First female to ride in Kentucky Derby, Diane Crump, dead at 77
WASHINGTON — Diane Crump, who in 1969 became the first woman to ride professionally in a horse race and a ...
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Legendary Japanese golfer Jumbo Ozaki dead at 76
Masashi “Jumbo” Ozaki, whose 113 worldwide victories were the most of any player from Japan, died Wednesday in his home ...
Roy Kramer, former SEC commish and father of BCS, dead at 96
Pretty much every debate over who should play for the national title, every argument about the staggering amounts of money, ...
Steve Cropper, songwriter and guitarist in Booker T and the M.G.’s, dead at 84
Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who helped anchor the celebrated Memphis backing band Booker T. and the ...
Exclusive | Ex-Laker Elden Campbell died during Florida fishing trip, family says
Former Lakers center Elden Campbell died after he collapsed following a fishing trip in Florida, his sister, Sandra, told The ...
Elden Campbell, 15-year NBA veteran, dead at 57
Elden Campbell, a 15-year NBA veteran who spent the majority of his career playing with his hometown Los Angeles Lakers, ...
Lenny Wilkens, ex-Knicks coach and legendary NBA player, dead at 88
Lenny Wilkens, the Hall of Fame coach and player who once manned the sidelines for the Knicks, died Sunday. He ...
Lorinda de Roulet, baseball pioneer and former Mets president, dead at 95
Lorinda de Roulet, the first woman to oversee day-to-day operations of a major league team when she chaired the Mets ...
Victor Conte, BALCO mastermind behind MLB and track steroids scandal, dead at 75
Victor Conte, the architect of a scheme to provide undetectable performance-enhancing drugs to professional athletes including baseball stars Barry Bonds, ...
MLB pitcher Yoervis Medina dead at 37 after heart attack, car crash
Former Mariners and Cubs pitcher Yoervis Medina has died at 37 years old, Seattle confirmed. Medina, a native of Venezuela, ...
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