Muhammad Ali

This could be the ultimate trophy property: The boyhood home of boxing legend Muhammad Ali is up for sale by owner for $50,000 in Louisville, Ky., the Associated Press reports. The white single-story looks unremarkable among houses on the street except it features a state historical marker proclaiming the residence as Cassius Clay's home when he was growing up. A walkway off the sidewalk leads to a small front porch and the front door. The historical marker was placed in front of the house in May. Ali, 70, is a three-time world heavyweight champion and social activist.  He was among those to carry the Olympic flag during the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics.

NEW YORK - In 11 previous editions, the Tribeca Film Festival has showcased dozens of glitzy studio productions and stars - Tobey Maguire and his "Spider-Man 3" crew rode into town in 2007, Tom Cruise opened "Mission: Impossible III" here in 2006 and last year Joss Whedon world-premiered "The Avengers" on closing night. But when Tribeca's 12th edition opens Wednesday, most of the famous names won't arrive via big-budget Hollywood movies - they'll come as documentary subjects. This cinematic rite of spring has eschewed the splashy studio premiere this year, opening instead with a documentary about the niche rock band the National ("Mistaken for Strangers")

Sonji Clay-Glover, 59, the first wife of boxing great Muhammad Ali, died Tuesday at her home in Chicago of natural causes. The couple married Aug. 14, 1964, when Ali was still known as Cassius Clay. The couple had divorced by 1966 amid conflict over Ali's devotion to the Nation of Islam.

Muhammad Ali was unable to attend the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation annual Aspire awards event in Baltimore because he could not travel after undergoing a recent undisclosed surgery. Ali and Under Armour founder Kevin Plank were honored Friday night by the Ripken Foundation for their humanitarian efforts. Ali's wife, Lonnie, accepted in his absence. "Sharing a stage with Muhammad Ali is probably about as high as an honor gets,” Plank said. Ali's brother, Rahman, gave interviews earlier this year saying that the former heavyweight champion was near death, but Lonnie Ali and Ali's daughter Laila refuted those claims.

Muhammad Ali, perhaps the greatest sportsman to grace the international stage, received the Liberty Medal on Thursday at Philadelphia's National Constitution Center. The honor is bestowed on those who fight for humanitarian causes, civil rights and religious freedom. A $100,000 cash prize is awarded to the recipient. Ali, now 70 and stricken with Parkinson's disease, did not speak during the ceremony. His wife, Lonnie, and daughter, Laila, spoke on his behalf. "You know, my father loves people and people love my father, and I learned that at a very young age, as people would always come up to him wherever we went," his daughter said.

What Muhammad Ali did during the Vietnam War to avoid the draft was offensive to myself and many other Vietnam veterans. To see him in the Rose Parade on a float displaying the American flag was a personal slap in the face. DENNIS MAHONEY MINA Chino Hills

When Muhammad Ali arrived in Watts to attend a photo exhibit, the usual mob of photographers huddled around him. But for once, they took pictures of his photographer: Howard Bingham. "Look this way, Howard!" they shouted. Bingham, for more then 30 years the personal photographer of "the Greatest," was being honored at the premiere of his exhibition, "A 30-Year Journey." The display of his pictures of Ali runs daily through Feb. 28 at the Watts Labor Community Action Committee Center, 10950 S.

Muhammad Ali was unable to attend the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation annual Aspire awards event in Baltimore because he could not travel after undergoing a recent undisclosed surgery. Ali and Under Armour founder Kevin Plank were honored Friday night by the Ripken Foundation for their humanitarian efforts. Ali's wife, Lonnie, accepted in his absence. "Sharing a stage with Muhammad Ali is probably about as high as an honor gets,” Plank said. Ali's brother, Rahman, gave interviews earlier this year saying that the former heavyweight champion was near death, but Lonnie Ali and Ali's daughter Laila refuted those claims.

Muhammad Ali, the self-proclaimed greatest boxer of all time and arguably the greatest sportsman in history, turned 71 today. Ali, who was born Cassius Clay in Louisville, Ky., is legendary for his exploits not only inside the ring but outside it as well. He was a brash talker who could back it up in the ring (see tribute video from 2012 above as well as the photo gallery). He won a gold medal in the 1960 Rome Olympics and converted to Islam in 1964, when he changed his name.

May May Ali, Muhammad Ali's daughter, said that contrary to reports, her father is not near death and that he watched the Super Bowl on Sunday. "He's fine; in fact, he was talking well this morning," she said in a telephone interview with the Associated Press on Sunday. "These rumors pop up every once in a while but there's nothing to them. " The rumors were started by a report in a British tabloid quoting Ali's brother, Rahman, as saying the former heavyweight champion was near death.

May May Ali, Muhammad Ali's daughter, said that contrary to reports, her father is not near death and that he watched the Super Bowl on Sunday. "He's fine; in fact, he was talking well this morning," she said in a telephone interview with the Associated Press on Sunday. "These rumors pop up every once in a while but there's nothing to them. " The rumors were started by a report in a British tabloid quoting Ali's brother, Rahman, as saying the former heavyweight champion was near death.

Muhammad Ali, the self-proclaimed greatest boxer of all time and arguably the greatest sportsman in history, turned 71 today. Ali, who was born Cassius Clay in Louisville, Ky., is legendary for his exploits not only inside the ring but outside it as well. He was a brash talker who could back it up in the ring (see tribute video from 2012 above as well as the photo gallery). He won a gold medal in the 1960 Rome Olympics and converted to Islam in 1964, when he changed his name.

Neil Leifer has taken 170 photographs that have landed as the Sports Illustrated cover, and 40 more for Time Magazine. His body of work includes legendary shots of a snarling Muhammad Ali standing over knockout victim Sonny Liston in 1965, and an innovative, classic photo from above of Ali raising his arms in triumph with a sprawled-out Cleveland Williams lying on the Astrodome canvas. Leifer has documented the Olympics, Super Bowls, the Masters, the Kentucky Derby, World Series, and done portraits of sporting greats like Mike Tyson and Tiger Woods.

Muhammad Ali, perhaps the greatest sportsman to grace the international stage, received the Liberty Medal on Thursday at Philadelphia's National Constitution Center. The honor is bestowed on those who fight for humanitarian causes, civil rights and religious freedom. A $100,000 cash prize is awarded to the recipient. Ali, now 70 and stricken with Parkinson's disease, did not speak during the ceremony. His wife, Lonnie, and daughter, Laila, spoke on his behalf. "You know, my father loves people and people love my father, and I learned that at a very young age, as people would always come up to him wherever we went," his daughter said.

This could be the ultimate trophy property: The boyhood home of boxing legend Muhammad Ali is up for sale by owner for $50,000 in Louisville, Ky., the Associated Press reports. The white single-story looks unremarkable among houses on the street except it features a state historical marker proclaiming the residence as Cassius Clay's home when he was growing up. A walkway off the sidewalk leads to a small front porch and the front door. The historical marker was placed in front of the house in May. Ali, 70, is a three-time world heavyweight champion and social activist.  He was among those to carry the Olympic flag during the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics.

To some, it's just the In & Out furniture outlet, but to those who remember, the unremarkable building on Philadelphia's north side is where a legend trained - and where great stories were born. It was a gym back then, and word spread fast in the neighborhood when Muhammad Ali banged his fists on the windows. "Let's go, coward," Ali taunted, staring through the plate glass toward the center of the boxing ring. Joe Frazier stared back. Ali was picking a fight with Smokin' Joe Frazier?

Muhammad Ali turns 70 on Tuesday, and for many of those 70 years, he has had us all on the ropes. To say he is merely a famous boxer is to say the sky is always blue. There are so many sides to him his nickname should be Octagon. Now, he is revered. Passage of time softens and endears. He is ill, and has been since 1984, when he first received a diagnosis of Parkinson's. That was just three years after his final fight, when he made one last, mostly pathetic, effort to convince the world he was still "the Greatest.

Ten years ago, television producer George Schlatter put together a television special honoring legendary boxer Muhammad Ali on his 50th birthday. Schlatter is now climbing back into the TV ring with Ali for a new CBS special, "Muhammad Ali's 60th Birthday Celebration." The program, whose guests will include Will Smith, Samuel L. Jackson, Jamie Foxx, Anthony Hopkins and Sidney Poitier, is the latest in a frenzied series of recent activities surrounding the boxer.

Muhammad Ali turned 70 on Tuesday, and the three-time heavyweight champion who doubled as the most famous draft resistor in U.S. history remains larger than life in the American mind, despite being ravaged by Parkinson's disease. Two years ago, on a visit to Louisville, Ky., I was reminded why. In a cab on the way to the Muhammad Ali Center downtown, I saw that my driver had a Vietnam Veterans of America patch on display by his license. I asked him about his experience in Southeast Asia, and he started talking a mile a minute about his time "in country," how his "happiest days" were being a sniper in Vietnam.

Muhammad Ali turns 70 on Tuesday, and for many of those 70 years, he has had us all on the ropes. To say he is merely a famous boxer is to say the sky is always blue. There are so many sides to him his nickname should be Octagon. Now, he is revered. Passage of time softens and endears. He is ill, and has been since 1984, when he first received a diagnosis of Parkinson's. That was just three years after his final fight, when he made one last, mostly pathetic, effort to convince the world he was still "the Greatest.