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Son: Jazz great Ellis Marsalis Jr. dead, 85; COVID involved

By JANET McCONNAUGHEY and REBECCA SANTANA
Apr 02, 2020 7:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Ellis Marsalis Jr., the jazz pianist, teacher and patriarch of a New Orleans musical clan, died late Wednesday from pneumonia brought on by the new co...
Tony Lewis, co-developer of cricket's DLS method, dies

By The Associated Press
Apr 02, 2020 7:00 am - Tony Lewis, the co-developer of the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method used in cricket for calculating target scores in weather-affected limited-overs matches, has died. He wa...
Ed Farmer, White Sox broadcaster, former pitcher, dies at 70

By ANDREW SELIGMAN
Apr 02, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Ed Farmer rooted for the White Sox growing up on Chicago's South Side and went on to become an All-Star reliever for them. Where he really made his mark w...
Jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli dies from coronavirus

The Associated Press
Apr 02, 2020 7:00 am - SADDLE RIVER, N.J. (AP) - Jazz guitarist John 'œBucky'ť Pizzarelli, who was inducted to the New Jersey Hall of Fame, has died at the age of 94. The virtuoso who had play...
'Ed Farmer was a character': Friends remember longtime Sox broadcaster, former reliever

By Scot Gregor
Apr 02, 2020 1:00 am - Ed Farmer, the White Sox's radio voice for the last 29 years and a former all-star relief pitcher, passed away Wednesday night in a Los Angeles-area hospital of complica...
Legendary Vermont sports anchor Tony Adams dies at 95

The Associated Press
Apr 01, 2020 7:00 am - BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - Legendary Vermont sports anchor Tony Adams died at the age of 95. Adams, an anchor for 35 years at WCAX in Burlington, died Tuesday evening, the s...
1st virus death in Senegal is ex-French soccer club boss

By CARLEY PETESCH and JEROME PUGMIRE
Apr 01, 2020 7:00 am - DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Pape Diouf, a former president of French soccer club Marseille, died Tuesday in Senegal after contracting the coronavirus. It was the West African ...
Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne dies from coronavirus

By ANDREW DALTON
Apr 01, 2020 7:00 am - Emmy and Grammy-winning musician and songwriter Adam Schlesinger, known for his work with his band Fountains of Wayne and on the TV show 'œCrazy Ex-Girlfriend,'ť died We...
Suburban pizza king Fred Rosati dies at 102

By Bob Susnjara
Apr 01, 2020 1:00 am - Fred Rosati, who helped his family's pizzerias become a national chain after his brothers started the first restaurant in Mount Prospect, is being remembered for his fri...
Actor Andrew Jack dies of coronavirus at 76 in Britain

The Associated Press
Mar 31, 2020 7:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - Star Wars actor Andrew Jack has died in Britain as a result of the coronavirus, his agent said on Wednesday. He was 76. The actor, who also worked as a dia...

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