Sports
African American history museum adds a hockey exhibit, including a statue of Willie O’Ree. By Scott Allen / Wash Post
Simone Biles In Extreme Slow Motion Is Something Else. By Lee Moran /HuffPost
Naomi Osaka stands up for all athletes by refusing to be exploited at the cost of her mental health. By Kylie Cheung / Salon
After water bottle thrown toward Kyrie Irving in Boston, Nets star compares arena to ‘human zoo.’ By Des Bieler / Wash Post
NBA agent Rich Paul says white American athletes don’t want a Black agent. By Jack Baer / Yahoo Sports
The ugliness of NBA fans attacking players. By Etan Thomas / The Undefeated
Michael Jordan donates $1M to boost journalism, sports-related studies at Morehouse College. By AP and ESPN
George Floyd’s Murder Forced Athletes to Find Their Voice. By Jemele Hill / The Atlantic
Simone Biles should be praised, not punished for achieving a feat that was deemed impossible. By Kylie Cheung / Salon
How the First Black Female Jockey Rode Into Oblivion. By Sarah Maslin Nir / NYT
A year after George Floyd’s murder, NBA, WNBA players push to pass police reform. By Candace Buckner / Wash Post
NFL investigating after ex-coach said he was told he was ‘not the right minority’ during interview. By Minyvonne Burke / NBC News
Hayden Swank, called a race car driving wunderkind, navigates college and racism. By Curtis Bunn / NBC News
Atlanta restaurant apologizes to Dominique Wilkins after he accuses it of racist treatment. By Des Bieler / Wash Post
Stop everything you’re doing and watch Simone Biles’ Yurchenko double pike vault. By D’Arcy Maine and Amy Van Deusen / ESPN
‘You Don’t Belong Here’: Young Black Hockey Players Reveal the Racism They Experienced On the Ice, Player Made ‘Monkey Noises’ and Hurled Racial Slurs. By Ashley Turner / Atlanta Black Star
Coco Gauff Wins a Title. And Then She Wins Another. By Christopher Clarey / NYT
How do Americans feel about the anthem at sporting events? It depends which Americans you ask. By Michael Lee, Scott Clement and Emily Guskin / Wash Post
The Phoenix Suns Are Chris Paul’s Latest Project. By Scott Cacciola / NYT
Life Lessons from Georgetown’s Basketball Coach John Thompson. By Maurice Jackson / AAIHS
Even with the recent push for diversity, fewer Black coaches getting top FBS head-coaching jobs. By Adam Rittenberg / The Undefeated
How Naomi Osaka Became Everyone’s Favorite Spokesmodel. By Sheila Marikar / NYT
Watch “Why Lewis has won 92 F1 races – by Peter Windsor / You Tube
Memories of Kobe Bryant dominate Basketball Hall of Fame inductions. By Ben Golliver / Wash Post
No Smile, No Trash Talk’: Behind Tim Duncan’s Quiet Excellence. By Jonathan Abrams / NYT
Kevin Garnett’s Prep-to-Pros Jump Changed the N.B.A. By Sopan Deb / NYT
