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Rink Babka, discus medalist at 1960 Olympics, dies at 85

The Associated Press
Jan 17, 2022 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Richard 'œRink'ť Babka, a former world record holder who was part of a U.S. medals sweep in the discus at the 1960 Rome Olympics, has died. He was 85....
Feder: Chicago radio sportscaster Les Grobstein dies

By Robert Feder
Jan 17, 2022 12:00 am - Les Grobstein, a hometown original whose career as a Chicago radio sportscaster spanned more than 50 years, was known as a hardworking reporter with a phenomenal memory ...
Mali's ex-President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita dies at 76

By BABA AHMED and KRISTA LARSON
Jan 16, 2022 6:00 am - BAMAKO, Mali (AP) - Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, the former president of Mali who took office in a landmark election held after a destabilizing coup only to be ousted in anot...
Celebrated Greek painter Alekos Fassianos dies at 86

The Associated Press
Jan 16, 2022 6:00 am - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Alekos Fassianos, one of the most important modern Greek painters, died Sunday at his home after a long illness, the state news agency ANA reported...
Joe B. Hall, who led Kentucky to 1978 NCAA title, dies at 93

By GARY B. GRAVES
Jan 15, 2022 6:00 am - LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Joe B. Hall took on the steep challenge of following a legend and created his own successful legacy. Hall, who succeeded Adolph Rupp and guided Ke...
Ralph Emery, famed country music broadcaster, dies at 88

By The Associated Press
Jan 15, 2022 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Ralph Emery, who became known as the dean of country music broadcasters over more than a half-century in both radio and television, died Saturday...
Italian menswear innovator Nino Cerruti dies at 91

By COLLEEN BARRY
Jan 15, 2022 6:00 am - MILAN (AP) - Nino Cerruti, the Italian fashion designer credited with revolutionizing menswear in the 1960s and who gave Giorgio Armani his first fashion break, has died...
Iran's Iraj Pezeshkzad, who wrote 'My Uncle Napoleon,' dies

By NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL
Jan 14, 2022 6:00 am - TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iraj Pezeshkzad, an Iranian author whose bestselling comic novel, 'œMy Uncle Napoleon,'ť lampooned Persian culture's self-aggrandizing and paranoid b...
Funeral Mass for Great America's 'Hank' Salemi set for Monday

Daily Herald report
Jan 14, 2022 12:00 am - A funeral Mass will be held Monday for Charles "Hank" Salemi, a Libertyville resident and president of Six Flags Great America in Gurnee. Salemi, 57, a respected leader...
Longtime high school hockey coach Bill Belisle dies

The Associated Press
Jan 13, 2022 6:00 am - WOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) - Bill Belisle, a Rhode Island high school hockey coach who led Mount Saint Charles Academy to 32 state championships in more than four decades at ...

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