obituaries
Golf Channel broadcaster, 'Big Break' co-host dead at 50
Spark starred as a young golfer, winning the 1992 North and South Women’s Amateur and the 1993 Women’s Western Amateur and Women’s Eastern Amateur.
Former Astros prospect dies in traffic accident at 24
Ronny Garcia played for the Astros in the minor league for 7 years from 2017 to 2023 and accumulated a 9-15 record in his outings.
2004 Red Sox World Series champion dead at 54
Dave McCarty was first drafted by the Twins in the first round of the 1991 MLB June Amateur Draft out of Stanford to start his 11-year career.
'American Idol' alum Mandisa dead at 47
The Christian rock singer passed away at home in Nashville, Tenn., on Thursday, April 18.
Allman Brothers guitarist dead at 80
Dickey Betts, a singer, songwriter and guitarist for the Allman Brothers Band, died Thursday in Osprey, Florida. He was 80. Dickey Betts, guitarist for the Allman Brothers Band, died at...
'Most shredded bodybuilder ever' dead at 46
Portuguese bodybuilder Marco Cesar Aguiar Luis, better known as “Monster,” died in Germany.
'The White Rat' was Mets wizard long before becoming biggest tormenter
Long before Whitey Herzog became one of the Mets’ forever nemeses, he was, in fact, one of their founding fathers.
Last surviving member of Dodgers' 'Boys of Summer' dead at 97
The last surviving member of the “Boys of Summer,” those fondly remembered Brooklyn Dodgers teams of the late 1940s to mid-1950s, Carl Erskine died Tuesday. He was 97.
Hall of Fame Cardinals manager, ex-Mets exec dead at 92
Herzog guided the St. Louis Cardinals to three pennants and a World Series title in the 1980s.
TikTok star Kyle Marisa Roth dead at 36, family reveals: She was 'loved and lived fiercely'
The TikTok influencer died last week at 36, her family announced on Sunday.
Ex-Yankees pitcher who threw two no-hitters dead at 78
Holtzman’s career spanned from 1965-79, and he recorded 174 wins and a 3.49 ERA.
Ex-Yankee who swapped wives with teammate dead at 82
Fritz Peterson was perhaps most famous for trading his entire family with teammate Mike Kekich.
Roberto Cavalli, legendary maximalist fashion designer, dead at 83
The Italian designer was known for his flamboyant designs and love of animal prints as well as his flashy personal style and appreciation of excess.
Robert MacNeil, first anchor of PBS ‘NewsHour’ nightly newscast, dead at 93
Robert MacNeil, who created PBS newscast “The MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour” in the 1970s and co-anchored the show with Jim Lehrer, has died.
LA Times' Trump gaffe in OJ Simpson's obituary goes viral
The Los Angeles Times has been mocked for erroneously reporting in O.J. Simpson’s obituary that former President Donald Trump had served the late NFL great’s prison sentence.
Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the ‘God particle,’ has died at 94
Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the so-called “God particle” that helped explain how matter formed after the Big Bang, has died at age 94, the...
Beloved ex-Mets catcher and World Series champion dead at 81
Former Mets catcher Jerry Grote died Sunday afternoon from respiratory failure following a heart procedure, his wife Cheryl announced on Facebook.
Former governor, US congressman dead at 89
Democrat Joseph E. Brennan, former Maine governor and congressman died Friday evening at his home in Portland. He was 89.
Stephen Colbert gets choked up before 'Late Show' tribute to staffer who died
Stephen Colbert was overcome with emotion when he paid tribute to a staffer who died on Sunday.
NHL's Boone Jenner, wife Maggie mourn stillborn son 1 month before due date
"While this pain is like nothing we’ve experienced before, it’s also shown us the immense love we have to give," the couple shared in a joint statement.