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Former Real Madrid great Raymond Kopa dies at 85

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN
Mar 03, 2017 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Raymond Kopa, a former Real Madrid attacking midfielder known as the "Napoleon of football" who became the first French player to win the Ballon d'Or, has d...
Campground owner who founded country concert in Ohio dies

The Associated Press
Mar 03, 2017 6:00 am - FORT LORAMIE, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio man who each summer turned his family campground into one of the largest outdoor concerts in the nation has died. Mike Barhorst and his...
'Auto-destructive art' pioneer Gustav Metzger dies at 90

By JILL LAWLESS
Mar 02, 2017 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Gustav Metzger, whose concept of "auto-destructive art" inspired The Who's Pete Townshend to smash his guitars, has died at age 90. Publicist Erica Bolto...
Celtic great Tommy Gemmell dies at 73

The Associated Press
Mar 02, 2017 6:00 am - GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) - Tommy Gemmell, the Celtic great who scored one of the goals that helped the Scottish club win the European Cup in 1967, has died after a long il...
Fun-loving South African golfer Hobday dies at 76

The Associated Press
Mar 02, 2017 6:00 am - PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) - Simon Hobday, the fun-loving South African golfer who won the 1994 U.S. Senior Open at Pinehurst, died Thursday after a fight with cancer. ...
Former AP correspondent Sam Summerlin dies at 89

By JOHN ROGERS
Mar 01, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Former Associated Press foreign correspondent Sam Summerlin, who was the first to report the Korean War had ended and covered everything from Latin Am...
Author, newspaper columnist Jay Cronley dies at 73

By KEN MILLER
Feb 27, 2017 6:00 am - OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma-based author Jay Cronley, whose books were made into movies starring some of Hollywood's most notable funnymen, has died at age 73. The lon...
7-foot-7 'Game of Thrones' actor Neil Fingleton dies at 36

The Associated Press
Feb 27, 2017 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Neil Fingleton, a 7-foot 7-inch actor who played the giant Mag the Mighty in "Game of Thrones" has died at 36. The Tall Persons Club says Fingleton, who wa...
Former McHenry County politician remembered as Republican powerhouse

By Lauren Rohr
Feb 27, 2017 12:00 am - Known as a Republican powerhouse in McHenry County and Illinois politics for decades, Albert Jourdan Jr. is remembered as a genuine friend, a trusted mentor and a well-r...
Reaction to the death of actor Bill Paxton

The Associated Press
Feb 26, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Reaction to the death of film and TV actor Bill Paxton, of "Titanic," ''Aliens," ''The Terminator," ''Apollo 13" and the HBO series "Big Love" fame: _...

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