Sports
Simone Biles leads most experienced U.S. women’s Olympic gymnastics team. By Kaetlyn Liddy / NBC News
LeBron James Signs $104M 2-Year Deal to Stay at the Lakers. By Dan Ladden-Hal / The Daily Beast
Trump’s fantasy of migrant fights echoes a ghastly American tradition. By Kevin B. Blackistone / Wash Post
Eritrea’s Biniam Girmay becomes the first Black African rider to win a Tour de France stage. By AP and NBC News
NBA free agency: Klay Thompson to Mavericks, Paul George to 76ers among biggest signings. By Greg Rosenstein / NBC News
Now 99, the oldest living Negro leaguer ‘never thought they would recognize me.’ By Michael Lee / Wash Post
Simone Biles Gets Standing Ovation For Breathtaking Vault Named After Her. By Hilary Hanson / HuffPost
Bronny James to Lakers in NBA draft: What it means for him, LeBron. By Lorenzo Reyes / USA Today
U.S. track is poised to head to Paris with plenty of star power. By Adam Kilgore / Wash Post
Orlando Cepeda, Baseball Star Known as the Baby Bull, Dies at 86. By Richard Goldstein / NYT
The Father-Son Drama of LeBron and Bronny James. By Louisa Thomas / The New Yorker
How Willie Mays Handled Being a Black Superstar in a Racist Era. By Aram Goudsouzian / Time
A UFC takeover: Donald Trump’s dreams of a migrant fighting league are no joke. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
An influx of money will change the WNBA. Players and teams are prepared. By Kareem Copeland / Wash Post
Why Willie Mays, not Babe Ruth, was baseball’s greatest player. By Chris Isidore / CNN
For Black baseball, game at Rickwood Field is tribute to past, hope for future. By Andrew Golden / Wash Post
Caitlin Clark’s name has been used to push bigotry – and she finally pushed back. By Arwa Mahdawi / The Guardian
Carl Lewis says Jess Owens documentary on Juneteenth is ‘very timely’. By Tyler Dragon / USA Today
ESPN has offered Stephen A. Smith $18 million deal. By Andrew Battifarano / New York Post
Boston’s star duo deserves this Celtics celebration. By Jerry Brewer / Wash Post
Jordan Chiles almost quit gymnastics over racism — now she’s vying for Olympic gold. By Greg Hyatt / NBC News
Negro Leagues baseball was even greater than the record books can say. By Bob Kendrick / Wash Post
Willie Mays: One of baseball’s most electrifying and complete players has died at 93. By Wayne Sterling and Kevin Dotson / CNN
‘Satchel’ recalls the iconic pitcher who helped integrate Major League Baseball. Dave Davies / NPR
Did Celtics Lose on Purpose? Mark Jackson Debates Whether Luka Magic Really Gave Mavs New Life. By Pranav Kotai / Essentially Sports
Serena Williams Says Challengers is “Pretty Accurate.” By Eve Batey / Vanity Fair
