Jim Boeheim

James Arthur "Jim" Boeheim (play /ˈbeɪhaɪm/; born November 17, 1944) is the head coach of the men's basketball team at Syracuse University.[1][2][3] Boeheim has guided the Orange to eight Big East regular season championships, five Big East Tournament championships, and 28 NCAA Tournament appearances, including three appearances in the national title game. In those games, the Orange lost to Indiana in 1987 and Kentucky in 1996 before defeating Kansas in 2003. With 861 career wins, all at Syracuse, he currently stands in fifth place on the wins list of Men's NCAA Division I coaches, and is second among active coaches, behind only Mike Krzyzewski of Duke University. Boeheim has the third most career wins as head coach at any single school behind Dean Smith's 879 wins at North Carolina and Adolph Rupp's 876 wins at Kentucky. The career wins record of 907 (and counting), held by Mike Krzyzewski, was achieved at 2 different schools, Army and Duke.

Boeheim has served as an assistant coach for the United States men's national basketball team at the 1990 FIBA World Championship, the 2006 FIBA World Championship, the 2008 Summer Olympics, and the 2010 FIBA World Championship.[4][5] In these outings, Team USA finished with two bronze medals and two gold medals, respectively. He will continue to serve in the same capacity at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[6][7] In addition, Boeheim currently serves as the chairman of the USA Basketball 2009-12 Men's Junior National Committee, has served as the 2007-08 President of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), and currently sits on its Board of Directors.[8][9][10] For his accomplishments, Boeheim was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in September 2005.[11]

Off the court, he has battled prostate cancer and has become a major advocate for Coaches vs. Cancer, a non-profit collaboration between the NABC and the American Cancer Society, through which he has helped raise $4.5 million for ACS's Central New York chapter since

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Comedian Patrice O'Neal has died at the age of 41.

O'Neal suffered from complications resulting from a stroke that he had in October that left him unable to speak. His long time battle with diabetes is believed to have led to the stroke.

O'Neal was a familiar face in New York's stand up comedy scene, having begun the profession in the early 1990's.

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He made memorable appearances on hit shows like, The Office, Chappelle's Show, and Arrested Development, as well as films such as Scary Movie 4. His last public performance was at the Comedy Central roast of Charlie Sheen, which was taped in September.

Sheen himself tweeted and commented: "The entertainment world as well as the world at large lost a brilliant man today. Patrice had that rare light around him and inside of him...I will forever be inspired by his nobility, his grace and his epic talent."

O'Neal's personal website is temporarily unavailable, with a message that reads: "Out of our love and concern for Patrice and his family, we ask that you please respect their privacy during this difficult time."

O'Neal was a regular on the Opie and Anthony satellite talk radio show. Opie Hughes posted on Twitter: "Yes, it's true that our pal Patrice O'Neal has passed away.The funniest and best think I've ever known. Period. #devastated."

O'Neal's manager, Jonathan Brandstein, says the comedian died Tuesday morning. He said in a statement many people "have lost a close and loved friend" and "all of us have lost a true comic genius."