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An 11-year-old boy sat beside a hospital bed, holding his mother's hand. He wanted her to stay with him as long as she could. The boy's name was Jakarta Jackson. Karen Jackson died on a Friday in May of 2014 in a bed inside Passavant Area Hospital in Jacksonville, Illinois. She was 51 and had battled breast cancer. Jakarta was the youngest of the six children she had with her husband, Earl Jackson.

Motorsports viewers might associate Jamie Little with Fox's coverage of NASCAR's Cup Series. But Little will be seen across more of Fox's motorsports coverage this year. Little will be one of the pit reporters Sunday when Fox carries its first IndyCar race from the streets of downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. She also will be the play-by-play announcer the entire season for the network's coverage of the Truck series.

KVITFJELL, Norway — German skier Emma Aicher won a World Cup downhill on Saturday for her first victory, one day after she earned the maiden podium result of her career. Following a flawless second part of her run on the Olympiabakken course, Aicher edged out Lauren Macuga by 0.03 seconds, denying the American what would have been her first downhill triumph. "It's unbelievable. I didn't think this was going to happen, especially in downhill, but I'm really happy with my skiing right now.