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Watch: Billy Crystal's funny, poignant eulogy of Muhammad Ali

By JENNA FRYER and BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press
Jun 10, 2016 1:00 am - LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville and the rest of the world said goodbye to The Greatest on Friday, showering affection on Muhammad Ali during a fist-pumping funeral processi...
Former Leverkusen coach Sascha Lewandowski dead at 44

The Associated Press
Jun 09, 2016 7:00 am - BOCHUM, Germany (AP) - Former Bayer Leverkusen coach Sascha Lewandowski, who stepped down as coach of second-division Union Berlin in March suffering from burnout, has d...
Former Nigeria captain and coach Stephen Keshi dies at 54

By GERALD IMRAY
Jun 08, 2016 7:00 am - Stephen Keshi, Nigerian soccer's charismatic and outspoken "Big Boss" who won African Cup titles as both captain and coach of his country, died early Wednesday. He was 5...
Military funeral set for 'Marvelous Mal' Whitfield

The Associated Press
Jun 08, 2016 7:00 am - ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - A standard military honors funeral service is scheduled for Mal Whitfield, a Tuskegee airman who won Olympic track and field titles and served for ...
Ackerman, former sportscaster behind 'Bless You Boys,' dies

The Associated Press
Jun 08, 2016 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Al Ackerman, a former TV sportscaster who coined the rally cry "Bless You Boys" for the Detroit Tigers leading up to the team's 1984 World Series win, has...
Black Angus Steakhouse founder Stuart Anderson dies at 93

By ROBERT JABLON
Jun 08, 2016 7:00 am - RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) - Stuart Anderson wasn't a cowboy, but the founder of the Black Angus Steakhouse chain knew how to corral customers. When he founded the chain...
'Raging Bull' actress Theresa Saldana dies

By LYNN ELBER
Jun 08, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Theresa Saldana, the "Raging Bull" actress who survived a stalker's brutal attack to become a crime victims' advocate and reclaimed her entertainment ...
Last known living 9/11 search dog dies in Texas at age 16

The Associated Press
Jun 07, 2016 7:00 am - COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - The last known living 9/11 search dog has died in a Houston suburb at age 16. Bretagne (BRIHT'-nee), a golden retriever, was euthanized Mon...
Street fighter and MMA pioneer Kimbo Slice dead at 42

By GREG BEACHAM
Jun 07, 2016 7:00 am - Kimbo Slice, the bearded street fighter who parlayed his internet popularity into a mixed martial arts career and worldwide fame, has died. He was 42. Slice, whose real ...
Cesar Chavez's widow Helen Chavez dies in California at 88

The Associated Press
Jun 07, 2016 7:00 am - BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) - Helen Chavez, widow of civil rights and farm labor leader Cesar Chavez, died Monday at age 88. Chavez died at a hospital in Bakersfield, Calif...

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