Sports
Muhammad Ali Died 10 Years Ago. We Still Feel His Loss Today. By Dave Zirin / The Nation
The Unraveling: How Reality Caught Up With The Cult Of Caitlin Clark. By Nicky Childers / Newsone
Serena Williams is back and still as relevant as ever — on and off the tennis court. By Ken Makin / Andscape
Don’t underestimate young athletes — the NAACP boycott plan could actually work. By Michael Silver / The Athletic
Softball is still a mostly white sport. UCLA standout Jordan Woolery wants to inspire change on and off the field. By Cliff Brunt / Andscape
NAACP’s big ask is admirable, impossible and mostly unfair. By Candace Buckner / The Athletic
Naomi Osaka Claps Back at Critics for Hosting Landmark Black Tennis Celebration at Roland Garros. By Fahad Hamid / First Sportz
Worth it? Spike Lee Pays $300K a Year for Knicks Tickets, Total Spend Over 30 Years Will Shock You. By Nicole Duncan-Smith / Finurah
NAACP boycott call: Why pros – not college athletes – should step up. By Ken Makin / Andscape
Is Victor Wembanyama the Most Interesting Person in Sports? By Dave Zirin / The Nation
Marshall Faulk Says Raheem Morris’ Firing Shows Why Black Coaches Struggle to Land NFL HC Jobs. By Abhishek Sachin Sandikar / Essentially Sports
The Real Story Behind Muhammad Ali’s ‘Rumble in the Jungle.’ By Mahalia Otshudy / The Root
Ryan Clark is Right: Black Athletes Shouldn’t Play Where Their Voting Rights Are Threatened. By Lawrence Ware / The Root
The Uncommon Bravery of Jason Collins. By Dave Zirin / The Nation
Florida subpoenas NFL leaders over diversity hiring rules. By Andrew Atterbury / Politico
A’ja Wilson Is Going for GOAT Status: “I Want to Prove That I’m the Best.” By Erin Vanderhoof / Vanity Fair
I can tell Stephen A Smith why many Black people don’t like him. By Etan Thomas / The Guardian
The Savannah Bananas Bring Back a Negro Leagues Team. By Josh Levin / The Atlantic
Historically Black colleges take the lead in driving the growth of women’s flag football. By Mia Berry / Andscape
Magic fire head coach Jamahl Mosley after 5 seasons. By Tim Bontemps / ESPN
What happened to Isiah Thomas? Hall of Famer reveals health diagnosis. By Ben Leibowitz / Akron Beacon Journal
LeBron James on MJ debate: ‘Our games are totally different.’ By ESPN
Trinidad Chambliss Is Making Millions Playing College Football. The NCAA Wants to Stop Him. By Bomani Jones / Vanity Fair
John Wall to serve in ‘dream’ role as president of basketball operations at Howard. By Zack Powell / NYT
Major League Baseball Is Sanitizing Jackie Robinson’s Radical Legacy. By Peter Dreier / TPM
Doc Rivers: ‘It was 100 percent my decision’ to step away from Milwaukee Bucks. By Marc J. Spears / Andscape
