Sports
Racism Pervades College Sports. It’s Taking An Alarming Toll On Athletes. By Margo Snipe / Capital B
The NBA’s Florida conundrum. By William C. Rhoden / Andscape
Deion Sanders, Who Signed a $29,000,000 Deal With Colorado, Broke into Tears After Delivering His Last Speech at JSU. By Deepesh Nair / The Sports Rush
Carl Lewis Hopes to Lead ‘Speed City’ to a National Title. By Kris Rhim / NYT
Mike Pence’s misguided fantasy of baseball history. By Kevin B. Blackstone / Wash Post
What’s Next For Shannon Sharpe After His Breakup With Skip? By Shannon Dawson / Newsone
Tommy Tuberville, Deion Sanders and the subjugation of ‘coach speak.’ By ken Makin / Andscape
Making the case for Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla. By William C. Rhoden / Andscape
Pistons hiring Monty Williams as next head coach in historic deal. By Omari Sankofa II
A Negro Leagues Star Is Still Sharing His Story. By Louie Lazar / NYT
2023 NBA Finals In Miami Amid NAACP Travel Advisory In Florida. By Bruce C.T. Wright / NewsOne
Ex-NFL player Colin Allred hopes football past helps topple Ted Cruz. By Mike Freeman / USA Today
Scottie Pippen: Michael Jordan was ‘horrible player’ and ‘horrible to play with,’ says former Chicago Bulls teammate. By Ben Morse / CNN
The outsized world of James Wood. By Jesse Dougherty / Wash Post
Jim Brown Should Be Seen Fully, Flaws and All. By Kurt Streeter / NYT
NFL world reacts to Colin Kaepernick announcement. By Kevin Harrish / MSN
College athletes mobilized after George Floyd. Three years later, those groups have evolved. By Glynn A. Hill / Wash Post
LeBron James weighing NBA retirement shouldn’t be a surprise. By Dan Wolken / USA Today
Saving $7,800,000 in Agent Fee, Lamar Jackson’s Mom Went Michael Jordan’s Mother Deloris’ Way While Negotiating for Her Son’s Contract. By Shubham Bhargav / The Sports Rush
When Magic Johnson’s Son Came Out, His Reaction Shocked The World. By Sollyanna / Sports Bonanza
Stephen Curry wins Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award. By Martenzie Johnson / Andscape and ESPN
Jim Brown, Football Great and Civil Rights Champion, Dies at 87. By Richard Goldstein / NYT
French NBA players see Victor Wembanyama’s potential to inspire. By Marc J. Spears / Andscape
Why Brittney Griner Stood for the National Anthem. By Jemele Hill / The Atlantic
Growth of U.S.-born Black baseball players takes root in upstart HBCU programs. By David Squires / Andscape
The Ja Morant gun situation is not just about Ja Morant. By Martenzi Johnson / Andscape
What Jayson Tatum Did and Didn’t Learn from Kobe Bryant. By Louisa Thomas / The New Yorker
Despite Millions in Earnings, Olympic Gold Medal, and World Titles, Daughter Says Boxing Didn’t Make Muhammad Ali Successful. By Chirag Radhyan / Essentially Sports
Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts earns his master’s degree. By Joe Hernandez / NPR
‘I don’t understand the hate’: Cardinals QB Kyler Murray proud of Asian roots. By Tyler Dragon / USA Today
