Pat Graham, Author at Greenfield Recorder

In this photo provided by Overtime Elite, Amen Thompson of the City Reapers basketball team smiles during an Overtime Elite league game on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at OTE Arena in Atlanta. Amen and Ausar Thompson are dressing for success in their own unique style as they prepare to go in their own separate directions for really the first time. The 6-foot-7 guards out of Overtime Elite are projected in the AP mock draft to be selected early Thursday night, which could make them the...

Twins Amen and Ausar Thompson set to be taken in top-10 of NBA draft

by Pat Graham Associated PressJune 20, 2023

For all the things the Thompson Twins share — middle name, appetite for burgers, dynamic basketball skill sets — matching suits on draft night won’t be one of them.Amen and Ausar Thompson are dressing for success in their own unique style as they…

Gonzaga's Anton Watson's shoes in the second half of a second-round college basketball game in the men's NCAA Tournament Sunday, March 19, 2023, in Denver. One of the first things Gongaza forward Anton Watson does when he steps on the court is size up his competition. Their shoes, anyway. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

March Madness: Low-cut sneakers gain traction on court

by Pat Graham Associated PressMarch 24, 2023

Patti Zhou, 11, carries her snowboard in Copper Mountain, Colo., April 9, 2022. The Beijing-born, Colorado-living Zhou could be the next big thing in the halfpipe and slopestyle, including this weekend during her Dew Tour debut in Copper Mountain, Colorado. (Jesse Dawson/Burton Snowboards via AP)

Young snowboarder from China loves jokes, fries and big air

by Pat Graham Associated PressFebruary 23, 2023February 23, 2023

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) is congratulated by teammates as he comes out of the game late in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

Analysis: In wide-open NBA, uncertainty is only certainty

by Pat Graham Associated PressDecember 27, 2022December 27, 2022

Karsten Warholm, of Norway,reacts after winning a semifinal in the mens 400-meter hurdles at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday, July 17, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

McLaughlin’s next move among key stories on road to ’24

by Eddie Pells Associated Press, and Pat Graham Associated PressJuly 25, 2022July 25, 2022

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar (8) controls the puck next to Tampa Bay Lightning center Anthony Cirelli (71) during the third period of Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan Ebenhack)

Avalanche a win away from dethroning 2-time champ Lightning

by Pat Graham Associated PressJune 23, 2022June 23, 2022

Colorado Avalanche's Nazem Kadri, right, scores past St. Louis Blues goaltender Ville Husso (35) and Justin Faulk (72) during the second period in Game 4 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series Monday, May 23, 2022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Nazem Kadri leads way, Avalanche nearing 1st conference final since 2002

by Pat Graham Associated PressMay 24, 2022May 24, 2022

United States' Lindsey Jacobellis celebrates after winning a gold medal in the women's cross finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Finishing touch: 16 years later, Lindsey Jacobellis gets her gold

by Eddie Pells Associated Press, and Pat Graham Associated PressFebruary 9, 2022February 9, 2022

FILE - Skiing fans look on from bleachers before the start of World Cup downhill ski racing on Dec. 4, 2021, in Beaver Creek, Colo. Olympic athletes in Alpine skiing and other outdoor sports dependent on snow are worried as they see winters disappearing. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Olympians worry as ‘Winter’ disappears from Winter Games

by Howard Fendrich Associated Press, and Pat Graham Associated PressJanuary 31, 2022January 31, 2022

FILE - Mikaela Shiffrin, center, talks with her ski technician, right, along with her father, Jeff Shiffrin, left, after a practice run for the women's World Cup ski race in Aspen, Colo., Nov. 23, 2012. Jeff Shiffrin died at age 65 on Feb. 2, 2020, in an accident at the family home in Colorado, (AP Photo/Nathan Bilow, File)

Olympic star Shiffrin: Loss of father ‘still pretty painful’

by Pat Graham Associated Press, and Howard Fendrich Associated PressJanuary 20, 2022January 20, 2022