The sports world is in mourning today with the passing of Lauren Hill, the 19-year-old basketball player who bravely fought a rare brain disease, diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), and took the court in November for her college hoops debut
The sad news emerged today that after a long battle with a brain tumor, Lauren Hill, who was 19, has died. Many athletes have expressed sympathy for Hill and her family, and perhaps no tribute was as touching as LeBron's:
LeBron James just posted a goodbye letter to Lauren Hill — the 19-year-old college basketball player who died from brain cancer — explaining how she…
Lauren Hill, the teenager who played college basketball at Mount St. Joseph University as she dealt with an inoperable brain tumor, died today. She was 19. [Cincinnati Enquirer]
CINCINNATI (AP) — A public memorial service will be held Monday in Cincinnati for the college basketball player who inspired many as she fought an inoperable brain tumor. Nineteen-year-old Lauren Hill died on Friday at a Cincinnati hospital. She