A ruptured ascending aortic aneurysm -- the reported cause of death of American soccer writer Grant Wahl -- is a rare but deadly medical condition. "Grant died from the rupture of a slowly growing, ...

Sports reporter Grant Wahl died of a rupture of an ascending aortic aneurysm with hemopericardium — an accumulation of blood in the sac around his heart — his wife, Dr. Céline Gounder announced on ...

Beloved sports journalist Grant Wahl, who's credited with igniting Americans' passion for soccer, died at age 49 on Friday, Dec. 9 while covering the World Cup in Qatar. Wahl's death was sudden, which ...