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John Shumate, who helped Notre Dame end UCLA's 88-game win streak, dies at 72

John Shumate, who helped Notre Dame end UCLA's 88-game win streak, dies at 72

John Shumate, who sparked Notre Dame to the 1974 upset of UCLA that snapped the Bruins鈥 record 88-game winning streak, has died. He was 72. Notre Dame announced that Shumate died on Monday.

Former infielder Rich Dauer, who won titles with Orioles as player and Astros as coach, dies at 72

Rich Dauer, an infielder who played a decade in the major leagues and won a World Series as a player with Baltimore and as a coach with Houston, has died. He was 72. The Orioles announced Dauer's death Monday. They did not announce a cause of death.
Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu, star of the popular drama 'Meteor Garden,' dies at age 48

Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu, star of the popular drama 'Meteor Garden,' dies at age 48

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) 鈥 Barbie Hsu, a Taiwanese actress who starred in the popular TV drama 鈥淢eteor Garden鈥 that once swept Asia, died after contracting pneumonia triggered by the flu. She was 48.
Fay Vincent, baseball commissioner during three years of turmoil, dies at 86

Fay Vincent, baseball commissioner during three years of turmoil, dies at 86

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Fay Vincent, who became an unexpected baseball commissioner in 1989 following the death of A. Bartlett Giamatti and then was forced out three years later by owners intent on a labor confrontation with players, has died. He was 86.
Former German President Horst K枚hler dies at 81

Former German President Horst K枚hler dies at 81

BERLIN (AP) 鈥 Horst K枚hler, a onetime head of the International Monetary Fund who became a popular German president before stunning the country by resigning abruptly in a flap over comments about the country's military, has died. He was 81.
Marianne Faithfull, singer and pop icon, dies at 78

Marianne Faithfull, singer and pop icon, dies at 78

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Marianne Faithfull, the British pop star, muse, libertine and old soul who inspired and helped write some of the Rolling Stones' greatest songs and endured as a torch singer and survivor of the lifestyle she once embodied, has died.
Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95

Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Dick Button was more than the most accomplished men鈥檚 figure skater in history.

Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Olympic figure skating great and authoritative commentator Dick Button has died at 95. Button's son, Edward, said he died Thursday and did not provide a cause.
Former Toronto Argonauts head coach John Huard dies at the age of 80

Former Toronto Argonauts head coach John Huard dies at the age of 80

TORONTO 鈥 John Huard, who guided the Acadia Axemen to two Vanier Cup titles and later served as head coach of the CFL's Toronto Argonauts, has died. He was 80. The Argos confirmed Huard's passing Thursday but the cause of death was not divulged.
Richard Williamson, Catholic bishop whose denial of Holocaust embarrassed Pope Benedict XVI, dies

Richard Williamson, Catholic bishop whose denial of Holocaust embarrassed Pope Benedict XVI, dies

ROME (AP) 鈥 Richard Williamson, an ultra-traditionalist Catholic bishop whose denial of the Holocaust created a scandal in 2009 when Pope Benedict XVI rehabilitated him and other members of his breakaway society, has died. He was 84.
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