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Hard-hitting former Raider Jack Tatum dies at 61

Associated Press

Jack Tatum spent nine years in the NFL, delivering such vicious hits that he earned the nickname "The Assassin."

COLUMBUS, Ohio— He was called the “Assassin.”

Jack Tatum was one of the hardest hitters in the NFL, a Pro Bowl safety who intimidated opposing players with bone-jarring tackles that helped make [...]

Kaye Cowher, wife of former coach, dies at age 54

Associated Press

Coach Cowher's wife, Kaye Cowher, dies of cancer at 54

RALEIGH, N.C. —Kaye Cowher, the wife of ex-Steelers coach Bill Cowher and a former basketball player at North Carolina State and in the now-defunct Women’s Professional Basketball League, has died of skin cancer. She was 54.

Cowher died Friday in her [...]

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Chris Henry suffered from a chronic brain injury that may have influenced his mental state and behavior before he died last winter, West Virginia University researchers say.

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. —Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry suffered from a chronic brain injury that may have influenced his mental state and behavior before he died [...]

No alcohol found in Henry’s system after his death

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)—A toxicology report found no alcohol in Chris Henry’s system after the Cincinnati Bengals receiver died in December from a fractured skull and other head injuries in what’s been ruled an accident.

A toxicology report released Tuesday found no alcohol in Chris Henry's system after the Bengals receiver died in December [...]

Jose Lima dies at 37

Associated Press

Authorities say paramedics found former major league pitcher Jose Lima, 37, in full cardiac arrest at his home in Pasadena Calif., early Sunday, and he was taken to Huntington Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

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LOS ANGELES — Jose Lima, a right-hand pitcher who was a 20-game winner and an All-Star during [...]

Hall of Famer Stan Jones dies at 78

Associated Press

Stan Jones, a standout for the Chicago Bears in the 1950s and ’60s and an innovator of weight training in professional football, has died. He was 78.

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DENVER (AP)—NFL Hall of Famer Stan Jones, a standout for the Chicago Bears in the 1950s and ’60s and an innovator of weight training in professional [...]

Police won't charge Henry's fiancee in death

Associated Press

Loleini Tonga, fiancee of Cincinnati Bengals' Chris Henry, foreground, watches him during a radio interview with 1530 Homer and Lance McAlister in Cincinnati.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Police will not charge the fiancee of late Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry in connection with his death last month.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police announced Wednesday that there was [...]

Fiancee: Henry jumped, didn’t fall

Associated Press

Chris Henry‘s fiancee says he jumped out of the back of her truck instead of falling and that she wasn’t driving fast on the

Chris Henry and Loleini Tonga with DeMarcus, 10 months; Seini, 3

day the Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver was fatally injured.

Loleini Tonga tells ESPN that she thinks Henry thought he would land [...]

Fiancee of Bengals’ Henry speaks at his funeral

AP Sports Writer

WESTWEGO, La. (AP) — Chris Henry‘s fiancee wept as she spoke about the Cincinnati Bengals receiver at his funeral Tuesday, and she said while she may have helped steer him out of trouble, he changed her life.

Seini Henry, daugther of Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry, shows a message to Henry before [...]

Houshmandzadeh to Henry’s funeral

Associated Press

RENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh is missing practice Tuesday to attend the funeral of former Cincinnati Bengals teammate Chris Henry.

Seattle coach Jim Mora said Monday that Houshmandzadeh was on his way to Louisiana to attend the service and would return Tuesday night.

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Mora says Houshmandzadeh “was almost like a big [...]