Sports
The Martyring of Colin Kaepernick – Ben Strauss / Politico
Kaepernick, activism and politics. The NFL doesn’t know how to stop this row – Les Carpenter / The Guardian
Before Mayweather-McGregor, there was Ali-Inoki – Sunni Khalid / The Undefeated
Harry Edwards: Let Kaepernick get back to work – Jason Reid / The Undefeated
Kyrie Irving got tired of being ‘son’ to LeBron – Stephen A. Smith / The Undefeated
Against all odds, this Little League team reached the divisional championship. The final score doesn’t matter – Rachel Siegel / Wash Post
I’ll Die for This Damn Sport’: Football, Concussions and Why African-Americans Continue to Brave the Risk – D. Amari Jackson / Atl Black Star
Ump files racial discrimination suit against MLB – James Pilcher / Cinncinnati.com
Domination and no drama: how big a threat are the Warriors to the NBA? DJ Gallo / The Guardian
Locker Room Talk: Abdul-Jabbar is the best basketball player ever — period – William C. Rhoden / The Undefeated
The NFL’s War Against Colin Kaepernick – Dave Zirin / The Nation
Do the Warriors have the best offense in NBA history? Marc J Spears / The Undefeated
LeBron’s defaced gate brings racism into focus – J. A. Adande / The Undefeated
The Forgotten Legacy of Bill Lucas – Alex Putterman / The Atlantic
Tiger Woods says he’s ‘Cablinasian,’ but the police only saw black – Michael A. Fletcher / The Undefeated
Warriors’ Mike Brown on facing his former team in the Finals – Marc J. Spears / The Undefeated
NFL Still Shunning Colin Kaepernick Because of His Politics, Not His Play – Bleacher Report / Mike Freeman
Whites Cheer Black Athletes and Loathe Them At the Same Time – We Ask Why? Gus T. Renegade / Atl Black Star
We Must Actively Stand Up’: John Angelos’s Response to Racism at Fenway Park – Dave Zirin / The Nation
The NFL’s racial divide : Teams don’t consciously build rosters based on race, it just ends up that way – Jason Reid and Jane McManus / The Undefeated
Serena Williams’ Response To Racist Comments: ‘Does My Sassiness Upset You’? – Doha Madani / Huff Post
How much has baseball changed since the infamous Al Campanis interview? Richard Harris / The Undefeated
The Alt-Right’s Favorite Team Visits the White House – Ben Strauss / Politico
Saturday’s Celebration of Jackie Robinson Should Remind Us of the Importance of Political Protest – Peter Dreier / Bill Moyers
The Unreasonable Genius of Russell Westbrook – Sam Anderson / NYT
Just a Reminder: The NCAA Is a Plantation, and the Players Are the Sharecroppers – Michael Harriot / The Root
