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Chris Spatola, basketball commentator and Mike Krzyzewski’s son-in-law, dies at 47

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Chris Spatola, a college basketball analyst and legendary former Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski’s son-in-law, died on Tuesday night. He was 47 years old. “We are deeply saddened by the passing of Chris Spatola. Chris was a beloved Army veteran, coach, broadcaster, and true friend to the Duke Basketball family,” Duke men’s basketball said in…

Pentagon upgrades awards of 3 Marines for “combat heroism” after Abbey Gate attack in Kabul

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Five years after the attack at Abbey Gate in Kabul that killed 13 U.S. service members, the Pentagon upgraded the awards of three Marines for their actions in the wake of the blast. Service members were in the final days of the U.S. military’s 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, and were helping to process evacuees at…