Patrick Swayze dies at 57

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Patrick Swayze lost his battle with cancer on Monday night and died at 57. He was most known for his roles in various movies including "Dirty Dancing" and "Ghost." 

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UPDATE: Tigers get beat down by Royals 11-1

Ted Kennedy dies

He had been sick with a brain tumor....cue Kindergarden Cop jokes.....for a while. On August 25, he lost his battle and died. He was 77.

Kennedy was the last real member of the camelot family. Known as the Liberal Lion he grew to become one of the most powerful and influential Senators of our time. Too many bills he helped create to list them all.

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UPDATE: TIGERS WIN 5-3 beating the Angels. Winning 2 against a first place team, always good.

60 Minutes creator Don Hewitt dies

Then man behind "60 Minutes" and the head in a box shot has died. He was 96 years old. He worked with many of the big names in the new businesses and created one of the best/most famous newsmagazine programs. 

He was also known for his control over the program. He was hand on in every part of the process and approved every story before it went on the air. 

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UPDATE: Tigers lose 3-1 to Seattle. Bats please wake up.

Robert Novak

Conservative Political Corespondent and columnist Robert Novak has died on August 18. He was suffering from Cancer. Recently he had become known for "outing" CIA operative Valerie Plame in one of his columns.  

He was also a frequent contributor on CNN and Meet the Press.

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UPDATE: Tigers win 5-3, beating Seattle. 

{removes glasses} Walter Cronkite died at 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, some 14 hours ago

Walter Cronkite, the titan of TV news, died at 92 on Friday night. He was a longtime TV anchor for CBS news and brought the world into countless living rooms every night. He was often considered the "most trusted man in America."


KeepLeyland2 has a special connection here meeting Mr. Cronkite more than once and even having brunch with the man. Was an absoulte gentleman. He will be missed.

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UPDATE: Tigers lose 2-1 to Yankees

Robert McNamara passes

Former Secretary of Defense for two presidents has died. He was 93.

McNamara is widely known for being the architect of the Vietnam War. He also wrote extensively on the dangers of WMDs. Didn't know that he also served as President of the World Bank for 12 years.

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UPDATE: Tigers lose to Royals 4-3

Karl Malden dies

He was 97 years old. Old Dude.

Malden is most known for his role in a couple of Marlon Brando films including A Streetcar Named Desire and On The Waterfront (a personal favorite of KeepLeyland2). In the 1980s he became spokesperson for American Express and reminded everyone "Don't leave home without it."

Good News for the Tigers as the head into an important series against the Twins.

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UPDATE: Tigers win a wild won. Up a ton then blow the lead then  win it in 16.  Tigers beat Twins 11-9