Emmanuel Morgan

New York

Sports and Culture Reporter at The New York Times

sports + culture for @nytimes. 704 bred. @latimes alum.

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Articles

Grabando contenido para el equipo local

1 month ago | infobae.com | Emmanuel Morgan

Tres cámaras descansaban sobre trípodes y varios cables negros serpenteaban en nudos por el suelo mientras Dansby Swanson, campocorto estrella de los Cachorros de Chicago, despedía su pódcast de casi una hora y se levantaba para dar las gracias a su invitado. Ambos tenían una apretada agenda por delante, pero no en forma de práctica de bateo o de entrenamiento de pesas. "¿Qué tienes previsto para el resto del día?" preguntó Swanson.
Film, Film, Film for the Home Team

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Emmanuel Morgan

Three cameras rested on tripods and black cords snaked in knots across the floor as Dansby Swanson, a star shortstop for the Chicago Cubs, signed off on his nearly hourlong podcast and stood up to thank his guest. They had busy schedules ahead, but not in the form of batting practice or weight training. "What do you have going the rest of the day?" Swanson asked. "Whatever they tell me to do," his interview subject, the Athletics outfielder Brent Rooker, said with a laugh.
For the Actors of 'Sumo,' Learning Lines Was Just the Half of It

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Emmanuel Morgan |Graham Dickie

Two men, barefoot and wearing traditional loincloths around their waists, tussled with each other on a stage transformed to look like a sumo ring. A fighting consultant, who had been observing the rehearsal nearby, stepped in to offer advice: The men's arm movements were too straight; their motions needed to be smoother and more circular. Moments later, the two actors were at it again: reaching out, shifting their weight and then pushing off each other in a grappling exchange.
The 'S.N.L.' Hosts Who Give 110%

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Emmanuel Morgan

"Saturday Night Live," which is celebrating its 50th season this year, has had hundreds of hosts. There are the famous actors, the musicians and the comedians, of course. And then there are the professional athletes who are used to performing on fields, tracks and courts, not on a stage at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. Dwayne Johnson, the wrestler turned movie star known as the Rock, has hosted five times, the most of any athlete.
The ‘S.N.L.’ Hosts Who Give 110%

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Emmanuel Morgan

12 hours agoElon Musk and Shivon Zilis have welcomed their fourth child together. Zilis made the announcement in an X post published Friday, Feb. 28, revealing she and Musk, 53, are parents to a second son: Seldon Lycurgus. She did not reveal when Seldon was born. "Discussed with Elon and, in light of beautiful …
Three Super Bowl Titles, Two Podcasts and One Explosive Interview

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Emmanuel Morgan

Shannon Sharpe won three Super Bowls in a Hall of Fame career and once recorded 214 receiving yards in a game, the most ever by a National Football League tight end. Another crowning achievement came long after he was outmuscling bulky defenders, when he convinced a 5-foot-5 comedian to open up while sipping cognac on a brown leather sofa. "'Club Shay Shay' has become the modern-day talk show," said Lillian Xu, a top audio executive for Vox Media, which produces a handful of rival series.
The Super Bowl finally embraced rap. Is there also room for country?

2 months ago | sanjuandailystar.com | Emmanuel Morgan

By Emmanuel MorganThe Super Bowl halftime show was at a low point in 2019. Despite an unrivaled television audience, Rihanna turned down the National Football League’s invitation to perform, keeping solidarity with Colin Kaepernick, the exiled quarterback who had repeatedly knelt during the national anthem to protest racial injustice. The pop band Maroon 5 headlined instead, underwhelming nearly 100 million television viewers.
Dynamic Black marching bands are Super Bowl stalwarts

2 months ago | japantimes.co.jp | Emmanuel Morgan

Long before Michael Jackson, the Rolling Stones and Rihanna, there was Freddie Colston. Colston was just a 20-year-old student from tiny Fairbanks, Louisiana, when he traveled to Los Angeles in January 1967. He had grown up in a home without indoor plumbing, but now he was staying in lavish accommodations with about 180 other members of the Grambling College marching band.
Dynamic Black Marching Bands Are Super Bowl Stalwarts

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Emmanuel Morgan

Long before Michael Jackson, the Rolling Stones and Rihanna, there was Freddie Colston. Colston was just a 20-year-old student from tiny Fairbanks, La., when he traveled to Los Angeles in January 1967. He had grown up in a home without indoor plumbing, but now he was staying in lavish accommodations with about 180 other members of the Grambling College marching band.
Kobe Bryant still reigns over Los Angeles on hundreds of murals

2 months ago | japantimes.co.jp | Emmanuel Morgan |Matt Stevens

On the side of a gym in downtown Los Angeles, two figures with angelic wings — Kobe Bryant, who won five NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers, and his daughter Gianna — are depicted together in the clouds. Near one feather, the words "Do not touch this mural” are sprayed in a faded white script. No one has. The mural’s endurance is a testament to the legacy of Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash five years ago alongside Gianna and seven other people.