Sports
Black Women in Sports You Should Be Watching. By Noah A McGee / The Root
Dream Team dreaming: How great can this U.S. men’s basketball team still be? By Joe Vardon / The Athletic
Simone Biles and U.S. win Olympic gymnastics team all-around gold. By Becky Sullivan / NPR
Track Icon Edwin Moses Is Taking on a New Challenge: Keeping His Sport Clean. By Jon Wertheim / SI
Stephen Curry, Kamala Harris and the reentry of political activism into the stadium. By William C. Rhoden / Andscape
Russell Wilson, ‘rejuvenated’ and ‘grateful,’ gets fresh start with Steelers. By Mark Maske / Wash Post
Simone Biles Is Finally Free. By Julie Kliegman / NYT
Snoop Dogg carries the Olympic torch before opening ceremony in Paris. By AP and ABC News
Packers QB Jordan Love ties record for NFL’s highest-paid player with massive contract. By Nate Davis / USA Today
‘Inside the NBA’ memories: From ‘SNL’ spoofs to cookie storage, TNT show left its mark. By The Athletic Staff
Amazon is building a sports media empire. What’s next? By Ben Strauss / Wash Post
A new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark may honor the Black neighborhood the team once displaced. By AP and NBC News
The Olympics are more racially diverse than ever. What does that mean for how we view the games? By Keith Magee / CNN
NBA fathers and sons relate to Bronny James scrutiny: ‘He has to become his own player.’ By Brendan Marks / The Athletic
Paul Finebaum Names Deion Sanders As ‘Perfect Replacement’ For Elite CFB Coach. By Kevin Borba / Athlonsports
First Take in major broadcasting change with Molly Qerim and Stephen A. Smith’s show bumped from ESPN again. By Jim Sheridan / US Sport
USA squeaks by South Sudan, receives major wake-up call. By Jeff Zillgitt / USA Today
Simone Biles Rising review: Netflix’s new docuseries enters the Olympics megastar’s mind. By Rebecca Schuman / Slate
Years into efforts to attract more Black players, MLB sees signs of hope. By Michael Lee / Wash Post
Olympian Noah Lyles Wins 100-m in London. Paris Games Await. By AP and Time
Joel Embiid Believes He Could Have Been the GOAT. By David Marchese / NYT
50 years ago, Hank Aaron asked for a shot as MLB’s first Black manager. By Frederic J. Frommer / Wash Post
NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Davis says he was handcuffed and removed from flight. By Greg Rosenstein / NBC News
Caitlin Clark Fans Punching Air After WNBA’s Angel Reese Rookie Award Announcement. By Grant Young / Athlon
Wimbledon final analysis: Carlos Alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic for second Wimbledon title. By Matthew Futterman and Charlie Eccleshare / The Athletic
Why Jalen Brunson has agreed to the greatest financial favor in NBA history. By Fred Katz / The Athletic
