Photos from the night Cassius Clay -- soon to be Muhammad Ali -- beat Sonny Liston for the heavyweight boxing crown, and ...

The legendary boxer, like his father, was originally named after a fascinating figure in the history of emancipation ...

He stood, thrusting his arms high, opening a new, exciting and unpredictable chapter in American sport. What might happen with this guy on any given night? We had to tune in to find out.

The Thai season opener at Buriram brought the heat in multiple ways, including on the three-wheeled taxis you'll see ...

On the morning of Feb. 24, 1964, I sat in my office reviewing last minute details to the Cassius Clay-Sonny Liston fight to take place later that night at the Miami Beach Convention Center, when ...

Fifty years ago Tuesday, Cassius Clay shocked Sonny Liston to win the heavyweight title. In the decades afterward, the man later known as Muhammad Ali would politicize sports and transform the art of ...

Six months before shocking the world, changing his name, and becoming Muhammad Ali, a 21-year-old boxer recorded „Stand By Me“ in a Detroit studio.

A lot of people think so, including boxing insiders. Many others don't believe it. Some think Liston may have thrown the second fight in Lewiston, Maine, but not the first one. In any case, ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On the morning of Feb. 24, 1964, I sat in my office reviewing last minute details to the Cassius Clay-Sonny Liston fight to take ...