Obituaries
This undated photo shows Associated Press sports writer Ken Peters while at the AP bureau in Los Angeles. Peters, who covered multiple Olympics and other major events during a nearly 35-year career as a sports writer for AP, has died. He was 77. His wife, Cathy, said Peters died Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020, in the Los Angeles suburb of Chino Hills after a long illness. (AP Photo)
Ken Peters, AP sports writer who covered Olympics, dies

By Beth Harris 16 hrs ago

Longtime NFL, college assistant Dan Radakovich dies at 84

Feb. 20, 2020 05:54 PM EST
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dan Radakovich, who starred as a linebacker at Penn State in the 1950s before winning two Super Bowls as an assistant with the Pittsburgh...

FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009 file photo, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, left, meets former Green Bay Packers player Willie Wood, on Capitol Hill in Washington, during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on legal issues relating to football head injuries. Pro Football Hall of Famer Willie Wood, captain of the 1959 USC football team who played in the first 2 Super Bowls, died today, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020 of natural causes in Washington, D.C. He was 83.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
Willie Wood, Packers great and Hall of Fame DB, dies at 83

By Beth Harris Feb. 03, 2020 10:12 PM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2013, file photo, former Minnesota Viking Chris Doleman acknowledges the crowd during a ceremony honoring the All Mall of America Field team during halftime of an NFL football game between the Vikings and the Philadelphia Eagles in Minneapolis. Hall of Fame defensive end Doleman, who became one of the NFL's most feared pass rushers during 15 seasons in the league, has died. He was 58. The Vikings and Pro Football Hall of Fame president and CEO David Baker offered their condolences in separate statements late Tuesday night, Jan. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Andy King, File)
Eagles-Vikings 12/15/2013

Jan. 29, 2020 02:42 AM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 27, 1990, file photo, Minnesota Vikings linebacker Chris Doleman (56) brings down Houston Oilers quarterback Warren Moon for a safety during preseason NFL football action in Minneapolis. Hall of Fame defensive end Doleman, who became one of the NFL's most feared pass rushers during 15 seasons in the league, has died. He was 58. The Vikings and Pro Football Hall of Fame president and CEO David Baker offered their condolences in separate statements late Tuesday night, Jan. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
Hall of Fame DE Doleman dies at age 58

By Dave Campbell Jan. 29, 2020 02:30 AM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2019, file photo, New England Patriots safety Patrick Chung yells from the bench area during an NFL football game in Foxborough, Mass. A cocaine possession charge against Chung will be dropped with the understanding that he undergo periodic drug testing and perform 40 hours of community service, a prosecutor said Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
Drug charge to be dropped against Patriots safety Chung

By Kathy Mccormack Jan. 13, 2020 06:26 PM EST

Former Miami Dolphins head coach Don Shula is greeted on the field by former players during half time at an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019, in Miami Gardens, Fla. The 1972 undefeated team was celebrated on the field. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Don Shula at 90: His wife says he has a 'beautiful life'

By Steven Wine Jan. 03, 2020 01:13 PM EST

FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2004 file photo,Buffalo Bills quarterbacks coach Sam Wyche answers a question during a news conference introducing the Bills new coaching staff at the Ralph Wilson Stadium complex in Orchard Park, N.Y. Sam Wyche, who pushed the boundaries as an offensive innovator with the Cincinnati Bengals and challenged the NFL’s protocols along the way, has died, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. He was 74. (AP Photo/Don Heupel, File)
Sam Wyche, boundary-pushing coach of Bengals, dead at 74

By Joe Kay Jan. 02, 2020 06:56 PM EST

FILE - In this Thursday, June 6, 2013 file photo, David Stern, NBA Commissioner, right, and Adam Silver, Deputy Commissioner, speak before the start of Game 1 of the NBA Finals basketball game between the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat in Miami. David Stern, who spent 30 years as the NBA's longest-serving commissioner and oversaw its growth into a global power, has died on New Year’s Day, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. He was 77. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
NBA Final Spurs Heat Basketball

Jan. 01, 2020 07:23 PM EST

FILE - In this Thursday, June 6, 2013 file photo, David Stern, NBA Commissioner, right, and Adam Silver, Deputy Commissioner, speak before the start of Game 1 of the NBA Finals basketball game between the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat in Miami. David Stern, who spent 30 years as the NBA's longest-serving commissioner and oversaw its growth into a global power, has died on New Year’s Day, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. He was 77. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
Reaction to the death of former NBA Commissioner David Stern

By The Associated Press Jan. 01, 2020 07:21 PM EST

File-This Jan. 29, 1975, file photo shows Coach Lou Saban (second from left) of the Buffalo Bills, discussing with his staff one of their choices in Philadelphia in the three-day National Football League draft of college seniors. From left are: Bills' chief scout Bob Celeri; Saban; personnel director Harvey Johnson and scout Elbert Dubenion. Dubenion, who played key roles in the Buffalo Bills winning consecutive American Football League championships in the mid-1960s, has died. He was 86. The Bills announced Dubenion died Thursday, 55 years to the day of Buffalo winning its first AFL title with a 20-7 victory over the San Diego Chargers. Dubenion was living in Ohio and had been battling Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's. (AP Photo/Bill Ingraham, File)
Former AFL Bills star receiver Elbert Dubenion dies at 86

Dec. 27, 2019 10:46 AM EST

Ex-Saints "Dome Patrol" linebacker Johnson dead at 57

Dec. 13, 2019 02:55 PM EST
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints say former Pro Bowl linebacker Vaughan Johnson, who was a member of the club's vaunted “Dome Patrol” linebacker corps...

FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2010, file photo, New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton celebrates after the NFL Super Bowl XLIV football game against the Indianapolis Colts, in Miami. The Saints beat the Colts 31-17. As part of its celebration of its 100th season, the NFL is designating a Game of the Week, each chosen to highlight a classic matchup. For this week, it is the Colts-Saints game. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
NFL At 100-AP Was There-Super Bowl 44

By The Associated Press Dec. 10, 2019 02:35 PM EST

My Cause My Cleats program adopted by 900-plus NFL players

By Barry Wilner Dec. 04, 2019 01:56 AM EST
Must be the shoes. Well, this week at least, it is all about the shoes. More specifically, the cleats being worn by more than 900 players...

FILE - In this Sept. 1997 file photo, former Minnesota Vikings kicker Fred Cox holds his original Nerf football, among his other souvenir balls, in Monticello, Minn.. Former Minnesota Vikings kicker Fred Cox, the leading scorer in the franchise’s history and co-creator of the Nerf football, has died. He was 80. The Vikings announced Cox’s death Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Jean Pieri/Pioneer Press via AP)
Fred Cox, former Vikings kicker, dies at age 80

Nov. 21, 2019 06:23 PM EST

Team owner Joe Gibbs watches practice for a NASCAR Cup Series auto race on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla. Gibbs, soon to turn 79, won three Super Bowls coaching the Washington Redskins and can win his fifth NASCAR Cup Series championship if Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Busch or Denny Hamlin have the best finish. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)
NASCAR championship push tinged with sadness for Joe Gibbs

By Dan Gelston Nov. 16, 2019 01:04 PM EST

FILE - In this July 19, 1972, file photo, Green Bay Packers football quarterbacks Zeke Bratkowski (12) and Bart Starr (15) are shown at training camp in Green Bay, Wisc. The Green Bay Packers say Zeke Bratkowski, the quarterback who backed up Bart Starr during the team’s 1960s dynasty, died Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, at his Florida home at age 88. (AP Photo/PJS, File)
Packers' Bratkowski, Bart Starr's backup, dies at age 88

Nov. 12, 2019 11:48 AM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2005, file photo, Detroit Lions wide receiver Charles Rogers listens to a reporter's question after working out in Allen Park, Mich. Former Michigan State University star and Lions' Rogers has died. A woman who identified herself as Cathy Rogers, his mother, confirmed the death Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, in a phone call from The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson, File)
Former Spartan, NFL receiver Charles Rogers dies at age 38

By Corey Williams And Larry Lage Nov. 11, 2019 01:57 PM EST

Players line up for introductions before Game 1 of the baseball World Series between the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019, in Houston. (AP Photo/Tim Donnelly)
The Latest: Texans' Watt wears Altuve jersey before Game 1

Oct. 22, 2019 08:14 PM EDT

File-This Oct. 19, 2017, file photo shows Pro football hall of famer Willie Brown before an NFL football game between the Oakland Raiders and the Kansas City Chiefs in Oakland, Calif. Brown, who provided the iconic play of the Oakland Raiders' first Super Bowl title, died on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. He was 78. The Raiders and Pro Football Hall of Fame announced Brown's death but did not reveal a cause. He had been dealing with cancer. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders 10/19/2017

Oct. 22, 2019 04:14 PM EDT