Vin Scully announces Muhammad Ali's death during Dodgers broadcast In this social media driven world, news definitely travels fast. Still, one should never assume that every person is as connected as the next, which means the handling of breaking news can be delicate on television broadcasts. With that in mind, legendary broadcaster Vin Scully had the unenviable task of breaking the news of … [Read more...]
Key fights in the boxing career of Muhammad Ali (Reuters)
Key fights in the boxing career of Muhammad Ali (Reuters) * Oct. 29, 1960 - Makes his professional debut in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, winning a six-round unanimous decision over Tunney Hunsaker, whose day job was police chief of Fayetteville, West Virginia. Ali started strong but Frazier dominated the latter part of the 15-round fight and won by unanimous decision. … [Read more...]
Muhammad Ali, who riveted the world as ‘The Greatest,’ dies (Yahoo Sports)
Muhammad Ali, who riveted the world as 'The Greatest,' dies (Yahoo Sports) Muhammad Ali died Friday at age 74, according to a statement from the family. Ali will never die,'' Don King, who promoted some of Ali's biggest fights, told The Associated Press early Saturday. Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer ordered flags lowered to half-staff to honor Ali. … [Read more...]
Colombia shatter American dream in Copa opener
Colombia shatter American dream in Copa opener Santa Clara (United States) (AFP) – Colombia wrecked the United States’ hopes of a winning start to the Copa America Centenario as goals from James Rodriguez and Cristian Zapata gave the South Americans a comfortable 2-0 victory. AC Milan’s Zapata and Real Madrid star Rodriguez struck in the first half before a sell-out 67,439 crowd at the Levi’s … [Read more...]
Ali 'a pioneer' for black athletes, LeBron says
Ali 'a pioneer' for black athletes, LeBron says 2:37 AM ET Chris BroussardESPN Senior Writer Close Senior Writer for ESPN The Magazine Formerly at the New York Times, 1998-2004 Covering the NBA since 1995 Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James has called Muhammad Ali the greatest athlete of all time. But on Friday afternoon, hours before Ali died at age 74, James said it was Ali's … [Read more...]
The Walk Off: Corey Seager pulled off rare rookie feat for Dodgers
The Walk Off: Corey Seager pulled off rare rookie feat for Dodgers Welcome to The Walk Off, the nightly MLB recap from Big League Stew. Here we'll look at the top performers of the night, show you a must-see highlight and rundown the scoreboard. First, we start with a game you need to know about. Before all is said and done, everyone expects Corey Seager to be in the middle of the NL Rookie … [Read more...]
Here’s why Ravens had special bond with Muhammad Ali
Here's why Ravens had special bond with Muhammad Ali Today we lost a champion. Rest in peace @MuhammadAli. pic.twitter.com/SXLsBWkaZg— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) June 4, 2016 The 2012 Baltimore Ravens, like millions of others around the world, were inspired by Muhammad Ali. Ali, the greatest heavyweight champion of all time, died on Friday. He played a role in that Ravens team becoming … [Read more...]
Marlins explain announcement of Ali’s death before official word came out
Marlins explain announcement of Ali's death before official word came out In a bizarre and somewhat chilling development, the Miami Marlins were the first to publicly announce the death of boxing icon Muhammad Ali on Friday night. According to reports from Marlins Park, the team displayed an image in memory of Ali on their large scoreboard immediately following their 6-2 loss to the New York … [Read more...]
Muhammad Ali, who riveted the world as ‘The Greatest,’ dies (The Associated Press)
Muhammad Ali, who riveted the world as 'The Greatest,' dies (The Associated Press) Muhammad Ali died Friday at age 74, according to a statement from the family. Ali will never die,'' Don King, who promoted some of Ali's biggest fights, told The Associated Press early Saturday. With a wit as sharp as the punches he used to ''whup'' opponents, Ali dominated sports for two decades before time … [Read more...]
Muhammad Ali, simply ‘The Greatest’, dead at 74 (Yahoo Sports)
Muhammad Ali, simply 'The Greatest', dead at 74 (Yahoo Sports) Muhammad Ali, known as much for his staunch opposition to the Vietnam War as he was for boxing, died at 74. … [Read more...]