Muhammad Ali

WATCH: Twitter Reacts To Muhammad Ali Opening Marlins Park

Posted 04.05.2012

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The mystery of who would throw out the Miami Marlins' unannounced first pitch in their new Marlins Park was finally put to rest Wednesday night, but t...

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Muhammad Ali's 70th Celebration: Honoring the Champ and Raising Money to Preserve the Brain Health of Athletes

Ellen Sterling | Posted 05.09.2012

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It was an evening filled with heavyweights in their fields to raise money that, hopefully, will go a long way toward striking a knockout punch at diseases of the brain.

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Muhammad Ali's Big Birthday Bash (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | Posted 04.22.2012

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Celebs gathered in Las Vegas this past Saturday night to celebrate the life and legacy of boxer Muhammad Ali at the 16th annual Keep Memory Alive “P...

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THE GREATEST: Muhammad Ali Celebrates His 70th Birthday

The Huffington Post | Chris Greenberg | Posted 01.17.2012

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What is there to say about Muhammad Ali that Muhammad Ali hasn't already said before? Not very much about his preternatural gifts as a fighter, th...

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PHOTOS: Happy Birthday, Champ! Muhammad Ali Through The Years

Posted 03.18.2012

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Muhammad Ali turned 70 today, just a few days after being feted by friends and admirers "He's glad he's here to turn 70, but he wants to be reassur...

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Ali Still 'The Greatest' As He Turns 70

AP | By BRUCE SCHREINER | Posted 01.17.2012

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- At 70, Muhammad Ali is "still the greatest" to friends and admirers worldwide. The boxing champ basked in chants of "Ali! Ali!" as...

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Muhammad Ali Celebrates 70th Birthday

AP | By TIM DAHLBERG | Posted 01.17.2012

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-- "Rumble, young man, rumble," used to be his battle cry. But Muhammad Ali is an old man now, ravaged by his years in the ring and his decades of b...

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Ali Gears Up For Milestone Birthday

AP | By BRUCE SCHREINER | Posted 03.14.2012

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Muhammad Ali is turning 70, but the boxing great is still a "big kid" who enjoys his birthday parties, his wife said. The three-ti...

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Ali’s Childhood Friends Reflect On His Early Days

AP | By BRUCE SCHREINER | Posted 03.11.2012

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Long before his dazzling footwork and punching prowess made him a three-time world heavyweight boxing champion known as Muhammad Al...

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Ali, Frazier, Jackson, Stallone: Of Image, Race, Politics, and Myth

William Bradley | Posted 01.16.2012

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Monday's Philadelphia funeral for former heavyweight boxing champ Joe Frazier brought some old but still very salient issues back to the fore. Frazier's sudden death from liver cancer has reminded many of some uncomfortable truths.

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In It to Spin It

Buddy Winston | Posted 01.14.2012

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What Herman may not realize is he has about as much chance of getting into the ring with President Obama as Rick Perry has to become a contestant on Jeopardy.

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Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson Expected To Attend Frazier's Funeral

AP | By DAN GELSTON | Posted 01.14.2012

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PHILADELPHIA -- With his championship belt and a pair of gloves draped over his casket, Joe Frazier was going one more round. The Rev. Jesse Jackson ...

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Recalling Joe Frazier: An Appreciation, and a Note of Horror

William Bradley | Posted 01.10.2012

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The surprise death of former world heavyweight champ Joe Frazier reminds of the man's elemental greatness, and of the deep pitfalls of high-contact sport.

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Mike Tyson Reacts To Death Of Boxing Legend

Posted 01.08.2012

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Among the many athletes to pay their respects to former heavyweight champ Joe Frazier was another retired prizefighter. On Tuesday, Mike Tyson twe...

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Muhammad Ali: 'The World Has Lost A Great Champion'

AP | By MIKE FITZPATRICK | Posted 01.08.2012

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-- There was a time when Muhammad Ali taunted Joe Frazier relentlessly, called him ugly and challenged his manhood. After his old rival died Monday ...

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An Open Letter to Black Male Athletes

Kevin Powell | Posted 12.03.2011

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So I come to you not simply as a fan, but also as someone who knows well the inner workings of sports and entertainment and as someone who wants to see you live up to your full potential, not just as elite athletes, but as men.

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Muhammad Ali vs Vitali Klitschko, Who Wins?

Gordon Marino | Posted 11.12.2011

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It could be argued that Dr. Ironfist is the most dominant heavyweight of all time. But what about the Greatest -- Muhammad Ali? How would Vitali have done against Ali?

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'The Muhammad Ali Of Athletics'

AP | Posted 11.06.2011

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LONDON -- Calling sprinter Usain Bolt "the Muhammad Ali of athletics," Sebastian Coe predicts the Jamaican will steal the show again at next year's Lo...

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What Joan Rivers and Marcel Proust Doodled on Their Mail

Elana Estrin | Posted 11.01.2011

Correspondence can speak volumes about the letter-writer. From idiosyncratic letterheads to sketches, stamps, cartoons and multiple-choice form letters, what do a letter's illustrations reveal?

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Muhammad Ali Writes Letter To People Of Norway

AP | By The Associated Press | Posted 10.01.2011

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-- Muhammad Ali expressed his sadness about the bombing and massacre in Norway, saying he is heartbroken by the senseless deaths and the reasoning of...

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What Ever Happened to the Activist Athlete?

Dan Treadway | Posted 09.17.2011

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We're no longer living in the age of Bill Russell, Arthur Ashe and Muhammad Ali. All of these athletes were at the very top of their sports, and understood that they had the power to induce real, meaningful social change by virtue of their platform.

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Muhammad Ali Asks Iran To Free Imprisoned American Hikers

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 07.24.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The families of two American hikers held in Iran for 662 days brought in a literal heavyweight Tuesday to appeal for their release: boxi...

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PHOTOS: Authors And The Trees That Inspired Them

Richard Horan | Posted 07.15.2011

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On a family vacation from Wisconsin to Dauphin Island, Alabama, we stopped at Lincoln's home in Springfield, IL to take a tour. In the front parlor there was a photograph of Honest Abe hanging on the wall.

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Swami Buaji, Yogi, Said to Be 116 Years Old

Margie Goldsmith | Posted 11.17.2011

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The last time I saw my yoga teacher, Swami Buaji, was six years ago. At the time, he was said to be 116 years old, living proof that a lifetime of yoga has its rewards.

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