Sports
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
Dennis Rodman could hurt Brittney Griner’s cause, experts say. By Chris Bumbaca / USA Today
When integration was front and center at the Little League World Series. By Chris Lamb / Andscape
Janet Hill, with a Hall of Fame son and an all-pro husband, was a selfless star. By Kevin B. Blackstone / Wash Post
Vanessa Bryant Is Suing L.A. County Over Kobe Bryant Crash Photos: What to Know. By Jonathan Abrams / NYT
LeBron James Agrees To New Contract That Will Him Make Highest-Paid NBA Player Ever. AP and HuffPost
Byron Allen’s HBCU Go streamer strikes deal with CBS stations to air HBCU football games. By Variety and NBC News
Watson Suspended 11 Games, Fined $5 Million in Sexual Misconduct Case. By Jenny Vrentas and Ken Belson / NYT
NBA Won’t Host Election Day Games In Effort To Increase Voter Turnout. By Lydia O’Connor / HuffPost
In His Football Return, Deshaun Watson Tries a New Move — Contrition. By Jenny Vrentas / NYT
Bill Russell’s No. 6 is being retired across the NBA. By AP and NPR
More Black Former N.F.L. Players Eligible for Concussion Payouts. By Ken Belson / NYT
A Philly Basketball Reunion Draws N.B.A. Stars Back Home. By Kris Rhim / NYT
Serena Williams Forced Her Way Into the Tennis History Books. By Christopher Clarey / NYT
Fisk University’s first-ever gymnastics practice goes viral on TikTok. By Claretta Bellamy / NBC News
Serena Williams Leaves Tennis Just as She Played: On Her Own Terms. Kurt Streeter / NYT
It’s been 50 years since Josh Gibson and Buck Leonard made Hall of Fame history. By Frederic J. Frommer / Wash Post
