moranelkarifnews : Which concerns are real for Celtics amid their first rough patch?
What’s plaguing the Celtics amid their recent skid, and are those issues easily fixable? Chris Forsberg breaks out his “concern meter.” Which concerns are real for Celtics amid their first rough patch? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics have so rarely lost consecutive games over the past 14 months that the […]
moranelkarifnews : ‘No One Understood’ This College Football Sensation Would Become a Star
Cameron Skattebo graduated high school without an F.B.S. scholarship offer. Now, the Arizona State player is a cult hero. Arizona State was picked to finish last in the 16-team Big 12. The Sun Devils are now meeting Texas in the Peach Bowl in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals. The player who sparked that incredible run […]
moranelkarifnews : Remember When Bees Invaded a Tennis Court in the Desert?
The tennis season begins on Dec. 27. Here’s a look back at 2024. Happy holidays, and prepare for the greatest gift: tennis returns tomorrow, December 27. In the spirit of looking back on the previous season and remembering all the moments big and small that defined it, here is a compendium of tennis stories of […]
moranelkarifnews : The Basketball Prodigy at the Center of a College Bidding War
The B.Y.U. commit AJ Dybantsa isn’t just the best player in high school basketball. He is the face of a revolution. BROCKTON, Mass. — The first time AJ Dybantsa got paid for basketball, he didn’t want the money. When the nation’s top recruit was named Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year as a high school […]
moranelkarifnews : The Stark Change Behind a College Football Coach Suddenly Speaking Up
Georgia’s Kirby Smart has tried to avoid making headlines for years. This season, he’s been willing to light a fuse. ATHENS, Ga. — In the nine years Paul Finebaum had been interviewing Kirby Smart, this was as animated as Finebaum had seen Smart. They were on set together last month on Georgia’s campus, a day […]
moranelkarifnews : The Most Strange, but True, Achievements in M.L.B. This Season
On one September night, Shohei Ohtani delivered one of the greatest single-game performances baseball has ever seen, a columnist for The Athletic writes. I swear this all happened in the Strange But True baseball year of 2024: A man played for both teams in the same game. … Another guy made an out on his own […]
moranelkarifnews : The National Mall, Central Park and More Venues the N.H.L. Should Use
The league’s Winter Classic showcase should move beyond outdoor stadiums and into popular landmarks, a columnist for The Athletic writes. There were games at iconic stadiums such as Wrigley Field, Fenway Park, Dodger Stadium and Soldier Field. There was Sidney Crosby scoring the shootout winner as snowflakes fell at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo. More […]
moranelkarifnews : Klay Thompson Passes His Idol, Reggie Miller, on the 3-Point Leaderboard
Miller never shied away from the moment, a lot like Thompson, who has been one of the most clutch players of his own generation. DALLAS — Mychel Thompson was a four-year player at Pepperdine who started 114 games from 2007-11. Early in his college career, the Waves tried recruiting his younger brother. Klay, the Thompson […]
moranelkarifnews : An Olympic Gold Medalist Takes On the Tour de France of Skiing
The Tour de Ski’s final climb has a 28 percent gradient, which is like skiing up a challenging downhill run. Asking an Olympic and world champion to name her favorite race is akin to asking her to choose her favorite child. There is little doubt, though, that the seven races that make up cross-country skiing’s […]
moranelkarifnews : Deion Sanders Is a Coaching Star. His Former Teammates Didn’t See This Coming.
When Sanders was a player, the attention was on his flash. Also evident, but not often acknowledged, were the qualities of a winning coach. Thirty-five years ago, new Atlanta Falcon Deion Sanders arrived in Suwanee, Ga., with a carefully crafted reputation. During his college career at Florida State, he had driven to a game in […]