Sports
NFL will stencil in end zone ‘It Takes All of Us’ and ‘End Racism.’ By Allen Kim / CNN
Kentucky’s Rupp Arena: A College Basketball Mecca With A Complicated Racial Past. By Becky Sullivan / NPR
John Thompson, Hall of Fame Basketball Coach, Dies at 78. By Richard Goldstein / NYT
The NBA Wildcat Strike Is How a Revolution Starts. By Lester Spence / Mother Jones
The NBA Is White Conservatives’ Favorite New Target for Racial Dog-whistling. By John Wilmes / New Republic
Lakers’ LeBron James talks Malcolm X and Donald Trump-Goodyear feud. By Mark Medina / USA Today
The historic hiring of Jason Wright, the NFL’s first Black team president. By Jason Reid / The Undefeated
Baseball is honoring the Negro Leagues. It needs to explain why they existed. By Kevin B. Blackstone / Wash Post
Bob Ryland loved tennis until the very end. By Jerry Bembry / The Undefeated
NBA Foundation created, pledges $300 million to Black growth. By The Associated Press / NBC News
White NBA players discuss responsibility to Black teammates: ‘It’s a continuous fight.’ By Marc J. Spears / The Undefeated
MLB Commemorates The 100th Anniversary Of The Negro Leagues. By Doug Tribou / NPR
Bubba Wallace is By Himself, Again. By Jamil Smith / Rolling Stone
NFL to stencil ‘End Racism’ on end zone borders as part of social justice rollout for kickoff week. By Jason Reid / ESPN
With the NBA focused on social justice, White coaches say they’re stepping off the sidelines. By Candace Buckner / Wash Post
John Donaldson, a Black Baseball Great, Still Not in the Hall of Fame. By Mary Pilon and Travon Free. NYT
Lebron James, Other Athletes Help Pay Debt of Former Felons. By Ishena Robinson / The Root
Jackie Robinson’s Inner Struggle. By Jon Meacham / NYT
Tracy McGrady and Jermaine O’Neal Have Been Talking. They’re Starting a Sports Agency. By Marc Stein / NYT
Will the MLB Confront Its Racist History? By Peter Dreier / Dissent
Black Lives Matter Protests Spawn Push for Athletes to Attend Historically Black Colleges. By Annika Hammerschlag / NYT
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Addresses Anti-Semitism in Sports and Hollywood. By Althea Legaspi / Rolling Stone
How Simone Biles found her voice and changed gymnastics culture. By Bonnie D. Ford and Alyssa Roenigk / ESPN
The Racial Justice Reckoning Over Sports Team Names Is Spreading. By Frank Morris / NPR
Trump Can’t Turn Bubba Wallace Into Colin Kaepernick. By Will Leitch / New York Mag
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes agrees to historic $500 million deal. By Doha Madani / NBC News
