Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. A 17-year-old basketball player died Thursday after collapsing during a workout with his team.
Caleb White from Pinson Valley High School in Alabama was a first-team all-state selection last season as a junior. He was ranked 25th among point guards in the nation and No.
2 in Alabama, according to his grandfather, George Varnadoe Jr. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Caleb White, 17, died Thursday after collapsing during a workout with teammates. (Anthony Neste/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images) White collapsed at 1:12 p.m.
Thursday, and life-saving measures were performed until paramedics arrived. He was pronounced dead just over an hour later at a nearby hospital. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to Caleb’s family, his classmates and basketball team and extended school family," AHSAA Executive Director Alvin Briggs said in a release. "He was an outstanding student-athlete and role model." White was a star in Alabama, the second-ranked point guard in the state. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) 16-YEAR-OLD CHEERLEADER DEAD AFTER ‘PROBABLY’ GOING INTO CARDIAC ARREST, FATHER SAYS "Heartbroken," Pinson Mayor Joe Cochran wrote in a Facebook post. "No words can be gathered to provide comfort to a family and community experience the loss of young life. "I was honored to know Caleb personally and loved the spirit he carried.