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Sen. Birch Bayh, champion of Title IX federal law, dies

By TOM DAVIES
Mar 14, 2019 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - When Birch Bayh pushed in the U.S. Senate for the landmark 1972 federal law banning discrimination against women in college admissions and athletics,...
F1 race director Whiting dies 3 days before Australian GP

By JOHN PYE
Mar 14, 2019 7:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Five-time world champion Lewis Hamilton described Charlie Whiting as a pillar of Formula One and an icon of the sport. Four-time champion Seb...
Former British Davis Cup captain Paul Hutchins dies at 73

The Associated Press
Mar 14, 2019 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Paul Hutchins, the former British Davis Cup captain who led the team to the final in 1978, has died. He was 73. The Lawn Tennis Association and Hutchins' f...
'A trailblazer.' Reaction to US Sen. Birch Bayh's death

The Associated Press
Mar 14, 2019 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Reaction to the death of former U.S. Sen. Birch Bayh, who died Thursday at age 91: "Birch Bayh was a trailblazer who dedicated himself to improving t...
Sen. Birch Bayh, author of Title IX law, dies at age 91

By TOM DAVIES
Mar 14, 2019 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Former U.S. Sen. Birch Bayh, who championed the Title IX federal law banning discrimination against women in college admissions and sports, died at h...
Correction: Dan Jenkins, sports writing great, dies at 90

The Associated Press
Mar 13, 2019 7:00 am - FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - In a story March 7 and 8 about Dan Jenkins' death, The Associated Press erroneously reported that he was 89. He was 90. A corrected version of t...
Pele's favorite teammate and World Cup winner Coutinho dies

By MAURICIO SAVARESE
Mar 12, 2019 7:00 am - SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazilian striker Coutinho, a 1962 World Cup winner who Pele considered his favorite attacking partner at Santos FC, died on Monday. He was 75. Santos a...
Drummer Hal Blaine, played on hits of Sinatra, Elvis, dies

By ANDREW DALTON and HILLEL ITALIE
Mar 12, 2019 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hal Blaine, the Hall of Fame session drummer and virtual one-man soundtrack of the 1960s and '70s who played on the songs of Frank Sinatra, Elvis Pres...
Czech Roma singer Vera Bila dies at 64 of heart attack

The Associated Press
Mar 12, 2019 7:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - Czech singer Vera Bila, dubbed the Ella Fitzgerald of Gypsy music or the Queen of Romany, has died. She was 64. The Romea.cz server that writes about Roma ...
Memphis singer, songwriter John Kilzer dies suddenly

The Associated Press
Mar 12, 2019 7:00 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - John Kilzer, a singer and songwriter from Tennessee whose music career spanned 30 years and who became a pastor after undergoing drug recovery, has...

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