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Famed Knicks Photographer Dies at 88

The New York Knicks bid farewell to a Madison Square Garden staple this week.

Longtime MSG photographer George Kalinsky died on Thursday at the age of 88. Kalinsky and his camera immortalized some of the most famous moments in the history of MSG and New York sports as a whole.

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Former Manager of the Year Jeff Torborg passes away at 83

Jeff Torborg, who caught three no-hitters as a player and was the 1990 American League Manager of the Year with the White Sox, passed away Sunday. He was 83.

Torborg spent 10 seasons as a Major League catcher, the first seven of which came with the Dodgers from 1964-70. He is one of only 18 players to have been the starting catcher for at least three no-hitters. His first was one of the best pitching performances in MLB history -- Sandy Koufax’s perfect game against the Cubs on Sept. 9, 1965.

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Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood president, dies as 67

Cecile Richards, a Waco native and former national Planned Parenthood president, has died, according to a statement from her family. She was 67.

“This morning our beloved Cecile passed away at home, surrounded by her family and her ever-loyal dog, Ollie. Our hearts are broken today but no words can do justice to the joy she brought to our lives,” her family said in a statement released early Monday.

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Tom McVie Passes Away

Former NHL coach and longtime Bruins scout Tom McVie has passed away at age 89, the team announced Monday. McVie played 18 seasons with various minor league clubs from 1956 to 1974, then was the head coach of the Capitals, Jets, and Devils in parts of nine seasons from 1975 to 1992.

McVie began his NHL career behind the bench in a difficult situation, taking over Washington’s bench partway through their second season in the league. He was tasked with molding together one of the worst rosters in league history, one that had finished 8-67-5 in their expansion season and recorded only 11 wins in year two. While he understandably didn’t make the playoffs in any of his three seasons in Washington, he did get the team out of complete embarrassment territory and was behind the bench for a 24-win season in 1976-77.

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Marcel Bonin, 3-time Stanley Cup winner with Habs, dies at 93

Marcel Bonin, winner of four Stanley Cups, including three with the Montreal Canadiens, died on Sunday at the age of 93.

“The great Canadiens family is saddened to learn of the death of Marcel Bonin,” the Montreal Canadians said in a statement.

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Cecile Richards has died at age 67.
Cecile Richards, a women’s rights crusader who served as president of Planned Parenthood as the nation approached a critical inflection point over reproductive freedom, has died, her family said Monday in a statement. She was 67.

“This morning our beloved Cecile passed away at home, surrounded by her family and her ever-loyal dog, Ollie. Our hearts are broken today but no words can do justice to the joy she brought to our lives,” it read.

Richards served as president of Planned Parenthood from 2006 to 2018, helping boost the profile of an organization long criticized by conservatives and anti-abortion activists who have called on the government to strip its funding. With nearly 600 health centers, Planned Parenthood bills itself as the nation’s leading provider and advocate of high-quality, affordable sexual and reproductive health care and its largest provider of sex education.
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Jules Feiffer, Pulitzer Prize Winning Cartoonist, Dead At 95

The Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Jules Feiffer has died at age 95.

Born January 26, 1929 in New York City, Feiffer got his start at age 17 as an assistant to another legend, Will Eisner, where he helped with iconic comics like The Spirit. However, his career really got a big bump up in 1956 when his strip Feiffer was first printed in the Village Voice, where it ran until 1997. Among other publications, Feiffer was published in the New York Times, where he pioneered the paper’s first op-ed comic strip.

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Garth Hudson, Last Surviving Member of the Band, Dies at 87

Garth Hudson, whose fantastical approach to the organ and virtuosity on a panoply of other instruments lent a distinctive touch to the roots-rock of the Canadian-American group the Band, has died, representatives for the group have confirmed. Hudson “passed away peacefully in his sleep” Tuesday morning at a nursing home in the Band’s longtime home base of Woodstock, New York, the musician’s estate executor told the Toronto Star. He was 87.

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PBA Hall of Famer Gary Mage Dies at 78

Gary Mage, a PBA Hall of Famer, died Monday surrounded by family at his home in Vancouver, Wash. Mage was 78 years old, a few days shy of his 79th birthday.

After Mage’s exemplary contributions during his four-plus decades with the PBA, he was elected to the PBA Hall of Fame in 2021 and inducted in 2022.

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Navy football announcer, Pete Medhurst, spent final hours surrounded by wife & kids

BALTIMORE — The voice of Navy Athletics passed away Monday following a battle with cancer.

Pete Medhurst, Navy Football's long time play-by-play announcer, was diagnosed last year with an aggressive form of melanoma.

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Jack De Mave, Actor on ‘Lassie’ and ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show,’ Dies at 91

Jack De Mave, who portrayed a U.S. forest ranger on Lassie and an unconventional date for Valerie Harper’s Rhoda Morgenstern on the second episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, has died. He was 91.

De Mave died Jan. 16 in hospice care in Macon, Georgia, his friend Vickie Lovett told The Hollywood Reporter. He had suffered a heart attack on Thanksgiving Day, she said.

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Actor Ron Challinor Dies After ‘Brief Period of Ill Health’

Australian actor Ron Challinor, who appeared in some of the country’s most beloved series, including Cop Shop and A Country Practice, has died. Challinor passed away on Thursday, Jan. 2 “after a period of ill health,” his friend and fellow actor Sally-Anne Upton announced on social media. He was 80. Upton did not disclose Challinor’s cause of death.

“With permission from his friend Peter Quinn, I share the very sad news of the sudden passing of our dear Ron Challinor. After a brief period of ill health, Ron passed away peacefully yesterday,” Upton, best known for playing Lucy Gambaro in Wentworth, wrote on Instagram. “Take comfort in knowing that heaven’s green room is now buzzing with laughter, Jamison’s is surely flowing, and the amazing tales are being told. Rest in peace, dear hilarious, loyal, humble Ron.”

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Nicholas Eadie dead at 67: Actor starred opposite Hollywood star Nicole Kidman in the show Vietnam

Actor Nicholas Eadie appeared in Cop Shop and Underbelly, his death was announced by fellow actor Will Conyers on social media.

Will Conyers said: “Vale, Nicholas Eadie, 1958 - 2025. I send my deepest sympathy to all those that were touched by this very special artist and human being.” Australian actor Nicholas Eadie who was born in Sydney, was reportedly found dead at his home there, but at the time of writing, no cause of death has been given.

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Veteran actress Gloria Romero dies at 91

Veteran actress Gloria Romero has passed away. She was 91 years old.

The sad news was announced by Gloria’s daughter, Maritess Gutierrez, on Facebook.

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Francisco San Martin, ‘Days of Our Lives’ and ‘Jane the Virgin’ Actor, Dies at 39

Francisco San Martin, an actor known for his roles in “Days of Our Lives” and “Jane the Virgin,” died last Thursday. He was 39.

San Martin died by suicide, confirmed by the Los Angeles Coroner’s Office in their report, with the cause of death ruled as “ligature hanging.”

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DJ Unk, ‘Walk It Out’ and ‘2 Step’ Rapper, Dies at 43

DJ Unk, the Atlanta rapper behind the hits “Walk It Out” and “2 Step,” died at the age of 43.

Unk, born Anthony Platt, was one of the key figures in snap music, a subgenre of crunk that came to prominence in the mid-2000s. As a solo artist, he scored the hits “Walk It Out” and “2 Step” in 2006, the former of which peaked at No. 2 and the latter which reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart.

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Colonel DeBeers passes away

It is with profound sadness that the Cauliflower Alley Club announces the passing of Ed Wiskowski, better known to wrestling fan as Colonel DeBeers, at the age of 80. We extend our sincerest condolences to his family, friends and fans worldwide. Thank you for the memories. R.I.P. Sir.

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"Sesame Street" star Horst Janson (89) is dead

Many people know him from their childhood or youth: Horst Janson starred in many cult series, including "Salto Mortale", "Der Bastian" and "Sesame Street".

His typical role was the nice guy, with whom he played his way into the hearts of viewers. According to people who followed him, he was also like this in real life.

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‘Dutch,’ ‘Soul Mates,’ Producer Yolanda Halley Passes Away

Yolanda Maria Halley, a producer behind numerous notable films and television projects, passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2025, surrounded by her family. Her husband, Manny Halley, CEO of Imani Media Group, shared, “Yolanda transitioned to heaven with her family by her side.”

Yolanda was a driving force at Imani Media Group, collaborating closely with her husband to bring compelling stories to audiences. Her body of work includes the acclaimed TV series Angel (2023), the films Dutch (2021) and Dutch II: Angel’s Revenge (2024), and Soul Mates (2023). She also produced Legacy (2023), Imani (2023), True to the Game 3 (2021), A Holiday Chance (2021), and Real Talk (2021).

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Iris Cummings Critchell, last living Olympian from Berlin 1936 Games, dies at 104

Iris Cummings Critchell, the last living athlete from the Berlin 1936 Olympic Games, died last Friday (24 January). She was 104.

The American swimmer-turned aviator’s death was announced by Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California, where she was an honorary instructor of aeronautics.

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Singer Marianne Faithfull has died at age 78. She's best known for her hit song As Tears Go By."

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Fay Vincent, Baseball Commissioner in a Stormy Era, Dies at 86

Fay Vincent, a lawyer who presided over Major League Baseball as its eighth commissioner during a time when it was shaken by labor strife, the first shadows of steroid use and, quite literally, a powerful earthquake that interrupted the 1989 World Series, died on Saturday in Vero Beach, Fla. He was 86.

His death, in a hospital, was caused by complications of bladder cancer, his wife, Christina, said. Mr. Vincent lived in Vero Beach.

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Allyce Ozarski, Emmy-Nominated ‘I Love You, America’ Producer, Dies at 41

Allyce Ozarski, a television producer who worked on shows like “The L Word: Generation Q” and “I Love You, America With Sarah Silverman,” died Jan. 24 in Los Angeles. She was 41.

Ozarski died from triple negative metastatic breast cancer, her family confirmed.

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Baseball lifer & O's HOFer Rich Dauer, 72, dies

Rich Dauer, an Orioles Hall of Famer who spent his entire 10-year MLB career in Baltimore and was the starting second baseman on the 1983 World Series championship team, has died, the team announced Monday. He was 72.

Dauer was a career .257 hitter who played 1,140 games -- 948 of which came from 1978-84, as the Orioles were consistently among the top teams in the American League. He joined the O’s Hall of Fame in 2012, becoming the 12th member of the ‘83 championship team to be inducted.

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Comedian Brian Murphy passes away at 92

Celebrated actor and comedian, Brian Murphy renowned for his roles in classic 1970s sitcoms Man About The House and George And Mildred, has passed away at the age of 92.

His wife, Hi-de-Hi! actress Linda Regan confirmed the news by sharing a heartfelt tribute alongside a picture of her kissing her late husband. She wrote: “My love for you will never die. RIP sweetheart.”

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