Seventy-five years ago, they helped free Europe from the Nazis. This weekend, U.S. veterans are back in Paris to celebrate, and commemorate. Now in their 90s, these men aren’t afraid to cry about what they saw in World War II. And they want everyone to remember what happened back then, so that it doesn’t happen again. “The veterans, all the veterans of World War II, I think we saved the world,” said Harold Angle, who came to France with the U.S. 28th Infantry Division in 1944, and recounted his experiences to The Associated Press in Paris. “To be under the domination of a dictatorship like the Hitler regime and some of the terrible, terrible things that they did.
Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo remains on the disabled list, but fans got some really good news from manager Joe Maddon Friday.
According to the skipper, Rizzo is feeling better, and is on track to return to the team Monday when he is eligible to be taken off the disabled list.
“He’s doing really well,” he said. “I think he could play today if it was necessary and there weren’t the restrictions of the DL.”
Rizzo had been placed on the disabled list earlier this week, retroactively to April 6. That means he will be eligible to return to the lineup Monday when the Cubs host the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field.
Rizzo has been out of the mix with back tightness, and missed the final three games of the Cubs’ series against the Milwaukee Brewers before being placed on the DL.
Before Rizzo can come back, the Cubs will play a three game series against the Atlanta Braves beginning on Friday afternoon at the Friendly Confines. Albert Almora Jr. was a late scratch, and Ian Happ will lead off in his place.
