Obituaries
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Former Michigan State, Lions coach Darryl Rogers dies
Jul 11, 2018 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Darryl Rogers, who coached Michigan State to a share of the Big Ten title in 1978 and later took the helm for the Detroit Lions, has died. He was 83. The ...
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World's ugliest dog dies weeks after winning title
Jul 11, 2018 7:00 am - ANOKA, Minn. (AP) - A 9-year-old English bulldog has died just weeks after winning the 2018 World's Ugliest Dog contest. Owner Megan Brainard of Anoka, Minnesota, told N...
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Elgin woman who had 'Impeach Trump' signs in her yard diesJul 11, 2018 1:00 am - Friends of Myra Becker say the 94-year-old Elgin woman never shied away from taking a stance, as evidenced by her oversized yard sign calling for the impeachment of Pres...
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Talk show host, politician Barbara Carlson dies at 80
Jul 10, 2018 7:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Barbara Carlson, a former radio talk show host with a bold, unfiltered personality, has died at the age of 80. Carlson's daughter, Anne Carlson, said ...
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Former UCLA basketball player Billy Knight dies at age 39
Jul 10, 2018 7:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - Authorities say former UCLA basketball player Billy Knight has died in Phoenix. The Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office hasn't released a cause of d...
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Peter Carington, last survivor of Churchill govt, dies at 99
Jul 10, 2018 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Peter Carington, a long-serving British politician who was the last survivor of Prime Minister Winston Churchill's government, has died, the government sai...
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Sam Esposito, NC State coach and ex-White Sox, dies at 86
Jul 10, 2018 7:00 am - RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Sam Esposito, the North Carolina State baseball coach who played in the 1959 World Series for the Chicago White Sox, has died. He was 81. The school...
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Sports psychologist Dr. Ken Ravizza has died at age 70
Jul 09, 2018 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Dr. Ken Ravizza, an innovator in the field of sports psychology who long worked with the athletics programs at Cal State Fullerton, Olympians and mo...
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Actor Tab Hunter, star of 'Damn Yankees' movie, dies age 86
Jul 09, 2018 7:00 am - Tab Hunter, the blond actor and singer who was a heartthrob for millions of teenagers in the 1950s with such films as "Battle Cry" and "Damn Yankees" and received new at...
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German showjumping great Hans Guenther Winkler dies at 91
Jul 09, 2018 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Hans Guenther Winkler, a German showjumping great who won five Olympic gold medals, has died. He was 91. The German Equestrian Federation confirmed Winkler...