In 1964, Cassius Clay wins the world heavyweight title when Sonny Liston is unable to answer the bell for the seventh round. See more sports moments from this date:
1964: Cassius Clay beats Sonny Liston to win world heavyweight title
1964 — Cassius Clay wins the world heavyweight title when Sonny Liston is unable to answer the bell for the seventh round at Convention Hall in Miami Beach, Fla.
In this Feb. 25, 1964, file photo, Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) shouts after being declared heavyweight champion of the world after beating Sonny Liston in Miami Beach, Fla.
2010: Canadian women defeat US for their third straight Olympic hockey title
2010 — In Vancouver, British Columbia, the Canadian women defeat the United States 2-0 for their third straight Olympic hockey title. Americans Billy Demong and Johnny Spillane finish 1-2 in a Nordic combined race. They are the first American medalists in a sport that’s been part of the Winter Olympics since 1924.
In this Feb. 25, 2010 file photo, USA players watch as the Canadian flag is carried during the medal ceremony after Canada beat USA 2-0 to win the women's gold medal ice hockey game at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
2017: Marit Bjoergen wins record 15th world championship gold medal in cross-country skiing
2017 — Marit Bjoergen wins a record 15th world championship gold medal in cross-country skiing with victory in a 15-kilometer skiathlon. The 36-year-old Bjoergen has more gold medals than any other cross-country skier — male or female — in world championship history, having previously shared the record of 14 gold medals with retired Russian Yelena Valbe.
First placed Norway's Marit Bjoergen celebrates after winning the women's skiathlon 7.5 km classic and 7.5 km free competition at the 2017 Nordic Skiing World Championships in Lahti, Finland, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
2017: Kelsey Plum surpasses Jackie Stiles to become NCAA’s all-time scoring leader
2017 — Kelsey Plum surpasses Jackie Stiles to become the NCAA’s all-time scoring leader with a career-best 57 points in the final regular season game of her career, leading No. 11 Washington past Utah 84-77. Plum passes Stiles’ mark of 3,393 points midway through the fourth quarter.
Washington's Kelsey Plum reacts after scoring against Utah in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017, in Seattle. Plum surpassed Jackie Stiles to become the NCAA's all-time scoring leader with a career-best 57 points in the final regular season game of her career, leading No. 11 Washington past Utah 84-77 on Saturday. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
2018: Russians win Olympic men's hockey gold with overtime victory
2018 — Kirill Kaprizov scores a power-play goal in overtime to lift the Russians to the gold medal in men’s hockey with a 4-3 win over Germany at the Pyeongchang Olympics.
Russian athlete Kirill Kaprizov (77) and Vyacheslav Voynov (26) celebrate after winning the men's gold medal hockey game against Germany, 4-3, at the 2018 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018, in Gangneung, South Korea. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
2018: Norway’s Marit Bjoergen closes out a remarkable Olympic career with another gold
2018 — Norway’s Marit Bjoergen closes out a remarkable Olympic career, winning the gold medal in the women’s 30-kilometer mass start at the Pyeongchang Games. The 37-year-old Bjoergen is the only Olympian to win five medals at these Games and finishes her career with 15 medals. She leaves as the most decorated athlete in Winter Olympic history.
Marit Bjoergen, of Norway, celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women's 30k cross-country skiing competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
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