Obituaries
Dale Earnhardt Jr., comforts his daughter Isla, 3, during driver introductions prior to the start of the NASCAR Xfinity auto race in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Mets, Yankees and more pay tribute on 9/11 20th anniversary

By Noah Trister And Jake Seiner Sep. 11, 2021 05:20 PM EDT

Longtime Indy 500, ESPN racing announcer Jenkins dies at 73

Aug. 09, 2021 09:55 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Bob Jenkins, who was ESPN's lead motorsports announcer for more than 20 years and called the Indianapolis 500 on television and radio, died...

President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting on reducing gun violence, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Monday, July 12, 2021, in Washington. Biden on Tuesday will lay out the “moral case” voting rights, delivering a much anticipated speech as he faces growing pressure from civil rights activists and other Democrats that the White House to combat efforts by Republican-led state legislatures to restrict access to the ballot.(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The Latest: Georgia cases, hospitalizations creep upward

By The Associated Press Jul. 13, 2021 03:02 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 10, 2002 file photo, Carlos Reutemann, governor of Santa Fe, talks with aides during a ceremony at the Buenos Aires Government Palace. Reutemann, the Argentine ex-Formula One driver who entered politics after retirement, died at age 79 on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, according to his daughter Cora Reutemann. (AP Photo/Eduardo Di Baia, File)
Ex-Formula 1 driver Carlos Reutemann dies, aged 79

Jul. 07, 2021 03:05 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 22, 2013, file photo, Jack Ingram, right, is congratulated by a guest after being named to the next class of inductees during an announcement at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, N.C. Ingram, a hard-hosed, hot-tempered racer who won five NASCAR championships and more than 300 races, has died, the NASCAR Hall of Fame said Friday, June 25, 2021. He was 84. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)
'Iron Man' racer, NASCAR champion Jack Ingram dies at 84

By Jenna Fryer Jun. 25, 2021 12:20 PM EDT

Helio Castroneves of Brazil, winner of the 2021 Indianapolis 500 auto race, poses during the traditional winners photo session at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Monday, May 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Column: Age is a meaningless number for Indy's 4-time winner

By Jenna Fryer May. 31, 2021 05:10 PM EDT

Teammates of 19 years-old Swiss pilot Jason Dupasquier stand near his motorbike, right, as they pay a minute of silence in his memory prior to the start of the Motogp Grand Prix of Italy at the Mugello circuit, in Scarperia, Italy, Sunday, May 30, 2021. Dupasquier died Sunday after being hospitalized Saturday, at the Florence hospital following his crash during the qualifying practices of the Moto3. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Swiss motorcyclist Dupasquier dies following Moto3 crash

May. 30, 2021 02:18 PM EDT

FILE - In this file photo dated Monday, Dec. 5, 2011, former Formula One chief Max Mosley arrives at a Select Committee hearing on privacy and injunctions, in London. Former Formula One boss and privacy campaigner Max Mosley has died on Sunday May 23, aged 81, it is announced Monday May 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, FILE)
Max Mosley, racing boss who took on UK tabloids, dies at 81

By Steve Douglas And Jill Lawless May. 24, 2021 11:15 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 24, 1981, file photo, Bobby Unser holds three fingers aloft after winning his third Indianapolis 500 auto race ,in Indianapolis, Ind. Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Unser has died. He died of natural causes at his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Sunday, May 2, 2021. He was 87. (AP Photo/File)
Bobby Unser, 87, Indy 500 champ in great racing family, dies

By Jenna Fryer May. 03, 2021 12:04 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 5, 2013 file photo, Eric McClure gets out of his car after finishing his laps during qualifying for a NASCAR Nationwide auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Former NASCAR driver McClure died Sunday, May 2, 2021, his family and the series said. He was 42. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
Ex-NASCAR driver Eric McClure dies at 42; autopsy pending

May. 02, 2021 02:01 PM EDT

FILE - Hooters 500 winner Bill Elliott, left, and NASCAR Winston Cup champion Alan Kulwicki celebrate in Victory Lane following the Hooters 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga., in this Nov. 15, 1992, file photo. Chase Elliott will honor the late Alan Kulwicki by racing the same Hooters paint scheme that was on Kulwicki’s car in the 1992 season finale at Atlanta Motor Speedway when Kulwicki beat Bill Elliott for the Winston Cup title. Chase Elliott will run the paint scheme at Darlington Raceway on May 9, 2021. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
Elliott honors Kulwicki with 1992 championship paint scheme

By Jenna Fryer Mar. 30, 2021 10:00 AM EDT

Sabine Schmitz, pioneering German race driver, dies at 51

Mar. 17, 2021 09:50 AM EDT
NÜRBURG, Germany (AP) — Sabine Schmitz, the first and only female race car driver to win the annual 24-hour race on the famed Nürburgring circuit and a...

Three-time Dakar Rally winner Hubert Auriol dies at 68

Jan. 10, 2021 07:20 PM EST
PARIS (AP) — Hubert Auriol, the first competitor to win the Dakar Rally on a motorbike and in a car, has died. He was 68. The Dakar Rally...

Covid-19 at Illinois corrections leaves loved ones in dark

By Emma Lubitsch Of Injustice Watch Dec. 19, 2020 01:01 AM EST
CHICAGO (AP) — Cynthia McDonald’s son Joseph Wilson contracted Covid-19 in late March while serving a life sentence for first-degree murder and attempted...

Sports car racer Jim Pace dies from COVID-19 at age 59

Nov. 14, 2020 08:46 PM EST
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jim Pace, the overall winner of the 1996 24 Hours of Daytona, has died after contracting COVID-19. He was 59. Pace's...

FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2016 file photo, Chadwick Boseman arrives at the Oscars in Los Angeles. Boseman, who played Black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown before finding fame as the regal Black Panther in the Marvel cinematic universe, has died of cancer. His representative says Boseman died Friday, Aug. 28, 2020 in Los Angeles after a four-year battle with colon cancer. He was 43. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
Hamilton dedicates F1 pole position to Chadwick Boseman

By Jerome Pugmire Aug. 29, 2020 07:29 AM EDT

Maurice Petty, Hall of Fame engine builder, dies at 81

By Dave Skretta Jul. 25, 2020 04:53 PM EDT
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Maurice Petty, part of a stock car racing dynasty that includes father Lee and brother Richard and the first engine builder to be...

FILE - In this July 17, 2005, file photo, owners of New Hampshire International speedway Bob Bahre, left, and son Gary Bahre wait out a rain delay before a NASCAR Nextel Cup New England 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, N.H. Bob Bahre, who brought NASCAR racing to New England at the New Hampshire International Speedway, has died at his home in Maine at 93. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)
Bob Baher, owner of racetracks in NH, Maine, dies at age 93

Jul. 24, 2020 06:57 PM EDT

Brad Keselowski (2) drives during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Bristol Motor Speedway Sunday, May 31, 2020, in Bristol, Tenn. Keselowski won the race. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
The Latest: 75 Penn State football players to return Monday

By The Associated Press Jun. 04, 2020 04:02 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2020, file photo, Kansas City Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes, left, and Tyrann Mathieu celebrate after defeating the San Francisco 49ers in the NFL Super Bowl 54 football game in Miami Gardens, Fla. The Kansas City Chiefs began talking about a repeat before they had even left the stadium following their Super Bowl triumph. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
The Latest: Mahomes to celebrate virtual grads at Texas Tech

By The Associated Press May. 15, 2020 02:00 PM EDT