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German cycling star Rudi Altig is dead at 79

The Associated Press
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...
Jack Bausman, former AP bureau chief in Moscow, dies at 92

The Associated Press
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....
Images: Gordie Howe at Twin Ice Arena at Randhurst Mall

Daily Herald staff report
Jun 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...
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 ...

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