Sports
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
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
