Author: Cesar Brioso, USA TODAY

Jerry West, 83, reflects on the grief caused by the deaths of fellow Los Angeles Lakers icons Kobe Bryant and Elgin Baylor within the past two years.

The Vikings have requested permission to interview Eagles VP of football operations Catherine Raîche for their vacant GM job.

Dan Reeves, who had a 38-year career as an NFL player and coach, has died, his family has said. He was 77.

The New Orleans Saints waived receiver Kenny Stills less than a week after he dropped a pass near the goal line in a 27-17 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.

Tony Oliva lived to see the day he was finally elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Fellow Cuban star Minnie Miñoso didn’t. They will go in together.

One month after the last MLB game was played at the Polo Grounds in 1963, the historic ballpark hosted its baseball finale — a “Latino All-Star Game.”

That big names got snubbed in the best all-time Latino lineups — even when divided by country — illustrates the impact Latino players have had in MLB.

The Southeastern Conference admitted an officiating crew mix-up forced Penn State to punt on third down against Auburn.

Cowboys OT Ty Nsekhe will not travel to L. A. for the game against the Chargers after a hospital stay for “heat illness symptoms after practice.”

Minnie Miñoso, MLB’s first Black Latino superstar, is considered as the “Jackie Robinson” for Latino baseball players.