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Update, Wednesday: The wife of soccer journalist Grant Wahl said that an autopsy revealed that he died of an aortic aneurysm.

Celine Gounder, in an interview on CBS Mornings, said, “He had an autopsy done here in New York by the New York City medical examiner’s office, and it showed that he had an aortic aneurysm that ruptured.” Gounder is a CBS News contributor.

Wahl died on Friday while covering the World Cup in Qatar, when he collapsed in the press room shortly before the end of the Netherlands-Argentina match.

Gounder also said that the did not think there was any chance of foul play involved in Wahl’s death, but that it was a heart condition that went undetected.

Previously, Dec. 9: Longtime soccer journalist Grant Wahl died today while covering the World Cup in Qatar. Details surrounding Wahl’s death are murky, but NPR reports he collapsed...

Grant Wahl, a respected sports journalist who has publicly criticized World Cup host Qatar’s repressive anti-gay policies and its cruel treatment of migrant workers, died suddenly on Friday while covering a World Cup match. He was 48.

Wahl had covered 11 world cups during his career, wrote two books about soccer, and notably has worked for Sports Illustrated. He also served as a producer on the three-part Amazon Prime soccer documentary “Good Rivals.”

“I am so thankful for the support of my husband @GrantWahl’s soccer family & of so many friends who’ve reached out tonight. I’m in complete shock,” Wahl’s wife, Celine Gounder, said after the news was made public.

Wahl made headlines on November 21 after he was denied entrance to a world cup match because he was wearing a rainbow shirt to protest the country’s oppressive policies against the LGBT community. When he tweeted about the incident,...

Prominent U.S. soccer journalist Grant Wahl died in Qatar while covering the World Cup, a statement by the U.S. Soccer Federation (Ussf) confirmed on Friday. He was 48.

Wahl was covering Argentina’s match against the Netherlands on Friday and collapsed at Lusail Iconic Stadium, north of Doha, before being sent to a local hospital. Whether he died at the hospital or at the stadium is unclear.

His work spanned nearly three decades of men’s and women’s U.S. soccer, dating back to the early ’90s before...

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Grant Wahl, an American sports journalist who was in Qatar covering the World Cup, has died. He was 48.

Wahl’s wife Dr. Celine Gounder and his brother, Eric Wahl, confirmed his death via social media.

“I am so thankful for the support of my husband @GrantWahl’s soccer family & of so many friends who’ve reached out tonight,” Celine tweeted. “I’m in complete shock.”

Wahl, who had garnered a reputation as one of the country’s most established soccer journalists, was reporting on the World Cup for his Substack and serving as an analyst for CBS Sports. On his Substack earlier this week, Wahl reported that he went to a local medical center after feeling unwell.

“What had been a cold over the last 10 days turned into something more severe on the night of the USA-Netherlands game, and I could feel my...

The deaths of Newt, Corporal Dwayne Hicks, and Ellen Ripley in 1992’s Alien 3 created a significant obstacle to the franchise’s continuation. Five years later, Alien: Resurrection answered this problem by resurrecting central heroine Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) as a clone, spliced with xenomorph DNA thanks to the alien queen embryo gestating within the actual Ripley before her death. How Resurrection handled this pesky problem, and the return of the xenomorphs proved extremely divisive upon release, with one notable, unifying exception: the mesmerizing underwater chase sequence.

Resurrection takes place two centuries after Alien 3 and follows the mercenary crew of the starship Betty. The mercs deliver their human payload to the Usm Auriga, a military ship deep into their extensive scientific study of the xenomorphs. So much so that they’ve cloned Ripley numerous times over and have full-grown xenomorphs in captivity, which happen to break free while the Betty crew are on board,...

Ernie F. Orsatti, best known for his unforgettable fall through a glass skylight in the 1972 movie The Poseidon Adventure, has died. He was 80 and passed Sept. 12 in La Quinta, Calif. from a hemorrhagic stroke, his son, Noon Orsatti, confirmed.

Ernie Orsatti was born in Beverly Hills on Feb. 13, 1940, to opera singer Inez Gorman and Ernie R. Orsatti, a former professional baseball player and double for Buster Keaton in Sherlock Jr. (1924). The younger Orsatti became a model and competitive swimmer before breaking into show business with appearances in the 1968 film The Acid Eaters and in The Green Berets, starring John Wayne.

He later had roles in the films The Mechanic (1972), The Last American Hero (1973), The Towering Inferno (1974) and Viva Knievel! (1977). He also appeared on TV shows Mannix, The Incredible Hulk, and Hill Street Blues.

In The Poseidon Adventure, the tale of an ocean liner capsized by a huge wave, Orsatti played Terry,...

Storied stuntman Ernie F. Orsatti, who is best known for falling 30 feet through a glass skylight in the 1972 film “The Poseidon Adventure,” has died. He was 80.

The Stunt Players Directory Facebook page confirmed his death, writing: “We are saddened to hear of the passing of legendary stuntman Ernie Orsatti. His impeccable work and contributions to the stunt community will live forever.” His son, Noon Orsatti, told The Hollywood Reporter that his father died on Sep. 12 in La Quinta, Calif., after experiencing a hemorrhagic stroke.

Orsatti got his start as a stuntman while acting in the disaster film “The Poseidon Adventure” in 1972 as Terry, the date of Pamela Sue Martin’s character. The film’s producer, Irwin Allen, informed Orsatti the day before the stunt was scheduled that he was to perform it, even though he had no experience in the field. However, after consulting with the film’s stunt coordinator,...

Ernie F. Orsatti, a veteran stuntman and stunt coordinator who got his start by taking a stupendous fall through a glass skylight in the 1972 disaster movie The Poseidon Adventure, has died. He was 80.

Nicknamed “The Legend,” Orsatti died Sept. 12 in La Quinta, California, after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke, his son, Noon Orsatti, a stuntman and stunt coordinator just like his father, told The Hollywood Reporter.

Their family has a rich history in Hollywood.

A son of a player with baseball’s famed “Gashouse Gang” — the St. Louis Cardinals of the 1930s — Ernie Orsatti portrayed ...

Ernie F. Orsatti, a veteran stuntman and stunt coordinator who got his start by taking a stupendous fall through a glass skylight in the 1972 disaster movie The Poseidon Adventure, has died. He was 80.

Nicknamed “The Legend,” Orsatti died Sept. 12 in La Quinta, California, after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke, his son, Noon Orsatti, a stuntman and stunt coordinator just like his father, told The Hollywood Reporter.

Their family has a rich history in Hollywood.

A son of a player with baseball’s famed “Gashouse Gang” — the St. Louis Cardinals of the 1930s — Ernie Orsatti portrayed ...