Former NBA coach Doug Moe died, his son David said on Tuesday. He was 87.

David informed multiple of the coach’s friends that his father had passed away after a lengthy bout with cancer.

Longtime Denver TV personality Ron Zappolo also confirmed the passing to The Associated Press. Moe was an ABA original and gained fame over a rumpled, irreverent decade as coach of the Denver Nuggets in the 1980s.

In a tribute to Moe posted to social media, the Nuggets remembered Moe as a “a one-of-a-kind leader and person who spearheaded one of the most successful and exciting decades in Nuggets history.”

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FILE – Former Denver Nuggets head coach Doug Moe pleads with his team during a timeout in the closing seconds of a NBA basketball game against the Houston Rockets in May 1986. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File)

In 15 seasons as a head coach, Moe had stints with the San Antonio Spurs and Philadelphia 76ers. He never won a title — his most memorable run came in 1985 when his best Denver team fell to the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference finals. He was the NBA Coach of the Year in 1988.

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More than for wins and losses, Moe will be remembered for his motion offense and for the equally entertaining shows he put on while prowling the bench during his coaching days. His Denver teams led the league in scoring over five straight seasons in the early 1980s, and he rarely ran a set play.

FILE – Retired Denver Nuggets head coach Doug Moe stands next to his retired number during the team’s 50th anniversary celebration before the second half of an NBA basketball game, Oct. 21, 2017, in Denver, Colorado.  (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

The Nuggets bench, along with the 10 rows behind it, was no place for children, but within hours, Moe would be at the bar or coffee shop hanging with many of those same players he’d excoriated, often himself wondering where that foul-mouthed man on the sideline had come from.

“Sometimes I think I have a Jekyll-and-Hyde personality. I clown around a lot before and after a game, but once a game starts, my emotions just take over,” Moe said in a 1983 interview with The New York Times.

Denver Nuggets assistant coach Doug Moe of works without suspended head coach Goerge Karl in the first half against the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets on Nov. 30, 2005 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. (Brian Bahr/Getty Images)

Years before John Elway arrived, Moe was Denver’s biggest sports personality. Zappolo, the sportscaster, said there was a sweet teddy bear behind the game-day bluster.

“I don’t know if there’s ever been a more important sports figure in Denver, not only because of how successful he was, but how colorful he was and how kind he was,” Zappolo said. “There are a lot of people walking around today who feel like they were Doug’s best friend.”

Moe insisted he never wanted a head coaching job — didn’t want to work that hard — but Larry Brown coaxed him into taking a job in San Antonio. With the help of George Gervin, Moe won the division twice and made one conference final in four seasons with the Spurs.

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Moe finished his head coaching career with an unsuccessful stint in Philadelphia that lasted less than a season before returning to Denver in supporting roles, including a return to the bench as George Karl’s assistant.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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A weather system, named as Storm Pedro, is forecast to bring rain and snow to Britain today and tomorrow.

The naming comes from Meteo France, the equivalent to the Met Office in France, where the storm is expected to have a bigger impact.

Despite the ongoing cold and wet conditions, forecasters are predicting “much milder” temperatures for the UK by the end of the week.

Sky News Weather meteorologist Dr Chris England said: “The jet stream has been to the south of the UK recently, allowing high pressure over Scandinavia to feed cold air from northern Europe across Britain and, to a lesser extent, Ireland and Northern Ireland.

“But it will move north over the next few days, with a much milder Atlantic flow developing.

“The rain and snow will mostly clear tomorrow, with milder air following. Expect more rain on Friday.”

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The snow set for the UK on Wednesday and Thursday is forecast for the hills, while the impact of Pedro on this side of the Channel is expected to be relatively light.

However, the Met Office warned there is still a small chance of disruption caused by flooding, snow and strong winds.

The conditions could see flights and train services cancelled and leave vehicles stranded on roads, the agency added.

There are currently yellow warnings for rain in southern England, with hill snow forecast for Wales and the West Midlands.

Many in the south of England faced a wet start on Wednesday, with a yellow warning for heavy rain in force for an area stretching from Cornwall to Kent until 8am on Thursday.

Some 10-20mm of rain is expected to fall widely, although areas near the south coast could see up to 30mm of rain, while Dartmoor, Devon, could have as much as 50mm, the Met Office said.

A separate yellow warning for snow in the West Midlands and Wales will run from 4pm on Wednesday until 6am on Thursday.

In Northern Ireland, outbreaks of rain, hill snow and strong gusts of up to 50-55mph winds are expected to bring disruption – with a yellow warning in force until 8pm on Wednesday.

On Tuesday, a cold health alert was issued for much of England.

The alert, from the UK Health Security Agency, runs until 6pm on Friday and covers the South West, the Midlands, the North East, the North West and Yorkshire and The Humber.

The agency – which generally only issues warnings for England – said the cold weather was likely to pose “a greater risk to life of vulnerable people” and prompt an increased use of healthcare services.

Senior Met Office meteorologist Craig Snell said: “By the time we get into the late part of the day on Thursday, by that stage, the winds should be clearing away.

“It’s all change after that, by the weekend it will be feeling much, much milder with temperatures reaching the low-to-mid teens, if we see some sunshine.

“There will be further spells of wind and rain but most of us will certainly see an uplift of temperatures as we go into the weekend.”

Meanwhile, Spain and Portugal are expected to be affected by Storm Pedro in the next few days.

The Spanish weather agency, AEMET, is currently predicting snowstorms and winds of around 75mph in some parts of the country.

It comes as parts of Germany and western France are currently facing significant flooding due to the ongoing rainfall.

Some homes and villages have been flooded, while transport networks have also been disrupted by the conditions.

The House Oversight Committee is hearing from a billionaire on Wednesday who was named one of Jeffrey Epstein’s co-conspirators by a 2019 FBI document.

Les Wexner is the latest person to be deposed in the House’s investigation into the federal government’s handling of Epstein’s case. 

Unlike most previous depositions, however, committee staff and potentially some lawmakers are traveling to Ohio on Wednesday morning to depose Wexner in his home state.

A spokesperson for Wexner declined to comment on the deposition and on whether he would invoke his Fifth Amendment right to avoid answering questions.

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Victoria’s Secret founder Les Wexner is being deposed in the House Oversight Committee’s Jeffrey Epstein probe. (Alexander Sayganov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images; Rick Friedman/Rick Friedman Photography/Corbis via Getty Images)

But if he cooperates with the committee’s questioning, Wexner’s insight is likely to be key to unlocking information on just how Epstein obtained his vast wealth before died by suicide in a Manhattan jail in 2019.

The 88-year-old businessman is the founder of L Brands, formerly called The Limited, through which he acquired well-known companies Victoria’s Secret, Bath & Body Works, Express, and Abercrombie & Fitch, among others.

He was also one of Epstein’s first major clients as a financial advisor, with Epstein being granted power of attorney over Wexner’s vast wealth.

Wexner also sold his Manhattan townhouse to Epstein, which was later discovered to be one of the locations where federal authorities accused Epstein of abusing young women and girls under 18.

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L Brands founder and former CEO Les Wexner speaks during the company’s investor day at the retailer’s headquarters in New Albany, Ohio, on Nov. 2, 2017. (Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch/USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images)

But Wexner has never been criminally accused nor charged in relation to the late pedophile’s crimes.

A letter from Wexner to his Wexner Foundation charity dated Aug. 7, 2019, said he ended his relationship with Epstein sometime after the first federal investigation into his crimes emerged nearly 20 years ago.

Wexner also accused Epstein of misusing his vast wealth.

“As the allegations against Mr. Epstein in Florida were emerging, he vehemently denied them. But by early fall 2007, it was agreed that he should step back from the management of our personal finances. In that process, we discovered that he had misappropriated vast sums of money from me and my family,” read the letter, obtained by Fox News Digital on Tuesday.

“This was, frankly, a tremendous shock, even though it clearly pales in comparison to the unthinkable allegations against him now. With his credibility and our trust in him destroyed, we immediately severed ties with him. We were able to recover some of the funds.”

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., speaks to reporters after a closed-door deposition with Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend and confidante of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Feb. 9, 2026. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)

Wexner is the fourth person appearing before the House Oversight Committee in its Epstein probe.

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House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., previously oversaw the panel through the depositions of former Trump administration Attorney General Bill Barr, ex-Trump Labor Secretary Alex Acosta, who was the U.S. attorney in Florida who signed off on Epstein’s infamous 2008 non-prosecution agreement, and convicted Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.

Maxwell’s deposition lasted less than an hour after she invoked the Fifth Amendment, refusing to answer questions unless she was granted clemency by President Donald Trump.

Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut has given a big statement on the Indian National Developing Inclusive Alliance i.e. INDIA. Indian National Congress has also reacted after Raut’s claim by taking the name of Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi.

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said, ‘The work of INDIA Block starts when Lok Sabha elections approach. Till then there is no conversation between anyone. Till then, no one knows what people are doing in INDIA block. There are many problems in the country. The result of the deal with America will be that the farmers of the country will die, commit suicide and starve. But merely raising voice of INDIA block in Parliament will not work. They do not even allow Rahul Gandhi to speak in Parliament. Can we do something outside?

What did Congress say on Raut’s statement?

Raut said that there are many issues in the country, Manipur issue, law and order issue. INDIA block should always be alert. They should talk to each other. They don’t talk to anyone for months, years. Be it Uddhav Thackeray or other leaders, we want the INDIA block to be active not only before the Lok Sabha elections, but even before that. Someone has suggested that Mamata Banerjee should lead the INDIA block. Others say that Stalin should do it. This is his personal opinion. There should be a meeting of India Block.

Congress leader Pawan Kheda reacted to the statement of Shiv Sena UBT MP Sanjay Raut. He said that he is a senior leader. If he has said something, then of course, all the alliance partners of INDIA will listen to it and see what to do.