Obituaries
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The Latest: Elder Bush mourns Voinovich as political ally
Jun 12, 2016 7:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The Latest on the death of former U.S. senator and Ohio Gov. George Voinovich (all times local): 5:10 p.m. Former President George H.W. Bush says h...
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Former GOP senator and Ohio Gov. George Voinovich dies
Jun 12, 2016 7:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Former Republican U.S. Sen. George Voinovich, a two-term Ohio governor who preached frugality in his personal and public life and occasionally buck...
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German cycling star Rudi Altig is dead at 79
Jun 11, 2016 7:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - The German cycling union says former star rider Rudi Altig has died of cancer. He was 79. Altig won Germany's last road world title in 1966. He...
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Jack Bausman, former AP bureau chief in Moscow, dies at 92
Jun 10, 2016 7:00 am - STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) - Jack Bausman, a Cold War-era correspondent and former Moscow bureau chief for The Associated Press, has died, his daughter said Friday. He was 92....
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Images: Gordie Howe at Twin Ice Arena at Randhurst MallJun 10, 2016 1:00 am - Gordie Howe, known as "Mr. Hockey," has died. He was 88. During his stint with the Houston Aeros in the World Hockey Association, Howe played two games in the WHA Finals...
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Watch: Billy Crystal's funny, poignant eulogy of Muhammad Ali
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...
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Former Leverkusen coach Sascha Lewandowski dead at 44
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...
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Former Nigeria captain and coach Stephen Keshi dies at 54
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...
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Military funeral set for 'Marvelous Mal' Whitfield
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 ...
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Ackerman, former sportscaster behind 'Bless You Boys,' dies
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...