Dec 31, 2024 · Smashing Hurrah for the Lakers: One big reason the Lakers are shattering attendance records is the performance of their wondrous back courtman, Jerry West—junior partner in the point-making...

Dec 19, 2024 · One of baseball’s first great Puerto Rican players, Cepeda rose from humble origins to stardom while hitting behind Mays and Willie McCovey in the Giants lineup.

Jun 12, 2024 · Jerry West – legendary NBA player and inspiration for the league’s current logo – has died, according to the Los Angeles Clippers. He was 86. The Clippers said West passed away Wednesday...

Jun 29, 2024 · Decades after he retired, he was elected to the MLB Hall of Fame -- the second Puerto Rican player to ever receive the honor -- and the Giants placed a statue of Orlando outside their stadium ......

Dec 26, 2024 · Jerry West – NBA legend Jerry West, who spent his career playing with the Los Angeles Lakers, died June 11. He was 86.

Dec 23, 2024 · Big stars across all sports passed, including champions in golf, tennis, hockey, auto racing and wrestling. We also lost such popular and lovable stars as Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, Orlando Cepeda, Roman Gabriel, Bud Harrelson, Whitey Herzog, Dikembe Mutombo, Luis Tiant, and Fernando Venezuela.

Dec 28, 2024 · Explore more life celebrations and obituaries. We remember notables who died in 2024, including Jimmy Carter, Rickey Henderson, Nikki Giovanni and Tony Todd. Full coverage of celebrity deaths from...

Jun 28, 2024 · Known as the “Baby Bull,” Cepeda starred for 17 seasons with the San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, and four other teams, winning National League Rookie of the Year honors in 1958 and a unanimous Most Valuable Player Award and World Series championship in 1967. He died at the age of 86 on June 28, 2024.

Jul 3, 2024 · Cepeda scuffled to a 109 OPS+ with 22 homers in 1969, but clubbed the 300th home run of his career on August 4, a solo shot off the Expos’ Jerry Robertson in Montreal. Despite his lackluster...

Dec 31, 2024 · From Willie Mays to Rickey Henderson, Bill Walton to Larry Allen, Pete Rose to Greg Gumbel, here are the notable athletes and sports figures we lost in 2024.