Sports
Jackie Robinson statue stolen from youth league field in Wichita, Kansas, found in trash can, burned and in pieces. By Brammhi Balarajan and Sarah Engel / CNN
Despite The City Being Majority Black, There Were No Black-Owned Businesses Included In NY Times’ Detroit Lions Boost Report. By Jasmine Browley / Essence
Michigan hires Sherrone Moore to replace Jim Harbaugh as coach. By Matt Bonesteel / Wash Post
Colin Kaepernick Finally Returns to Football After Kneeling Controversy. By Justyn Cortes / ITM
Jayson Tatum reflects on the fourth anniversary of Kobe Bryant’s death. By Marc J. Spears / Andscape
NFL reaches ‘major milestone’ with record 9 minority head coaches in place for the 2024 season. By Steve Reed / USA Today
It’s past time for a Rooney Rule in college football. By Kevin B. Blackstone / Wash Post
Doc Rivers’ ESPN Exit Left $174 Billion Worth Company’s Management “Disappointed”, Per Sources. By Dushyant Singh / Essentially Sports
Joel Embiid Scores 70, Leads Big Night For NBA Stars. By Derek Major / Black Enterprise
Nick Saban’s ‘epic era’ of coaching is over, but the exploitation of players in big-time college football is not. By Joseph N. Cooper / The Conversation
NBA guards Chris Paul, Malcolm Brogdon give an assist to filmmaker Ava DuVernay’s ‘Origin.’ By Marc J. Spears / Andscape
Why the Bucks fired Adrian Griffin and why Doc Rivers could be their next head coach. By Shams Charania, Sam Amick and Eric Nehm / The Athletic
Mel Tucker, former-MSU football coach, banned from future employment. By Kenny Jacoby / USA Today
Few can outrun Lamar Jackson. Even fewer can out-think him. By Adam Kilgore / Wash Post
‘Now I Know Who I Am’: Giannis Antetokounmpo Makes An Epic First Trip Home To Nigeria In Moving Doc, ‘Ugo.’ By Victoria Uwumarogie / Essence
Buckley: Jerod Mayo unafraid to discuss race as Patriots’ first Black head coach. By Steve Buckley / The Athletic
Gary Sheffield, one of baseball’s great offensive forces, is still defending himself. By Cody Stavenhagen / The Athletic
This Program Is Bringing Youth Of Color Into A Sport Dominated By White Men. By Philip Lewis / HuffPost
Rising WTA Prodigy Hyped as the ‘Real Deal’ in American Tennis for Her Serena Wiliams-Inspired Flex at the Australian Open. By Prarishtha Prakash / Essentially Sports
From Harvard to Howard: He’s the rare college hoops eighth-year senior. By John Feinstein / Wash Post
Black catchers in MLB are extinct but prospects can change that. By Bob Nightengale / USA Today
Houston Texans’ DeMeco Ryans, C.J. Stroud a rare Black coach-quarterback combo in the playoffs. By Martenzie Johnson / Andscape
ESPN’s Pat McAfee is part of the network’s culture wars: Jemele Hill. By Mike Freeman / USA Today
Coach Ime Udoka returns to Boston with a rebuilt Houston Rockets team. By Marc J. Spears / Andscape
Michigan state football coach sex scandal appeal denied for Mel Tucker. By Kenny Jacoby / USA Today
Coco Gauff Cries ‘Foul’ as She Lashes Out at ‘Ugly’ Attempt to Back Americans Playing in the Australian Open. By Anurag Gusain / Essentially Sports
