Jim McKay, Legendary Broadcaster, Dies

Legendary ABC broadcaster Jim McKay,who hosted 10 Olympic Games for the network and hosted “Wide World of Sports“ for its first 25, died Saturday at his country estate in the horse country of Monkton, Md. He was 86. He died of natural causes, said LeslieAnne Wade, a spokeswoman for CBS Sports where McKay’s son, Sean McManus, is the president. McManus said that his father, who hosted and commented on Triple Crown races for ABC, might have only one regret: missing Big Brown’s chance on Saturday to be the first winner of the Triple Crown since 1978.