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Longtime Chicago Cubs star and Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg died Monday, the team announced. He was 65. Sandberg died due to complications with cancer, with which he was diagnosed twice in 2024. He revealed in January 2024 that he had been diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer. Sandberg fended it off initially and about eight months later said he was …

Chris Riess and Amy Hill Joan Anderson, who coined the name for the hula hoop and played an unsung role in its rise, has died age 101. The former model was visiting her native Australia from her home in the US when she spotted groups of people swivelling wooden hoops around their waists. She was so mesmerised by the growing …

Longtime Chicago Cubs star and Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg died Monday, the team announced. He was 65. Sandberg died due to complications with cancer, with which he was diagnosed twice in 2024. He revealed in January 2024 that he had been diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer. Sandberg fended it off initially and about eight months later said he was …

When it was announced Monday evening that Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg died at 65, so many thoughts circled through my memory banks. The one, overarching theme that I couldn’t shake was how an entire generation of Cubs fans lost their favorite player. He wasn’t even Ryne Sandberg to this group. For us he was, simply, Ryno.  Let’s go back …

Tulane Green Wave forward Gregg Glenn III (2), center, drives to the goal between Southern Methodist Mustangs Ricardo Wright (5), left, and Tyreek Smith (12), right, at Tulane University’s Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans, Thursday, February 15, 2024. (Photo by Brett Duke, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) Source link

Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg, known mostly for his time with the Cubs, has died at age 65, the team announced Monday. Sandberg announced in January 2023 that he had been diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer. In August, Sandberg said that he had been declared cancer-free, but by December, the disease was back and had spread to other …

Ryne Sandberg, Hall of Fame Second Baseman for the Cubs, Dies at 65  The New York Times Cubs Hall of Famer Sandberg dies at age 65  ESPN Chicago Cubs lose a franchise icon with the death of Ryne Sandberg  Yahoo Sports Chicago Cubs legend Ryne Sandberg dies at 65  Axios Sandberg remembered for excellence with bat, glove  Baseball Hall of Fame Source link

An iconic player who helped redefine the second base position and authored one of the great singular performances in the long, storied history of the Chicago Cubs, Ryne Sandberg died on Monday after battling cancer. He was 65 years old. Sandberg left behind a legacy of a quiet superstar who may have been reluctant to find the spotlight, but demanded …

Jul 28, 2025, 09:26 PM ET Ryne Sandberg, the Hall of Fame second baseman who spent all 15 seasons of his playing career with the Chicago Cubs, has died at the age of 65, it was announced Monday. Sandberg, a 10-time All-Star who was the National League MVP in 1984, announced that he had been diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer …

New York City police responded on Monday evening to reports of an armed suspect on Park Avenue in Manhattan. The gunman later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Two senior New York City officials told NBC News that at least one police officer and another person were shot. A police official speaking to CNN said one person is in critical …