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Singer Roberta Flack poses for a portrait in New York on Oct. 10, 2018. (Photo by Matt Licari/Invision/AP, File)

Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning ‘Killing Me Softly’ singer with an intimate style, dies at 88

Roberta Flack has died at 88. The Grammy-winning singer and pianist was known for her intimate vocal and musical style on “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and other hits.

Jim Becker, a former Associated Press journalist, holds a book showing a 1945 photo of him as a Stars and Stripes correspondent in Shanghai, at his home in Kaneohe, Hawaii, May 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy)

Jim Becker, AP reporter who covered Jackie Robinson and an underdog Hawaii football team, dies at 98

In this Sept. 30, 2018, file photo, New York Mets' David Wright returns to the dugout after an on-field ceremony during a baseball game against the Miami Marlins in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)

David Wright’s No. 5 to be retired by New York Mets on July 19

FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 19, 2016, file photo, Los Angeles Dodgers' Hall of Fame announcer Vin Scully puts his headset on prior to a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants in Los Angeles. Scully, whose dulcet tones provided the soundtrack of summer while entertaining and informing Dodgers fans in Brooklyn and Los Angeles for 67 years, died Tuesday night, Aug. 2, 2022, the team said. He was 94. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Vin Scully, Dodgers broadcaster for 67 years, dies at 94

CORRECTS MONTH TO JULY, NOT JUNE - Exhibits are shown at the Jackie Robinson Museum that opened Tuesday, July 26, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Jackie Robinson Museum opens after 14 years of planning

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FILE - Los Angeles Dodgers' manager Dave Roberts, right, greets Rachel Robinson, wife of Jackie Robinson, before a baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles, Friday, April 15, 2022. Baseball's All-Stars gathered on the field before Tuesday night's, July 19, 2022, game at Dodger Stadium to honor Rachel Robinson on her 100th birthday. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

Rachel Robinson honored on 100th birthday at All-Star Game

FILE - This March 4, 1946, file photo shows Jackie Robinson of the Montreal Royals baseball team, in Sanford, Fla. Already at the forefront on the 75th anniversary of breaking baseball’s color barrier, Jackie Robinson’s life, legacy and impact is honored as part of the 2022 baseball All-Star Game in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Bill Chaplis, File)

Jackie Robinson’s legacy looms over All-Star Game in LA

This Date in Baseball

Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani stands at the on deck circle during the third inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Thursday, July 7, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Ohtani among Baseball Digest’s 80 MLB icons in last 80 years

The Los Angeles Dodgers unveil a Sandy Koufax statue in the Centerfield Plaza to honor the Hall of Famer and three-time Cy Young Award winner prior to a baseball game between the Cleveland Guardians and the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Saturday, June 18, 2022. (Keith Birmingham/The Orange County Register via AP)

Koufax gets Dodger Stadium statue next to Jackie Robinson

Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell walks in the dugout after a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Sunday, June 12, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

LEADING OFF: Yanks’ Donaldson to serve ban, Strasburg out

Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell walks in the dugout after a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Sunday, June 12, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

LEADING OFF: Yanks’ Donaldson to serve ban, Strasburg out

New York Yankees' Josh Donaldson reacts after flying out to end the third inning of the team's baseball game against the Chicago Cubs on Friday, June 10, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Donaldson’s 1-game ban upheld by MLB, fine cut to $5,000

New York Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson (28) makes a swinging strike on a pitch during the third inning of a baseball game against Chicago White Sox, Saturday May 21, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Yanks’ Donaldson off IL, making 1st start since Anderson ban

New York Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson (28) makes a swinging strike on a pitch during the third inning of a baseball game against Chicago White Sox, Saturday May 21, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Donaldson disappointed Yankees didn’t publicly support him

New York Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson (28) makes a swinging strike on a pitch during the third inning of a baseball game against Chicago White Sox, Saturday May 21, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Yanks’ Donaldson (shoulder) goes on 10-day injured list

FILE - New York Mets' Gil Hodges smiles in March 1963. Gil Hodges, who helped the Dodgers win World Series titles in Brooklyn and Los Angeles, will have his No. 14 jersey retired. The pre-game ceremony will take place on June 4, 2022 when the New York Mets visit Dodger Stadium..(AP Photo/Harry Harris, File)

Dodgers to retire Gil Hodges’ No. 14 in June

New York Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson (28) makes a swinging strike on a pitch during the third inning of a baseball game against Chicago White Sox, Saturday May 21, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Josh Donaldson apologizes to Jackie Robinson’s family

New York Yankees' Aaron Judge hits a home run during fifth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Monday May 23, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Judge hits 2 more HRs, but Orioles defeat Yankees 6-4

Baltimore Orioles' Ramon Urias (29) runs the bases after his sixth-inning home run during a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Monday May 23, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Urias tags Cole, O’s overcome Judge’s 2 HRs, beat Yanks 6-4

New York Yankees' Josh Donaldson, left, talks with manager Aaron Boone in the dugout during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Chicago, Sunday, May 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

MLB suspends Yanks’ Donaldson for 1 game for ‘Jackie’ remark

Chicago White Sox' Tim Anderson reacts towards the crowd while running the bases after hitting a three-run home run off New York Yankees relief pitcher Miguel Castro in the eighth inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader, Sunday, May 22, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Anderson’s HR hushes Yankees, lifts Chisox to twinbill sweep

Chicago White Sox' Tim Anderson reacts towards the crowd while running the bases after hitting a three-run home run off New York Yankees relief pitcher Miguel Castro in the eighth inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader, Sunday, May 22, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Boone: Donaldson shouldn’t make ‘Jackie’ remark to Anderson

Umpires, left, call for calm while Chicago White Sox third base coach Joe McEwing (99), second from right, holds back White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson (7) during a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Saturday May 21, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Anderson says Donaldson made racist remark, MLB investigates

Chicago White Sox's Tim Anderson runs to first base after hitting a single during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees in Chicago, Saturday, May 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

LEADING OFF: MLB investigates Anderson-Donaldson incident

Chicago White Sox's Tim Anderson runs to first base after hitting a single during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees in Chicago, Saturday, May 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

LEADING OFF: MLB investigates Anderson-Donaldson incident