Jul 30th, 2009 · The New York Times is reporting that David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez were among the more than 100 Major League Baseball players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003. The article cited lawyers involved in pending litigation over the testing results. Bill Littlefield discusses the latest revelations.
Jul 4th, 2009 · Host Scott Simon talks with Weekend Edition sports guy Howard Bryant about the return of baseball's Manny Ramirez and the future of NBA star Yao Ming.
Jun 20th, 2009 · Most artists in residence don't wind up in a tower overlooking Seattle's Fremont Bridge. But that's where artist Kristen Ramirez is spending the summer. Guy Raz talks with Ramirez about her summer task: creating a public art project about one of those bridges that people love — and love to hate.
May 7th, 2009 · Manny Ramirez has been suspended for 50 games by Major League Baseball, becoming by far the highest-profile player ensnared in the sport's drug scandals.
Feb 1st, 2009 · Jose P. Ramirez Jr. had been sick for years before a Mexican healer told him he had "a disease of the Bible." He was 20 when he was diagnosed with leprosy, known as Hansen's disease. In his memoir Squint: My Journey with Leprosy, Ramirez writes about his life and recovery at the leprosarium in Carville, La.
Oct 28th, 2008 · Martin Ramirez was a Mexican immigrant who spent more than 30 years in California psychiatric hospitals. At the time, much of his work was thrown away, but today, he is hailed as one of the giants of 20th century art.
May 12th, 2007 · Martin Ramirez was diagnosed as a catatonic schizophrenic soon after he immigrated to the United States from Mexico in 1925. During his 30 years in mental institutions, Ramirez produced more than 300 mesmerizing drawings. Much of his work is now on display in a major retrospective at the American Folk Art Museum in Manhattan.