Sports
LeBron’s NBA Is Harder Than Jordan’s Was. By Ross Andersen / The Atlantic
‘He’s still a player inside’: An oral history of Michael Jordan’s 13-year run with the Hornets. By Mike Vorkunov / The Athletic
Kanye and Adidas: Money, Misconduct and the Price of Appeasement. By Megan Twohey / NYT
On opening night, one NBA coach could only talk about Maine. By Cindy Boren / Wash Post
Dusty Baker finally walks away, leaving baseball better than he found it. By Chelsea Janes / Wash Post
LeBron James Teams Up With Barack Obama to Develop Mega Project With $180 Billion Worth Co. By Dhruv Shastry / Essentially Sports
Interview: Caster Semenya on Memoir ‘The Race to Be Myself.’ By Precious Adesina / New York Magazine
Bucks ink Giannis Antetokounmpo to three-year, $186 million extension. By Ben Golliver / Wash Post
Rio Ferdinand: Soccer needs to ‘quickly’ address lack of diversity in leadership roles, says Manchester United great. By Zayn Nabbi / CNN
Inside the complicated rivalry of Tua Tagovailoa and Jalen Hurts. By Tim McManus and Marcel Louis-Jacques / ESPN
Four-time NBA champion Andre Iguodala retires after 19 seasons. By Marc J. Spears / ESPN
Swim safety advocates aim to overcome historic racial inequities. By Isabella Jibilian / PBS
You just feel hopeless’: Twenty years after St. Joe’s historic hoops run, an absence haunts the team. By Dana O’Neil / The Athletic
Reviving the spirit of FAMU’s greatest athlete, Althea Gibson. By Eddie Jackson / Tallahassee Democrat.
Andscape roundtable: Why Colorado Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders has taken over college football. By Andscape Staff
Athletes’ advocacy for voting rights garners broad support, poll finds. By Sapna Bansil and Emily Guskin / Wash Post
The 1948 baseball photo with a radical message of acceptance. By Frederic J. Frommer / Wash Post
No Longer Just ‘Goggles and a Suit’: Anthony Nesty on How Swimming Has Changed. By Victor Mather / NYT
Cynt Marshall Is The First Black Woman To Lead An NBA Team. The Dallas Mavericks CEO Vows Not To Be The Last. By Jabari Young / Forbes
BREAKING: Colorado Announces More Major Spikes Resulting From The “Deion Sanders Effect.” By Lou Flavius / MSN
Simone Biles wins 6th Worlds title, becomes most decorated gymnast in history. By Angeline Jane Bernabe / ABC News
Colin Kaepernick appears to have two options if he wants to return to football, but QB doesn’t seem interested. By John Breach / CBS
An N.B.A. Power Broker, Growing Up and Finding Peace. By Tania Gaguli / NYT
With Victor Wembanyama in the limelight, Spurs embark on a new era. By Mike Monroe / The Athletic
Michael Jordan Is Now Worth $3 Billion And Joins The Forbes 400. By Justin Birnbaum / Forbes
Will there ever be another member of baseball’s ‘Black Aces’? By Michael Lee / Wash Post
