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50 years ago today, Ali and Frazier stepped into the ring and delivered a divided nation its greatest sporting spectacle

Professional boxing had come a long way in the half-century that preceded March 8, 1971, the night Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali stepped into the Madison Square Garden ring for what remains history’s greatest heavyweight championship fight. Read more…

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Stop trying to make Nerds vs. Fun happen in the NBA, too

Let’s get this out of the way immediately: if your reaction to seeing Anthony Edwards’ dunk last week was to complain that it was “all over Twitter” but also note that he was 0-for-7 on three-pointers, you’re either an idiot, a serious killjoy, trolling for attention, or some combination of the three. Read more…

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SEE IT: Hammerin’ Hank’s career highlights live forever on video for those of us who never got to witness his greatness

Hank Aaron, who died on Friday at the age of 86, held Major League Baseball’s home run record for 43 years between when he passed Babe Ruth with his 715th dinger in 1974 and when Barry Bonds hit No. 756 in 2007. Read more…