obituaries
BALCO mastermind behind MLB and track steroids scandal dead at 75
The architect of a scheme to provide undetectable performance-enhancing drugs to professional athletes including baseball stars Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi and Olympic track champion Marion Jones decades ago, has died....
Frozen burrito inventor dead at 88
His wife, Kelly Roberts, said he passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday while surrounded by family.
NFL great and broadcaster dead at 80
He played 10 seasons (1968–1977) with Cincinnati, emerging as one of the league’s best tight ends of his era.
Sports radio legend dead at 77
A Philadelphia sports radio staple died at 77 following a battle with cancer.
Rabbi Alvin Kass, who served as NYPD chaplain for almost 60 years, dead at 89: 'Pillar of strength and comfort'
“Rabbi Kass devoted his life to service, to this city, and to the women and men of the NYPD. He comforted the grieving, counseled the troubled, and reminded all of...
Super Bowl champ, member of Raiders' 'Soul Patrol' dead at 78
The Raiders called him the anchor of the team's “Soul Patrol” secondary of the 1970s that helped lead the team to its first Super Bowl title
'First Lady of Raider Nation' and co-owner dead at 93
Carol Davis, co-owner of the Raiders and Aces, died on Friday at the age of 93, the team announced on Sunday.
Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit, influential style icon, dead at 93
The palace said she had been hospitalized since 2019 due to several illnesses and developed a bloodstream infection on October 17 before passing away late on Friday.
Limp Bizkit rocker dead at 48: 'We lost our brother'
Limp Bizkit rocker Sam Rivers – the nu metal band’s founding bassist – died at the age of 48 on Saturday, the group announced in a somber social media post.
Portuguese motorcyclist dead in Moroccan Rally crash
Brandao, 47, crashed in the dunes at Kilometre 214 during Stage 5 of his second time competing in the race.
Former NFL lineman dies during campus workout
Williams had been working out at the school's War Memorial Gym at the Sobrato Center at the time of his death, according to the university.
'Naked Gun' and 'Police Squad!' star dead
Williams starred opposite Leslie Nielsen in "Police Squad!" and the original three "Naked Gun" movies.
Last remaining member of original Mount Everest expedition team dead at 92
Kanchha died at age 92 at his home in Kapan in the Kathmandu district of Nepal, confirmed Phur Gelje Sherpa, the association president.
Closing Windows: Microsoft users eulogize iconic Windows 10 operating system — now shut down after a decade
As of October 14, 2025, Microsoft's Windows 10 has reached the end of its usable life, prompting an outpouring of tributes from tech-heads devastated over the operating system's retirement.
Former Yankees, Mets infielder — and father to MLB icons — dead at 81
He played for six teams during a 15-year career, known primarily for his speed and versatility — he swiped 227 bases during his major league tenure.
Diane Keaton was an irreplaceable supernova of smarts, charm and boundless energy
All the way through to 2023’s “Book Club: The Next Chapter” and 2024’s “Summer Camp,” Diane Keaton was still the same galvanic woman who played Annie Hall, Kay Adams-Corleone and...
Sister Jean, Loyola Chicago icon and basketball chaplain, dead at 106
Jean Dolores Schmidt, better known as “Sister Jean,” passed away on Thursday at the age of 106.
Longtime Red Sox star dead at 62 after cancer battle
The 62-year-old spent all of his 12 MLB seasons with Boston after being drafted by the franchise in the third round of of the 1982 amateur draft.
Ex-UFC fighter shot dead at 33 in alleged 'targeted 'attack while out for walk
The 33-year-old was killed at an intersection of two residential streets after he was shot in the upper body while out for a walk.
Joan Kennedy, first wife of Edward Kennedy, dead at 89
Joan Kennedy is survived by her two sons, nine grandchildren, a great-grandchild and nearly 30 nieces and nephews.