Tommy Hawkins, who was Notre Dame's first black All-American in basketball and went on to play 10 years in the NBA, died Wednesday at age 80.
Brazilian professional surfer Ricardo dos Santos has died after being shot outside his beach home by an off-duty police officer.
Allie Sherman, the diminutive son of Russian immigrants who coached the New York Giants to NFL championship games in his first three seasons, has died. He was 91.
Bob Suter, a member of the "Miracle On Ice" team that won the Olympic gold medal in 1980 and the father of Minnesota Wild star Ryan Suter, died Tuesday at the age of 57.