Obituaries
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Ex-NFL quarterback Tarvaris Jackson, 36, dies in car crash
Apr 13, 2020 7:00 am - MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Former NFL quarterback Tarvaris Jackson has died in a one-car crash outside Montgomery, authorities said Monday. He was 36. The 2012 Chevrolet Ca...
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Royal Caribbean founder who helped grow field dies at age 90
Apr 12, 2020 7:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - Arne Wilhelmsen, a founder of Royal Caribbean Cruises who helped shape the modern cruise industry, has died. He was 90. The Miami-based company said in a st...
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Former Chelsea goalkeeper Peter Bonetti dies at age 78
Apr 12, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Peter Bonetti, the former Chelsea and England goalkeeper nicknamed 'œThe Cat'ť for his outstanding reflexes and agility, has died. He was 78. Bonetti died ...
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Doug Sanders, colorful 20-time winner without a major, dies
Apr 12, 2020 7:00 am - Doug Sanders brought a flamboyance to golf fashion ahead of his time, a colorful character known as much for the 20 times he won on the PGA Tour as the majors that got a...
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Motor racing great Stirling Moss dies aged 90
Apr 12, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Stirling Moss, a daring, speed-loving Englishman regarded as the greatest Formula One driver never to win the world championship, has died. He was 90. Moss...
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Comedian Tim Brooke-Taylor of The Goodies dies with COVID-19
Apr 12, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - British performer Tim Brooke-Taylor, a member of comedy trio The Goodies, has died after contracting the new coronavirus. He was 79. Brooke-Taylor's agent ...
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Glenn Beckert, 4-time All-Star for Cubs, dies at 79
Apr 12, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Glenn Beckert, a four-time All-Star second baseman for the Chicago Cubs in the 1960s and '70s, died Sunday. He was 79. Citing his family, the Cubs said he...
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Beckert, 4-time All-Star second baseman for Cubs, dies in FloridaApr 12, 2020 1:00 am - Glenn Beckert, a second baseman for the Cubs from 1965 to 1973 and a four-time All-Star, passed away in Florida Sunday morning at the age of 79. Often overshadowed by Ha...
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Award-winning sports writer William Millsaps dies at age 77
Apr 11, 2020 7:00 am - RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - William H. 'œBill'ť Millsaps Jr., an award-winning sports writer and executive at the Richmond Times-Dispatch during a nearly 40-year career, has di...
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Former Wheeling mayor remembered for sense of humor, outgoing personalityApr 11, 2020 1:00 am - Bill Hein, who served as Wheeling village president from 1977 to 1981, is being remembered for his sense of humor, outgoing personality and bringing development to a pla...