With the majority of the revenue sharing likely headed to football and men’s basketball, some smaller programs in major athletic departments will receive none.

Former Clay High School guard Jaraan Cornell hit the biggest shot in South Bend boys basketball history, but he was much more ...

Sports in the 1960s and 1970s weren’t just about wins and losses. These two decades gave fans around the world plenty to talk ...

There are plenty of great sports movies out there, but these are the best sports movies based on true stories, even if some ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 25, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Seven Continents restaurant ...

On Feb. 25, 1964, a 22-year-old Muhammad Ali, then Cassius Clay, became world heavyweight boxing champion for the first time as he defeated Sonny Liston in Miami Beach, Florida. On the day of the ...

1964 — Cassius Clay wins the world heavyweight title when Sonny Liston is unable to answer the bell for the seventh round at Convention Hall in Miami Beach, Fla. 1977 — Pete Maravich of the ...

Laura Clay, one of Cassius Clay’s daughters, was born in 1849 at White Hall, near Richmond. She was raised largely by her mother while her father pursued political ambitions as an abolitionist.

So who was the original Cassius Clay? The simple answer is that he was a prominent abolitionist politician in the mid-1800s. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives and was appointed ...

In the June 3, 1845, issue of Cassius Marcellus Clay’s The True American a diatribe, written by “a Whig” warned all slaveowners to be vigilant for periodicals criticizing slavery.

1960 — Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) wins his first professional fight beating Tunney Hunsaker on points in 6 rounds in Louisville, Kentucky. 1961 — Oscar Robertson dishes out a franchise-record ...

Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay, emerged from humble beginnings in Louisville, Kentucky, where he began boxing at the age of 12. His journey to greatness began when he won a gold medal ...