SEATTLE – Julio Cruz, a Seattle Mariners player in their inaugural season who later became the franchise’s Spanish-language broadcaster, has died, the team announced Wednesday. He was 67 years old. Julio Cruz throws out the ceremonial pitch before the Mariners-White Sox game in Chicago on April 7, 2013. He died Tuesday at his home, according … Read more
The former reliever of the Seattle Mariners Calvin JonesHe died of cancer. He was 58 years old. Jones was selected by the Mariners with the first overall pick in the January 1984 draft. At the time, there was a second entry draft in January, largely for those who had graduated in the winter. After initially … Read more
Gene Ransom, legend of the basketball, was shot to death in a suspected road rage incident along a California highway, according to his family. The 65-year-old, recognized as one of the best point guards in California basketball history, was found dead behind the wheel of his car on Interstate 880 on Friday night. The CHP … Read more
Legendary Hall of Fame coach Bill Fitch, who coached some of the NBA’s biggest names and helped guide Larry Bird and the Boston Celtics to an NBA championship in 1981, died at the age of 89 on Wednesday. . Fitch, a two-time NBA Coach of the Year, was named to the list of the 10 … Read more
This is the father of Carlos Dunlap Jr., who stands out as a player for the Seattle Seahawks. Rest in peace There is mourning on the way super bowl that crowns the 2021 season. Charles Dunlap father, bail bondsman and father of NFL player Carlos Dunlap Jr., was struck and killed by a car Saturday … Read more
Lusia Harris, the legendary basketball player who entered NBA history for being the only woman chosen in the draft, died on Tuesday at the age of 66. “We are deeply saddened to share the news that our angel, matriarch, sister, mother, grandmother, Olympic medalist, basketball queen Lusia Harris has passed away unexpectedly in Mississippi,” the … Read more
The University of Missouri announced this Monday afternoon that pitching coach Brian DeLunas passed away last night at the age of 46. He had been battling kidney disease. Missouri native and co-founder of the Premier Pitching and Performance training center based in St. Louis, DeLunas returned to Columbia for his second stint as the Tigers’ … Read more
File photo. Cholly Naranjo (left) with the legendary Roberto Clemente, his teammate on the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1956. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Twitter Lázaro Ramón Gonzalo Naranjo Couto, a former Cuban baseball player popularly known as “Cholly”, died on January 13 in Miami from complications of COVID-19. He was 87 years old. … Read more
Sam Jones, a scorer at the clutch who won 10 titles with the Boston Celtics during their dynasty in the late 1950s and 1960s, passed away at the age of 88. Jones died Thursday night in Florida, where he was hospitalized for ill health, Celtics spokesman Jeff Twiss said. The team has planned a moment … Read more
New York — John Madden, The Hall of Fame coach turned television commentator, whose exuberant style combined with simple explanations provided a weekly soundtrack to NFL games for three decades, died Tuesday morning, the NFL. He was 85 years old. Coaching the Oakland Raiders, Madden compiled a stellar record of 103 wins, 32 losses and … Read more
