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Tennis great Pancho Segura dies at 96; coached Jimmy Connors

The Associated Press
Nov 20, 2017 6:00 am - CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) - Pancho Segura, who rose from poverty to win six U.S. Pro singles and doubles championships and was one of the world's top amateur tennis players ...
Former Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna dies at 49

By KAREL JANICEK
Nov 20, 2017 6:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - Jana Novotna, who won the hearts of the tennis world by sobbing on the shoulder of a member of the British royal family after a tough loss in the Wimbledon...
Charles Manson, whose brutality made him face of evil, dead

By JOHN ROGERS
Nov 20, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Charles Manson, the hippie cult leader who became the hypnotic-eyed face of evil across America after masterminding the gruesome murders of pregnant a...
Reaction from the country music world on Mel Tillis' death

By The Associated Press
Nov 19, 2017 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A look at reaction from the country music world on Mel Tillis, who died Sunday at age 85. ___ Blake Shelton, on Twitter: - He did his best to try...
Longtime country singer, songwriter Mel Tillis dies

The Associated Press
Nov 19, 2017 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Mel Tillis, the affable longtime country music star who wrote hits for Kenny Rogers, Ricky Skaggs and many others, and overcame a stutter to sing...
"Cosby Show" actor Earle Hyman dies at 91

By LINDSEY BAHR
Nov 19, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Earle Hyman, a veteran actor of stage and screen who was widely known for playing Russell Huxtable on "The Cosby Show," has died. Jordan Strohl, a rep...
Fotis Kafatos, distinguished Greek biologist, dies at 77

By DEMETRIS NELLAS
Nov 18, 2017 6:00 am - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Fotis Kafatos, a Greek molecular biologist who had a distinguished academic career in both the United States and Europe and became the founding pre...
AC/DC founding member Malcolm Young dead at 64

By MARK KENNEDY
Nov 18, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Malcolm Young, the rhythm guitarist and guiding force behind the bawdy hard rock band AC/DC who helped create such head-banging anthems as "Highway to He...
The Latest: Celebrities mourn death of fashion icon Alaia

The Associated Press
Nov 18, 2017 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - The Latest on the death of fashion icon Azzedine Alaia (all times local): 5:45 p.m. Fashion and entertainment celebrities from around the world are mourning...
'Pocket Hercules,' 3-time Olympic champion, dies at 50

By SUZAN FRASER
Nov 18, 2017 6:00 am - ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Naim Suleymanoglu, the Turkish weightlifter who won three Olympic gold medals and was known as "Pocket Hercules," died Saturday. He was 50. Suleyma...

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