Sports
The Man Who Keeps Baseball’s Union Moving. By Scott Miller / NYT
Cultural taxidermy, not appropriation: the trophies in sports no one wants to talk about. By Tim Thompson / Salon
Looking for More Frances Tiafoes. By Matthew Futterman / NYT
Two Barbers, a YouTube Channel and the Truth About Race at the Racetrack. By Joe Drape / NYT
Deshaun Watson must undergo treatment and have clinicians say ‘he’s on right path’ for suspension to be lifted. By Jonathan Jones / CBS Sports
Frances Tiafoe: The story behind tennis’ unlikely hero. By Jerry Bembry / Andscape
The Inside Football Story of the Kaepernick Saga. By Pamela Rafalow Grossman / The Progressive Magazine
Arthur Ashe, athlete and activist. By Jim Brown / CBS News
Earnie Shavers, Hard-Punching Heavyweight, Is Dead at 78. By Richard Goldstein / NYT
What Brittney Griner’s Income Says About Women’s Basketball. By Mary Pilon / NYT
Lewis Hamilton: The F1 Superstar on Controversies, Racism, and His Future. By Chris Heath / Vanity Fair
In Jackson, Miss., football goes on despite the water crisis. By Stephan Bisaha / NPR
Marcus Freeman is 36. He’s Also in Charge at Notre Dame. By Alan Blinder / NYT
Why LeBron James Is Worth $100 Million to the Lakers, Win or Lose. By Sopan Deb / NYT
Is Serena Williams the GOAT? Yes. No. Probably. Maybe. Without a Doubt. By Christopher Clarey / NYT
Deion Sanders: Jackson State in ‘crisis mode’ amid city’s water emergency. By Glynn A. Hill / Wash Post
Vanessa Bryant awarded $16 million in civil suit over crash photos. By Gus Garcia-Roberts / Wash Post
An all-Black Little League team made history without playing a game. By Chris Lamb / Wash Post
Edge of Sports: Athletes in the Age of Reaction. The Progressive Magazine
Serena and Venus Williams, Before They Were Champions. By Cindy Shmerier / NYT
Can Coco Gauff the Tennis Prodigy Become a Tennis Legend? By Susan Dominus / NYT
NYC honors tennis legend Althea Gibson with street renaming. By Claretta Bellamy / NBC News
Rooney Rule at 20: A look back at the policy that changed the NFL’s hiring of Black coaches.
Serena Williams has a new game plan: venture capital. By Scott Neuman / NPR
Isiah Thomas interview: NBA star reflects on 1986’s No Crime Day in Detroit. By Josh Levin / Slate
Mike review – Tyson biopic series struggles to pack a punch. By AA Dowd / The Guardian
