Motorcycle Racer Craig Jones Dies in Crash

British motorcycle racer Craig Jones died yesterday after this crash at the World Supersport Championship:

Sports Deaths in 2008

Craig Jones, Aug. 3: The 23-year-old racer, seen here after the Qatar Supersport motorcycle race in February, died hours after a horrific high-speed crash at the World Supersport Championship.

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Skip Caray, Aug. 3: The longtime Atlanta Braves broadcaster, and son of Hall of Famer Harry, dies in his sleep at 68.

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Gyorgy Kolonics, July 15: The two-time gold medalist, who has won 15 world championships, collapsed in his canoe while training for the Olympics.

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Todd Doxey, July 13: A redshirt freshman on the Oregon football team died tragically after trying to swim the McKenzie River during an inner-tube trip with several teammates.

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Bobby Murcer, July 12: The long-time Yankees star and broadcaster lost his battle with brain cancer at 62.

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Mando Ramos, July 6: The two-time lightweight boxing champion, seen here in 1967, who claimed he "never really trained, not for a single fight," went into respiratory arrest and passed away at his home.

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Terrence Kiel, July 3: The former Chargers safety is killed in a car crash in an affluent San Diego neighborhood. Witnesses say they asked him not to drive home from a party, and told police he appeared to be driving in the wrong direction when he crashed.

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Dan Cook, July 3: The San Antonio sports writer and broadcaster was most famous for coining the phrase "the opera ain't over till the fat lady sings."

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John Pont, July 1: The former college football coach guided Indiana to its only Rose Bowl appearance 40 years ago and also coached at Northwestern, Yale and Miami of Ohio.

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Uga VI, June 27: The well-known and beloved mascot of the University of Georgia passed away from congestive heart failure. He had been the school's mascot since 1999.

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His mother said today that he died doing what he loved:

"I hated him racing. When he crashed in 2001, I never wanted him to race again.

"But he said to me, 'Mum, you might as well cut off my arms and legs if you say I can't race'.

"It was what he loved. He died doing what he loved best. We do take comfort from that.

"He told me, 'If I die racing, I will die happy.'

Jones was 23.