Sports
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
Isiah Thomas Discusses His Journey From NBA Champion To Champagne To Cannabis. By Javier Hasse / Forbes
Washington Redskins To Review Racist Team Name. By Sebastian Murdock / HuffPost
It’s time for black labor in college sports to demand new ground rules. By Kevin B. Blackstone / Wash Post
Colin Kaepernick’s Life Is Being Turned Into A Netflix Series With Ava DuVernay. By Cole Delbyck / HuffPost
Cam Newton plays for Bill Belichick now, and the possibilities are endless. By Adam Kilgore / Wash Post
NASCAR’s Ray Ciccarelli or Bubba Wallace? Confederate flag ban shows the choice is clear. By David Smith / NBC News
LeBron James’s Business Partner Now Wants to Get Out the Vote. By David Gelles / NYT
How Hawks coach Lloyd Pierce has become a leading voice in Atlanta and the NBA. By Marc J. Spears / The Undefeated
Seahawks’ Carlos Hyde on ex-49ers teammate Colin Kaepernick: ‘NFL can start by signing (him)’ By Chris Bumbaca / USA Today
Haitian American – Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka speaks out for Black Lives Matter, faces backlash. By Simon Denyer / Wash Post
Roger Goodell Admits NFL Was Wrong About Player Protests. By Carla Herreria Russo / HuffPost
