Amitral “AJ” Simon, a pass rusher who was an NFL Draft prospect, has died at the age of 25. Simon’s school, the University of Albany, announced his death Wednesday, posting on social media that he was “Forever a Great Dane.” “The UAlbany football program was deeply saddened to learn of
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Dodgers legend Carl Erskine, last surviving 'Boys of Summer' member, dead at 97
Carl Erskine, a legendary pitcher for the Dodgers who was the last surviving member of the 1950s “Boys of Summer” squad, has died. He was 97 years old. Erskine died in his hometown of Anderson, Indiana, at Community Hospital Anderson, according to Michele Hockwalt, who serves as the hospital’s marketing
Legendary MLB manager Whitey Herzog dead at 92
Baseball Hall of Famer Whitey Herzog, who won a World Series as manager with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1982, has died, the team announced Tuesday. He was 92. “The entire Cardinals family is heartbroken to learn of the passing of Hall of Famer and World Series champion manager Whitey
Ken Holtzman, former MLB star who won multiple World Series titles, dead at 78
Ken Holtzman, a former MLB star pitcher who won multiple World Series titles and threw two no-hitters during his career, has died, the Chicago Cubs announced Monday. He was 78. Holtzman died Sunday night after he was hospitalized for three weeks as he battled heart issues, his brother, Bob, told
Who Was Kyle Marisa Roth? TikTok Star Known for Blind Items Is Dead at 36 After Beating Colon Cancer
TikTok star Kyle Marisa Roth, who was known for her catchy intro and discussing celebrity blind items, has died. She was 36. The news was confirmed by her mom and sister after Kyle failed to post on the app for several days, which was uncommon. So, who was Kyle and
Former Yankee Fritz Peterson, who famously traded wives and children with teammate, dead at 82
One half of the New York Yankees’ most bizarre trade ever has died. Fritz Peterson, who exchanged wives and children with his teammate Mike Kekich, died Thursday at the age of 82. As the New York Post notes, the families were hanging out at former baseball writer Maury Allen’s house
Legendary sumo wrestler Akebono Taro dead at 54 from heart failure
Akebono Taro, the first ever foreign-born sumo wrestler to be named a grand champion, has died of heart failure, his family confirmed Thursday. He was 54. Akebono, who was born Chad George Ha’aheo Rowan in Hawaii in 1969, died this month in Japan. U.S. sumo wrestler Akebono, left, performs the
‘Dawn of the Dead’ at 45: A Zombie Love Affair That Never Died
“I like the zombies,” George A. Romero said in 1977, in one of the many conversations with various publications collected in the book “George A. Romero: Interviews.” “You have to be sympathetic with the creatures because they ain’t doin’ nothin’. They’re like sharks: They can’t help behaving the way they
‘Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead’ Review: The Laughs Are Alive
Don’t tell helicopter parents, but the gleefully transgressive flicks that entertained a generation of latchkey wildlings are coming back in style. Wade Allain-Marcus’s rollicking update of the 1991 cult favorite keeps the plot — a 17-year-old slacker named Tanya (Simone Joy Jones) is forced to support her even lazier younger
Da Vinci’s Been Dead for 500 Years. Who Gets to Profit from His Work?
In the late 15th century, when the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci completed “Vitruvian Man” — one of his most famous drawings, which depicts the proportions of the human body — he could not have predicted it would be reproduced onto cheap notebooks, coffee mugs, T-shirts, aprons, and even