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They Killed Yet Another Horse At Santa Anita

Two days after the Santa Anita racetrack reopened following a shutdown to allow track operators to investigate why so many horses were getting injured and euthanized, another horse got injured and was euthanized. Arms Runner, a 5-year-old horse, fell on the dirt and broke his right leg yesterday dur...

by Patrick Redford|

|Tue Apr 02 2019

Longtime <i>Thrasher</i> Editor And Skateboarding Icon Jake Phelps Dies At 56

Jake Phelps, the patron saint of San Francisco skateboarding and veteran editor of Thrasher, is dead. He was 56 years old. The magazine announced his death in a post Thursday night, although it didn’t specify the cause....

by Patrick Redford|

|Fri Mar 15 2019

Despite Track Shutdown, Horses Keep Dying At Santa Anita

On March 5, the Santa Anita race track in Arcadia, Calif., announced that it was shutting down the track and indefinitely canceling races after it was revealed that 21 horses had died at the track over a two-month period. Santa Anita officials weren’t sure why so many horses were dying so quickly at...

by Patrick Redford|

|Thu Mar 14 2019

Dan Jenkins Had It

My relationship with Dan Jenkins goes back decades, and it is a simple one. He wrote words and I read them over and over again. I have no strained connection with him that would somehow label me as more blessed or important for knowing him. I know people I like very much who knew him, that’s all. I ...

by Ray Ratto|

|Fri Mar 08 2019

When Ted Lindsay Fought, Everybody Won

Before Game 3 of the 1956 NHL semifinals between Detroit and Toronto, an unhinged Maple Leafs fan phoned the hotel the Red Wings were staying at to inform whoever would listen that if Ted Lindsay and Gordie Howe took the ice, they’d be shot on sight....

by Terrence Doyle|

|Wed Mar 06 2019

King Kong Bundy Was The Biggest Of The Bad

King Kong Bundy, the biggest man I ever saw undressed, is dead. He was 61. No official cause of death has yet been issued....

by Dave McKenna|

|Tue Mar 05 2019

King Kong Bundy Was The Biggest Of The Bad

King Kong Bundy, the biggest man I ever saw undressed, is dead. He was 61. No official cause of death has yet been issued....

by Dave McKenna|

|Tue Mar 05 2019

Skip Groff, Founder Of D.C.'s Coolest Record Store, Is Dead

Skip Groff has gone the way of the neighborhood record store. He’s dead....

by Dave McKenna|

|Wed Feb 20 2019

Former NFL Referee Red Cashion Has Died

Mason L. “Red” Cashion, an NFL official from 1972 to 1996 known for his enthusiastic penalty calls, died Sunday morning as first reported by Kenny Wiley of the Bryan-College Station Eagle. He was 87....

by Gabe Fernandez|

|Fri Sep 06 2019

Frank Robinson Was The Man, Even If I Never Forgave Him For It

I’ve carried a grudge against Frank Robinson for 49 years....

by Dave McKenna|

|Fri Feb 08 2019

Saints Fans Will Literally Go To Their Graves Upset About That Blown Call

The Saints should have played against the Patriots in Super Bowl LIII, if not because of the blown NFC Championship pass interference call that would have all but won New Orleans the game, then at least because watching Drew Brees against the Pats’ defense sounds a hell of a lot better than seeing a...

by Lauren Theisen|

|Thu Feb 07 2019

Dodgers Fan Killed By Foul Ball To The Head Suffered During August Game

A 79-year-old grandmother was struck in the head by a foul ball at an August 25 game at Dodger Stadium, and died days later from “acute intracranial hemorrhage,” reports ESPN’s Outside the Lines. The victim, Linda Goldbloom, was sitting above the protective netting extending from behind home plate d...

by Chris Thompson|

|Tue Feb 05 2019

Colonel Rob, Legendary Advocate For Sleaze, Is Dead

Robert “Colonel Rob” Schaffner, an L.A. outsider art deity and the guy who got Heavy Metal Parking Lot to whatever masses it got to, is dead....

by Dave McKenna|

|Sat Jan 26 2019

Reports: Former U.S. Figure Skating Champion John Coughlin Dies By Suicide After Receiving Suspension From Sport

John Coughlin, a two-time U.S. pairs champion, died Friday by suicide just days after U.S. Center for SafeSport and U.S. Figure Skating suspended him from the sport, according to multiple reports. He was 33....

by Gabe Fernandez|

|Sun Jan 20 2019

Pro Bull Rider Mason Lowe Dies In Competition

Professional bull rider Mason Lowe died last night in Denver after a bull he was riding stepped on his chest. Lowe was competing for PBR at the National Western Stock Show, riding a bull named Hard Times, when he sustained his injuries. He was 25 years old....

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|Wed Jan 16 2019

“Mean” Gene Okerlund Dead At 76

Longtime pro wrestling interviewer “Mean” Gene Okerlund died today, WWE announced. He was 76....

by Dan McQuade|

|Wed Jan 02 2019

Bill Fralic Was A Real-Life Incredible Hulk

Most legends grow to become something beyond their actual size. That never seemed to be true of Bill Fralic, the former University of Pittsburgh and Atlanta Falcons offensive lineman, who died Thursday at the age of 56. He was as big as he was often described to be, and if you’re a certain age and y...

by Dom Cosentino|

|Tue Jan 29 2019

Former Major Leaguers Luis Valbuena, Jose Castillo Killed In Car Crash

Former major leaguers Luis Valbuena and Jose Castillo were killed in a car crash in Venezuela Thursday, as reported by the Orange County Register. Valbuena was 33; Castillo was 37....

by Samer Kalaf|

|Fri Dec 07 2018

Longtime Tour de France commentator and former pro rider Paul Sherwen is dead at 62 of heart failure. He covered the Tour for English-speaking audiences alongside Phil Liggett for 33 years. Neal Rogers has a great obituary for Sherwen up over at CyclingTips....

by Patrick Redford|

|Tue Dec 04 2018

USL And Former MLS Owner Dies In Small Plane Crash

Wayne Estopinal, former minority owner of MLS’s Orlando City SC and founding owner of the USL’s Louisville City FC, was one of three people who died in a small plane crash in Southern Indiana. He was 63 years old....

by Patrick Redford|

|Fri Nov 30 2018

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