NFL Draft: Lions take Ameer Abdullah with 54th pick
A week before the 2015 NFL Draft, I asked former Nebraska running back and draft prospect Ameer Abdullah what he was looking for in a future employer. After giving the […]
Said El Harrak’s big break could be on Mayweather-Pacquiao undercard
The biggest boxing event of the 21st century will draw the world’s attention to Las Vegas on May 2, when welterweight superstars Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao will step […]
Olympic hopeful Ibtihaj Muhammad balances fencing and fashion
Speed, precision and effective strategy with a fencing saber has taken Ibtihaj Muhammad on business trips to bucket-list destinations like London, Paris, Italy and Morocco — and next summer, if […]
Kenneth Faried and the breakout season that wasn’t
The beginning of the NBA playoffs last weekend marked the end of a regular season that was both fruitful and frustrating for Denver Nuggets power forward Kenneth Faried. Last summer, […]
Marouane Fellaini has gone ‘from misfit to maestro’
Sports fans are fickle. So is the sports media. And while that’s certainly no industry secret or recent development, it does seem like that fickle behavior has worsened in the […]
NHL player Yakupov’s generosity makes headlines
For reasons complicated enough to deserve their own column — or more like a graduate-level dissertation — an athlete behaving badly on his personal time is 100 times more likely […]
Retired runner says Farah’s record shouldn’t count for Europe
Mo Farah is one of Europe’s most accomplished athletes. The 32-year-old distance runner has won two Olympic gold medals while representing Great Britain; three World Championship golds and a silver; […]
Muhammad Ali urges Iran to release Muslim-American journalist
Parkinson’s disease has taken a lot from former world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, but it has not taken the boxing legend’s faith in Allah [swt] nor his commitment to social […]
Algeria’s first action movie features Mike Tyson
According to the people responsible for promoting the new movie Gates of the Sun (Algeria Forever), an action film has never before been produced in Algeria. The first venture into […]
Ameer Abdullah’s NFL draft diary
Once upon a time, running back was as much of a glamour position in football as quarterback. The men who moved the ball on the ground were just as likely […]
