- Steve Ellis: The Tallahassee Democrat sportswriter passed away on Thursday after suffering a massive heart attack earlier in the month. Ellis, 54, suffered the heart attack while writing an article from his home office. Amazingly, he insisted that his wife “e-mail the story to the newspaper before he would let her call 911.” Ellis had been with the Democrat for 30 years. (Tallahassee Democrat)
- Stefanie Spielman: The wife of ESPN college football analyst Chris Spielman lost her battle with breast cancer on Thursday. Spielman, 42, was originally diagnosed with the disease in 1998. (10tv.com, via The Big Lead)
Ted Turner, whose cable business transformed TV sports, dies
Ted Turner, the media mogul and team owner whose TBS "SuperStation" helped pave the way the era of cable...
