SPORTS IN BRIEF

NEW YORK – Former New York Jets center Nick Mangold has retired after an 11-year career in which he established himself as one of the NFL’s best at his position. The 34-year-old Mangold announced Tuesday morning on Twitter he will sign a one-day contract with the Jets to retire as a member of the team. Mangold didn’t play last season after he was released by New York in February 2017.

The Jets will hold a news conference April 24 at their facility to honor the seven-time Pro Bowl selection. Mangold was a first-round draft pick out of Ohio State in 2006 and immediately became a starter for New York.

Known for his consistency, sense of humor and blond, bushy Viking-like beard, Mangold was one of the most popular Jets players among teammates and fans.

Determined cancer survivor completes Boston Marathon

BOSTON – Cancer survivor Mary Shertenlieb wasn’t about to let rain, wind or cold stop her. Shertenlieb crossed the Boston Marathon finish line at 12:18 a.m. Tuesday, about 13 hours after she started the race. The leukemia survivor was at mile 15 on Monday when she went to a medical tent, shivering, with purple lips, thinking she had hypothermia. She called her husband, Rich, and he suggested she come home, take a hot shower, put on dry clothes, then restart the run. The couple later went back to the spot she stopped and finished together, holding hands.