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Every athlete dreams of gracing the cover of Sports Illustrated at one point in his or her career. For Muhammad Ali, the boxing legend who died Friday night at the age of 74, that dream is a reality 40 times over. The three-time world heavyweight champion will be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated for the 40th time in the upcoming June 13 issue, which will hit stands Wednesday,…

TV(Photo: Dynamic Graphics, Getty Images) ARENA FOOTBALL Philadelphia at Jacksonville, 6 p.m., CBS SN AUTO RACING Xfinity Series qualifying, 8 a.m., Fox Sports 1 Sprint Cup practice, 10:30 a.m., Fox Sports 1 Xfinity Pocono 250, Noon, WZTV-17, 104.5-FM NHRA qualifying, 1:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1 IndyCar Dual in Detroit, 2:30 p.m., WKRN-2 BOXING Vargas vs. Salido, 9:30 p.m., HBO Beterbiev vs. Maderna, 10 p.m., ESPN COLLEGE BASEBALL NCAA regionals, 11…

I play it cool/I dig all jive/That is how I stay alive —Langston Hughes There is no real place to begin with him and no ending fit enough for the life he led. Muhammad Ali died on Friday, true enough. They will take him to his final rest on Wednesday in Louisville, which was only his first hometown in a world that he made his true hometown. So he was…

“The Greatest” is the most succinct and definitive description of a truly transcendent athlete, one few in any sport could lay claim to without debate. In every senses of the word, Muhammad Ali was The Greatest – the best heavyweight fighter of all-time and a game-changer for the sport of boxing. Controversial, bombastic, cocky, political, outrageous, bold, and above all else supremely talented, Ali was like no other fighter that…

Gene Kaiser Ali-Niles baseball Muhammad Ali greets members of the Niles Varsity baseball team as the community held a dedication ceremony for the Niles high school baseball park in May 2006. Other donors, along with the Muhammad and Lonnie Ali, including the Detroit Tigers. Gene Kaiser ALI FAMILY AT BALL FIELD DEDICATION Muhammad and Lonnie Ali make their entrance to the dedication of the new Niles baseball facility in May…

John Rooney’s photo of Cassius Clay’s victory over Sonny Liston was outstanding, but it wasn’t perfect. (John Rooney, AP File) The photo is iconic, about as perfect as a photo can be. It depicts for all of time the moment at which Muhammad Ali became an athletic legend and, by snapping it, a photographer for Sports Illustrated solidified his status as one of sports’ great photojournalists. It very nearly did not…

Timothy Hurst/The Eagle Aggie baseball team slips past Binghamton in regional opener Texas A&M catcher Michael Barash (right) waits for Binghamton’s Reed Gamache at the plate with the ball in his mitt Friday at Blue Bell Park. TEXAS A&M BASEBALL • What: College Station Regional • Where: Blue Bell Park • Friday: Wake Forest 5, Minnesota 3; Texas A&M 4, Binghamton 2 • Saturday: Minnesota vs. Binghamton, 3 p.m.; Wake…

Muhammad Ali, the three-time heavyweight champion who proclaimed himself “the Greatest”, defied the US government over the Vietnam war, and later became one of the most well-known – and loved – sportsmen in history has died. He was 74. Related: Muhammad Ali dead at 74 – live reactions to the death of a sporting icon Ali died late on Friday at a hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, the family’s spokesperson Bob…

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment Muhammad Ali’s death at the age of 74 on Friday night shook the sports world. Athletes from all corners of the world weighed in on the icon’s impact, talking about how Ali affected their careers and the world at large. pic.twitter.com/Jr5HcJRmeA — Muhammad Ali (@MuhammadAli) June 4, 2016 His hometown of Louisville is honoring the champ: To honor Muhammad Ali’s life & work, flags…

Muhammad Ali, the three-time heavyweight champion who proclaimed himself “The Greatest”, defied the US government over the Vietnam war, and later became one of the most well-known – and loved – sportsmen in history has died, his family spokesperson has said. He was 74. Related: Muhammad Ali dead at 74 – live reactions to the death of a sporting icon Ali was admitted to hospital on Thursday with a respiratory…

There is an evolving yet complex system in the United States when it comes to youth sports participation and who actually participates and in which sports. Studies show that children in underserved communities are less likely to participate in youth sports such as soccer. The lack of participation is mainly associated with economic barriers including money, time and access to physical resources. According to 2014 data by the UF Sport…

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CHARLOTTESVILLE His team had just banged out 20 hits and scored 17 runs in an NCAA tournament win over William & Mary on Friday, but the first person Virginia baseball coach Brian O’Connor wanted to talk about was his starting pitcher. Offensive fireworks aside, right-hander Alec Bettinger’s six innings of two-run ball were the story of the Cavaliers’ 17-4 demolition of the Tribe in the opening game…

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The 2016 baseball championship is underway, with 64 teams heading to 16 regionals. Each regional will be played Friday-Sunday or Monday with double elimination format and the winners advancing to next week’s Super Regional Round.  Interactive Bracket | Regional Brackets | Scoreboard Follow the live blog below for the latest updates from around the country. OMAHA, Neb. — The NCAA baseball tournament starts with regional…

East Haddam native Matt Albanese has been one of the reasons for Bryant’s unprecedented success this season. The Bulldogs have the best record in the country, which is an impressive achievement for the private 3,500-student Rhode Island school that held January practices on a lacrosse field that had snow plowed off to the side and has played 31 of its 45 games away from home. (AP Photo/Derick Hingle, file) (WTNH)–When…

In a smaller conference, UNC-Wilmington’s offense was one of the most prolific in college baseball. Turns out the Seahawks can mash power conference pitching just the same. UNCW faced a Duke team Friday playing its first NCAA Tournament game since 1961 at Founders Park and made the Blue Devils look out of practice at the South Carolina Regional. The Seahawks plated six in the second inning and five in the…

By Tom McGowan and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Shasta Darlington, Ivan Watson, Vasco Cotovio, CNN Updated 1:37 PM ET, Fri June 3, 2016 MUST WATCH (CNN) MUST WATCH They have got a lot of problems to deal with in these final 60-odd days. Ed Hula, Olympics expert MUST WATCH MUST WATCH MUST WATCH MUST WATCH MUST WATCH

CHICAGO — A federal judge in Chicago ruled Friday that the world champion U.S. women’s soccer team does not have the right to strike to seek improved conditions and wages before the Summer Olympics, concluding the team remains bound by a no-strike clause in earlier agreements. The case pits the team’s union, the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team Players Association, against the Chicago-based governing body, the U.S. Soccer Federation. The…