Obituaries and Tributes

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (174+ words) Former New York Knicks first-round pick Michael Sweetney has died at 43, his wife, India, announced Thursday (September 17). India shared the news in a Facebook post, remembering Sweetney as her best friend for 30 years and her husband for nearly 20. She said…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (590+ words) President Michelle J. Anderson presented the college’s highest honor in recognition of Cruz’s lifelong advocacy, leadership, and impact on the LGBTQ+ community. For much of her life, Victoria Cruz ’82 dedicated herself to ensuring that LGBTQ+ people, especially transgender individuals, were seen,…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (432+ words) Updated on: September 18, 2026 / 6:17 PM PDT / CBS Sacramento Wesley Shermantine, one half of the notorious "Speed Freak Killers," has died in prison while serving a death sentence for four murders tied to a yearslong killing spree in the San Joaquin Valley....

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (431+ words) The forward played 4 seasons in the NBA after being selected 9th overall in the 2003 NBA Draft. Michael Sweetney, who played four seasons in the NBA with the New York Knicks and Chicago Bulls after a standout college career at Georgetown, has…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (426+ words) Sweetney’s wife announced his death, remembering her husband of nearly 20 years and saying his children were “the light of his life.” Mike Sweetney, the former Georgetown standout who became the ninth overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, has died at…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (246+ words) A college soccer player and aspiring nurse has died at 19 years old. Isabella “Izzy” Sause, a sophomore on the Georgia College & State University women’s soccer team, passed away. She died following a battle with cancer. She had been diagnosed with…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (194+ words) Former New York Knicks lottery pick Michael Sweetney has died. Sweetney died this week at the age of 43. India Sweetney, Michael’s wife, made the tragic announcement over social media on Thursday, saying that the family was “deeply saddened” by the…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (482+ words) Michael Sweetney, an All-American big man for the Georgetown men’s basketball team who went on to be a top-10 NBA draft pick, has died, his wife, India, announced on social media on Thursday, Sept. 17. He was 43 years old. No cause…...

3+ day, 38+ min ago   (145+ words) Mike Sweetney grew up in the Washington DC and starred at Oxon Hill High School before becoming one of Georgetown’s most productive big men in years. Mike Sweetney, the Georgetown forward the New York Knicks selected with the No. 9 pick…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (801+ words) Sometimes the people worth checking on aren't the ones we'd think to worry about. This September, here are 5 to keep in mind. It is relatively easy to remember to check in on somebody when life has very visibly fallen apart....