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Travis Roy, BU player paralyzed in first game, dies at 45

By JIMMY GOLEN
Oct 29, 2020 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Travis Roy, the Boston University hockey player who was paralyzed 11 seconds into his first college shift and went on to become an advocate for spinal cord...
Diane di Prima, Beat poet and activist, dead at 86

The Associated Press
Oct 28, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Diane di Prima, a poet, activist and teacher who was one of the last surviving members of the Beats and one of the few women writers in the Beat movement...
Outlaw country artist Billy Joe Shaver dead at 81

By KRISTIN M. HALL
Oct 28, 2020 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Outlaw country singer songwriter Billy Joe Shaver, who wrote songs like 'œHonky Tonk Heroes,'ť 'œI Been to Georgia on a Fast Train'ť and 'œOld Fi...
Adjei, Olympic bobsled medalist and NFL Europe player, dies

The Associated Press
Oct 28, 2020 7:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Richard Adjei, a German who won an Olympic silver medal in bobsled after playing in NFL Europe, has died. He was 37. The international bobsl...
Daniel Menaker, award-winning author and editor, dead at 79

The Associated Press
Oct 27, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Daniel Menaker, an award-winning author of fiction and nonfiction and a longtime editor at The New Yorker and Random House who worked with Alice Munro, S...
Former Naperville parks director remembered as 'iconic figure'

By Lauren Rohr
Oct 27, 2020 1:00 am - Glen Ekey lived what he preached. As former executive director of the Naperville Park District, Ekey's work spilled into his personal life, loved ones say, blending his ...
Coal magnate Robert Murray dies; he long fought regulators

The Associated Press
Oct 26, 2020 7:00 am - ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio (AP) - Robert Murray, the board chairman of the largest privately owned U.S. coal operator, who long fought federal regulations to reduce black lun...
David Braley, longtime force and CFL club owner, dies at 79

The Associated Press
Oct 26, 2020 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - David Braley, the owner of three Canadian Football League teams over the years and once the league's interim commissioner, died Monday. He was 79. He die...
Feder: Radio legend Ron Britain dies

By Robert Feder
Oct 26, 2020 1:00 am - Ron Britain, a gifted radio performer with a brilliantly creative mind and a sensitive soul, left a legacy of laughter for generations of Chicago listeners. “King B,” as...
'Brian's Song,' 'Roots,' 'Purple Rain' writer dies at 83

By LYNN ELBER
Oct 25, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - William Blinn, a screenwriter for the landmark TV projects 'œBrian's Song'ť and 'œRoots'ť and the Prince film 'œPurple Rain,'ť has died. He was 83. Bl...

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