Lincoln Riley wins Bear Alexander recruiting battle, convincing him to stay at USC. ... included an apparently convincing call from coach Lincoln Riley to Alexander and his family.

Decades later, the family of boxing great Muhammad Ali discovered through family DNA research that Ali was the great-great-great-grandson of Alexander. On April 15, 1865, Lincoln was assassinated.

Lincoln walked into the gallery of the famous Matthew Brady and instead met Brady’s assistant, Alexander Gardner. Thus began a long, unique relationship that Lowry deftly explored in his new book, The ...