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Willie Mays, whose unique collection of skills made him the greatest center fielder who ever lived, died at 93 years old in the Bay Area. Michael Mays said in a statement released by the San Francisco Giants, “My father has passed away peacefully and among loved ones. I want to thank you all from the…

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Jerry West was more than a Hall of Fame basketball player; he embodied the NBA when he was the inspiration for the silhouette in the league’s logo and spent his entire career with the Los Angeles Lakers. West was a champion for them in 1972, won the NBA Finals MVP despite not winning the title…

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Bill Walton, the red-headed superstar who led UCLA to 73 consecutive wins and two back-to-back championships in the early 1970s before starting an injury-marred NBA career that still saw him become an essential part of world championship teams in Boston and Portland, died at 71 years old after a long battle with cancer. After his…

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A wrestler and theology major at a private Christian university in Kentucky has allegedly been killed by another university student and fellow wrestler, according to authorities. Eighteen-year-old Josiah Kilman was pronounced dead at Taylor Regional Hospital after police officers reported to Campbellsville University in central Kentucky. He was transported to the Kentucky State Examiner’s Office…

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