Sports
Serena Williams, Brittney Griner honored at NAACP Image Awards. By Lorenzo Reyes / USA Today
Brittney Griner Will Return to W.N.B.A. By Jonathan Abrams / NYT
How apartheid, European racism and Pelé helped cultivate a culture of diversity in US soccer that endures into the MLS. By John M. Sloop / The Conversation
Where Are All the Black Women in Sports Journalism? By Angela Johnson / The Root
Tiger Woods Is Back. He’s Still a Work in Progress. By Alan Blinder / NYT
Howard University’s All-Black Swim Team Makes The Cover Of Sports Illustrated, A First For The Magazine. By Stephanie Holland / The Root
Eric Bieniemy going to Washington Commanders is embarrassing for NFL By Mike Freeman / USA Today
Super Bowl LVII a Black victory regardless of the result. By William C. Rhoden / Andscape
Which LeBron James would the NBA get as a team owner? By Matenzie Johnson / Andscape
How to improve the Rooney Rule. By Janelle Moore / Andscape
Roberto Clemente book removed from Florida public schools. By Nicole Acevedo / NBC News
Church at the Super Bowl: Football, Jesus and fascism. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
On Super Bowl weekend, can we see players as workers with dignity? By Mike Jordan Laskey / NCR
Pioneering quarterback Jimmy Raye sees Super Bowl as a culmination of a ‘life of denials.’ By William C. Rhoden / Andscape
CTE found in 92 percent of ex-NFL players analyzed in updated report. By Victoria Hernandez / USA Today.
The Chiefs proudly broke racial barriers. Kansas City erected them. By Mark Dent / Wash Post
How Sports Betting Upended the Economies of Native American Tribes. By David W. Chen, Mark Walker and Kenneth P. Vogel / NYT
What the sports world says about LeBron James, NBA’s new scoring leader: ‘An iconic figure.’ By The Athletic Staff
A Milestone for Black N.F.L. Hires, but Not on the Sidelines. By Emmanuel Morgan / NYT
Kyrie Irving Says He Wants to Change His Narrative in Dallas. By Scott Cacciola / NYT
‘MLB The Show 23’ introduces new game mode featuring Negro League legends. By Scott Allen / Wash Post
The modern NFL didn’t have a Black head coach until 1989. Here’s his story. By Frederic J. Frommer / Wash Post
Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts to make history as first-ever Black starting quarterbacks to face off in Super Bowl. By Christopher Brito / CBS News
Doug Williams: The real MVP. By Jason Reid / Andscape
In ‘Stand’ documentary, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf wants to leave ‘something for them to think about.’ By Marc J. Spears / Andscape
Deion Sanders massively reshapes Colorado football roster in 2 months. By Brent Schrotenboer / USA Today
