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Before he changed his name to Muhammad Ali, Cassius Clay was an ambitious young boxer from Louisville, Kentucky.

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Bernard Wright was elegant. Standing 6'3" with long arms, muscular legs and an exquisitely carved physique, he glided over a basketball…

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The Los Angeles Lakers had just beaten the New Jersey Nets for the 2002 NBA Championship. Double-decker buses carried players and coaches…

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There’s a story told by the legendary sportswriter Fred Lieb about Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth from the 1920s. The stars were scheduled to share…

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In Game 4 of the 1985 NBA Championship, Dennis Johnson hit a buzzer beater to defeat the Lakers and tie the series at two games each. As a…

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In Game Two of the 1966 World Series, 20-year-old pitcher Jim Palmer tossed a complete-game shutout against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The…

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Chavez Ravine is a canyon and series of hills in Elysian Park just north of downtown Los Angeles. It’s the home of Dodger Stadium, a…

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When Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash in 2020, it was a reminder of other athletes who’ve been victims of air travel accidents…

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In 1982 Phil Jackson was unemployed. He retired from the NBA after a 12-year playing career and had no post-athletic job prospects.

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It’s been nearly four years since Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna and seven others died in a tragic helicopter accident in Calabasas…

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