Fifty years ago today, Cassius Clay (now known as Muhammad Ali) "Shook the world" when he defeated Sonny Liston in Miami Beach.
I was a little too young to remember this particular fight, being only a first-grader at the time. But then again, Clay was only 22. This victory was the beginning of an amazing public life for one of, if not the, best boxers in history.
Tweet of the Morning
Crazy stat of the day: Jameis Winston has not lost a game in either football or baseball since June '13. He is 20-0 over that span.
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 25, 2014
Wow.
Your Quickies:
Kentucky football
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Could you ever have imagined seeing this statement on a Texas blog?
A 3.17 average star rating puts Texas behind Kentucky (little Stoops signed 10 of the Ohio Top 50), Arizona State, Ole Miss & North Carolina in per capita quality. However, Texas signed 23 and that offers a volume bump.
Kentucky basketball
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You know that it's going to be a battle when Arkansas comes to town on Thursday. Arkansas is a good team, and has won two of their last three road games.
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LSU coach Johnny Jones says he's impressed with how Randle can continue to play against double and triple-teams without getting frustrated.
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Big 2015 recruiting announcement coming tomorrow morning from #12 overall prospect, combo guard Charles Matthews. More here. KSR thinks that Matthews will be a Wildcat.
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Calipari holding out hope for a #1 seed. I really don't see that happening unless we win out and make the SEC Tournament final, at which point I think we have a small chance to get a #1 seed.
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John Calipari's father and son camps announced.
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Julius Randle named SEC Player of the Week for the second time this season.
Other Kentucky sports
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A.J. Reed named National Player of the Week. Yeah, all those home runs are going to get you noticed.
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Speaking of Reed, the Bat Cats take on Wright St. tonight in Lexington.
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College football
College basketball
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The ACC championship football game will stay in Charlotte for six more years.
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Dana O'Neil wants to know why everyone is so angry this year. Come to think of it, there have been a few "games of rage" this season. I blame Bobby Knight, who invented the "game of rage."
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Kansas narrowly escaped Oklahoma last night at home, and C.L. Brown pronounces the Jayhawks "tournament ready." Well, whatever.
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Billy Donovan downplays #1 ranking.
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Twitter expert says Rick Pitino must overcome his fear and ignorance about social media.
Other sports news
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Former Tar Heel Raymond Felton, now with the Knicks, was arrested and charged last night with the possession of a firearm. Five words for you, Raymond - New York, not North Carolina.