By Penelope Green Karen Pryor once taught a hermit crab to ring a bell by pulling a string with its claw. She taught a cat to play the piano (ham was involved) and, most impressive, her mother to ...

They need a (large) influx of talent elsewhere to make this a competitive side. Ed Graney is a Sigma Delta Chi Award winner for sports column writing. He can be reached at [email protected].

Karen Tumulty is an associate editor and columnist for The Post. In her previous role as a national political correspondent for the newspaper, she received the Toner Prize for Excellence in ...