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NFL team's shocking last-second field goal delivers brutal bad beat
The Rams kicked a field goal to beat the clock but not the 49ers in a 30-23 loss Sunday.
Rams legend, six-time Pro Bowler, dead at 86
Eddie Meador, the Rams star cornerback who was selected to the NFL 1960s All-Decade Team, died at 86, the team announced Tuesday. Meador, who played from 1959-70, was a six-time...
'Dream Weaver' singer Gary Wright dead at 80
Wright had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and dementia.
Former Giants running back dead
Randy Minniear, a Giants running back in the late 1960s, died Aug. 13 at 79, according to an online obituary.
Former NFL player, Cal great dead at 52
Sean Dawkins, who spent nine seasons in the NFL as a wide receiver after a standout collegiate career at Cal, died at 52.
College football legend, Heisman winner dead after entering hospice care
Johnny Lujack, the Notre Dame quarterback who won three national titles with the Fighting Irish in the 1940s, died Tuesday at 98.
Ex-All-Star who joined Willie Mays as 1 of only 2 to play for NY Giants and Mets dead
Infielder Ed Bressoud, one of only two men to play for the New York Giants and Mets — Willie Mays was the other — died last week at 91.
Former Super Bowl champion found dead after going on hike
Former Raider defensive end Joe Campbell, a member of the 1980 team that won Super Bowl XV, was found dead at 68 after going on a hike Sunday in Florida
Oscar-nominated producer of 'The Graduate' dead at 96
Lawrence Turman, the longtime Hollywood producer who received an Academy Award nomination for the 1967 classic "The Graduate," died Saturday.
Former NFL player who fractured vertebra in game dead at 45
Cedric Killings, who played in the NFL from 2000-2007 before a fractured vertebra ended his career, died at 45 from lung cancer on June 21, according to his alma mater.
'Titanic' actor dead at 94
In a memorable scene from the Best Picture Oscar-winning "Titanic," Straus and his wife stay in bed together rather than try to make an escape from the ill-fated ship while...
Former Steelers linebacker dead at 46
Haggans played 13 seasons in the NFL, including eight with the Steelers.
'Back To School' and 'Friends' actor dead
Veteran character actor Paxton Whitehead, who was nominated for a Tony for his performance in "Camelot," died last Friday.
Former NFL player, creator of touchdown spike celebration, dead at 82
Homer Jones, the Giants wide receiver who made two Pro Bowls in the 1960s and is recognized as the first player to spike a football after scoring a touchdown, died...
Former MLB pitcher dead
He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Irene White Bolin, as well as two children, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
'Men In Black,' 'Pirates of the Caribbean 3' actor dead at 77
Sergio Calderón, best known to movie audiences as the head on the stick in the opening scene of the 1997 sci-fi comedy "Men In Black," died Wednesday at 77 due...
'Rudy' actor dead at 79: 'I lost my best friend'
John Beasley, who starred in the WB series "Everwood," and co-starred with The Rock in the 2004 movie "Walking Tall," died Tuesday at 79, his son announced.
Former Super Bowl quarterback dead at 85
Joe Kapp, a quarterback who led the Vikings to the Super Bowl in 1970 and once threw seven touchdowns in a game, has died at 85, according to reports.
Former Mets pitcher dead at 81
“In 1966, he became the first Mets starter to turn in a solid season, going 11-9, and was promptly traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for OF Don Bosch (didn’t work...
'Dancing With The Stars' judge dead at 78
Len Goodman, the longtime judge of "Dancing With The Stars," died at 78 from bone cancer, reports said.