Sports
Hank Aaron, Baseball’s Legendary Slugger, Dies At 86. By Bill Chappell / NPR
Washington’s Jennifer King to become NFL’s first Black woman named full-time assistant coach. By Nicki Jhabvala / Wash Post
Washington Football Team names Martin Mayhew as GM, will hire Marty Hurney as high-level executive. By Nicki Jhabvala / Wash Post
NFL diversity group calls the absence of new Black head coaches ‘mind-boggling.’ By Mark Maske / Wash Post
She Thought the Grizzlies Wanted Hiring Advice. They Wanted Her. By Scott Cacciola / NYT
HBO’s messy “Tiger” treats the controversial golf icon as salacious entertainment. By Kaitlin Thomas / Salon
What happened after a boxer, a revolutionary, a singer and a football star met in a 1960s hotel room. By Sydney Trent / Wash Post
World’s greatest athlete’ Jim Thorpe was wronged by bigotry. The IOC must correct the record. By Anita DeFrantz / Wash Post
Lawsuit by HBCU athletes fights what it calls NCAA’s systemic racism. By Derrick Z. Jackson / The Undefeated
Boston Bruins to honor Willie O’Ree, NHL’s first Black player. By Emily Kaplan / ESPN
The Kentucky Wildcats’ Took a Knee. Its State Was Taken Aback. By Victor Mather / NYT
Tiger Woods documentary: ‘He’s not going to like this sh*t at all.’ By Don Riddell / CNN
Tony Dungy criticizes narrative that Black coaches interview poorly. By Mike Freeman / USA Today
WNBA players helped oust Kelly Loeffler from the Senate. Will she last in the league? By Candace Buckner / Wash Post
Mike Tomlin Reaches Another N.F.L. Postseason With Fewer Black Peers. By Jonathan Abrams / NYT
It’s time for golf to make a break with Trump. By Barry Svrluga / Wash Post
Bruce Maxwell: Baseball star took a knee and then his life unraveled in Trump’s America. By Don Riddell / CNN
NFL head coach: Will teams do more than talk about hiring minorities? By Nancy Armour / USA Today
Alabama Wide Receiver DeVonta Smith Wins the Heisman Trophy. By Alan Blinder / NYT
The Negro Leagues Museum, after a year of loss, counts its ‘merger’ with MLB as a win. By Michael Lee / Wash Post
In Georgia, Pro Teams Dive Into Senate Races With Different Playbooks. By Ken Belson / NYT
Floyd Little, Syracuse and Broncos great, dies at 78. By Arnie Stapleton / ABC News
For Native Americans, the fight against mascots is much bigger than sports. By Deena Zaru / ABC News
Deion Sanders doubles down on HBCU bowl idea. By Steven J. Gaither / HBCU Gameday
‘Up the ante’: What players, NBA are doing for racial justice. By Randi Richardson / NBC News
With Each Run, a City Shaken by Racism Is ‘Finding the Greater Good.’ By Anna Katherine Clemmons / NYT
