Sports
Candace Parker brings the WNBA title home to Chicago with a Game 4 win over Phoenix. Kareen Copeland / Wash Post
Simone Biles Says She’s ‘Still Scared To Do Gymnastics’ In Emotional Interview. By Josephine Harvey / HuffPost
The message behind the messages that Lewis Hamilton wants you to know. By Nate Saunders / ESPN
The coded language of ‘figuring out’ Lamar Jackson. By Martenzie Johnson / The Undefeated
NFL Agrees To End Race-Based Brain Testing In $1 Billion Settlement. By Maryclaire Dale / HuffPost
NBA to launch grant program for minority-owned businesses. By Martenzie Johnson / The Undefeated
The best college basketball court in America is at an HBCU. By Kendrick Marshall / HBCU Sports
Jay-Z Invests In Cannabis Payment Company Flowhub. By Will Yakowicz / Forbes
‘My Dad Was Way Before His Time’: Serena Williams Speaks on Dad’s Personality and How It Led To Success In Her Career. By Janesha Jones / Atlanta Black Star
Baseball and Black American Memory. By Robert Greene II / AAIHS
Kyrie Irving is abandoning the voiceless. By David Dennis Jr. / The Undefeated
DeMaurice Smith opens up on Jon Gruden, racism in the NFL. By Mike Jones / USA Today
Jack Johnson and Africa: Boxing and Race in Colonial Africa.By Abraham Tapiwa Seda / AAIHS
In Atlanta and Milwaukee, a season without Hank Aaron leaves ‘a void.’ By Michael Lee / Wash Post
Nets say Kyrie Irving is ineligible to play amid drama over his vaccination status. By Scott Neuman / NPR
Tears of relief show how far Fury was pushed by Wilder in fight for the ages. By Donald McRae / The Guardian
Full Circle Everest hopes to be the 1st all-Black team to climb Everest. By Sharon Pruitt-Young / NPR
The School That Aspires to Be a Basketball Factory (Not That Kind). By David Waldstein / NYT
Yes, LeBron, vaccination is a social justice issue. By David Dennis Jr. / The Undefeated
Bubba Wallace becomes 2nd Black person to win NASCAR Cup Series. By David Close and Theresa Waldrop / CNN
Black athletes found their voice in 2020. They should use it to promote vaccines. By Kevin Blackstone / Wash Post
‘Race-norming’ kept former NFL players from dementia diagnoses. Their families want answers. By Will Hobson / Wash Post
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Offers Harsh Solution For NBA’s Vaccine Refusers. By Ron Dicker / HuffPost
Robin Montgomery, the future of women’s tennis. By Jerry Bembrey / The Undefeated
Lewis Hamilton’s legacy will be about more than 100 victories. By Andrew Lawrence / The Undefeated
Teenage basketball stars are making big money before they even get to the NBA. By Christian Red / NBC News
