Obituaries
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Former USGA President Sandy Tatum dies at 96
Jun 22, 2017 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Frank "Sandy" Tatum, the former U.S. Golf Association president known for difficult U.S. Open setups and a famous quote after the "Massacre at Winge...
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Pete Flynn, longtime New York Mets groundskeeper, dies at 79
Jun 22, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Pete Flynn, a popular groundskeeper for the New York Mets who spent five decades manicuring baseball diamonds from the Polo Grounds to Citi Field, died o...
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Ivan Puhich, veteran jockey agent, dies at 89
Jun 22, 2017 7:00 am - ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Ivan Puhich, a jockey's agent who represented such riders as Kentucky Derby winner Mario Gutierrez, has died. He was 89. Santa Anita officials sai...
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Former Gilberts official dies after Elgin crashJun 22, 2017 1:00 am - Longtime Gilberts resident William "Bill" Linden, a former chairman of the village's zoning board of appeals, died Monday from injuries he suffered in a two-vehicle cras...
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Soviet spymaster Yuri Drozdov dies at 91
Jun 21, 2017 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Yuri Drozdov, the Soviet spymaster who oversaw a sprawling network of KGB agents abroad, died Wednesday. He was 91. The Foreign Intelligence Service, a KGB...
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Tony DiCicco, coach of Women's World Cup champs, dies at 68
Jun 21, 2017 7:00 am - Tony DiCicco, who coached the U.S. to the 1999 World Cup title before an overflow Rose Bowl crowd in a landmark for women's soccer, has died at 68. He died Monday at his...
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The Latest: No conclusion yet on US student's cause of death
Jun 21, 2017 7:00 am - CINCINNATI (AP) - The Latest on the death of U.S. college student Otto Warmbier after months of detention in North Korea (all times local): 4:20 p.m. A coroner hasn't re...
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Carla Fendi, philanthropist and fashion force, dies at 79
Jun 20, 2017 7:00 am - MILAN (AP) - Carla Fendi, one of the five sisters who transformed the family leather goods business into a global luxury fashion house long known for its furs, has died ...
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Sergei Mylnikov, Soviet ice hockey goaltender, dies at 58
Jun 20, 2017 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Sergei Mylnikov, a goaltender who won Olympic ice hockey gold in 1988 with the Soviet Union, has died. He was 58. The Russian Hockey Federation said he die...
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Prodigy, half of rap duo Mobb Deep, dead at 42
Jun 20, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Rapper Prodigy, a member of the hardcore New York hip-hop duo Mobb Deep, has died. He was 42. The rapper's publicist said in a statement Tuesday that Pro...