HOUSTON (AP) – Christopher Duncan, a sports reporter for The Associated Press who covered the Houston Texans, Houston Rockets and the Kentucky Derby, has died at the age of 43.
A Harris County sheriff’s deputy confirmed the death on Monday night. Duncan was found at his home, and a cause of death wasn’t released. He had recently returned to work after a kidney transplant.
Duncan was a 20-year AP employee who started with the news cooperative as an editorial assistant in 1994 in Louisville, Kentucky. He worked in Raleigh, North Carolina, before returning to Louisville and moving to Houston in 2005.
“Our deepest sympathies go to all of Chris’ friends and family. He set an example for all of us during his health battle over the past several months,” said Lou Ferrara, AP’s managing editor for sports.
Duncan joined the AP’s sports department in 2009, taking on a beat that included coverage of the NFL’s Texans and the NBA’s Rockets.