Sports
Muhammad Ali, like you’ve never seen him before. By Kyle Almond / CNN
LeBron James again shows us his greatness, this time as a father. By Ken Martin / The Undefeated
‘I want my father in the Hall of Fame’: Curt Flood’s heroic legacy. By William C. Rhoden / The Undefeated
Bill Russell, activist for the ages. By Martenzie Johnson / The Undefeated
Are Kawhi Leonard, Kevin Durant and LeBron James Too Powerful? By Marc Stein / NYT
Fitness to finesse: the reasons behind Coco Gauff’s stunning Wimbledon rise. By Simon Cambers / The Guardian
Venus Williams Blazed a Trail for Coco Gauff, Who Looks Like the Future of Tennis. By Gerald Marzorati / The New Yorker
Everyone in the NBA Just Changed Teams. By Josh Levin / Slate
Frances Tiafoe: The story behind tennis’ unlikely hero. By Jerry Bembry / The Undefeated
Another win for Serena: She’s the new face of Wheaties cereal. By Deja Harrison / The Undefeated
The NBA has an ‘owner mentality’ problem. By Martenzie Johnson / The Undefeated
The N.B.A.’s Draft Show Goes On, With Style — Even if It Shouldn’t. By Wesley Morris / NYT
Kevin Durant and the dehumanization of black athletes. By Martenzie Johnson / The Undefeated
Which shooting star will join Lakers with Anthony Davis: Kyrie, Kemba or who? By Dan Woike / LA Times
For the unsinkable Serena Williams, the last step is proving the hardest. By Tumaini Carayol / The Guardian
One big NBA family: How the Curry and Rivers clans are deeply related. By Marc J. Spears / The Undefeated
Documentary on the South’s first racially integrated Little League game in Orlando is on Netflix. By Annabelle Sikes / Orlando Weekly
HBO’s ‘What’s My Name’ expertly tells story of Muhammad Ali as fighter, thinker. By Richard Roeper / Chicago Sun Times
Before Jack Johnson or Jackie Robinson, there was Major Taylor. By Michael Kranish / The Undefeated
The Partly Obscured Brilliance of Stephen Curry. By Vinson Cunningham / The New Yorker
Why Don’t White Athletes Understand What’s Wrong With Trump? By Jemele Hill / The Atlantic
In their differences, Tiger Woods and Alex Cora show America belongs to us. By Roxanne Jones / CNN
How African-Americans disappeared from the Kentucky Derby. By Katherine Mooney / Salon
Giannis Antetokounmpo Is the Pride of a Greece That Shunned Him. By Peter S. Goodman / NYT
Damian Lillard Is the Coolest Player in the NBA. By Nick Greene / Slate
Tiger Woods in plain sight. By William C. Rhoden / The Undefeated Video
