Sports
“The Most Beloved Man on the Planet”: Ken Burns on Muhammad Ali. By Michael Tomasky / TNR
In love with the struggle: The Ben Wallace story. The Undefeated Video.
Paul Pierce, Chris Webber lead deep class inducted into Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. By Ben Golliver / Wash Post
Maia Chaka Is The First Black Woman To Officiate NFL Game. By Dana Farrington / NPR
HBCUs ring up nearly a billion dollars in exposure through success in sports. By David Squires / The Undefeated
Venus Williams: The Thing That Has Really Made Me Tough. By Venus Williams / NYT
Why Stephen A. Smith wanted Max Kellerman off ESPN’s ‘First Take.’ By Chris Bumbaca / USA Today
What to Know About the Sexual Misconduct Lawsuits Against Deshaun Watson. By Ben Shipigel / NYT
‘Muhammad Ali’ Explores the Many Layers of ‘the Greatest.’ By Finn Cohen / NYT
Black quarterbacks are taking over the NFL. But there’s still more ground to gain. By Michael Lee / Wash Post
Carmelo Anthony Still Feels Like He’s Proving Himself. By Vinson Cunningham / The New Yorker
Sam Cunningham, who helped integrate college football, dies at 71. Paul Myerberg / USA Today
A Flood of New Hall of Famers, Followed by a Grinding Halt. By Andrea Williams / NYT
Ken Burns Names Muhammad Ali’s Secret Weapon: An ‘Uncomfortable’ 4-Letter Word. By Ed Mazza / HuffPost
Simone Biles Decimates Critics Who Called Her A ‘Quitter.’ By Carly Ledbetter / HuffPost
Sloane Stephens says she received more than 2,000 messages of ‘abuse and anger’ after US Open defeat. By Wayne Sterling / CNN
Hall of Fame inductee Chris Webber is finally ready to talk about the Fab Five, the timeout, and his Michigan ban. By Myron Medcalf / ESPN
NFL Coaches Have Good Reason to Cut Vaccine Refusers. By Jemele Hill / The Atlantic
A message for Naomi Osaka: Take all the time you need. By Jerry Bembry / The Undefeated
How the Pittsburgh Pirates made history 50 years ago. By James Brown / CBS News
Tennis Programs at Historically Black Colleges Receive a Boost. By David Waldstein / NYT
Williamsport, Pennsylvania: Home to history and hardball. By Clinton Yates / The Undefeated
Growing Up With Colin Kaepernick. By Jimmie Briggs / Vanity Fair
Wealth manager Humble Lukanga’s mission: ‘Generational freedom’ for Black athletes. By Kent Babb / Wash Post
Black Surfers Reclaim Their Place on the Waves. By Diane Cardwell / NYT
Russell Westbrook’s career comes full circle with hometown Lakers. By Ben Golliver / Wash Post
