Sports
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
Jackie Robinson challenged baseball and others to acknowledge, value Black life. By Doug Glanville / The Undefeated
If the Supreme Court tosses Obamacare, football players will feel the loss. By Kevin B. Blackstone / Wash Post
Noose comment by Penn State basketball coach points to larger NCAA problem. By Jesse Washington / The Undefeated
Simone Manuel on Olympic gold, being first and finding joy amid a pandemic and social reckoning. By Ericka N. Goodman-Hughley / ESPN
Baseball’s Race Problem. By Gene Seymour / The Nation
Black former football players at Iowa demand $20 million and the firing of Coach Kirk Ferentz. By Cindy Boren / Wash Post
Clippers Are Hiring Tyron Lue as Their New Coach. By Marc Stein / NYT
How baseball’s first commissioner led a conspiracy of silence to preserve baseball’s color line. By Chris Lamb / The Conversation
It’s time to end the LeBron James-Michael Jordan debate. By William C. Rhoden / The Undefeated
Joe Morgan loved baseball but also challenged its outdated practices. By Claire Smith / The Undefeated
Families of Jackie Robinson and Martin Luther King Jr. condemn Trump for using images of civil rights icons in ad. By Christopher Brito / CBS News
Serena Williams talks body image, says she’s been ‘undervalued’ and ‘underpaid’ in tennis. By Rachel George / GMA
Remembering Wilma Rudolph, the “Queen of the Olympics.” By Scott N. Brooks & Aram Goudsouzian / AAIHS
Why Black Athletes’ Political Activism Matters. By Christopher C. Towler, Nyron N. Crawford and Robert A Bennett III. / Politico
Adam Silver addresses NBA’s efforts toward diversity among coaches and social justice. By Marc J. Spears / The Undefeated
NFL week 3: Why didn’t the Denver Broncos sign Colin Kaepernick? By Cecil Harris / NBC News
LeBron James lifts the Lakers to the NBA finals with the power of his mind. By Ben Golliver / Wash Post
On Louisville, Breonna Taylor, and Muhammad Ali. By David Zirin / The Nation
The Kansas City Chiefs game will be played on a field that says ‘End Racism.’ So why don’t they? By Simon Moya-Smith / NBC News
