Gordon Johncock, two-time Indianapolis 500 winner, dies at 90
His first Indy 500 win came in the grim, rain-shortened race of 1973. His second, in 1982, was by 0.16 seconds over Rick Mears, then the closest finish in the race's history.
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Bob Pettit, the NBA’s first MVP, dies at 93
Cut from his high school team, he became an 11-time All-Star, scored 50 points to win the 1958 title for the St. Louis Hawks and was the first player to reach 20,000 points.