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Chicago Blackhawk goalie Tony Esposito stretches to block Detroit Red Wing Captain Alex Delvecchio shot as Keith Magnuson moves in on defense, during the third period of a Stanley Cup hockey playoff game in Detroit, April 13, 1970. (AP Photo, File)

Detroit Red Wings legend and Hockey Hall of Famer Alex Delvecchio dies at 93

Hockey Hall of Famer Alex Delvecchio has died. He was 93. A spokesperson for the Detroit Red Wings said Delvecchio died at his home in Rochester, Michigan. A cause of death was not available.
 
The Rev. Jimmy Swaggart gestures as he preaches the Gospel to the nearly 14,000 faithful who attended his Los Angeles Crusade in the Sports Arena, Sunday, March 29, 1987. (AP Photo/Mark Avery, file)

Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, whose ministry was toppled by prostitution scandals, dies at 90

 
American Promise trainer D. Wayne Lukas looks on prior to the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race, May 17, 2025, at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

D. Wayne Lukas revolutionized horse racing: An Appreciation

 
Trainer D. Wayne Lukas sits atop his horse as he watches morning workouts against the backdrop of a large tent set up in the infield before sunrise at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., April 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke, file)

D. Wayne Lukas death: Horse racing pays tribute to Hall of Fame trainer

 
American Promise trainer D. Wayne Lukas looks on prior to the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race, May 17, 2025, at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Hall of Fame horse trainer D. Wayne Lukas, a winner of 15 Triple Crown races, dies at 89

 

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Ananda Lewis arrives at the 5th Annual TV Guide Emmy Party in Los Angeles, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Ananda Lewis, former MTV and BET host who publicly shared breast cancer journey, dies

 

Italian rally driver Matteo Doretto dies aged 21 after crash in testing in Poland

 
Boston Celtics' Kevin McHale (32) drives as David Greenwood (34) of the Chicago Bulls attempts to catch up during NBA action in Chicago, Nov. 18, 1980. (AP Photo/Fred Jewell, File)

David Greenwood, former UCLA star and NBA champion, dies at 68 after cancer battle

 
Members of The Beach Boys, from left, Mike Love, Carl Wilson, Brian Wilson, Al Jardine and Bruce Johnston, pose with their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, during a ceremony in Los Angeles on Dec. 30, 1980. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon, File)

AP PHOTOS: Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson’s life in photos

 
A sunflower lies on the Beach Boys' star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after the announcement of the death of the band's main songwriter Brian Wilson at 82, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Mike Love and Elton John react to the death of Brian Wilson

 
Brian Wilson performs as part of Nissan Live Sets on Yahoo! Music in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 30, 2008. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Brian Wilson, Beach Boys visionary leader and summer’s poet laureate, dies at 82

 
In this Wednesday, March 9, 2005 file picture German artist Guenther Uecker, one of the country's most important post-war artists who was famous for his large-format nail reliefs, stands in front of his artwork 'Feld' (field) in Berlin, Berlin. (AP Photo/Jockel Finck, File)

World-famous German “nail artist” Günther Uecker dies at 95

 
West Virginia Delegate Doug Skaff, D-Kanawha, is pictured, Aug. 4, 2011, in Charleston, W.Va. (Chris Dorst/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP, File)

Newspaper executive and former West Virginia lawmaker Doug Skaff Jr. dies in highway accident at 48

 
Government soldiers stand over pro-democracy protesters demanding the resignation of Suchinda Kraprayoon, who surrendered after they moved in firing automatic weapons in the air in an attempt to clear the area near Phan Fa Bridge in Bangkok, May 18, 1992. (AP Photo/Nate Thayer, file)

Thailand’s former Prime Minister Suchinda Kraprayoon, who cracked down on 1992 protests, dies at 91

 
The former so-called prime minister of the self-proclaimed Kosovo government-in-exile talk to the media in Bonn, Germany, March 24, 1999. (AP Photo/Fritz Reiss)

Bujar Bukoshi, Kosovo independence leader, dies at 78

 
Rock star Sylvester "Sly" Stone of Sly and the Family Stone appears in April 1972. (AP Photo, File)

Sly Stone, leader of funk revolutionaries Sly and the Family Stone, dies at 82

 
British author Frederick Forsyth poses for a photograph in Hertford, England, Aug. 17, 2006. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

‘Day of the Jackal’ author Frederick Forsyth dies at 86

 
Premier League referee Uriah Rennie gestures in Liverpool, England, April 11, 2006. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP, File)

Uriah Rennie, the Premier League’s first Black referee, dies at 65

 

All Blacks great Stu Wilson, known for his ebullient personality and pioneering play, dies at 70

 

Tom Rafferty, an offensive lineman who won a Super Bowl with the Cowboys, dies at 70

 
Zambia's President Edgar Chagwa Lungu addresses the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters, Sept. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Former Zambian President Edgar Lungu has died at 68

 
Canadian mission specialist Marc Garneau waves to photographers as he leaves the Operations and Checkout Building on Merritt Island, Fla., Nov. 30, 2000. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

Canada’s first astronaut and former Foreign Minister Marc Garneau dies at 76

 
Author Edmund White appears at his home in New York, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, file)

Edmund White, a groundbreaking gay author, dies at 85

 
Minnesota Viking tackle Jim Marshall clutches the game ball as he is carried from the field by teammates Doug Southerland, left, and Scott Studwell after the Vikings defeated the Buffalo Bills 10-3 in an NFL football game in Bloomington, Minn., on Sunday, Dec. 9, 1979. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)

Vikings’ Purple People Eater Jim Marshall, the ‘all-time iron man,’ dies at 87

 
Wearing traditional Japanese "Hapi" coats San Francisco Giants star Barry Bonds, left, is watched by Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima standing near New York Mets manager Art Howe after breaking open a barrel of sake with baseball bats at a party in Tokyo in this Nov. 7, 2002.(AP Photo/David Guttenfelder, File)

Shigeo Nagashima, known in Japan as ‘Mr. Pro Baseball,’ dies at 89

 
Renee Victor appears at the premiere of "Coco" in Los Angeles on Nov. 8, 2017. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Renée Victor, the voice of no-nonsense Abuelita in ‘Coco,’ dies at 86

 
Valerie Mahaffey seen at the Los Angeles Industry Screening of Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures "Sully" at The DGA Theater on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Steve Cohn/Invision for Warner Bros./AP Images)

Actor Valerie Mahaffey, ‘Northern Exposure’ Emmy winner, dies after cancer battle, publicist says

 

French scientist Etienne-Emile Baulieu, inventor of the abortion pill, dies at 98

 
Inter Milan president Ernesto Pellegrini appears at the Italian Football League headquarters in Milan in this 1989 filer. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Inter Milan mourning before Champions League final after death of former club president Pellegrini

 
Animated character Homer Simpson is projected on screen at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards, Sept. 22, 2019, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Alf Clausen, Emmy-winning composer who wrote music for ‘The Simpsons’ for 27 years, dies at 84

 
The Rev. James Talbot is shown in Suffolk Superior Court Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2005, in Boston. (Matt Stone/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool)

Convicted former Catholic priest exposed by Spotlight investigation dies at 87

 
Actress Loretta Swit arrives at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' 3rd Annual Television Academy Honors in Beverly Hills, Calif., Wednesday, May 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Loretta Swit, Emmy-winner who played Maj. Houlihan on pioneering series ‘M.A.S.H.,’ has died at 87

 
Florida State president John Thrasher speaks prior to head football coach Mike Norvell being introduced at a press conference Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019, in Tallahassee, Fla.. (AP Photo/Phil Sears, File)

John Thrasher, former Florida State president and state House speaker, dies at 81

 
This 2010 image released by UC Irvine shows Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o. (Daniel A. Anderson/UC Irvine via AP)

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Kenyan author and dissident who became a giant of modern literature, dies at 87

 
Juan Ramon Veron and his son Sebastian Veron are honored during the Copa Libertadores' draw ceremony in Luque, Paraguay, Dec. 2, 2014. Verón, who scored a goal against Manchester United at Old Trafford to help Argentina's Estudiantes La Plata win the 1968 Intercontinental Cup, died on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, his former team said. He was 81. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz, File)

Juan Ramón Verón, who scored at Old Trafford for Argentina’s Estudiantes de La Plata, dies at 81

 
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