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From Ali to Curry, it’s Sports 101

Muhammad Ali lights the Olympic torch during the 1996 Games as swimmer Janet Evans looks on, July 19, 1996 in Atlanta. Ali died Friday, June 3, 2016 at age 74. The former three-time heavyweight boxing world champion spent much of his life as a global humanitarian.
Muhammad Ali lights the Olympic torch during the 1996 Games as swimmer Janet Evans looks on, July 19, 1996 in Atlanta. Ali died Friday, June 3, 2016 at age 74. The former three-time heavyweight boxing world champion spent much of his life as a global humanitarian. Michael Probst The Associated Press

In case you missed them, here are some teachable moments from the past seven days:

▪ Muhammad Ali touched countless more lives with his heart than boxers with his gloves.

▪ The only thing that hurt the Giants more than their 11-inning loss in Atlanta was Hunter Pence’s hamstring injury.

▪ It’s almost as easy to hit a home run off of Clayton Kershaw as it is to be walked by him, though the odds are against either.

▪ The Cavaliers don’t appear to be much more than LeBron James.

▪ The Warriors are a lot more than Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson.

Jeff Caraska

This story was originally published June 6, 2016 at 8:27 PM with the headline "From Ali to Curry, it’s Sports 101."

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