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☆ She’s One of the Fastest Women Ever. All She’s Missing Is a Gold Medal.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Kris Rhim | More About Kris Rhim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Marie-Josée Ta Lou has often been unlucky on days when she needed to be perfect. At the 2016 Olympics, Ta Lou, a 34-year-old sprinter from the West African nation of Ivory Coast, missed the women’s 100-meter medal stand by just seven-thousandths of a second. Five years later, Ta Lou headed into the women’s 100-meter final at the Tokyo Olympics with the third-fastest seed time. Ta Lou said she was in the best shape of her life, but she dealt with stomach issues beginning in the semifinals. Ta Lou has the eighth-fastest time ever run by a woman over 100 meters (10.72 seconds).

Persons: Marie, Josée, Lou, Ta Lou Organizations: Tokyo Locations: West African, Ivory Coast

☆ Carl Lewis Hopes to Lead ‘Speed City’ to a National Title
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Kris Rhim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In 2022, Leroy Burrell left Houston for the head coach position at Auburn University. Lewis became head coach in July. They were going for a national championship or they should “find something else to do.” A sense of urgency was instilled in the team. When the teams walked into their locker rooms after their first indoor meet, national rankings for all events were posted on one wall to greet them. But in its final indoor meet in the conference, in February, the men lost to Cincinnati, which won its first men’s title, indoor or outdoor, since 2004.

Persons: Leroy Burrell, Lewis, ”, Kelly, Ann Beckford Organizations: Auburn University, Cougars, American Athletic Conference, Cincinnati, Big Locations: Houston, “

☆ Where Is the Pass Going?
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Sean Catangui | Kris Rhim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Where Is the Pass Going? Few aspects of basketball capture the joy of the game like great passes. The most exciting ones require communication, improvisation and a little luck. finals will feature one of the sport’s best at getting the ball to his teammates: Denver’s Nikola Jokic. Try to guess who catches these passes.

Persons: Denver’s Nikola Jokic

☆ The Humble ‘Sticky Pad’ Keeping N.B.A. Sneakers on the Court
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Kris Rhim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Oh,” Vincent said incredulously, “you’re a lick-and-wipe guy?”“I don’t lick,” Strus said, dropping his fork to reply. “I don’t lick. are particular, some even superstitious, about how they ensure their sneakers have enough traction for the court. Still, most rely on a wiping pad that sits on the sidelines of N.B.A. It’s officially called the Slipp-Nott, but most players refer to it as a “sticky pad” or a “sticky mat.”

☆ What Carmelo Anthony Meant to New York City
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Kris Rhim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

There were many moments that evoked roars inside Madison Square Garden when the Knicks faced the Miami Heat in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals this month: when Jalen Brunson hit a 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter, prompting a Heat timeout, or any of the five times RJ Barrett sank a 3, sending the Garden’s white-knuckled Knicks fans into a frenzy. But the loudest roar that night came during a stoppage in play when a large video screen showed Carmelo Anthony sitting courtside. Anthony stood with one hand raised as most of the fans gave him a standing ovation, showering him with applause and cheers as if he had just made a game-winning shot. Anthony never won a title for the Knicks or even made a conference finals in his six and a half seasons with the team, but the moment was a reminder of how much he still means to New York. The city had yearned for a star after years of mediocrity and got one in Anthony, a Brooklyn native ready to make Knicks games exciting again.

☆ Brittney Griner Returns to the W.N.B.A. With a Weekend of Celebration
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Kris Rhim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

But through her first two games, Griner has put those questions to rest. She and her teammates have acknowledged she isn’t yet the player she once was, but Griner performed like the Mercury’s best player over their first two games. She led the team in points and rebounds over the two losses, averaging 22.5 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. “By All-Star, I hope to be exactly where I want to be,” Griner said after the Sparks game. “You know, not having to limit my minutes, being able to just play — I’m going to regret this, but — being able to play 40 minutes.

☆ How Victor Wembanyama Could Fit on the San Antonio Spurs
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Kris Rhim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Victor Wembanyama, the 7-foot-4 dynamic forward who is this year’s most prized N.B.A. prospect, cheered with his family in France as the San Antonio Spurs won the 2023 draft lottery Tuesday night. In San Antonio, fans, perhaps understandably, celebrated like they had won a championship, yelling in bars and honking car horns. “What are the San Antonio Spurs getting in Victor Wembanyama?” the reporter asked. He isn’t a typical draft prospect, and he wasn’t going to pretend to be one, either.

ETImage Trumpet, a bloodhound, was named best in show last year after outlasting some terrific competition. Credit... Hiroko Masuike/The New York TimesThere are around 3,000 dogs at Westminster, and all of them are such good, good boys and girls. The 210 breed winners then advance to compete in the group finals. The seven group winners (four of which have already been decided) then vie for the big prize. Last year’s winner was Trumpet, a bloodhound.

☆ Blue Wigs and Bad Words: Knicks Fans Are Ready for the Playoffs.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Kris Rhim | Gabriela Bhaskar | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A group of Knicks fans spotted another Knicks fan and started cursing. Other people turned their heads, cautiously moving away from the group; a fight seemed to be brewing. But as the fans walked toward each other, locked arms and began jumping around, it became clear that this was not about to be a brawl. At the center was Darryl Thompson, in a blue custom-made Knicks shirt with a four-letter word in orange and the name of the Heat’s best player: Jimmy Butler. That was just the fans, uh, reading the shirt’s message out loud.

PinnedQuarterbacks, top-10 trades and a bull market for running backs headlined the first round of this year’s N.F.L. The Carolina Panthers chose Alabama quarterback Bryce Young at No. After the Texans picked Stroud, they struck again, leaping from pick No. One unexpected development was the move toward running backs, a position that has been devalued in the N.F.L. But teams picked other quarterbacks or filled other needs, this year’s reminder that pre-draft speculation is just that.

☆ Brittney Griner Speaks to Reporters for First Time Since Release From Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Kris Rhim | Alan Yuhas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

PHOENIX — Brittney Griner, the W.N.B.A. star who became the center of a geopolitical showdown between the United States and Russia last year, is expected to speak with reporters on Thursday for the first time since her release in December in a prisoner exchange. Mercury officials said that Ms. Griner would not discuss her time in Russia at the news conference. She has called for the release of Mr. Gershkovich and others classified as wrongful detainees by the U.S. government. She and Mr. Gershkovich have become the latest in a line of American citizens detained by Moscow under what U.S. officials have described as dubious accusations.

☆ Will Georgia’s Jalen Carter Still Be a Top N.F.L. Draft Pick?
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Kris Rhim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

But that changed on March 1 at the N.F.L. He was sentenced to 12 months’ probation and was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine, perform 80 hours of community service and complete a state-approved defensive driving course. Since then, Carter, 22, has not done much to allay the concerns that teams now have about him. He drew criticism when he and his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, decided not to take pre-draft visits with teams picking outside the top 10. scouts and has gone from a surefire top pick to one of the most inscrutable prospects in this year’s draft, which will begin in Kansas City, Mo., on Thursday.

☆ Golden State Wins at Home, Which Is Part of the Problem
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Kris Rhim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

He waved his arms and yelled — then screamed twice more for good measure — and the white-knuckled Warriors crowd responded with a roar, accepting his direction unquestioningly, an orchestra following its conductor. Curry’s Golden State Warriors had entered Thursday night’s game, the third of their first-round playoff series against the Sacramento Kings, in an uncomfortable spot. They were facing their first 2-0 playoff deficit since Steve Kerr began coaching them in 2014. had suspended for stepping on the chest of Kings forward-center Domantas Sabonis in Game 2 on Monday. But it, too, is at Golden State, and for that reason alone the Warriors were feeling the series was far from over.

☆ A Timeline of Dan Snyder’s Tumultuous Washington Commanders Tenure
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Kris Rhim | Ken Belson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When Daniel Snyder, at 34, became the youngest person to buy an N.F.L. franchise in 1999, he ushered in a wave of optimism and promise for the Washington franchise, a bedrock of the league. Coming off a 6-10 season, the team still raked in revenue from an ardent fan base that flocked in droves to the suburban Maryland stadium named for its late owner, Jack Kent Cooke. The formerly brash, big-spending owner had been pressured into changing the team’s name and logo, buying out his partners and, eventually, to awaken from a dream which had turned into a nightmare for many. Despite Snyder’s dream, the team never won the Super Bowl in his tenure, or even made it as far as a conference championship game.

Caitlin Clark’s long-distance shooting prowess has made her one of the most electrifying players in college basketball. Caitlin Clark’s first-half scoring vs. Colorado Zoomable composite image showing Clark scoring from various locations on the court during the first half. Clark’s second-half scoring vs. Colorado Zoomable composite image showing Clark scoring from various locations on the court during the second half. Clark shot 11 of 22 from the field on Friday and 4 of 9 from 3-point range. There’s no doubt that Clark will be shooting from everywhere — so keep an eye out for another logo 3-pointer.

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