Obituaries
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Art Mazmanian, star on USC's CWS title team, dies at 91
Mar 22, 2019 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Art Mazmanian, an All-American second baseman on Southern California's first College World Series championship team in 1948 who later coached future m...
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Cincinnati Reds' first African-American player dead at 94
Mar 20, 2019 7:00 am - CINCINNATI (AP) - The Cincinnati Reds' first African-American player has died at the age of 94. The team says Charles "Chuck" Harmon died Tuesday, nearly 65 years after ...
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Bernie Torme, guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne, dead at 66
Mar 19, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Bernie Torme, a guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne, died a day before his 67th birthday, according to his drummer. Drummer Mik Gaffney told The Associated Press...
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Swimmer Kenneth To dies at 26 while training in Florida
Mar 19, 2019 7:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - Kenneth To, a swimmer who won a silver medal for Australia at the 2013 world championships, has died after becoming ill while training in Florida. He wa...
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Russell Attis, beloved Arlington High icon, dies at 95Mar 19, 2019 1:00 am - I was 9 years old when I walked into Arlington High School's Grace Gymnasium in 1968, making sure I didn't stray too far away from my father, a sports writer covering th...
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Alan Krueger, noted economist who served Obama, has died
Mar 18, 2019 7:00 am - Alan Krueger, a groundbreaking Princeton University economist who served as a top adviser in two Democratic administrations and was an authority on the labor market, has...
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Sire of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah dies at 13
Mar 18, 2019 7:00 am - VERSAILLES, Ky. (AP) - WinStar Farm says that stallion Pioneerof the Nile, sire of 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, has died. Owner Ahmed Zayat confirmed the d...
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Andre Williams, who co-wrote 'Shake A Tail Feather,' dies
Mar 18, 2019 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Andre Williams, an R&B singer and songwriter who co-wrote "Shake A Tail Feather" and performed across musical genres, died. He was 82. Williams' manager a...
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Dick Dale, King of Surf Guitar, 'Miserlou' composer, is dead
Mar 17, 2019 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dick Dale, whose pounding, blaringly loud power-chord instrumentals on songs like "Miserlou" and "Let's Go Trippin'" earned him the title King of the ...
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Dick Dale, King of Surf Guitar, 'Miserlou' composer, is dead
Mar 17, 2019 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dick Dale, whose pounding, blaringly loud power-chord instrumentals on songs like "Miserlou" and "Let's Go Trippin'" earned him the title King of the ...