Sports
Baseball Reference Adds Negro Leagues Statistics, Rewriting Its Record Book. By James Wagner / NYT
Capitol Police Officer Will Throw First Pitch At A Nats Game. By Bill Chappell / NPR
As NBA honors players’ activism, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar urges more action: ‘We’ve got work to do.’ By Candace Buckner / Wash Post
Jim ‘Mudcat’ Grant, first Black pitcher to win 20 games in American League, dies at 85. By Wash Post
Congress Urged To Act As States Start Allowing Outside Cash For Student Athletes. By Tom Goldman / NPR
Five things to know about James Madison’s star pitcher Odicci Alexander. By Jerry Bembry / The Undefeated
Simone Biles makes history with 7th US gymnastics title. By Aryana Azari / GMA
Why Allen Iverson And Vince Carter’s Epic Playoff Duel Held A Mirror To Society. By Justin Tinsley / The Undefeated
NFL to halt ‘race-norming,’ review Black claims in $1 billion concussion settlement. By AP and ESPN
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
