Sports
Growth of U.S.-born Black baseball players takes root in upstart HBCU programs. By David Squires / Andscape
The Ja Morant gun situation is not just about Ja Morant. By Martenzi Johnson / Andscape
What Jayson Tatum Did and Didn’t Learn from Kobe Bryant. By Louisa Thomas / The New Yorker
Despite Millions in Earnings, Olympic Gold Medal, and World Titles, Daughter Says Boxing Didn’t Make Muhammad Ali Successful. By Chirag Radhyan / Essentially Sports
Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts earns his master’s degree. By Joe Hernandez / NPR
‘I don’t understand the hate’: Cardinals QB Kyler Murray proud of Asian roots. By Tyler Dragon / USA Today
Americans are too divided for this sports tradition to continue. By Jeff Pearlman / CNN
As Black coaches fight for NFL jobs, Reggie Barlow turned to the XFL By Barry Svrluga / Wash Post
Muhammad Ali won a title fight in Maryland. Then he went to prom. By Nicole Asbury / Wash Post
‘It is almost like being with Michael Jordan’: Tom Joyner has gone from radio icon to Miami Heat fan. By Marc J. Spears / Andscape
How Racist Car Dealers KO’d Joe Louis. By Silke-Maria Weineck / The Nation
Vida Blue, who won 3 World Championships with the Athletics, dies at 73. By Ayana Archie / NPR
Born into slavery, a Kentucky Derby champ became an American superstar. By Sydney Trent / Wash Post
Lamar Jackson became the highest-paid player in NFL history his way. By Adam Kilgore / Wash Post
How ‘Big George Foreman’ tells the story of two of America’s greatest boxers. By Malik Peay / Andscape
Nothing Is Bigger Than Stephen Curry vs. LeBron James. By Sopan Deb / NYT
F1 star Lewis Hamilton to wear rainbow helmet for LGBTQ rights. By Dustin Long and David K. Li. / NBC News
Phil Jackson’s insults about Black athletes are nothing new. By David Dennis Jr. / Andscape
Black quarterbacks make NFL draft history, land in ‘ideal’ spots. By Jason Reid / Andscape
Larry ‘Gator’ Rivers, Longtime Globetrotter Legend, Dies At 73. By AP and HuffPost
Ralph Boston, Who Leaped 27 Feet and Landed in History, Dies at 83. By Glenn Rifkin / NYT
Black American female runners are blazing a new trail in the marathon. By Kelyn Soong / Wash Post
Black QBs Will Rule This NFL Draft. In 1999, They Represented Change. By Michael Lee / Wash Post
‘It’s Our Duty To Give Back’: Giannis Antetokounmpo And Family’s Charity Inspired By His Late Father. By Marc J. Spears
Herb Douglas, Olympic Medalist Inspired By Jesse Owens, Dies At 101. By Frank Litsky / NYT
Deion Sanders at Colorado: Sights and sounds from Coach Prime’s snowy, sold-out CU debut. By David Ubben / The Atheletic
