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Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. on Jan. 17, 1942, is a retired boxer and former three-time World Heavyweight Champion.
Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. on Jan. 17, 1942, is a retired boxer and former three-time World Heavyweight Champion.
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The driving forces behind UFC
In 2001, Ultimate Fighting Championship, the mixed martial arts circuit, was struggling. The bouts were banned from most cable TV outlets and its finances were dismal.
But that did not stop Lorenzo Fertitta, a Las Vegas casino owner, and his brother...Tags: Ultimate Fighting Championship, New York University, Arts, Larry Holmes, Heavyweight
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'Soul Power'
Times Film CriticMost everyone remembers "The Rumble in the Jungle," the 1974 heavyweight championship fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Kinshasa, Zaire, but who remembers "Zaire 74," the music festival that was organized to go along with it? "Soul Power,"...Tags: Popular Music, Movies, Music Industry, New York, Festive Event
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Service depicts Michael Jackson the victim
In a perfect world, Michael Jackson would have been laid to rest after Tuesday's memorial service.
He won't be. Wherever the casket was taken after all the lesser stars than him had sung and spoken from the Staples Center stage, there's still an estate...Tags: Barack Obama, Michael Jackson, Elizabeth Taylor, Tiger Woods, NBC
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To the world, he was a star who transcended boundaries
Michael Jackson was a pop star whose talent, like that of Muhammad Ali and Michael Jordan, turned him into a global wonder and the epitome of the ideal that a man's singular gifts make irrelevant the color of his skin.
The embodiment of eccentricity...Tags: Barack Obama, Minority Groups, Michael Jackson, Coca-Cola Company, Journalism
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Joe Namath vs. Keith Hernandez in cameo showdown
WatchdogMy recent blog and Facebook posts on memorable TV cameos in which jocks play themselves yielded plenty of input, including some oddball appearances I had not been aware of - or conveniently forgot for the sake of my mental......Tags: Mike Piazza, The Munsters (tv program), Leo Durocher, Sandy Koufax, Facebook
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Dick Ebersol ranks Tiger Woods alongside Ali, Jordan
WatchdogTalked to Dick Ebersol Thursday about the power of Tiger Woods as a TV attraction, which the NBC Sports chairman believes has been matched by only two others in his 42 years in the business: Muhammad Ali and Michael Jordan.......Tags: Michael Jordan, U.S. Open Golf, Golf, Tiger Woods, Dining and Drinking
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Only The Boss could right Mets' sinking ship
For more than three decades now, Mets fans have been able to console themselves with the following mantra: At least we're not the Yankees. At least we have a "good" owner, a guy who cares about baseball but doesn't have to win-win-win at all costs. At...Tags: Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, All Stars, George Steinbrenner, Carlos Beltran
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Vietnam voices: Inshirah Abdel Jaleel
Inshirah Abdel Jaleel, 59, of Tampa, Fla., who was Rodney Evans when he graduated from Copiague High School in 1968. So much was going on. Martin Luther King had been assassinated. The community was bubbling with turmoil and the war. A neighbor's son,...Tags: Tampa, Martin Luther King Jr., Schools, Texas, New York
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Hank Aaron urges more black participation in baseball
Hall of Fame slugger Hank Aaron called on Major League Baseball on Friday to do more to increase participation by blacks in the game. Aaron attended a panel discussion at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Ohio with former athletes,...Tags: Bill Clinton, Chicago White Sox, University of Central Florida, Cincinnati Reds, Civil Rights
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On this date: June 20
1893: A jury in New Bedford, Mass., found Lizzie Borden not guilty of the ax murders of her father and stepmother. 1943: Race-related rioting erupted in Detroit; federal troops were sent in two days later to quell the violence that resulted in more... -
Hyde: Dolphins' Newman judges NFL, Goodell
Judge Edward Newman has spent the morning in his Miami-Dade courtroom processing the usual cases of drunk driving, simple assault, battery, prostitution and so many people driving without licenses that he wonders, "Does anyone have a license anymore?"...Tags: Civil Unrest, Athletes, Justice System, Don Shula, Super Bowl
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Game Review: Undisputed champion _ It's 'Fight Night Round 4' by a knockout
Associated Press WriterA boxing game looking to draw players the into the ring needs to make sure they feel in complete control of the fighter's movements while providing graphics that live up to our ever increasing high-def expectations. EA Sports scores on both with "Fight...Tags: Mike Tyson, Xbox 360, George Foreman, Boxing
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