Sports
French Open final: Coco Gauff beats Aryna Sabalenka to win second Grand Slam title. By Charlie Eccleshare and Matthew Futterman / NYT
I didn’t see any black people for a long time” – Oscar Robertson experienced a cultural shock when he started at Cincinnati. By Bruno Rukavina / Basketball Network
How Tyrese Haliburton rediscovered his basketball joy: ‘I was struggling to look at myself. By Jaared Weiss / The Athletic
Judge Approves Landmark House Settlement Changing the Way College Sports Are Run. By Nell Gluckman / The Chronicle of Higher Ed.
The NBA’s newest power is scary young, scary different and scary good. By Jerry Brewer / Wash Post
Black baseball managers receive recognition in new Negro Leagues Museum exhibit. By Justice B. Hill / Andscape
Jalen Brunson Could Be the King of New York. He Just Needs the Crown. By David Waldstein / NYT
Deion Sanders addresses Shedeur’s NFL draft slide, emotional toll. By Brent Schrotenboer / USA Today
Mike Tyson “Should Be Dead Many Times Over”: Why the World Hasn’t Knocked Out the Champ. By Tom Kludt / Vanity Fair
Women’s College World Series: These Black softball standouts are players to watch. By Cayla Sweazie / Andscape
My front row seat on ‘Inside the NBA,’ the greatest studio show in sports TV history. By David Aldridge / NYT
Shannon Sharpe Makes Major Announcement Regarding His Media Career Amid $50 Million Sexual Assault Lawsuit. By Lou Flavius / TPS
Emotional Deion Sanders Has a Hard Time Grasping Reality as Colorado Coach Ends $5.5M Texas Chapter. By Utsav Jain / Essentially Sports
The Greatest Sports Photo Ever Made Turns 60. By Bill Shapiro / NYT
NBA Players Whose Net Worths Were Never the Same Post-Retirement. By Thalia Oosthuizen / Gadget Review
Maya Moore and Carmelo Anthony: Sports Can Advance Justice. By Rachel Sonis / Time
Former NBA Star Booed Upon Arrival At Trump’s Crypto Dinner. By Lydia O’Connor / HuffPost
If the Hall of Fame is open to Pete Rose, it should find a spot for Curt Flood. By Kevin B. Blackistone / Wash Post
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wins MVP award after leading Thunder to NBA’s best record. By Joe Vardon / The Athletic
Caitlin Clark says bigotry has ‘no place’ in WNBA amid probe into fans’ alleged hate comments. By James Boyd / The Athletic
Co-owner of Over $6 Billion Sports Empire, Grant Hill Flies to North Carolina Only to Send a Message to 6900 Students. By Khelendra Kumar Yadav / Essentially Sports
Stephen A Smith poised for new ESPN role after network chief’s comments. By Charlie Wilson / The Mirror
Organizations are partnering to introduce Black students in Detroit to golf. By Corey Williams / ABC News
Magic Johnson Donates $500,000 To Xavier University. By Jovonne Ledet / BIN
Jayson Tatum’s injury will transform the NBA, not just the Celtics. By Jared Weiss / The Athletic
LeBron James has seemingly made his retirement decision after suffering knee injury. By Joshya Mbu / The Mirror
NFL Plans to Double Down on Coaching Diversity Program With Improvements in Mind. By Patrick Andres / SI
Michael Jordan Is Coming Back To Basketball With A Major First. By AP and HuffPost
Why Jayson Tatum’s Achilles injury could alter the Celtics’ franchise direction. By Jay King / The Athletic
Draymond Green said what many Black people feel. But then he missed the point. By Claudio E. Cabrera / The Athletic
