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Jimmy Cobb, 'Kind of Blue' drummer for Miles Davis, dies

By RUSSELL CONTRERAS
May 26, 2020 7:00 am - Jimmy Cobb, a percussionist and the last surviving member of Miles Davis' 1959 'œKind of Blue'ť groundbreaking jazz album which transformed the genre and sparked several...
'Visionary' Elk Grove parks leader Jack Claes dies at 96

By Kevin Schmit
May 26, 2020 1:00 am - Jack Claes grew up in New Jersey, captivated by views of the Manhattan skyline and Palisades Amusement Park. A lifetime was born in those moments. The first park distric...
William Small, 'hero to journalism' at CBS, NBC, dies at 93

By JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK
May 25, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Longtime broadcast news executive William J. Small, who led CBS News' Washington coverage during the civil rights movement, Vietnam War and Watergate and...
Former Brazil women's soccer coach Alvarez dies at 63

By MAURICIO SAVARESE
May 25, 2020 7:00 am - SAO PAULO (AP) - Oswaldo Alvarez, who coached Brazil at the last two Women's World Cups, died in a Sao Paulo hospital on Monday. He was 63. Alvarez recently said he was ...
Eddie Sutton, Hall of Fame basketball coach, dies at 84

By CLIFF BRUNT
May 24, 2020 7:00 am - Eddie Sutton waited so long to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He couldn't hang on long enough to make it to the ceremony. The man who l...
Jim Arnold, Glenbard West coaching legend dies at 86

By Steve Zalusky
May 24, 2020 1:00 am - Jim Arnold was more than a track coach, according to those that knew him. Along with fast starts and strong finishes, he taught his athletes how to clear the hurdles of ...
Japanese pro-wrestler in popular reality show dies at 22

The Associated Press
May 23, 2020 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Hana Kimura, a Japanese pro-wrestler who appeared in the latest series of the popular reality show 'œTerrace House,'ť has died. She was 22. Her organization...
Guinean singer Mory Kante, 'baobab of culture,' dies at 70

By YOUSSOUF BAH and BOUBACAR DIALLO
May 22, 2020 7:00 am - CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) - Guinean singer Mory Kante, an influential figure in African and world music, has died, his family said Friday. He was 70. Kante brought Guinean, a...
Jerry Sloan, Hall of Fame coach for Utah Jazz, dies at 78

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer
May 22, 2020 1:00 am - Jerry Sloan, the Hall of Fame coach who was a fixture for decades in Utah and took the Jazz to the NBA Finals in 1997 and 1998, died Friday. He was 78. The Jazz said he ...
News executive, ex-US Rep William Keating remembered warmly

By DAN SEWELL
May 21, 2020 7:00 am - CINCINNATI (AP) - Bill Keating is remembered widely as gentlemanly, considerate and modest. Underneath that genial exterior was a fiercely competitive and driven athlete...

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