The importance of Muhammad Ali and other top stories.

• The importance of Muhammad Ali

  

  Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr., as Muhammad Ali was once known, was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on Jan. 17, 1942. Louisville was a city with segregated public facilities, noted for the Kentucky Derby, mint juleps and other reminders of Southern aristocracy.

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• If Yankees can't contend, they'll need to sell to rebuild

  

  Like Carlos Beltran's lunging swing, the Yankees as playoff contenders may be a reach, so they need to start thinking about the future. (Duane Burleson/Getty Images). BY Mark Feinsand. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. Saturday, June 4, 2016, 2:13 AM.

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• Armchair Analyst: Turnovers and disappointment as USMNT lose to Colombia

  

  Yes, I still visit BigSoccer: That sentiment sums up the Jurgen Klinsmann Era of the US men's national team, and did so even before Friday night's 2-0 loss to Colombia. He has more players in top leagues and at top clubs, he has more players with Champions League experience, and he has more depth and versatility in his roster than any other manager in US history. And yet they consistently fail to play as something more than the sum of their parts, or even something equal to the sum of their par..

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• FIFA says Blatter, top execs got $80M over 5 years

  

  LAUSANNE, Switzerland • FIFA has revealed that disgraced former officials Sepp Blatter, Jerome Valcke and Markus Kattner awarded themselves raises and World Cup bonuses totaling $80 million over their last five years in office.Some of the contracted payments appear to break Swiss law, and evidence will be given to American and Swiss federal prosecutors who are investigating corruption implicating the world soccer body, lawyers for FIFA said Friday.“The evidence appears to reveal a coordinated e..

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• Sharks C Logan Couture: 'Everyone cheats on faceoffs'

  

  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) San Jose center Logan Couture says Sidney Crosby isn't the only player cheating in faceoffs in the Stanley Cup Final. Couture said that he, teammate Joe Thornton and just about every other player who gets in the faceoff circle tries for any sort of edge they can get, legal or otherwise. ''Everyone cheats on faceoffs,'' Couture said Friday. ''I cheat, Jumbo cheats. That's how you try to win draws. He's one of the best at it. He wins a lot of faceoffs.'' Couture caused a bit ..

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• Adding a championship game offers few guarantees for Big 12

  

  There is money to be made in a Big 12 title game -- roughly $30 million -- but that's the only benefit the conference can bank on from its most recent decision to add a championship game in 2017.A title game doesn't guarantee a spot in the College Football Playoff (See: Pac-12 2015).A title game doesn't mean it won't eliminate a team from the top four (See: Iowa 2015).It means the Big 12's best team now has one more chance to impress the selection committee against a ranked opponent on the fina..

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• Tyronn Lue wants faster pace on offense after Game 1 struggles

  

  OAKLAND, Calif. -- Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue is pushing LeBron James to pick up the pace in Game 2 of the NBA Finals in hopes it can jump-start an offense that struggled in a Game 1 loss to the Warriors."I just told LeBron I need him to play faster," Lue said Friday. "I need him to pick up the pace for us offensively, getting the ball out and just beginning to play faster."Editor's PicksLeBron James has been sending messages all spring. He won't concede that Steph Curry has taken over the NBA. ..

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• Jim Grobe retaining Baylor assistants, hoping to keep signees

  

  WACO, Texas -- New Baylor coach Jim Grobe is retaining all of Art Briles' assistant coaches and hopes to keep all of his recruits, too.Grobe had to address those two issues frequently during his introductory news conference Friday at BU's McLane Stadium. The interim head coach was hired Monday and said that keeping Briles' staff intact was his best way to try to maintain some consistency as the program recovers from the sexual assault crisis that cost Briles his job."Our goal right now is to ste..

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• Blue Jays-Red Sox Preview

  

  Steven Wright is displaying an unusual amount of stamina for a guy in his first full season as a starter for the Boston Red Sox.Most importantly, he's been efficient during those long outings.The Toronto Blue Jays have come away with a victory in each of the first two times they've seen the knuckleballer, and they'll look to deal the Red Sox a season-high fourth consecutive defeat Saturday at Fenway Park.Wright (5-4, 2.45 ERA) will be making his 11th start, matching the amount he made during bri..

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• Giants' Hunter Pence set for hamstring surgery

  

  2 Shares Share Tweet Share Share Email For Giants fans, fantasy owners who happen to own Hunter Pence, or those who just like his style, it could be a long wait before he’s back on a baseball field. San Francisco shifted its right fielder to the 15-day disabled list on Wednesday night as a result of an injury that on Friday sounds worse than initially reported. Diagnosed with a strained right hamstring suffered during a game against the Braves in Atlanta, Pence now has a longer timetable b..

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