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FILE – Dick Button of Englewood, N.J., U.S. and North American men’s figure skating champion, and winner of the European title, executes a jump during a practice session at St. Moritz, Switzerland, on Jan. 19, 1948, in preparation for the Winter Olympics of 1948. (AP Photo, File) NYPH502 NYPH502

January 30, 2025 at 4:59 pm

Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95

Olympic figure skating great and authoritative commentator Dick Button has died at age 95.

Nation & World

May 9, 2024 at 11:36 am

Hall of Fame defensive back Jimmy Johnson dead at age 86

Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive back Jimmy Johnson, a three-time All-Pro and member of the All-Decade Team of the 1970s, has died.

May 25, 2022 at 12:52 pm

Accelerator program overdue for NFL diversity. Will it help?

For 15 years, Aaron Glenn was an outstanding NFL cornerback, a team leader, and a coach in the making.

May 24, 2022 at 8:46 am

NFL revamps Rooney Rule to include quarterbacks coaches

The NFL has expanded the Rooney Rule again, this time to include quarterbacks coaches in a further effort to diversify the coaching ranks.

May 24, 2022 at 8:00 am

4 HBCU medical schools join NFL diversity initiative

Students from four Historically Black College and University medical schools will be selected for clinical rotations with NFL team medical staffs this year.

Sports

May 19, 2022 at 11:00 am

Entertainment

April 29, 2022 at 5:09 pm

Seemed forever for QBs to go in 1st 2 rounds of NFL draft VIEW

It took 42 selections Friday before a second quarterback was taken in the NFL draft.

April 28, 2022 at 6:52 pm

Defense 1st, then offense, with receivers a focal point VIEW

In an NFL draft focused early on stoppers, it was the goers — wide receivers — who stole the spotlight Thursday night.