Khari Thompson
Sports Writer at Boston.com
Tallest writer on the Celtics beat. Words: @BostonDotCom & @BGlobeSports✍🏾. @_HamptonU & @SJI_Update alum. Past stops: @memphisnews @clarionledger
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2 days ago |
boston.com | Khari Thompson
The Celtics are long gone, but there are still some local connections to root for on both sides of this year’s NBA Finals. On the surface, the Oklahoma City vs. Indiana matchup doesn’t sound like it would have many people with New England ties in it. But, there are key people within both organizations who, some way or another, spent significant amounts of time living in this region. Oklahoma City’s head coach is from Leominster.
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3 days ago |
boston.com | Khari Thompson
Hall-of-Fame cornerback and Colorado football coach Deion Sanders did not like reports about his son Shedeur Sanders being unprepared for pre-draft meetings. The younger Sanders, who starred at quarterback for Colorado last season, was widely projected as a first-round draft pick. He slipped to the fifth round where the Cleveland Browns eventually selected him. The elder Sanders blasted the criticism as “foolish” and said the message was hurtful.
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3 days ago |
boston.com | Khari Thompson
The viral video of Stefon Diggs on a party boat grabbed headlines last week, but this week the Patriots receiver is back at practice. The four-time Pro Bowler looked impressive during Monday’s organized team activites (OTA) session in Foxborough, according to NBC Sports Boston’s Tom E. Curran. “I thought it was astounding,” Curran said during an appearance on Arbella Early Edition.
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4 days ago |
boston.com | Khari Thompson
The San Diego Padres have Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran on their list of potential trade targets, according to a report from The Athletic’s Dennis Lin. The report cites “glaring holes” at the bottom of San Diego’s lineup as one of the reasons the Padres are interested in adding Duran. The Padres’ situation in left-field reportedly became serious last Sunday when Gavin Sheets left San Diego’s win against the Pittsburgh Pirates after crashing into the left field wall.
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4 days ago |
boston.com | Khari Thompson
Celtics assistant general manager Austin Ainge is leaving to join the Utah Jazz as their president of basketball operations, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Ainge, the son of former Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge, has spent the last six years as an assistant general manager with the Celtics. He has 17 years of experience in the Celtics’ front office.
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RT @sportingnews: Jayson Tatum had to be taken out in a wheelchair after suffering an apparent lower body injury in the fourth quarter of G…
RT @ByJayKing: Tatum sitting to start the fourth. Celtics in real jeopardy here.
Look how open Derrick White was. JT not even looking at him.
These possessions for the Celtics are just brutal to watch. No passes, all dribbling for 20 seconds into an airball. https://t.co/FaFJ6uHkK2
