Assorted notes FacebookTwitterPinterest -- Some of MLS’ marquee names are aging more gracefully than Tim Howard. ”In a statement, the Cardinals called the death “a grief that is beyond words and one which no family should experience. You can tell a man’s impact by the reaction to his death, and the outpouring of affection for Rooney on Thursday was immense. “I just got done jumping on the trampoline with my two-year-old daughter,” Heap told Byrne, “and it’s hard to get a bigger smile than that.