WASHINGTON — Ted Turner, the brash sportsman and entrepreneur whose ambition and instincts led to a media empire that included groundbreaking news network CNN, has died, CNN reported on Wednesday citing a press release from Turner Enterprises. He was 87.

FILE PHOTO: Time Warner Inc. vice-chariman Ted Turner gestures after the moderator of a panel discussion at the Western Cable Show mentioned the name of Rupert-Murdoch, head of News Corp Ltd. December 12 in Anaheim, California./File Photo

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