Sports
Referee Danny Crawford goes into Basketball Hall of Fame with respect from players, peers. By Mia Berry / Andscape
Consider the Quarterback. By Louisa Thomas / The New Yorker
‘Linsanity’ out: Jeremy Lin, first Asian American NBA champion, retires. By Des Bieler / Wash Post
Trump Is Met With Mostly Boos at U.S. Open as Security Delays a Match. By David Waldstein / NYT
Maya Moore’s Hall of Fame career is the least important reason she’s an all-time great. By David Aldridge / The Athletic
Carmelo Anthony deserves to be in the Hall of Fame after delivering on his NBA career. By Zach Harper / The Athletic
All About Félix Auger-Aliassime’s Parents, Marie Auger and Sam Aliassime (Who Trained Him for 10 Years). By Emily Blackwood / People
Why does Naomi Osaka play for Japan? Explaining tennis star’s relinquished USA dual citizenship. By Daniel Chavkin / Sporting News
‘You don’t trade a generational player’: Micah Parsons trade a Packers no-brainer, Cowboys head-scratcher. By Jason Reid / Andscape
Michael Vick kicks off coaching career close to home at Norfolk State: ‘It’s just in me.’ By Grace Raynor / The Athletic
Active Clubs are white supremacy’s new, dangerous frontier. By Art Jipson / The Conversation
A Truly Great Statue of a Sports Hero. By Sally Jenkins / The Atlantic
Taylor Townsend’s U.S. Open and a tennis career of confounding expectations. By Matthew Futterman / The Athletic
The HBCU football weekend that’s ‘like a family reunion’ in New Orleans. By Megan Braden-Perry / Wash Post
2025 US Open a celebration of Althea Gibson. By Jerry Bembry / Andscape
A Kobe Bryant Movie Is In The Works About His Draft Day. By Bruce Goodwin II / Cassius
Letter From DC: Goodbye to John Wall, Hello to Celebrating His Rebel Spirit. By Dave Zirin / The Nation
Venus Williams’s comeback was about playing healthy again. Call it a win. By Ava Wallace / Wash Post
Shedeur Sanders was 100 percent set up to fail in his final preseason appearance. By Corey Long / Glory Colorado
Kenny Lofton helps remember Black baseball’s Cleveland Buckeyes. By Justice B. Hill / Andscape
Stick to politics? How Donald Trump is using sports to advance his agenda. By Steve Buckley / The Athletic
Shedeur Sanders, Jalen Hurts and a trip worth taking. By William C. Rhoden / Andscape
How bigotry crushed the dreams of an all-Black Little League team. By Chris Lamb / The Conversation
News about the Colin Kaepernick doc by Spike Lee is terribly sad. By Mike Freeman / USA Today
ESPN will not air Spike Lee’s docuseries on quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Guardian Staff
The shooting at NFL headquarters raises hard truths, but no easy answers. By Jerry Brewer / Wash Post
Travis Hunter’s GPA Proves His Academic Commitment Is As Strong As His NFL Aspirations. By Kandiss Edwards / Black Enterprise
Coco Gauff lets frustration out with racket smash in error-heavy Cincinnati Open loss. By Rory Robinson / The Mirror
Frances Tiafoe opens up on life in ‘white sport’ tennis. By Ella Kipling / Daily Express
Ben Shelton will break American men’s tennis Grand Slam drought. By Dan Wolken / USA Today
