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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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Chris Mortensen, a longtime NFL insider for ESPN and an award-winning journalist, has died, the network announced. He was 72. Mortensen was a fixture on ESPN for 30 years, appearing on “Sunday NFL Countdown,” as an NFL Draft analyst and as a contributor on “SportsCenter.” In a statement, ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro said, “Mort was…

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New England Patriots beat reporter Doug Kyed recently announced that his 2-year-old daughter, Hallie, died after a battle with leukemia. Kyed said she battled for nine months and had a successful transplant in October, but she “relapsed” after a bone marrow transplant. The Boston Herald writer said Hallie’s chemotherapy was “ineffective” and “her aggressive form…

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