Tony Verna, inventor of TV instant replay, dies at 81
Tony Verna, a television director and producer who invented instant replay for live sports 51 years ago, has died. He was 81.
NBA news: Obituaries (page 7)
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Former Knicks player Lumpp dies at 91
Ray Lumpp, the 1948 U.S. Olympic guard who appeared in two NBA Finals for the New York Knicks, died Friday. He was 91.
Bob Boyd, former USC basketball coach, dies at 84
John Boyd, the man who led USC basketball at the height of John Wooden's UCLA dynasty, died Wednesday in Palm Desert of natural causes.
Troubled ex-Mavericks star Roy Tarpley dies at 50
Former Mavericks' center Roy Tarpley has died at age 50. He was the NBA's sixth man of the year before drugs and controversy shrouded the rest of his career.
Daughter of Lakers GM Kupchak dies at 15
Alina Claire Kupchak, daughter of Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak and his wife Claire, passed away Monday morning at the age of 15 after a lengthy illness
Former Kansas State All-American Jack Parr dies at 78
Jack Parr, the two-time All-America basketball player who helped Kansas State to a pair of conference titles and the 1958 Final Four, died Sunday.
Longtime ESPN sportscaster Stuart Scott dies at 49
Stuart Scott, the longtime 'SportsCenter' anchor and ESPN personality known for his enthusiasm and ubiquity, died Sunday. He was 49.
Former NBA All-Star Paul Walther dies
Paul Walther, who played six seasons in the NBA in the 1950s after a stellar college career at Tennessee, has died. He was 87.
Ernie Vandeweghe, former Knick, dead at 86
Ernie Vandeweghe, a leading Knicks player of the early 1950s and later the patriarch of a three-generation family of athletes, died on Saturday.
Former Sixers center Caldwell Jones dies
Caldwell Jones died Sunday after suffering a heart attack on a suburban Atlanta golf course. He was 64.