Sports
LeBron James wins AP Male Athlete of Year award. By The Associated Press
José Andrés and NBA players have made it clear: Stadiums must serve the public good. By Kevin B. Blackistone / Wash Post
K.C. Jones, Celtics Standout as Player and Coach, Dies at 88. By Richard Goldstein / NYT
Amar’e Stoudemire Is a Coach Now. But Don’t Call Him That. By Marc Stein / NYT
D.C. United’s new head of business operations will be first Black president of an MLS team. By Steven Goff / Wash Post
The LeBron James era is winding down. This time, the NBA has a strong transition game. By Jerry Brewer / Wash Post
Tiger Woods Saw ‘Incredible Golf Shots’: His Son’s. By Karen Crouse / NYT
Deion Sanders and Jackson State have HBCUs’ best football recruiting class. By Ashton Edmunds and Marissa Stubbs / The Undefeated
Baseball’s recognition of Negro Leagues ‘long overdue’ to heirs and supporters. By Christan Red / NBC News
The NFL has tried to address its minority hiring problem. Will this year be different? By Adam Kilgore / Wash Post
LeBron James: TIME’s Athlete of the Year 2020. By Sean Gregory / Time
Supreme Court says it will hear case challenging NCAA’s athlete-compensation rules. By Steve Berkowitz / USA Today
Vickie Johnson and the hope of second chances for Black coaches. By Sean Hurd / The Undefeated
Cleveland’s Baseball Team Will Drop Its Indians Team Name. By David Waldstein and Michael S. Schmidt / NYT
Deion Sanders is inspiring hope at Jackson State. But what happened at Prime Prep? By Candace Buckner / Wash Post
How will fans feel years after dropping the Redskins nickname? Miami (Ohio) provides a clue. By Chuck Culpepper / Wash Post
Rams players donate $750,000 to 25 nonprofits focused on social justice. By Gary Klein / LA Times
In His Autobiography, the College Basketball Giant John Thompson Is Plainspoken and Profound. By Dwight Garner / NYT
Naomi Osaka 2020 Sportsperson of the Year activist athlete – Sports Illustrated. By Martina Navratilova / SI
Appreciation: Rafer Johnson was more than a great athlete; he was a great man. By Helene Elliott / LA Times and Yahoo News
The lack of Black college football coaches is still glaring, and so are the excuses behind it. By Ivan Maisel / ESPN
Talking About Race Made Falcons Teammates Matt Ryan and Ricardo Allen Partners in Activism. By Ken Belson / NYT
How athletes built a voter-turnout machine for 2020 and beyond. By Michael Lee / Wash Post
This Time, a Cartoon Depiction of Naomi Osaka Is More True to Life By Tiffany May / NYT
A push to recognize the statistics of Black players from baseball’s era of apartheid. By Kevin Baxter / LA Times
NFL agent David Mulugheta hopes his work can serve as an inspiration to other Black sports agents. By Emmanuel Morgan / LA Times
