Sports
Lewis Hamilton Reflects on His Next Step. By Ian Parkes / NYT
Fauci, Serena and Venus Williams honored at National Portrait Gallery. By Judy Kurtz / The Hill
MLB’s integration struggle started with Jackie Robinson. It didn’t end there. By Frederic J. Frommer / Wash Post
Brooklyn Nets’ hire of Jacque Vaughn historic for the NBA. By Marc J. Spears / Andscape
From Kevin Garnett to Karl-Anthony Towns: Being Black in Minneapolis as an NBA player and beyond. By Marc J. Spears / Andscape
US basketball star Brittney Griner transferred to Russian penal colony. By Guardian Staff
The NBA’s Hypocrisies Are Sabotaging Its Response to Kyrie Irving. By Dave Zirin / The Nation
Virginia Tech’s Kenny Brooks has become ‘the standard’ for Black male coaches in women’s college basketball. By Sean Hurd / Andscape
The NFL’s number of Black team presidents is rising. By Jason Reid / Andscape
Astros win World Series as Dusty Baker finally manages a champion. By Chelsea James / Wash Post
Jeff Bezos And Jay-Z Reportedly Might Buy The Washington Commanders. By Jazmin Tolliver / HuffPost
Nets Suspend Kyrie Irving Indefinitely After Antisemitic Movie Post. By Tania Ganguli / NYT
Kyrie Irving and the Fraught History of Our Collective Liberation. By Dave Zirin / The Nation
Kennedy and Nixon Both Wooed Jackie Robinson. Guess Who Won. By Frederic J. Frommer / Politico
An all-Native American NFL team was founded 100 years ago — to promote a dog kennel. By Dana Hedgpeth / Wash Post
Dusty Baker Laments Lack Of US-Born Black Players In World Series. By Kristie Reiken / HuffPost
A Tough Start in Texas Turned Jimmy Butler Into an N.B.A. All-Star. By Scott Cacciola / NYT
Kyrie Irving Says He’s Not Antisemitic After Tweeting Link To Controversial Movie. By Keith Reed / The Root
Russian court rejects Brittney Griner’s appeal of 9-year sentence. By T.J. Quinn / ESPN
Jeff Pearlman’s new book seeks truth behind Bo Jackson legend. By Michael Grant / Awful Announcing
Bubba Wallace’s one-race suspension another lesson in a season full of them. By Deron Snyder / Andscape
How NFL teams use Black coaches to clean up their messes. By Emily Giambalvo / Wash Post
LeBron James redefined player empowerment – but not the way you think. By Justin Tinsley / Andscape
After winning silver at the Montreal Olympics, two Black women were treated as heroes in their Southern hometowns. By Andrew Maraniss / Andscape
Rest in peace, Tony Brown. By Jerry Bembry / Andscape
Author Jeff Pearlman on how Herschel Walker’s football career shaped his political one. By Ben Jacobs / Vox
