“I am Muhammad Ali, a free name – it means beloved of God, and I insist people use it when people speak to me,” declared the late Muhammad Ali in 1964. Shortly after the 22-year-old knocked-out Sonny ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I have been called a "coward" and a "rabbit" and an "Uncle Tom" by Cassius Clay, and many people think that I share their contempt ...

This article originally appeared in the October 1963 issue of Esquire. To read every Esquire story ever published, upgrade to All Access. One thing that stuck in my mind, for some reason, was the way ...

La'Tevin Alexander as a young Cassius Clay in "And in This Corner: Cassius Clay," onstage at Oregon Children's Theatre through March 25. (Owen Carey) By Amy Wang | The Oregonian/OregonLive Before ...

Eight performances will take place August 14 – 24 at Oakes Center Theater. The opening show, a 10 a.m. student matinee, will be followed by a discussion led by Rev. Dr. Forrest M. Pritchett, director ...

In the week since the passing of Muhammad Ali, a lot of history has been resurrected. The complex story of the life of The Greatest included many fascinating stories, but also some not always pleasant ...

Cassius Clay won his Olympic gold medal in 1960 as a whip-thin light-heavyweight three months out of high school. The bravura, the quips, the manipulation of opponents and the media – in short, ...

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From left, Leon Thomas III (Sam Cooke), Kieron J. Anthony (Cassius Clay), Jason Delane (Malcolm X) and Esau Pritchett (Jim Brown) star in Miami New Drama’s season opener, “One Night In Miami …” Miami ...

Larry Boeck was a longtime sports journalist for the Louisville Courier-Journal who covered Muhammad Ali for years. He died in 1972. Here is an excerpt from a profile Boeck wrote in 1966. Some people ...

What’s in a name? Some names are commonplace, run of the mill. Others standout for their uniqueness, for the history that has followed that name. Miller senior wide receiver Cassius Clay has never ...