Sports
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
Paralympian David Brown Is The World’s Fastest Blind Runner. By Rachel Treisman / NPR
Serena Williams doesn’t need another Grand Slam. She has nothing left to prove. By Sally Jenkins / Wash Post
Jameis Winston to succeed Drew Brees as Saints QB, beating out Taysom Hill. By Mark Maske / Wash Post
Bianca Belair’s Shocking Summer Slam Defeat Raises Questions About Racism in WWE. By Jay Connor / The Root
Kelly Loeffler Just Lost Her WNBA Team to a Player She Refused to Meet. By Dave Zirin / The Nation
Is Shohei Ohtani ‘the New Babe Ruth,’ or Something Entirely New? By Victor Mather / NYT
NBA, NBPA add social justice panel to Rookie Transition Program. By Martenzie Johnson / The Undefeated
The Nine. By The Wash Post. Illustrations by Desiree Kelly
Here’s what to know about the 85th Morehouse-Tuskegee classic, presented by the city of Birmingham. By Shauna Stuart / AL
Jay-Z Partners With Fanatics In New York Sports Gambling Bid. By Jay Ginsbach / Forbes
Naomi Osaka Pledges To Donate Prize Money To Haiti Earthquake Relief. By Josephine Harvey / HuffPost
Cleveland Browns G.M. Talks the ‘Thrill’ of Turning the Team Around. By Emmanuel Morgan / NYT
How ‘race-norming’ was built into the NFL concussion settlement. By Will Hobson / Wash Post
50 years ago, Major League Baseball stumbled before inducting Satchel Paige into the Hall of Fame. By William Weinbaum / The Undefeated
Muhammad Ali’s grandson wins in pro debut. By AP and Wash Post
Giannis Is What Happens When N.B.A. Dreams Come True. By Mirin Fader / NYT
$6M in NBA grants go to Black-owned businesses and youth-focused groups. By Curtis Bunn / NBC News
Olympic Gold Medalist Sherone Simpson and Sports Psychologist Dr. Candice Williams Weigh In on the Mental Fragility of Some Black Female Athletes. By Rae Williams / Atlanta Black Star
Coco Gauff’s tennis success has given her a platform. She wants to use it. By Liz Clarke / Wash Post
