Sports
John Chaney’s Message Was Always Clear, in Support of Black Athletes. By Billy Witz / NYT
We’ll get more Black NFL head coaches when players hold owners accountable. By William C. Rhoden / The Undefeated
NBA Highest-Paid Players: LeBron James’ Career Earnings Will Hit $1 Billion In 2021. By Kurt Badenhaysen / Forbes
Meet UCLA gymnast Nia Dennis, who went viral after ‘Black excellence’ floor routine. By Cynthia Silva / NBC News
Naomi Osaka buys ownership stake in NWSL’s North Carolina Courage. By Dan Wolken / USA Today
UCLA Gymnast Nia Dennis’ Viral Floor Routine Was An Ode To Black Culture. By Kimberley Richards / HuffPost
For The NFL’s Black Assistant Coaches, This Hiring Cycle Was Over Before It Began. By Jason Reid / The Undefeated
The Talk of the Super Bowl Is Quarterbacks, Except One. By Kurt Streeter / NYT
Bomani Jones thrives where race and sports collide. Can he be a star at ESPN?
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
