Sports
Stephen A. Smith’s New Proposed ESPN Contract Includes Interesting Twist. By Dan Lyons / Sports Illustrated
Serena Williams Hits Back At Accusers On A Really Touchy Subject. By Ron Dicker / HuffPost
Bernie Mac’s ‘Mr. 3000’: 20 years later, the Black baseball accuracy remains. By Clinton Yates /Andscape
Medrick Burnett Jr., Alabama A&M linebacker, dies from head injury. By Zach Powell / The Athletic
Deion Sanders Earns Huge Bonus After Colorado-Oklahoma State Blowout. By Chris Licata / Athlon Sports
Peter Westbrook, legendary Black fencer and coach, dies at 72. By Josh Peter / USA Today
How does a champion motivate itself? The Celtics are figuring it out. By Candace Buckner / Wash Post
Heisman straw poll: Ashton Jeanty can’t seem to gain much ground, but he can make history. By Joe Rexrode / The Athletic
Tyreek Hill citations dismissed after officers don’t appear in court. By Des Bieler / Wash Post
When Boxing Legend Sugar Ray Robinson Risked His Life to Deny Mafia Hitman’s Offer to Throw a Fight. By Sudeep Sinha / Essentially Sports
Sports should keep their distance from Trump and his endless drama. By Kevin B. Blackistone / Wash Post
Deion Sanders says Colorado got ‘intoxicated’ by success, now faces uncertain road ahead. By Brent Schrotenboer / USA Today
Allen Iverson checks in at No. 49 in ‘The Basketball 100’: ‘You could never question his heart.’ By Marcus Thompson II / The Athletic
Earl Monroe changed the NBA. At 80, he is still making moves. By Paul Schwartzman / Wash Post
Humbled Magic Johnson Promises To Expand $1.2 Billion Empire After Sports & Business Honchos’ Key Lessons. By Rohit De / Essentially Sports
‘I said it wasn’t my driving!’ Hamilton rallies to top Las Vegas F1 GP practice. By The Guardian
America Refuses to Forgive Michael Strahan as Call Mounts for $65M Fox Broadcaster to Be Fired After National Anthem Outrage. By Komal / Essentially Sports
NFL football scores: Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is painting his masterpiece. By Alex Kirshiner / Slate
