The New York Times – Sports:
A freshman player sued The Times after it placed him at a crime scene. The newspaper will correct its coverage.
Category: Deaths (Fatalities)
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Virginia Teenager Dies After He Is Buried in Sand From Dune Collapse
The New York Times – Travel:
The 17-year-old was trapped under several feet of sand at Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina, the National Park Service said. He was in a back-dune area on Hatteras Island.
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Oscar Pistorius, Olympian Convicted of Murder, Is Denied Parole
The New York Times – Sports:
Mr. Pistorius, who has maintained that the killing was an accident and that he is remorseful, has served about half of his 15-year sentence.
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University to Pay $14 Million After a Wrestler’s Heat Stroke Death
The New York Times – Sports:
Grant Brace, 20, died after he begged for water during a practice at the University of the Cumberlands in Kentucky, according to a lawsuit brought by his family.
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Georgia’s Jalen Carter Avoids Jail Time for Role in Fatal Crash
The New York Times – Sports:
Carter, projected as a top-five pick in the N.F.L. draft, pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor charges and will serve 12 months of probation.
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Italy Shipwreck Kills Soccer Player from Pakistan
The New York Times – Sports:
Shahida Raza, a national soccer and field hockey player, wanted her disabled son to have a better life. The boat carrying her to Italy crashed just off the coast.
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Georgia’s Jalen Carter Accused in Car Crash That Killed Two People
The New York Times – Sports:
Arrest warrants were issued for Carter, projected as a top-5 pick in the N.F.L. draft, after police said he had been involved in a crash that killed a Georgia teammate and a team staffer.
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Huey ‘Piano’ Smith, New Orleans Rock ’n’ Roll Cornerstone, Dies at 89
The New York Times – Music:
With songs like “Don’t You Just Know It,” “Rocking Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu” and “Sea Cruise,” he put a firm backbeat behind joyful nonsense.