Rickey Henderson, baseball's 'Man of Steal,' dies at 65 NPR's Asma Khanlid talks to ESPN's Howard Bryant about baseball legend Rickey Henderson, one of MLB's all-time greatest. KHALID: Howard Bryant argues Rickey Henderson was even better than he said he was. BRYANT: It's because there are a fewer stolen bases these days, and it's also because nobody stole at a …
Kobe Bryant, who made the leap directly from high school to a glittering 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers that established him as one of basketball’s all-time greats, was among nine people killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday north of Los Angeles. Bryant was 41 Kobe Bryant, who made the leap directly from high school to a glittering …