Legendary MLB star Hank Aaron passed away Friday at the age of 86. His career was marked with incredible accomplishments, including passing Babe Ruth’s long-standing home run record. Now, his 755 home runs in MLB rank second all-time behind Barry Bonds and his name is all over the record books in almost every statistical category.…

George Taliaferro passed away on Monday, October 8, 2018, at the age of 91. He was considered to be a football legend, a status many athletes aspire to earn. Taliaferro, however, did not make history because he was a once in a lifetime ball player. Instead, he earned his sports immortality by being the first…

Legendary golf pro Arnold Palmer passed away from heart failure. He was 87.  Palmer was admitted to a Pittsburgh hospital on Thursday after having complications, and the condition became progressively worse over the weekend, according to published reports and Arnold Palmer Enterprises.  Palmer is and will always be touted as one of the most successful…

John Saunders, ESPN commentator and former WMU hockey player, passed away at the age of 61. Saunders, one of ESPN’s longest tenured commentators, joined ESPN in 1986 as a “SportsCenter” anchor and took on various roles for the network. Some of his jobs included hosting studio and play-by-play programming for a variety of sports. He…

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