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Mike Tyson thanks Chris Christie for work on prisoner re-entry

JERSEY CITY, N.J. – New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie accepted a champion’s belt from former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson on Thursday for his efforts on prisoner re-entry. “You to...

DATE: Apr 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

U.S. boxer Shakur Stevenson chases childhood dream of Olympics

COLORADO SPRINGS – Shakur Stevenson started throwing punches shortly after he could walk. His grandfather began teaching him how to box at age 5, and he has barely lost since he won his firs...

DATE: Aug 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Durango’s Jimmy McNichol recounts Muhammad Ali encounter

James McNichol has shared moments with some of the most famous celebrities of the last four decades. Few have meant as much to him as the minutes he spent with boxing legend Muhammad Ali. ...

DATE: Jun 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

’Ali! Ali!’: The Greatest is laid to rest in his hometown

Thousands gather to put Ali to rest

DATE: Jun 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Muhammad Ali welcomed all at Pennsylvania training camp

DEER LAKE, Pa. – He called himself “The Greatest,” but Muhammad Ali was humble, friendly and eminently approachable whenever he came to this out-of-the-way spot in northeastern Pennsylvania ...

DATE: Jun 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Rappers remember Muhammad Ali

NEW YORK – Muhammad Ali was not a rapper, but to many of the genre’s best lyricists, he was influential in paving the way for hip-hop stars to succeed and had a lasting impact on the art for...

DATE: Jun 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Muhammad Ali memorial to be as big as his legend

As Ali’s funeral nears, Louisville remembers the Lip

DATE: Jun 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

The day Muhammad Ali met the Beatles

‘Who were those little sissies?’

DATE: Jun 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Ali remains hospitalized for ‘serious’ issues

Muhammad Ali remained hospitalized Friday in the Phoenix area, battling respiratory problems serious enough to draw family members to his bedside. The 74-year-old boxing great’s r...

DATE: Jun 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Boxing legend, global icon Muhammad Ali dies

He was fast of fist and foot — lip, too — a heavyweight champion who promised to shock the world and did. He floated. He stung. Mostly he thrilled, even after the punches had taken their tol...

DATE: Jun 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Mayweather decisions Berto in last fight to remain unbeaten

LAS VEGAS (AP) – Floyd Mayweather Jr. wasn’t about to change what he does best in his last fight. Both dominant and defensive, Mayweather used all the tricks learned in a 19-year ...

DATE: Sep 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Mayweather takes his $100 million check and runs

LAS VEGAS The check was for $100 million, a payday so mind boggling that Floyd Mayweather Jr. couldn’t help but show it to a few reporters when the night was done. “No ...

DATE: May 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports