Former Villanova star dies after beating
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Howard Porter, one of the best players in Villanova basketball history, died after he was found severely beaten in an alley more than a week ago. He was 58.
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A 33-year-old St. Paul, Minn., woman is arrested in connection with the beating death of former NBA player and Villanova basketball star Howard Porter.
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Washington Wizards coach Eddie Jordan was hospitalized with a blood clot in his left leg and will miss the next two games. Jordan, 49, felt discomfort in his leg and was hospitalized Thursday night after consulting
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Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coach Mark Osowski has died after he was stricken with pancreatitis. He was 41. He died Sunday while hospitalized at the Cleveland Clinic, the NBA team said Monday.
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Former National League Most Valuable Player Ken Caminiti died of a heart attack at age 41 in New York, the New York Times reported Monday.
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Atlanta Hawks forward Al Horford has  been given a one-match suspension after striking a player on  the head, the NBA said on Thursday.
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Willie Pep, considered pound for pound one of the top boxers to lace on a pair of gloves, died Thursday at West Hill Convalescent Home in Rocky Hill, Conn. The "Will o' the Wisp" was 84.
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He's 74 years old now and he's got more stories than just about anybody. There was the time he struck out Ted Williams in the All-Star Game. Then there was the time he had to separate Tom Heinsohn from Wilt Chamberlain during a heated exchange in an NBA game.
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Dennis Johnson, a five-time NBA All-Star and integral part of the Celtics' 1984 and 1986 championship teams, died yesterday, collapsing after coaching Boston's NBA Development League affiliate, the Austin Toros, in practice in Austin, Texas.
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Broncos running back Damien Nash collapsed and died after a charity basketball game in suburban St. Louis on Saturday, less than two months after the slaying of teammate Darrent Williams.
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Ken Caminiti, a National League M.V.P. winner who admitted to using steroids, died Sunday. The cause was a heart attack, according to his agent.
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A college student died Thursday after suffering a head injury in a clash between police officers and a crowd of Red Sox fans who poured into the streets outside Fenway Park to celebrate their team's victory over the New York Yankees.
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A federal jury awarded $260,000 on Monday to one of two men who sued NBA star Allen Iverson after they said they were beaten by his entourage at a Washington nightclub.
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Dennis Johnson, the star NBA guard who was part of three championship teams, died Thursday after collapsing at the end of practice. He was 52. Johnson, coach of the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League, died at a hospital, D-League spokesman Kent Partridge said.
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Former University of Louisville basketball player Larry Williams has died. He was 48.
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Damien Nash was remembered Monday as a charismatic man with a captivating smile who died as he lived &#151; competing in sports and helping his community.
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A man with learning difficulties has died after a "sustained and brutal" beating by a gang of youths.