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MLB Dodgers Hall of Fame Player Duke Snider Dies At The Age Of 84…Played On The 1955 Championship Team In Brooklyn

February 27, 2011

Baseball Hall of Famer and Dodger’s legend Edwin Donald Snider,known to many generations of Dodger fans as “Duke” Snider, has passed away today at the age of 84.(LA Times) He succumbed to what his family called natural causes at the Valle Vista Convalescent Hospital in Escondido, California.(CBS) Snider was given the nickname “Duke” by his father […]

The Body of Missing Former N.B.A. Star Lorenzen Wright Found Dead Today In Wooded Area Of Southeast Memphis,Tenn…

July 28, 2010

Breaking News-There are unconfirmed reports that the body of missing former 13 year N.B.A star Lorenzen Wright has been found today in a wooded area in southeast Memphis,Tennessee.(ESPN) He appears to be a homicide, as he was shot several time in his body,killing him. Someone murdered him, and the investigation is ongoing.(Click Here For The […]

Manute Bol,Former N.B.A. Star Center And Sudanese Philanthropist, Dies At 47…

June 19, 2010

One of the tallest players in NBA history, Manute Bol, has died today at the University of Virginia Medical Center, a hospital spokeswomen has confirmed. Bol played in the N.B.A. for 12 years for several teams, including the Washington Bullets, Golden State Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers and the Miami Heat . He was one of the two […]

Jose Lima,37,Former Major League Baseball All-Star Pitcher,Dead Today From A Heart Attack…Fans Shocked!!!

May 23, 2010

[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=jose+lima&iid=3232649″ src=”5/b/f/1/e9.JPG?adImageId=12961162&imageId=3232649″ width=”380″ height=”268″ /] Breaking News- Jose Lima, who pitched in the Major Leagues for 13 seasons, has died of a heart attack. He was 37. He died while sleeping after complaining while he was sleeping, and his wife, Dorca Astacio, just thought he was having a bad nightmare.(WIKI) After realizing something […]

FIU Running Back Kendall Berry,22, Murdered on Campus

March 26, 2010

Kendall Berry, was stabbed late Thursday night, after Miami-Dade police said the 22-year-old junior from Haines City, Fla., was involved in an argument with another man outside the front doors of the school’s student recreation center – one of the spots where the football team trains.(SOURCE) There were many witnesses, and the Miami-Dade police forced is […]