Sports
Mike Tyson fights Roy Jones Jr. to draw in his return to boxing ring. By Josh Peters / USA Today
‘I Told You So!’: Lonzo and LaMelo Ball Have Made NBA Draft history, and Some Say It’s Time to Give Dad LaVar His Due Credit. By Isheka N. Harrison / Atlanta Black Star
Pope Francis hosts NBA players after season defined by social justice activism. By Chico Harlan / Wash Post
A Quarterback With N.F.L. Potential Pledges to an H.B.C.U., Joining a Trend. By David Waldstein / NYT
On Running While Black, With More Hope Than Before. By Kurt Streeter / NYT
The Nigerian influence over the 2020 NBA draft. By Martenzie Johnson / The Undefeated
As M.L.S. Playoffs Open, Black Players Press for Progress. By Miriti Murungi / NYT
Megan Rapinoe on taking a knee: ‘White people were mad. Whew, were they mad.’ By Megan Rapinoe / The Guardian
First all-Black NFL officiating crew to work Monday Night Football game. By Kevin Seifert. ESPN
Tiger Woods and the fight with his body, his game and his motivation. By Bob Harig / ESPN
Miami Marlins name Kim Ng 1st female general manager in Major League Baseball history. By Kelly McCarthy / ABC News
George Flippin, Nebraska’s first Black football player: a hero who white people turned into a pariah. By Paul Putz / Slate
How Trump Lost Sports as a Political Strategy. By Jere Longman / NYT
Election vote count gets boost from sports arenas running up the score. By Josh Peters, Tom Schad and Jeff Zillgitt / USA Today
Tony Dungy’s life lesson about the Tuskegee Airmen and the meaning of humility. By William C. Rhoden / The Undefeated
By opposing Trump, activist athletes helped America rediscover its conscience. By Jerry Brewer / Wash Post
Baseball’s Black managers are celebrating Dave Roberts’ win and calling for change. By Michael Lee / Wash Post
At Augusta National, Not Talking About Race Is Tradition. By Karen Crouse / NYT
A Star of the ‘Raging Rooks,’ He Helped Change the Face of N.Y.C. Chess. By Joe Lemire / NYT
Trump demolished the walls between politics and sports. He might not like the result. By Jerry Brewer / NYT
The challenges of being a Black play-by-play announcer in the NBA. By Marc J. Spears / The Undefeated
Trump basks in chants of ‘LeBron James sucks’ at Pennsylvania rally. By Des Bieler and Cindy Boren / Wash Post
Dave Roberts won the World Series, but will he finally get credit for his success? By William C. Rhoden / The Undefeated
Sports’ biggest names offer up arenas and stadiums to limit minority voter suppression. By Ahiza García-Hodges / NBC News
5 Black Women Who Are Catching Fish and Stares. By Jonathan Abrams / NYT
NFL is confronting racism, but are Black quarterbacks continuing to be stereotyped? By Calum Trenaman / CNN
