Boston Marathon legend Johnny Kelly dies at 97
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(Dennis, Massachussetts-AP) Oct. 7, 2004 - Boston Marathon legend Johnny Kelly has died at the age of 97. A family member says Kelley died quietly Wednesday night, shortly after moving into a nursing home near his Cape Cod home.
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The Philippine film legend who came close to defeating Gloria Arroyo in the presidential race in May died early today after suffering a stroke.
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Horse racing champion Barbaro was euthanized Monday morning, co-owner Roy Jackson said
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Two runners - a college student and a retiree - died while competing in Sunday&#39;s Beijing International Marathon, it was confirmed yesterday.
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"The Maestro fought a long, tough battle against the pancreatic cancer which eventually took his life." &#151; Luciano Pavarotti's manager, Terri Robson, in a statement on the opera superstar's death this week at age 71.
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A Kenyan marathon runner was fatally shot with an arrow, the second international athlete to die as Kenya struggles with an explosion of postelection chaos, a sports official and fellow athlete said Tuesday.
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Italian opera star Luciano  Pavarotti, hailed by many as the greatest tenor of his  generation, died on Thursday after a long battle with cancer,  his manager Terri Robson said.
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Luciano Pavarotti, the most celebrated opera singer of modern times, died this morning in his home near Modena.  Mr. Pavarotti, 71, had been suffering from pancreatic cancer since July 2006. Although his family had said he was in remission, hi...
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MODENA, Italy  - Italian opera star Luciano Pavarotti, hailed by many as the greatest tenor of his generation, died on Thursday after a long battle with cancer, his manager Terri Robson said.
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Former National League Most Valuable Player Ken Caminiti, who in 2002 admitted he used steroids, died of a heart attack in New York on Sunday, Major League Baseball reported on its Web Site.
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Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti dies at the age of 71 after a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer.
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Former baseball National League MVP Ken Caminiti died of an accidental drug overdose, a spokeswoman for the New York City medical examiner said Monday.
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Comedian Johnny Carson, the king of  U.S. late-night television as host of NBC's "The Tonight Show"  for nearly 30 years -- and the last face millions of Americans  saw before drifting off to sleep -- died on Sunday at age 79  after a long battle with emphysema.
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Golfing great Byron Nelson, who won   an unprecedented 11 PGA Tour events in a row during 1945, has   died at the age of 94, the PGA Tour said on Tuesday.
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Famed opera tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who appeared on stage with singers as varied as opera star Dame Joan Sutherland, U2's Bono and Liza Minnelli, died Thursday after suffering from pancreatic cancer.
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MODENA, Italy  - Legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who brought opera to the masses with his powerful voice and jovial personality, died on Thursday of pancreatic cancer, aged 71.
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Former Texas and Baltimore manager Johnny Oates has died at age 58. He was diagnosed with a brain tumor three years ago. Oates&#39; death was confirmed by John Blake, who formerly worked as a spokesman with the Rangers organization.