{
  "id": 1829675,
  "title": "Obituary: Former B.C. Lions linebacker O.J. Brigance ‘was always really positive, always with a smile’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/obituary-former-b-c-lions-linebacker-o-j-brigance-was-always-really",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-18T23:45:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Province",
    "slug": "the-province",
    "url": "https://theprovince.com/sports/football/cfl/bc-lions/obituary-former-bc-lions-linebacker-o-j-brigance-was-always-really-positive-always-with-a-smile"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Brigance died Monday, 19 year after he was first diagnosed with ALS. A longtime Baltimore Ravens executive, he was lauded for his positive attitude",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}