Sports
It Was Going to Be Magic City Night at the Atlanta Hawks. Then the Outrage Poured In. By Tania Ganguli and Jonathan Abrams / NYT
At Howard, Athletes Must Stand for the Anthem or Stay in the Locker Room. By Alecia Taylore / Capital B
Jayson Tatum’s Comeback Brings Jordan-Era Comparisons – How the Celtics Can Make It Count. By Adel Ahmad / Essentially Sports
Bam! Heat’s Adebayo scores 83 points, 2nd only to Wilt Chamberlain in NBA history. By Tim Reynolds / AP
Inside the numbers: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ties Wilt Chamberlain’s 20-point streak record. By Tim Reynolds / Wash Post
Ex-NBA star claims there’s ‘residue of slavery’ in pro sports leagues that have salary caps. By Ryan Gaydos / Fox News
F1 Champion Lewis Hamilton Calls for a Movement to ‘Take Africa Back’ as He Tries to Bring Racing to the Continent. By Phenix S Halley / The Root
Kobe Bryant and the secret history of the black mamba. By Baxter Holmes / ESPN
Novak Djokovic Makes Feelings Clear on Serena Williams’ Silence Over Comeback Talks. Supriyo Sarkar / Essentially Sports
NFL’s Black assistant coaches need support. The NFLPA should speak up. By William C. Rhoden / Andscape
Howard University Makes History By Taking Home Men’s, Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships. By Cedric Thornton / Black Enterprise
‘Making my mark on the industry’: Kyrie Irving is growing — and thriving — as chief creative officer of Anta Basketball. By Aaron Dodson / Andscape
Lakers Legend Urges LeBron James to Leave Amid 3-Game Winless Slump. By Pranav Kotal / Essentially Sports
Did the USA v World format revive the NBA’s struggling All-Star Game? By AR Shaw / The Guardian
Tony Clark scandal a setback for African Americans in baseball. By Clinton Yates / Andscape
Jemele Hill warns Democrats to take Stephen A. Smith ‘seriously’ as presidential candidate. By Brendon Kleen / Awful Announcing
Michael Jordan’s NASCAR Dream Reaches New Peak With Jaw-Dropping Daytona 500 Triumph. By Sadik Hossain / PFSN
Bad Bunny’s Halftime History Lesson. By Jon Caramanica / NYT
The 2026 NFL Black quarterback tiers. By Martenzie Johnson / Andscape
While USA Destroyed Canada, Three Black Hockey Players Created History At Milan Olympics. By Akshay Kapoor / Essentially Sports
Black coaches shut out of NFL hiring cycle says it all about team owners. By William C. Rhoden / Andscape
‘Satchel Paige wrote this’: One-person show at Carnegie Hall features legendary pitcher. By William Weinbaum / Andscape
‘This is a special game’: NBA Pioneers Classic gives league’s first Black players their respect. By Ron Thomas / Andscape
Despite Steve Kerr’s Apology, Doc Rivers Refuses to Back Down from ICE Comments. By Caroline John / Essentially Sports
Trump’s EEOC Investigates Nike Over Vague Anti-White Discrimination Claims. By Zack Linly / Newsone
‘Fascism is here now’: the US athletes pushing back on Trump’s America. By Nathan Kalman-Lamb and Derek Silva / The Guardian
Clamor is growing in Europe to boycott Trump’s World Cup. By Ishaan Tharoor / Wash Post
Serena Williams refuses to rule out tennis comeback two months after firm denial. By Charlie Eccleshare / The Athletic
LeBron James And His Business Partner, Maverick Carter, Reportedly Are In Talks Of Raising $5B For An International Basketball League. By Samantha Dorisca / Afretech
How Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson ended up pitted against each other. By Ken Makin / The Christian Science Monitor
