Claims extracted
17
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
New York Post's corrections and
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Sports
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Legendary sports broadcaster Dan Hicks died following an “acute illness,” his wife Hannah Storm shared Thursday, adding that his passing was “sudden and unexpected.”
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passing → die → illness
The 64-year-old Hicks was scheduled to call the Notre Dame-Boston College football game Saturday in South Bend, Indiana for NBC and Peacock.
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Hicks → schedule → NBC
Storm, who celebrated 20 years as an ESPN “SportsCenter” anchor in September, did not share further details or an official cause of death.
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who → celebrate → death
The pair have three daughters, Hannah, Ellery, and Riley.
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pair → have → daughters
Hicks attended the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 11 to support his daughter Ellery, who was running the race.
“He was a devoted husband of over 30 years, loving father of our three daughters, and cherished friend to so many.
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He → attend → many
His loss is immeasurable,” said Storm, who shared last month that she underwent a hysterectomy and was cancer-free.
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she → say → hysterectomy
“Dan was truly one of a kind, and quite simply, the person everyone wanted to be around.
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everyone → want → kind
When he walked into a room, he brought the energy, the laughter and the people together.
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he → walk → energy
He was endlessly kind, thoughtful and funny, and he made everyone feel like they mattered.
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they → make → ?
We are grateful for the love and support surrounding our family during this incredibly difficult time.
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We → surround → time
There are simply no words to express how much he will be missed.”
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he → be → ?
Hicks was one of NBC Sports’ longest-tenured on-air personalities, handling hosting and play-by-play duties for numerous events — ranging from Olympic swimming and skiing to Notre Dame Football — for more than three decades.
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Hicks → tenure → decades
“Dan Hicks was an extraordinary colleague, friend and person,” Rick Cordella, president of NBC Sports, said in a joint statement with Sam Flood, president of production at NBC Sports, and sports exec Molly Solomon.
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Cordella → say → Sports
Hicks covered 16 Olympics, 15 of which he served in a play-by-play role.
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he → cover → role
Hicks won a Sports Emmy as part of NBCUniversal’s coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Hicks → win → Olympics
Prior to joining NBC in 1992, the Tucson, Ariz., native was a sports anchor at CNN.
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native → join → CNN
Storm, who previously beat breast cancer in 2024, shared that she missed ESPN/ABC’s coverage of the New York City Marathon last month because she was recovering from a hysterectomy surgery.
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she → beat → surgery