Sports
The Blind Side: Propagating The Myth Of Post-Racial America Through Film. By Gerald Nesmith / Essence
Deion Sanders’ one consistent rule emerges in Colorado’s upset of TCU. By William C. Rhoden / Andscape
What’s next for Stephen A. Smith? A life outside of sports can be in the future. By Jason Jones / The Atheletic
Cannon Street All-Stars, 1955 Little League World Series: How a team of 12-year-olds became civil rights pioneers. By Josh Levin and Evan Chung / Slate Podcast
Muhammad Ali Forced Michael Jordan to Face Harsh Reality of His GOAT Status, Reveals American News Veteran. By Rijin Varghese / Essentially Sports
Birmingham’s Rickwood Field is the best kind of monument: A real one. By Jerry Brewer / Wash Post
Frances Tiafoe Wants Fans at the 2023 U.S. Open to Get Loud. By Sean Gregory / Time
The Simone Biles Revolution. By Meghan O’Rourke / The Atlantic
Lakers unveil plans to honor Kobe Bryant with bronze statue. By Ben Golliver / Wash Post
US Open rout shines harsh light on Venus Williams despite admirable fire. By Bryan Armen Graham / The Gaurdian
Basketball Hall of Fame a place of consensus and common purpose. By William C. Rhoden / Andscape
Chris Eubanks: ‘We haven’t had the luxury of a Black male like Serena who just dominated.’ By Kristen Doerer / The Guardian
Clervie Ngounoue, tennis’s second-ranked junior, is ready to level up. By Ava Wallace / Wash Post
Caleb Williams is ready for his encore. By Michael Lee / Wash Post
Giannis Antetokounmpo Wants It All. Even if It’s Not in Milwaukee. By Tania Ganguli / NYT
Bronny James’ cardiac arrest caused by congenital heart defect, expected to ‘return to basketball in very near future.’ By Shams Charania and The Athletic Staff / The Athletic
Deion Sanders, be it by sermon, commercial or YouTube, can still sell anything. By Christopher Kamrani / The Atheletic
Sha’Carri Richardson is back and a world champion. By Matenzie Johnson / Andscape
