Obituaries
Court: NFL's Bucs not entitled to damages from BP spill
May. 26, 2019 07:48 PM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers is not entitled to damages from BP for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill....
Packers say Bart Starr, Green Bay quarterback and catalyst of Lombardi's powerhouse 1960s teams, dies at 85
May. 26, 2019 11:36 AM EDT
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Packers say Bart Starr, Green Bay quarterback and catalyst of Lombardi's powerhouse 1960s teams, dies at 85.
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Giants sign 5th-round draft picks Connelly, Slayton
May. 13, 2019 01:00 PM EDT
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants have signed fifth-round draft picks Ryan Connelly and Darius Slayton, and re-signed defensive tackle John Jenkins.
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Apr. 12, 2019 04:59 PM EDT
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Forrest Gregg, lineman for mighty Packers teams, dies at 85
By Arnie Stapleton Apr. 12, 2019 10:24 AM EDT
Panthers sign former Patriots WR Chris Hogan to 1-year deal
Apr. 12, 2019 01:16 PM EDT
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Panthers have signed unrestricted free agent wide receiver Chris Hogan from the New England Patriots to a one-year contract.
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Mike Cofer, Pro Bowl linebacker for Lions, dies at 58
Mar. 22, 2019 04:59 PM EDT
DETROIT (AP) — Mike Cofer, a Pro Bowl linebacker who played a decade with the Detroit Lions and is second on the team's career list in sacks, has died. He was 58.
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Joe Auer, who scored on Miami Dolphins' 1st play, has died
Mar. 11, 2019 08:41 PM EDT
MIAMI (AP) — Joe Auer, who returned a kickoff for a Miami Dolphins touchdown on the franchise's first play, has died at age 77.
The Dolphins confirmed...
Former 49ers defensive end Cedrick Hardman dies at 70
Mar. 09, 2019 07:19 PM EST
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Former San Francisco 49ers defensive end Cedrick Hardman has died. He was 70.
The team said he died Friday night.
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Turk Schonert, Bengals backup in Super Bowl run, dies at 62
By The Associated Press Jan. 18, 2019 02:36 PM EST
CINCINNATI (AP) — Quarterback Turk Schonert, who came off the bench and led the Cincinnati Bengals to an opening victory during their first Super Bowl season, has...
Longtime Vikings assistant coach John Michels dies at 87
Jan. 11, 2019 06:36 PM EST
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (AP) — John Michels, a College Football Hall of Famer whose 27 seasons as a Minnesota Vikings assistant coach included all four of their Super Bowl...
Former Lions coach Rick Forzano has died at age 90
Jan. 11, 2019 02:21 AM EST
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Rick Forzano, who was the coach of the Detroit Lions during the mid-1970s and hired a young Bill Belichick to work on his staff, has died....
Kwamie Lassiter, former Cardinals safety, dead at 49
Jan. 06, 2019 09:49 PM EST
PHOENIX (AP) — Kwamie Lassiter, the former Arizona safety who had four interceptions in the Cardinals' season-ending victory that clinched a playoff berth in 1998,...