FILE - In this March 15, 1994, file photo, Felipe Lopez, a senior at Rice High School in New York City, is named National High School Basketball Player of the Year during a news conference in New York ...

Felipe Lopez, left, sits beside fellow former NBA player Carmelo Anthony as they watch an NCAA basketball game at Madison Square Garden in New York, 2015. (AP Photo / Kathy Willens) By signing up, you ...

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - APRIL 03: Infielder Felipe Lopez #45 of the Tampa Bay Rays was called up today from the minors just before the start of the game against the Baltimore Orioles at Tropicana Field ...

Felipe Lopez was not looking for the publicity. “I feel that after the Sports Illustrated cover, I’ve had enough press,” he said, referring to the memorable 1994 issue that depicted him in full flight ...

The Dominican Dream, ESPN’s latest 30 for 30, covers Felipe Lopez, the phenom who lit New York City ablaze as a high schooler, his roller-coaster career, and his inspirational life. The story of ...

(CBS Local)--During the early 1990s, there wasn't a bigger name in the world of high school basketball than Felipe Lopez. Lopez was called the next Michael Jordan and was on the cover of Sports ...

Felipe Lopez, a singer and contestant on the Spanish musical competition “Tengo Talento, Mucho Talento,” died June 24 in a plane that crashed near Cleburne Regional Airport. He was 20. The Tarrant ...

NEW YORK — Felipe Lopez somehow forgot what all the attention was like. That would have been impossible to imagine 25 years ago, back when he practically owned magazine covers and newspaper headlines.

NEW YORK (AP) — Felipe Lopez somehow forgot what all the attention was like. That would have been impossible to imagine 25 years ago, back when he practically owned magazine covers and newspaper ...