Sonny Liston was one of the most dominant world champions in history and began his reign with a win over a man whose career was ended by Muhammad Ali. Outside of a rare loss in his eighth career fight ...

*Muhammad Ali is returning to the Wheaties box, and this time, the price tag tells a story all its own. The limited-edition ...

Mark Rowlands writes about his father’s memory of watching the second Sonny Liston-Muhammad Ali fight on TV (“The Ghosts Within,” Books, Oct. 18). Perhaps that reinforces the author’s premise about ...

Sonny Liston had knocked Floyd Patterson out in the first round twice. Cassius Clay was 22 years old, 19-0, and most of the boxing press thought he was about to get hurt. Of the 46 sportswriters at ...

These days, there isn't much of a debate about what Babe Ruth means to the history of baseball. The Great Bambino is a titan of the game's past. That wasn't the case in 1926, however. The Sporting ...