National Obituaries

The Toronto Raptors' first-ever head coach Brendan Malone has died. He was 81. The Denver Nuggets announced his passing on social media Tuesday. The cause of death was not released.

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Ted Schwinden, a wheat farmer and World War II veteran who gained national attention for keeping his home phone number listed during two terms as Montana's governor, has died. He was 98.

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Chiarello, a chef known for his Italian-inspired Californian restaurants who won an Emmy Award for best host for “Easy Entertaining With Michael Chiarello" and appeared on Bravo’s “Top Chef” and “Top Chef Masters,” has died.

LONDON (AP) — British filmmaker Terence Davies, best known for a pair of powerful, lyrical movies inspired by his childhood in postwar Liverpool, has died at the age of 77.

ATLANTA (AP) — Jim Poole, who pitched in the big leagues for 11 seasons and gave up the deciding homer to Atlanta's David Justice in the 1995 World Series, died of complications from ALS. He was 57.

CHICAGO (AP) — A photo of Dick Butkus sneering behind his facemask filled the cover of Sports Illustrated’s 1970 NFL preview, topped by the headline, “The Most Feared Man in the Game.

Reaction to the death of Chicago Bears great Dick Butkus: ___ “Dick was the ultimate Bear, and one of the greatest players in NFL history. He was Chicago’s son.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, a centrist Democrat and champion of liberal causes who was elected to the Senate in 1992 and broke gender barriers throughout her long career in local and national politics , has died.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Giannis Ioannidis, one of Greece's most successful basketball coaches who later entered politics and served as a minister for sports, has died at the age of 78.

NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Christopher, an outfielder on the 1962 expansion New York Mets, died Tuesday in Edgewood, Maryland. He was 87. The Mets said he died at his home, where he was receiving hospice care.