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Red Sox pitching great Luis Tiant dies at 83
Boston Red Sox pitching great Luis Tiant, a three-time All-Star and two-time American League ERA leader, has died at age 83.,Multiple media outlets in Boston confirmed the right-hander's passing on Tuesday. ,Tiant won 229 games with six teams over 19 seasons in the majors (1964-82), striking out 2,4...
Greg Landry, former Lions QB and assistant coach, dies at 77
Former Detroit Lions quarterback and assistant coach Greg Landry has died at age 77, the team announced.,"We join the NFL community in mourning the loss of former Lions quarterback and coach Greg Landry," the Lions posted Friday on social media.,His cause of death was not given.,A New Hampshire nati...
Baseball legend Pete Rose dies at 83
Pete Rose, the all-time major league leader in hits and games played who was banned for life for betting on baseball, died Monday, ESPN reported. He was 83.,ESPN baseball commentator Eduardo Perez broke the news while appearing on "SportsCenter," saying he had confirmed the news with Rose's son.,The...
Longtime Rockets coach, GM Carroll Dawson dies
Carroll Dawson, who spent nearly three decades with the Houston Rockets' organization as an assistant coach and general manager, has died at the age of 86, the team announced Monday. ,No other details of his death were given. ,"The Rockets family mourns the loss of beloved former coach and general m...
Blue Jackets' Johnny Gaudreau, brother killed in N.J.
Columbus Blue Jackets left winger Johnny Gaudreau died Thursday night when he was struck by a car while riding a bicycle in New Jersey. He was 31.,Also killed was his brother, Matthew, 29.,The Gaudreau family had gathered in their hometown in Salem County, N.J., to take part in the wedding of Katie ...
Ravens OL coach Joe D'Alessandris dies at 70
Baltimore Ravens offensive line coach Joe D'Alessandris died at age 70, the team announced Sunday.,His passing comes less than two weeks after the team said he had been diagnosed with an "acute illness" and would require "ongoing treatment for an extended period of time.","'Joe D.' was beloved throu...
Cavaliers founder Nick Mileti dies at 93
Nick Mileti, the founder of the Cleveland Cavaliers and former owner of the city's MLB franchise, died Wednesday at the age of 93.,Both the Cavaliers and the Cleveland Guardians confirmed his passing with announcements on social media Thursday.,"The Cleveland Guardians are saddened by the loss of fo...
Al Attles, former Warriors star, coach and GM, dies at 87
Hall of Fame member Al Attles, a physical point guard known as "The Destroyer" who later became an NBA champion coach and general manager of the Golden State Warriors, died Tuesday at 87.,The team announced Wednesday that Attles passed away at his home in East Bay, Calif., surrounded by family.,"Alv...
Frank Selvy, 100-point scorer in college, dies at 91
Frank Selvy, who set an NCAA Division I record with a 100-point game in 1954, died Tuesday at 91.,His alma mater, South Carolina's Furman University, confirmed the passing of the All-America guard.,"It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Frank Selvy, Furm...
Former Tulsa, Louisville football coach Steve Kragthorpe dies at 59
Former Louisville and Tulsa football coach Steve Kragthorpe has died at 59.,Both schools announced his death, which came Sunday night, on social media.,He was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2011.,A Montana native, Kragthorpe played quarterback at Eastern New Mexico and Western Texas in the mi...
PGA Tour player, broadcaster Mark Carnevale dies at 64
Mark Carnevale, a PGA Tour player turned golf broadcaster who worked a radio assignment as recently as two weeks ago, died unexpectedly Monday at 64, the tour announced.,Carnevale grinded on the PGA Tour and mini tours for a decade before regaining his PGA Tour card in late 1991. Less than a year la...
Utah State CB Andre Seldon Jr. dies in apparent drowning
Utah State cornerback Andre Seldon Jr. died of an apparent drowning at a Utah reservoir on Saturday, the school announced. He was 22.,Per the Cache County Sheriff's Office, a search began Saturday afternoon at Porcupine Reservoir after Seldon was seen diving from cliffs and did not resurface. ,Utah ...
Ex-NBA player Joe 'Jellybean' Bryant, father of Kobe, dies at 69
Former NBA player and WNBA head coach Joe "Jellybean" Bryant, father of the late Kobe Bryant, has died at 69, The Philadelphia Inquirer announced Tuesday.,Bryant recently suffered a massive stroke, according to the newspaper.,A Philadelphia native who starred there collegiately at La Salle, Bryant w...
Frank Carroll, coach of Olympic figure skaters, dies at 85
Frank Carroll, coach of some of the most prominent American figure skaters in his long career, died Sunday at age 85.,U.S. Figure Skating confirmed Carroll's death in a statement posted to social media but did not release a cause.,"U.S. Figure Skating mourns the loss of coaching legend Frank Carroll...
Josh Maravich, former LSU player and son of Hall of Famer, dies at 42
Josh Maravich, the youngest of the two sons of Hall of Fame member Pete Maravich, has died at age 42.,LSU, where the elder Maravich starred and his son followed as a walk-on to the basketball program, announced his death Saturday. The school said he died Friday at the family home in Covington, La., ...
Hall of Famer, Cowboys legend Larry Allen dies at 52
Hall of Famer and Dallas Cowboys legend Larry Allen died Sunday while on vacation with his family in Mexico. He was 52.,Allen made 11 Pro Bowls and six All-Pro first teams over 14 seasons as an offensive lineman for the Cowboys (1994-2005) and San Francisco 49ers (2006-07). He was a member of the Ha...
Hall of Famer Bill Walton dies at 71
Hall of Fame center Bill Walton, a two-time national champion at UCLA and two-time NBA champion, died Monday after a prolonged battle with cancer. He was 71.,Walton, who overcame a stuttering problem to become a beloved broadcaster, was surrounded by family when he passed away.,"Bill Walton was trul...
Former UFC fighter Geane Herrera dies at 33
Former UFC fighter Geane Herrera died following a motorcycle accident in Tampa, Fla. He was 33.,His family confirmed his passing Monday with a GoFundMe account set up to help with funeral expenses.,"Our family is devastated by the tragic loss of our beloved Geane Carlos Herrera known in the professi...
NFL Hall Of Famer And Former MNF Broadcaster Frank Gifford Dies At 84
NBC News reports that former NFL running back, Monday Night Football announcer, and football Hall of Famer Frank Gifford passed away this morning at the age of 84. Here is the statement that his family released: ...
The Swing Machine
From SI's Tony Gwynn tribute issue here's Richard Hoffer's 1995 profile, "The Swing Machine":...