obituaries
World War II vet and beloved Mets fan dies
Beloved Mets fans Seymour Weiner died, the ballclub announced in a post on social media.
Legendary Knicks NBA champion dead at 88
A three-time All-America at Tennessee State where he led his teams to three consecutive NAIA national championships, Barnett, enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2024, spent...
Former Cardinals and Reds general manager dead at 74
Walt Jocketty, a three-time baseball executive of the year and former general manager for both the Cardinals and the Reds, has died. He was 74.
Football Hall of Fame icon dead at 67 after ALS battle
Legendary Bears lineman Steve "Mongo" McMichael has died, Walter Payton's son, Jarrett, shared on Wednesday.
Longtime ESPN broadcaster and 'Sunday Night Football' voice dead at 80
Patrick, a graduate of George Washington University, started broadcasting in the 1960s and joined ESPN in 1982.
Paranormal investigator known as 'real-life Scully' dead at 80: 'Icon and hero within the skeptical community'
"He was a walking and talking encyclopedia with a never-ending curiosity to know even more and bring on the next mystery!”
Pope Francis, the first pontiff from the Americas, dead at 88 after long respiratory crisis
Pope Francis, who rose from janitor to the Catholic Church's most powerful leader by proving equally at ease with intellectuals as society's most downtrodden, has died at age 88, the...
American amateur golf great dead at 81
The amateur golfer had two U.S. Amateur titles and three U.S. Mid-Amateur victories to his name, while also participating in nine Walker Cup matches and being named captain twice.
Legendary Notre Dame running back dead at 71
Notre Dame lost their All-American running back Eric Penick at the age of 71.
College football star, 21, dead from possible accidental gunshot wound
Missouri State University football's Todric McGee died early on Saturday morning at just 21.
Former Super Bowl champion, ex-Giant and father of two NFL QBs dead at 70
Two of his sons went on to play quarterback in the NFL.
Ex-NFL Pro Bowler's cause of mystery death ruled undetermined
Vontae Davis died last April.
Stanley Cup-winning GM dead at 62
Ray Shero, a longtime NHL executive who constructed the Penguins’ Stanley Cup-winning roster in 2009, died Wednesday, the league announced.
Hockey community mourns sudden death of former NHL goalie, longtime broadcaster
Greg Millen, who spent 14 years in the NHL and became a household name in Canada on “Hockey Night in Canada,” died at the age of 67.
'Dennis the Menace' star dead at 73
North died at home in Lake Butler, Florida, after battling colon cancer for years, according to a social media post.
R.I.P. Bob McManus: a newsman's newsman
“You know, you can’t really have friends in this job,” Bob remarked a time or two, and didn’t bother spelling it out: As editorial-page editor, you can be loyal to...
Former New York Post editorial page editor Bob McManus dead at 81
Bob McManus -- the wry, curmudgeonly and imminently fair voice of the New York Post for over a decade -- died Saturday. He was 81.
NFL linebacker and college football legend dead at 54 after cancer battle
According to multiple reports, Wells was diagnosed with leukemia in 2023 and received a bone marrow transplant last spring.
Super Bowl champion dead at 74 years old
John Vella, who spent eight seasons in the NFL and won a title with the Raiders, died on Wednesday, the team announced.
Actor Val Kilmer, star of 'Batman Forever,' 'Top Gun,' dead at 65
Actor Val Kilmer, best-known for his roles in "Batman Forever" and "The Doors," died in Los Angeles at the age of 65, the New York Times reported late on Tuesday.