Sports
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
David Dinkins Kept Loving Tennis, No Matter Who Mocked Him. By Victor Mather / NYT
Tiger Woods and the complicated history of being the symbol of racial progress. By Farrell Evans / The Undefeated
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
