Sports
Why the LA Dodgers Stood Up to ICE. By Dave Zirin / The Nation
It’s time for sports to take a stand against Trump’s excesses. By Kevin B. Blackistone / Wash Post
Trump has made sports franchises and athletes his sideshow props. By Jerry Brewer / Wash Post
Aryna Sabalenka calls her French Open final comments about Coco Gauff ‘unprofessional.’ By Charlie Eccleshare / The Athletic
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Surpasses Michael Jordan and LeBron James’ NBA Finals Record After Game 5. By Vaibhavi Malhotra / Essentially Sports
Dwyane Wade wears many hats after the NBA: Father, entrepreneur, cancer survivor. By Jason Jones / The Athletic
Kobe Bryant’s coming-out party in Indiana dashed the Pacers’ title hopes 25 years ago. By David Aldridge and Marcus Thompson II / The Athletic
Bo Jackson tells a classic story about the violent 1980s NFL. By Mike Freeman / USA Today
Fisk University to End Historic Women’s Gymnastics Program After 2026 Season. By Walter Hudson / Diverse Issues in Higher Ed.
Shedeur Sanders Urged to Fix Deion-Era Flaw as Browns QB Labeled ‘Loser’ at Minicamp. By Namish Monga / Essentially Sports
How Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Tyrese Haliburton are making signature sneaker history in the NBA Finals. By Aaron Dodson / Andscape
Roger Federer’s commencement speech wasn’t just a viral moment. It was masterful. By Rustin Dodd / The Athletic
How ESPN messed up its NBA Finals TV trio, now weighs future of Doris Burke, Richard Jefferson. By Andrew Marchand / The Athletic
Jim Marshall, Iron Man Defensive End for the Vikings, Dies at 87. By Jason M. Bailey / NYT
French Open final: Coco Gauff beats Aryna Sabalenka to win second Grand Slam title. By Charlie Eccleshare and Matthew Futterman / NYT
I didn’t see any black people for a long time” – Oscar Robertson experienced a cultural shock when he started at Cincinnati. By Bruno Rukavina / Basketball Network
How Tyrese Haliburton rediscovered his basketball joy: ‘I was struggling to look at myself. By Jaared Weiss / The Athletic
Judge Approves Landmark House Settlement Changing the Way College Sports Are Run. By Nell Gluckman / The Chronicle of Higher Ed.
