Sports
‘Grails: When Sneakers Changed the Game’ is really about social and cultural change in golf. By Marcus Shorter / Andscape
NBA renames its MVP trophy after Michael Jordan. By Christopher Brito / CBS News
The NFL loves ‘quarterback whisperers.’ Why doesn’t it love Jim Caldwell? By Michael Lee and Sally Jenkins / Wash Post
USC’s Caleb Williams Wins Heisman After Leading Trojan Turnaround. By Ralph Russo / HuffPost
Brittney Griner Released By Russia In Prisoner Swap. By Nina Golgowski / HuffPost
Deion Sanders Leaving Jackson State Is No Surprise In The Coaching World. By Kurt Streeter / NYT
Deion Sanders’ exit from Jackson State shows why HBCUs keep struggling. By Jesse Washington / Andscape
The Political Story of Charles Barkley. By Dave Zirin / The Nation
Celtics interim coach Joe Mazzulla always had faith he’d be an NBA coach. By Marc J. Spears / Andscape
Nike parts ways with Kyrie Irving after antisemitism controversy. By Ben Golliver / Wash Post
Colorado Buffaloes name Deion Sanders as head coach. By Pete Thamel / ESPN
What the Jerry Jones Photo Reveals About the NFL. By Jemele Hill / The Atlantic
The U.S. World Cup Team Is Notably Diverse, but the Pipeline Needs Help. By Kurt Streeter / NYT
How we got here with Kyrie Irving, explained. By Damon Young / Wash Post
Jerry Jones was not innocent, then or now. By Farrell Evans / Andscape
Tiger Woods calls for Greg Norman’s ouster in PGA Tour’s feud with LIV. By Gene Wang / Wash Post
Victim of player dropped by Bruins speaks out on racist bullying. By Cindy Boren / Wash Post
Mike Tomlin is staring at his first losing season in 16 years with the Steelers. By Des Bieler / Wash Post
“He is the best shooter in the world right now” — Kyrie Irving has high praise for Yuta Watanabe. By Karan Tyagi / Basketball Network
How ‘positional segregation’ keeps Black coaches stuck in NFL pipeline. By Tom Schad, Mike Freeman and Steve Berkowitz / USA Today
Jerry Jones Fields Questions About 1957 Photo Published In Report. By Todd Archer / ESPN
How one Black coach is building a pipeline to bypass football’s biases. By Candace Buckner / Wash Post
The NBA’s only all-Black broadcast crew was 16 years in the making. By Ava Wallace / Wash Post
“It’s Not Gonna Work”: Coco Gauff’s Mother’s Harsh Reality Check in Childhood Stopped Her From Following the Same Goal as Simone Biles. By Radha Iyer / Essentially Sports
NFL referees penalize Black players for celebrating far more than white players. By Dwayne Bray / Andscape
So much for the WNBA’s diversity in the coaching ranks. By Caron J. Phillips / Deadspin
