View post: Dolphins Issued Warning After Decision to Sign $67 Million QB Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay, emerged from humble beginnings in Louisville, Kentucky, where he began boxing at the ...

Back in the day, he was Cassius Clay, a handsome and sharp young boxer with a smart mouth and a knack for showmanship. He had won the light-heavyweight gold medal at the 1960 Rome Olympics, but he ...

*After winning the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship defeating Sonny Liston in 1964, Cassius Clay – influenced by the Nation of Islam teachings – changed his name to Muhammad Ali (meaning “beloved ...

MIAMI BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Fifty years ago, an upstart American boxer who later became known as Muhammad Ali "shook the world" when he dethroned Sonny Liston to claim the heavyweight ...

Three-time heavyweight champ Muhammad Ali, who charmed millions with his wit and confidence in the ring and inspired many more with his commitment to humanitarian causes died Friday, the family's ...

Commemorations are being across Muhammad Ali's hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. CBS News correspondent Jericka Duncan joins CBSN from outside the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville with more on the ...

1940 — The first telecast of an American hockey game is transmitted over station W2XBS in New York. The viewing audience watches the New York Rangers battle the Montreal Canadiens at Madison Square ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Feb. 25, 1964, a 22-year-old Muhammad Ali, then Cassius Clay, became world heavyweight boxing champion for the first ...

Nobody can deny that Cassius Marcellus Clay, 23, has an affinity for fantasy. Last week in Lewiston, Me., Cassius fought a fight that did not seem to be a fight, threw a punch that did not look like a ...

The man considered the greatest boxer of all time inspired millions by standing up for his principles during the 1960s, and by always entertaining... Boxer Muhammad Ali, 'The Greatest Of All Time,' ...