Sports
“HIM” decries our false football Gods. By Coleman Spilde / Salon
Stephen A. Smith hints at reason why Molly Qerim ‘abruptly resigned’ from ESPN: ‘Not happy about it.’ By Jenna Lemoncelli / New York Post
Charlie Kirk tributes run contrary to sports’ uniting power. By Nancy Armour / USA Today
Fifty Years After History’s Most Brutal Boxing Match. By Vann R. Newkirk II / The Atlantic
The WNBA Superstar Who Left the Game in Her Prime. By Jemele Hill / The Atlantic
‘Revolt of the Black Athlete’ author Dr. Harry Edwards says a new equality movement is coming to sports and the nation. By Lonnae O’Neal / Andscape
School Coaches Shouldn’t Be Pushing Religion. By Mickey Dollens / The Progressive Magazine
Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford makes history with upset victory over Canelo Alvarez. By AP and NBC News
Serena Williams invests in women’s basketball league Unrivaled. Now valued at $340 million. By Megan Cerullo / CBS News
80 Years Ago, A Jewish Radical and Two Negro League Stars Led a Crusade to Integrate Baseball That Paved the Way for Jackie Robinson. By Peter Dreier / Znetwork
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
