Obituaries
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Sam Esposito, NC State coach and ex-White Sox, dies at 86
Jul 10, 2018 7:00 am - RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Sam Esposito, the North Carolina State baseball coach who played in the 1959 World Series for the Chicago White Sox, has died. He was 81. The school...
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Sports psychologist Dr. Ken Ravizza has died at age 70
Jul 09, 2018 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Dr. Ken Ravizza, an innovator in the field of sports psychology who long worked with the athletics programs at Cal State Fullerton, Olympians and mo...
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Actor Tab Hunter, star of 'Damn Yankees' movie, dies age 86
Jul 09, 2018 7:00 am - Tab Hunter, the blond actor and singer who was a heartthrob for millions of teenagers in the 1950s with such films as "Battle Cry" and "Damn Yankees" and received new at...
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German showjumping great Hans Guenther Winkler dies at 91
Jul 09, 2018 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Hans Guenther Winkler, a German showjumping great who won five Olympic gold medals, has died. He was 91. The German Equestrian Federation confirmed Winkler...
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Actor Tab Hunter, star of 'Damn Yankees!' movie, dies age 86
Jul 09, 2018 1:00 am - Tab Hunter, the blond actor and singer who was a heartthrob for millions of teenagers in the 1950s with such films as "Battle Cry" and "Damn Yankees!" and received new a...
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Philip Barry recalled for his volunteer work in Elk Grove VillageJul 09, 2018 1:00 am - "If you want it done right, ask Philip Barry to do it." That was the headline on a 2001 Daily Herald story about the Elk Grove Village volunteer extraordinaire. "Life is...
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Former UK, Celtics standout Frank Ramsey dies at 86
Jul 08, 2018 7:00 am - MADISONVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Frank Ramsey, an All-American at Kentucky and member of seven NBA championship teams with the Boston Celtics, died Sunday. He was 86. Ramsey's d...
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Former Gov. Ray, who helped relocate refugees to Iowa, dies
Jul 08, 2018 7:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Former longtime Iowa Gov. Robert D. Ray, who helped thousands of Vietnam War refugees relocate to the state and defined Iowa's Republican politic...
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NASA's Bradford Smith, tour guide for Voyager missions, dies
Jul 07, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Bradford Smith, a NASA astronomer who acted as planetary tour guide to the public with his interpretations of stunning images beamed back from Voyager mi...
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Buffalo Grove High alum who died in Grand Canyon was on verge of attaining dreamJul 07, 2018 1:00 am - A colleague at Highland Park Hospital remembered 24-year-old Andrey Privin, who died Tuesday after a 500-foot fall at the Grand Canyon, as a young man with an infectious...