{"id":6927,"date":"2016-06-04T00:16:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-04T00:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/2016\/06\/04\/muhammad-ali-the-greatest-dies-at-74\/"},"modified":"2016-06-04T00:16:00","modified_gmt":"2016-06-04T00:16:00","slug":"muhammad-ali-the-greatest-dies-at-74","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/muhammad-ali-the-greatest-dies-at-74\/","title":{"rendered":"Muhammad Ali, 'The Greatest' Dies At 74"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Bill Chappell<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n

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Boxing great Muhammad Ali, seen here in 2012, had been in the hospital since Thursday Ethan Miller\/Getty Images for Keep Memory Alive<\/strong> hide caption<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

toggle caption<\/strong> Ethan Miller\/Getty Images for Keep Memory Alive<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Boxing great Muhammad Ali died late Friday at the age of 74, according to a statement from his family. He was being treated at a Phoenix area hospital for a respiratory issue. A memorial service is scheduled Saturday morning in Ali’s hometown of Louisville, Ky., according to the Courier-Journal<\/a> newspaper. The funeral is set for Wednesday. Mayor Greg Fischer ordered flags lowered to half-staff to honor the sports legend<\/p>\n

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Boxing legend Muhammad Ali, 74, is being treated for respiratory problems at a hospital in the Phoenix area \u2013 and now comes word that his condition could be more serious than was first believed when he was admitted on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Today, the AP says of Ali<\/a>, “two people familiar with his condition say [these] may be more serious problems than his previous hospital stays.”<\/p>\n

Ali’s treatment could also be complicated by symptoms of Parkinson’s, the debilitating disease from which he has suffered for more than 30 years. Before Thursday, Ali’s last known multi-day stint in the hospital was in January 2015.<\/p>\n

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Our Prayers and thoughts are with @MuhammadAli<\/a> and his family #AliBomaye<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Amir Khan (@amirkingkhan) June 3, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Widespread concern for Ali blossomed on Twitter and elsewhere Friday, after celebrity gossip website Radar Online published a story saying that the beloved boxer was on life support \u2013 a characterization that hasn’t been confirmed or reported elsewhere. According to NBC News<\/a>, the boxer’s family has gathered at the hospital \u2013 and a “well-informed source” tells the network that Ali is in “grave condition.”<\/p>\n

Reacting to the news, boxer Amir Khan sent a message of support to Ali’s family \u2014 along with the hashtag #AliBomaye<\/a>, a reference to the chant heard in 1974, when Ali fought George Foreman in the Rumble in the Jungle, a fight held in what was then Zaire.<\/p>\n

When it emerged Thursday that Ali was in the hospital, his spokesman, Bob Gunnell, said that the former boxer’s time in medical care was expected to be a brief one. The AP says Gunnell sent an email today saying there was no update on Ali’s condition.<\/p>\n

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Source:: http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetwo-way\/2016\/06\/03\/480691044\/muhammad-ali-is-reportedly-in-serious-condition-at-arizona-hospital?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=sports<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"Boxing<\/a><\/div>\n
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Boxing great Muhammad Ali, seen here in 2012, had been in the hospital since Thursday Ethan Miller\/Getty Images for Keep Memory Alive<\/strong> hide caption<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

toggle caption<\/strong> Ethan Miller\/Getty Images for Keep Memory Alive<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Boxing great Muhammad Ali died late Friday at the age of 74, according to a statement from his family. He was being treated at a Phoenix area hospital for a respiratory issue. A memorial service is scheduled Saturday morning in Ali’s hometown of Louisville, Ky., according to the Courier-Journal<\/a> newspaper. The funeral is set for Wednesday. Mayor Greg Fischer ordered flags lowered to half-staff to honor the sports legend<\/p>\n

Original Post<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali, 74, is being treated for respiratory problems at a hospital in the Phoenix area \u2013 and now comes word that his condition could be more serious than was first believed when he was admitted on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Today, the AP says of Ali<\/a>, “two people familiar with his condition say [these] may be more serious problems than his previous hospital stays.”<\/p>\n

Ali’s treatment could also be complicated by symptoms of Parkinson’s, the debilitating disease from which he has suffered for more than 30 years. Before Thursday, Ali’s last known multi-day stint in the hospital was in January 2015.<\/p>\n

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Our Prayers and thoughts are with @MuhammadAli<\/a> and his family #AliBomaye<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Amir Khan (@amirkingkhan) June 3, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Widespread concern for Ali blossomed on Twitter and elsewhere Friday, after celebrity gossip website Radar Online published a story saying that the beloved boxer was on life support \u2013 a characterization that hasn’t been confirmed or reported elsewhere. According to NBC News<\/a>, the boxer’s family has gathered at the hospital \u2013 and a “well-informed source” tells the network that Ali is in “grave condition.”<\/p>\n

Reacting to the news, boxer Amir Khan sent a message of support to Ali’s family \u2014 along with the hashtag #AliBomaye<\/a>, a reference to the chant heard in 1974, when Ali fought George Foreman in the Rumble in the Jungle, a fight held in what was then Zaire.<\/p>\n

When it emerged Thursday that Ali was in the hospital, his spokesman, Bob Gunnell, said that the former boxer’s time in medical care was expected to be a brief one. The AP says Gunnell sent an email today saying there was no update on Ali’s condition.<\/p>\n

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