moranelkarifnews : The Brazilian Teenager Who Already Serves at 140 M.P.H.
João Fonseca, 18, plays tennis beyond his years but still gets homesick. What’s the right moment to hitch your hopes to an up-and-coming tennis player? People were having visions of Carlos Alcaraz’s future when he was 10, the age at which Babolat and the other big racket companies sometimes start handing out equipment and swag. […]
moranelkarifnews : He Was a National Hero in Ukraine. Now He Faces a Possible Doping Ban.
Mykhailo Mudryk was a key player for his country at the 2024 European Championship. He has since tested positive for a banned substance. It was only six months into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine when, on a balmy September evening in eastern Germany, I came across Mykhailo Mudryk shortly after midnight. This was September 2022 and […]
moranelkarifnews : Hawkeyes Will Retire Caitlin Clark’s Jersey Number
No Iowa women’s basketball player will wear No. 22 again. No Iowa women’s basketball player will wear No. 22 again. That is because, on Feb. 2, the Hawkeyes will retire Caitlin Clark’s jersey during an in-arena ceremony as Iowa takes on USC at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Over her four years with the program, Clark rewrote both […]
moranelkarifnews : The Fall of ESPN’s ‘Golden Boy’ and the Network’s Reckoning With Its Past
Before Lee Fitting was terminated in 2023, women who worked with the former executive say his behavior toward them went unchecked for years. The memo from Norby Williamson, one of ESPN’s top executives, was short and direct: Lee Fitting, a senior vice president of production who had been at ESPN for more than 25 years, […]
moranelkarifnews : The Unprecedented Leverage of a College Basketball Superstar
Paige Bueckers, the W.N.B.A.’s projected No. 1 pick, is in a rare situation, a columnist for The Athletic writes. Within the past year, Paige Bueckers has expanded the scope of what it means to be a college athlete. She played in a Final Four but also became an equity partner in Unrivaled, designed her own […]
moranelkarifnews : Trinity Rodman Opens Up About Difficult Relationship With Her Father
“Our entire family is protecting him when he’s never once protected us,” the U.S. soccer star said of Dennis Rodman on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast. Washington Spirit and U.S. women’s national team forward Trinity Rodman said she is ready to set the record straight on her relationship with her father, NBA Hall of Famer […]
moranelkarifnews : Can an Outsider Restore a Women’s College Basketball Powerhouse?
Kim Caldwell had one season of coaching Division I basketball under her belt when she was hired as Tennessee’s new head coach. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — In October, before Kim Caldwell had coached a game for Tennessee, she sat on an orange couch in her office and tried to get comfortable. This was both a physical […]
moranelkarifnews : Cody Bellinger Makes the Yankees Better. But He’s Far From a Perfect Fit.
The trade may end up pushing New York’s top prospect out of his best position, a columnist for The Athletic writes. Trade details: New York Yankees acquire OF/1B Cody Bellinger and cash considerations from the Chicago Cubs for RHP Cody Poteet The Yankees needed another bat after the departure of Juan Soto, and they got […]
moranelkarifnews : Something Is Missing From the N.B.A. Cup, and It’s Not the Players
The atmosphere in Las Vegas rivaled a Mountain West Conference semifinal, a columnist for The Athletic writes. LAS VEGAS — Prior to checking out for good, $514,971 richer and another MVP award bound for his trophy case, Giannis Antetokounmpo closed off a drive from Kenrich Williams. He met the Oklahoma City Thunder forward at the […]
moranelkarifnews : Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis, Devin Booker all bash new All-Star Game format
Durant says he likes old-school East vs. West. The NBA tried that last year and the 211-186 East win was unwatchable. Adam Silver felt he had to do something. For years, All-Star players — guys like Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis and Devin Booker — have tried harder to avoid injury than anything else, which […]