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There’s no way to reasonably discuss a list of the best running backs in football history without bringing up Gale Sayers. The legendary Chicago Bears ball carrier was a tour de force whenever he strapped on his helmet, and the world is made darker by news having arrived on Wednesday Read more
Longtime Chicago Cubs executive Eldred “Salty” Saltwell died on Sunday, according to a team release. He was 96 years old. Saltwell served in various roles with the Cubs organization over a 30-year stretch. He was, at certain times, the concessions manager, the traveling secretary, the assistant secretary, the assistant treasurer, Read more
Dexter Rentz Jr., a member of Louisville’s 2020 recruiting class, died after a Saturday night shooting in Orlando, Florida. According to Orlando police, officers responded to a report of shots fired at around 11:20 p.m. Four people sustained injuries in the shooting, but Rentz was the only victim to die Read more
Steve Dalkowski, a former minor league pitcher who had a legendary and erratic fastball, and served as the inspiration Nuke LaLoosh in the movie “Bull Durham,” has died. He was 80 years old. Dalkowski died Sunday at the Hospital of Central Connecticut, according to the Associated Press, after preexisting conditions Read more
Sam Clayton Jr., one of the members of the 1988 Jamaican bobsled team, died last month from coronavirus, according to a report from the New York Times. He was 58 years old. In addition to participating on the iconic 1988 Winter Olympics squad that inspired the movie Cool Runnings, Clayton Read more
Retired boxing referee Eddie Cotton, who was the third man in the ring for a career that spanned nearly a quarter century, died Friday at age 72. Cotton, who was also a professional judge for 11 years, was best known for refereeing the 2002 blockbuster pay-per-view bout between heavyweight champion Read more
Known affectionately as “The Fink,” legendary WWE ring announcer Howard Finkel has died at age 69. Finkel, who was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009, announced some of the most memorable moments in the history of professional wrestling. WWE shared Finkel’s passing on Thursday, though a cause Read more
Former big-league infielder Damaso Garcia, a two-time MLB All Star, died Wednesday. He was 63. Garcia played a total of 11 MLB seasons, including seven seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays. During his time with the Blue Jays, Garcia made All-Star teams in both 1984 and 1985 and won an American Read more
Willie Davis, a Hall of Fame defensive lineman that starred on five world championship teams for the Packers during the 1960s, has passed away at the age of 85, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced on Wednesday. “It is with great sadness that the entire Pro Football Hall of Read more
New York Yankees co-owner and managing general partner Hank Steinbrenner has died at 63 from a longstanding health issue, the team announced Tuesday. The eldest son of George Steinbrenner, who bought the Yankees in 1973 and was the public face of the franchise for years, Hank worked with his brother, Read more