Sports
Brittney Griner’s Plight Says More About America Than Russia. By Jemele Hill / The Atlantic
Gregg Popovich’s biggest win was making America confront uncomfortable truths. By Etan Thomas / The Guardian
Deshaun Watson Won’t Face Criminal Charges in Houston Cases, Grand Jury Decides. By Jenny Vrentas and Kevin Draper / NYT
Brian Flores wants lawsuit against NFL heard in court. By AP and NBC News
Johnny Grier, N.F.L.’s First Black Referee, Dies at 74. By Richard Sandomir / NYT
LeBron Fandom, and the Making of a Friendship in ‘King James. By Sarah Bahr / NYT
Fears grow Russia could use US basketball star Brittney Griner as ‘hostage.’ By Bryan Armen Graham / The Guardian
Tiger Woods to be honored with World Golf Hall of Fame induction. By Steve DiMeglio / USA Today
Russell Wilson to the Broncos — Making sense of the Seahawks’ trade, Denver’s Super Bowl hopes with its new QB and what’s next. Bill Barnwell / ESPN
NFL hires in the Rooney Rule era. By Andscape formerly The Undefeated
Judge approves changes to NFL concussion settlement that ends use of race norms. By Steve Almasy / CNN
Deion Sanders says journalist calling him “Deion” was “disrespectful. By Andrew Bucholtz / NCAA
Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-Point Game Changed the N.B.A. By Scott Cacciola / NYT
Ticket stub from Jackie Robinson’s majors debut sells for record-breaking $480K. By Joe Hernandez / NPR
NFL must ‘look at everything’ to address minority hiring issues, top executive says. By Mark Maske /WashPost
In hip-hop and basketball, Flau’jae Johnson is a two-way star. By David Gardner / Wash Post
Chris Paul again focuses on HBCUs — this time it’s about nutrition. By East L Dockery / The Undefeated
Colin Kaepernick’s organization offers free autopsies for police-related deaths. By Jonathan Franklin / NPR
Bowdoin College’s Preston Anderson leads efforts to diversify collegiate sailing. By David Steele / The Undefeated
The Meaning Behind Brian Flores’s New Job. By Dave Zirin / The Nation
Deion Sanders kicked down doors but where do HBCU sports go now? By Dan Wolken / USA Today
All-Black American expedition aims to be first to summit Mount Everest. By Felecia Wellington Rade / USA Today
‘Another Act’: Bubba Wallace gets personal in Netflix docuseries ‘Race.’ By Kelley Carter / The Undefeated
Goodell, civil rights leaders discuss diversity in NFL leadership positions. By AP and NBC News
Jeremy Lin reflects on ‘Linsanity’ 10 years later, gets candid about ‘big regret.’ By Kimmy Yam / NBC News
NYC Mayor Eric Adams Says Vaccine Mandate Holding Out Kyrie Irving Is ‘Unfair’. By Yakshpat Bhargava / First Sportz
