Sports
NFL coaching diversity ‘plagued’ by offensive coordinator position. Tom Schad / USA Today
Nathan Martin will race in the New York City Marathon. Black runners are amped. By Michelle Garcia / NBC News
How Francis Ngannou Shocked the Boxing World. By Kele Sanneh / The New Yorker
ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith had a chance to stand up to the NFL. Instead, he capitulated. By Mike Freeman / USA Today
Howard University Now Has The First HBCU Figure Skating Team In The Country. By Melissa Noel / Essence
A century ago, a Black-owned team ruled basketball − today, no Black majority owners remain. By Jared Bahir Browah / The Conversation
Despite Owning $5.81 Billion LA Franchises, Magic Johnson’s 8YO Venture Lands Him Spot Alongside Michael Jordan. By Prateek Singh / Essentially Sports
LeBron’s NBA Is Harder Than Jordan’s Was. By Ross Andersen / The Atlantic
‘He’s still a player inside’: An oral history of Michael Jordan’s 13-year run with the Hornets. By Mike Vorkunov / The Athletic
Kanye and Adidas: Money, Misconduct and the Price of Appeasement. By Megan Twohey / NYT
On opening night, one NBA coach could only talk about Maine. By Cindy Boren / Wash Post
Dusty Baker finally walks away, leaving baseball better than he found it. By Chelsea Janes / Wash Post
LeBron James Teams Up With Barack Obama to Develop Mega Project With $180 Billion Worth Co. By Dhruv Shastry / Essentially Sports
Interview: Caster Semenya on Memoir ‘The Race to Be Myself.’ By Precious Adesina / New York Magazine
Bucks ink Giannis Antetokounmpo to three-year, $186 million extension. By Ben Golliver / Wash Post
Rio Ferdinand: Soccer needs to ‘quickly’ address lack of diversity in leadership roles, says Manchester United great. By Zayn Nabbi / CNN
Inside the complicated rivalry of Tua Tagovailoa and Jalen Hurts. By Tim McManus and Marcel Louis-Jacques / ESPN
Four-time NBA champion Andre Iguodala retires after 19 seasons. By Marc J. Spears / ESPN
Swim safety advocates aim to overcome historic racial inequities. By Isabella Jibilian / PBS
You just feel hopeless’: Twenty years after St. Joe’s historic hoops run, an absence haunts the team. By Dana O’Neil / The Athletic
Reviving the spirit of FAMU’s greatest athlete, Althea Gibson. By Eddie Jackson / Tallahassee Democrat.
Andscape roundtable: Why Colorado Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders has taken over college football. By Andscape Staff
Athletes’ advocacy for voting rights garners broad support, poll finds. By Sapna Bansil and Emily Guskin / Wash Post
The 1948 baseball photo with a radical message of acceptance. By Frederic J. Frommer / Wash Post
No Longer Just ‘Goggles and a Suit’: Anthony Nesty on How Swimming Has Changed. By Victor Mather / NYT
Cynt Marshall Is The First Black Woman To Lead An NBA Team. The Dallas Mavericks CEO Vows Not To Be The Last. By Jabari Young / Forbes
