Former NBA star Dennis Johnson dies
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Dennis Johnson, the star NBA guard who was part of three championship teams, died Thursday after collapsing at the end of practice. He was 52. Johnson, coach of the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League, died at a hospital, D-League spokesman Kent Partridge said.
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Dennis Rodman, the controversial 43-year-old forward who helped Chicago and Detroit to National Basketball Association titles, took part in a training session with the NBA Denver Nuggets.
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LONDON,  - Former NFL all-time sacks leader Reggie  White has died at the age of 43.
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Jimmy Walker, a Boston high school basketball star, Providence College All-American, number one overall National Basketball Association draft choice in 1967, and the father of current NBA player Jalen Rose, died Monday in Kansas City after a battle with lung cancer. He was 63.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Point guard Avery Johnson retired Thursday as an active player to accept a coaching position with the Dallas Mavericks.
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Dennis Johnson was a brilliant defensive player who helped propel the Seattle SuperSonics and the Boston Celtics to N.B.A. championships.
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The Denver Broncos have confirmed that running back Damien Nash has died after a charity basketball game in St. Louis.
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One of the best female players of all time, Marilyn Johnson, died last Oct. 31 in Houston.
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Law and Order and Dirty Dancing actor Jerry Orbach dies of prostate cancer at the age of 69.
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- Avery Johnson, signed as a player-coach less than a month ago by the Dallas Mavericks, retired from the players ranks to focus on his duties as an assistant coach to Don Nelson.
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Dennis Johnson, a five-time NBA All-Star and integral part of the Celtics' 1984 and 1986 championship teams, died yesterday, collapsing after coaching Boston's NBA Development League affiliate, the Austin Toros, in practice in Austin, Texas.
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Avery Johnson, one of the smallest NBA players, signed a free agent contract on Thursday to return to the Dallas Mavericks. The 39-year-old point guard will make no less than 1.1 million dollars for his 17th NBA season.
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Scottie Pippen on Tuesday announced his retirement from the Chicago Bulls, the team he and Michael Jordan led to six NBA titles in the 1990s.
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The versatile 39-year-old forward won six NBA titles with the Chicago Bulls between 1991 and 1998, playing alongside legendary shooting guard Michael Jordan.
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Watch the last interview of Dennis Potter by Melvyn Bragg on March 15 1994. It was broadcast by Channel 4 on April 5 1994. Dennis Potter passed away on June 7 1994.
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Former NBA players remembered Dennis Johnson for his athletic ability and his infectious smile Sunday during a memorial service where there was far more laughter than tears.
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Former first lady, Lady Bird Johnson, has died in Texas at the age of 94, less than two weeks after leaving hospital, a family spokeswoman said on Wednesday.