Bobby Parks, the only seven-time winner of the Philippine Basketball Association’s Best Import award, passed away Saturday after more than a year of battling larynx and lung cancer. He was 51.
Seven-time PBA best import Bobby Parks Sr. died Saturday afternoon, according to San Miguel Corp. Sports Director Noli Eala.
James Strong, chairman of the local organizing committee for the 2015 Cricket World Cup, has died after complications following surgery. He was 68.
Jerry Buss built a glittering life at the intersection of sports and Hollywood.
Jerry Buss, the Los Angeles Lakers owner who transformed the team into the glamor franchise of a revitalized NBA, died on Monday at the age of 79, the Los Angeles Times reported.
EFREN B. Cadayona, father of Pilipino Star Ngayon sportswriter Russel Cadayona, died Friday due to a lingering illness. He was 67.
Judge Leo Saddul Reyes, who was a sportswriter with the Philippine News Agency before he became a lawyer, passed away on Thursday in Tuguegarao City. He was 60.
WILFREDO Timbang, step father of InterAKTV sportswriter Rey Joble, died Friday morning due to heart failure. He was 63. He is survived by his wife, Juana and children, Rey, Ace, Madonna, Joy, Mia and Ryan. His body lies in state at their family’s residence at 330 Bgy. Bungahan in Cuenca, Batangas. Details of interment will be announced later.
Puerto Rican boxing great Hector “Macho” Camacho, shot in the head last week, was declared dead Saturday after being removed from a respirator, a doctor said.
Michael Dokes, a former World Boxing Association heavyweight champion, has died. He was 54.
Cuban boxer Teofilo Stevenson, the three-time Olympic heavyweight champion with a devastating right hand and a gentlemanly demeanor, has died. He was 60.
He beat Muhammad Ali in the Fight of the Century, battled him nearly to the death in the Thrilla in Manila. Then Joe Frazier spent the rest of his life trying to fight his way out of Ali’s shadow.
Former Japan international Naoki Matsuda died Thursday, two days after suffering a cardiac arrest during training, his club said. He was 34.
