Boxer Muhammad Ali passed away at age 74 after suffering from a respiratory problem; he had suffered from Parkinson's Disease for 30 years. Read:
- why his star Hollywood's Walk of Fame is NOT on the ground (hashtag "#FloatLikeAButterfly";
- about the two services his hometown of Louisville will have in his honor this week.
In recruiting news, St. John's has reportedly offered 2018 Nebraska wing Ed Chang, a lanky perimeter scorer born in the Sudan; he lived in Germany after fleeing the Sudan's war and moved to the United States in 2002.