Hall of Famer Frank Robinson, the first black manager in Major League Baseball and the only player to win the MVP award in both leagues, has died. He was 83. Robinson had been in hospice care at his home in Bel Air. MLB confirmed his death Thursday. Robinson hit 586 career home runs and won the Triple Crown while leading…
About 100 Montgomery area pediatric cancer patients, survivors and their families were at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts this afternoon.The visit was hosted by the non-profit organization Camp Smile-A-Mile, which provides support for cancer patients and their families. Lunch was served and the families mingled before attending a performance of Annie at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival. Savannah DeRieux is…
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Alabama News Network’s Jeff Sanders is doing his part in the fight against cancer. Jeff was selected by the American Cancer Society to be part of their “Real Men Wear Pink” campaign. Throughout the month of October Jeff and two dozen other men in the community are wearing pink each day to raise money…
You may remember Jackson Conway, the 14-year-old boy from Evergreen, who was diagnosed with cancer. Alabama News Network has been following his journey to beat cancer since his community rallied to give him a warm send off. Jackson has been undergoing treatment for Ewing’s Sarcoma Cancer at M.D. Anderson in Houston. He and his family were there when hurricane Harvey…
School hasn’t started yet at Sparta Academy in Evergreen, but that didn’t stop students and faculty from showing up bright and early Wednesday morning to sell t-shirts, magnets and signs to support their fellow Trojan, Jackson Conway. The rising 9th-grader was recently diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma Cancer. He and his family will be headed to MD Anderson Hospital in Houston,…
Thousands of people walked through downtown Montgomery to raise funds for the Joy to Life Foundation. The Joy to Life Foundation held its annual fundraiser, the “Walk of Life” walk in downtown Montgomery. People were able to choose to run a five or 10K race or walk the trail to raise money for early detection and prevention of breast cancer….
Longtime NBA sideline reporter Craig Sager has died at the age of 65 after a battle with cancer. Turner President David Levy says in a statement Thursday that Sager had died, without saying when or where. Famous for his flashy suits and probing questions, Sager worked basketball games for TNT for nearly a quarter-century. Sager first announced in April 2014…
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) – Carolina Panthers special teams coordinator Bruce DeHaven will move into an advisory role with the team while continuing his battle with prostate cancer. The team announced Sunday that Thomas McGaughey has been promoted to special teams coordinator and Chase Blackburn to special teams assistant. DeHaven will return to Buffalo, New York to receive cancer treatments with…
This haircut starts off like any other. Tell the stylist what style you’d like, get your hair washed, and then hop in the chair for the new cut. But this is not your ordinary haircut. Your next haircut could change the life of someone going through cancer. The American Cancer Society estimates more than 1.6 million will be diagnosed with…
Cancer is a disease that can affect anyone at any stage in life. No one ever knows when it’s coming, and no one can ever prepare for it. Like Roger Thomas, who was diagnosed with leukemia in April of last year. Thomas was told his best option for surviving the disease would be a bone marrow transplant. Unfortunately, none of his…
