May 21, 2013

Former NBA player Orlando Woolridge dead at 52

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(PhatzRadio / SI) — Orlando Woolridge, the rugged forward who carved out a reputation over 13 NBA seasons as a scoring specialist and one of the original alley-oop artists, died late Thursday at his parents’ home in Mansfield, La. He was 52. DeSoto Parish Chief Deputy Coroner Billy Locke said Woolridge died while under hospice [...]

Former heavyweight champ Joe Frazier has liver cancer

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier has liver cancer and is under hospice care. The 67-year-old boxer was diagnosed four or five weeks ago, Frazier’s personal and business manager said on Saturday. Leslie Wolff told The Associated Press the doctors have not yet told Frazier how long he has to live. “We have [...]