-0, and reliever Yoshihisa Hirano tied a club record by making his 24th consecutive scoreless relief outing A.J. Green Jersey , throwing a scoreless seventh inning.
Arizona overcame a shaky ninth inning from closer Brad Boxberger, who gave up a solo homer to Starlin Castro before allowing the potential tying run reach second with one out before retiring the final two batters.
r0;Other than that, we didnr17;t get a lot going,r1; Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. r0;Starlin Castror17;s always going to get his hits. Hopefully he can keep that rolling.r1;
The Diamondbacks can win the four-game series if they take the Thursday matinee behind Greinke, whose velocity is down the last few seasons r12; his four-seam fastball maxed out at 90.7 mph in Pittsburgh.
He once threw consistently in the mid-90s. But when he mixes in an eephus pitch-like curveball that doesnr17;t even reach 68 mph, it makes his fastball look all that much harder. And he threw 12 of them against the Pirates.
Still, after Pirates rookie Austin Meadows barely missed homering on Greinker17;s final super-slow curveball of the day, the right-hander said, r0;It might have been running its course. So maybe 12 times was too many.r1;
Whatever Greinke is throwing up there, itr17;s working. He has won four of his last five decisions, and her17;s helping keep the streaky Diamondbacks in first place.
They began the season 24-11, then dropped 15 of 17 to fall to .500 at 26-26 but have since won 20 of 28 and six of seven.
Greinke has been especially tough on the Marlins during his career, going 6-0 with a 3.53 ERA against them in 11 games (10 starts). He last faced them June 2, limiting them to one run on seven hits in 6 2/3 innings, striking out six and walking one while earning the victory in a 6-2 Diamondbacks win. Castro hits him well, going 9-of-25 with a home run and four doubles.
The first-place Diamondbacks return home following the contest to begin a three-game weekend series against the NL West rival San Francisco Giants.
