Obituaries
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Eddie Sutton, Hall of Fame basketball coach, dies at 84
May 24, 2020 7:00 am - Eddie Sutton waited so long to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He couldn't hang on long enough to make it to the ceremony. The man who l...
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Jim Arnold, Glenbard West coaching legend dies at 86May 24, 2020 1:00 am - Jim Arnold was more than a track coach, according to those that knew him. Along with fast starts and strong finishes, he taught his athletes how to clear the hurdles of ...
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Japanese pro-wrestler in popular reality show dies at 22
May 23, 2020 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Hana Kimura, a Japanese pro-wrestler who appeared in the latest series of the popular reality show 'œTerrace House,'ť has died. She was 22. Her organization...
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Guinean singer Mory Kante, 'baobab of culture,' dies at 70
May 22, 2020 7:00 am - CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) - Guinean singer Mory Kante, an influential figure in African and world music, has died, his family said Friday. He was 70. Kante brought Guinean, a...
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Jerry Sloan, Hall of Fame coach for Utah Jazz, dies at 78
May 22, 2020 1:00 am - Jerry Sloan, the Hall of Fame coach who was a fixture for decades in Utah and took the Jazz to the NBA Finals in 1997 and 1998, died Friday. He was 78. The Jazz said he ...
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News executive, ex-US Rep William Keating remembered warmly
May 21, 2020 7:00 am - CINCINNATI (AP) - Bill Keating is remembered widely as gentlemanly, considerate and modest. Underneath that genial exterior was a fiercely competitive and driven athlete...
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Speech advocate Annie Glenn, astronaut's wife, dies at 100
May 19, 2020 7:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Annie Glenn, who was thrust into the spotlight in 1962 when her husband became the first American to orbit the Earth, but who shied away from the m...
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Evangelist who built global ministry dies in Atlanta at 74
May 19, 2020 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Evangelist Ravi Zacharias, who built an international ministry that strives to defend Christianity on intellectual grounds, has died in Georgia. He was 74...
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Annie Glenn, widow of U.S. Sen. John Glenn, dies at 100
May 19, 2020 7:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Annie Glenn, the widow of astronaut and U.S. Sen. John Glenn and a communication disorders advocate, died Tuesday at age 100. Glenn died of COVID-...
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Burmeister, who coached UTSA to NCAA tourney, dies at 72
May 19, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Ken Burmeister, a college basketball coach for 21 seasons who took Texas-San Antonio to the NCAA Tournament and later guided Loyola of Chicago, died Tuesd...