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Felton Spencer, ex-Louisville star and NBA veteran, dies

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) 鈥 Felton Spencer, who set Louisville single-season and career records in field goal percentage before playing 12 years in the NBA, has died. He was 55.
Bud Grant, stoic coach of powerful Blue Bombers teams, dies at 95

Bud Grant, stoic coach of powerful Blue Bombers teams, dies at 95

Bud Grant, who won four Grey Cups as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers head coach and would later lead the Minnesota Vikings to four Super Bowl losses, has died. He was 95. The Vikings confirmed Grant's death on social media on Saturday.
Pat McCormick, 4-time Olympic diving champion, dies at 92

Pat McCormick, 4-time Olympic diving champion, dies at 92

LOS ANGELES (AP) 鈥 Pat McCormick, who became the first diver to sweep the 3-meter and 10-meter events at consecutive Olympics, has died. She was 92.
Longtime Chiefs wide receiver Otis Taylor dies at age 80

Longtime Chiefs wide receiver Otis Taylor dies at age 80

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) 鈥 Otis Taylor, the longtime Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver who along with quarterback Len Dawson formed one of the NFL's dynamic duos, died Thursday after more than a decade of health problems. He was 80.

Survivor of White Rose group that resisted Nazis dies at 103

BERLIN (AP) 鈥 Traute Lafrenz, the last known survivor of a German group known as the White Rose that actively resisted the Nazis, has died. She was 103.
Robert Blake, actor acquitted in wife's killing, dies at 89

Robert Blake, actor acquitted in wife's killing, dies at 89

LOS ANGELES (AP) 鈥 Robert Blake, the Emmy award-winning performer who went from acclaim for his acting to notoriety when he was tried and acquitted in the killing of his wife, died Thursday at age 89.
Chaim Topol, Israeli actor known for Fiddler's Tevye, dies

Chaim Topol, Israeli actor known for Fiddler's Tevye, dies

JERUSALEM (AP) 鈥 Chaim Topol, a leading Israeli actor who charmed generations of theatergoers and movie-watchers with his portrayal of Tevye, the long-suffering and charismatic milkman in 鈥淔iddler on the Roof,鈥 has died in Tel Aviv, Israeli leaders s
Ex-Navajo President Zah, guided by love for people, dies

Ex-Navajo President Zah, guided by love for people, dies

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) 鈥 Peterson Zah, a monumental Navajo Nation leader who guided the tribe through a politically tumultuous era and worked tirelessly to correct wrongdoings against Native Americans, has died.
1st Black Vegas officer role model 'for people of any color'

1st Black Vegas officer role model 'for people of any color'

LAS VEGAS (AP) 鈥 Las Vegas was still heavily segregated in 1946 when Herman Moody became the city鈥檚 first Black police officer. He served for more than three decades in the role, continuing to mentor officers long after he retired in 1977.
Founder of Chicago beef shop that inspired 'The Bear' dies

Founder of Chicago beef shop that inspired 'The Bear' dies

CHICAGO (AP) 鈥 The founder of the Chicago Italian beef shop that inspired FX鈥檚 "The Bear," Joseph Zucchero, has died at 69, his son said. Mr. Beef, the no-frills sandwich joint in Chicago's River North, has been a neighborhood staple for decades.
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