moranelkarifnews : Trae Young is named assistant general manager for Oklahoma men’s basketball
NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma has hired former Sooners player and Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young as assistant general manager for men’s basketball. He also has pledged to donate $1 million to the program, the school announced. Young, a four-time NBA All-Star, was an All-American for Oklahoma in 2017-18, his only season with the Sooners. He […]
moranelkarifnews : Browns’ trade for Deshaun Watson was ‘big swing and miss,’ team owner says
The Cleveland Browns took a big leap of faith when they traded for Deshaun Watson and signed him to a five-year deal reportedly worth up to $230 million, all of which was guaranteed. Watson’s performance on the field has been one to forget. He has gone from a three-time Pro Bowler who was a force […]
moranelkarifnews : Tiger Woods trolls millions of social media followers with epic April Fools’ prank: ‘Ready to play’
Tiger Woods played a cruel joke on those disappointed by his absence in the Masters on Tuesday, using April Fools’ Day as a way to troll fans over his most recent injury. Earlier this month, Woods announced that he had undergone “minimally-invasive” surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles tendon, which he noticed while training for the […]
moranelkarifnews : Travis Kelce Is ‘Training Like Crazy.’ But Kansas City Might Use Him Less.
“I’ve got a bad taste in my mouth on how I ended the year,” Kelce said recently. PALM BEACH, Fla. — One of the first people to learn of Travis Kelce’s decision this offseason was Andy Reid, the only head coach Kelce has played for in his 12-year NFL career. Kelce, the future Hall of […]
moranelkarifnews : Ranking M.L.B. Teams From First to Worst After Opening Week
The Yankees’ torpedo bats aren’t the only hot topic that has baseball fans talking. By Tim Britton, Johnny Flores Jr. and Andy McCullough Every week, we ask a selected group of our baseball writers — local and national — to rank the teams from first to worst. Here are the collective results, with the average rankings […]
moranelkarifnews : Deion Sanders Defied Doubters at Colorado. Now, He’s Staying for More.
Armed with a new contract that pays him more than $10 million per year, “Coach Prime” is entering a different era. BOULDER, Colo. — Deion Sanders will still interrupt whatever he’s doing — even if he’s in a room full of cameras and reporters — to pick up a FaceTime from son Shedeur. He still […]
moranelkarifnews : The Real Secret About M.L.B.’s Torpedo Bats Is That They Aren’t New
Experiments that caused a national uproar over the weekend have actually been happening quietly across baseball for a long time. Two days after the New York Yankees’ offensive outburst in the Bronx made torpedo bats the talk of baseball, Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz decided to try one for the first time in […]
moranelkarifnews : The N.B.A. Has Never Been Better, so Why Is the Sport Filled With Negativity?
The commissioner Adam Silver has acknowledged that his league may have to look at rule changes. Editor’s note: This story is part of a multi-part series examining the issues and concerns about the current NBA. Stephen Curry processed what was happening, and about to happen, in about a tenth of a second. In his 1,009th […]
moranelkarifnews : Paige Bueckers and Geno Auriemma Are Bringing Out the Best in Each Other
UConn’s title quest has been made possible by a star player who is the yin to her coach’s yang, a columnist for The Athletic writes. SPOKANE, Wash. — When Paige Bueckers and Geno Auriemma sat down at the dais after punching their ticket to Tampa for the Final Four, Auriemma pointed to the box score […]
moranelkarifnews : Alex Ovechkin Says He’s ‘Not in Politics.’ His Pursuit of the N.H.L. Goals Record Is.
The context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and Ovechkin’s support of Vladimir Putin casts a shadow for many over the star’s legacy. Alexander Ovechkin must come down, but the space beneath him expands with each leap. He bounces higher and higher — hanging in mid-air for several moments longer — as physics grapples with his […]