Jemele Hill
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Getty / The Atlantic Dear Graduates, Never Wait Your Turn
For those who strive to be more than average, discomfort is a source of strength.
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USA Today Sports / Reuters The Game Cannot Go On
Events without live spectators don’t change the basic problem: Athletes are vulnerable to the coronavirus too.
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Bob Levey / Getty The Kobe I Knew Became a Champion for Others
The Lakers legend was fearless, driven, and excellent.
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Jonathan Bachman / Getty NFL Owners Have a Problem With Coaches of Color
League policy requires teams to interview minority candidates for top jobs, but one rule doesn’t make up for deep-seated prejudice.
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Christopher Hanewinckel / USA TODAY Sports / Reuters American Values Were Never the Issue
Conservatives blasted the NBA for giving in to China. But no such outrage greets the golfers playing in an upcoming Saudi tournament.
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Al Bello / Getty In the End, the NFL Proved Colin Kaepernick Right
In pronouncing the outspoken quarterback’s career dead, the league underscored its own unwillingness to let players exercise their own power.
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Ben Liebenberg / AP The NCAA Had to Cut Athletes a Better Deal
Universities take advantage of athletes’ amateur status, but legislators are forcing college sports to find a fairer business model.
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Ringo H. W. Chiu / Reuters Et Tu, LeBron?
James didn’t defend free speech. But in China, the NBA has made a mess that its biggest star can’t be expected to clean up.
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Eric Thayer / Reuters The NCAA Will Never Fix Itself
The presidential candidate Cory Booker, a former Stanford athlete, thinks big-name college sports have gone awry—and he wants Congress to step in.
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Pat Sullivan / AP The NBA Is Going to Have to Choose
Pro basketball was a progressive beacon, allowing players and coaches to speak their mind freely. And then China got involved.
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Michael Reaves / Getty Young Black Athletes Are Starting to Understand Their Power
With intercollegiate athletics under intense scrutiny, the basketball phenom Josh Christopher considers taking his talents to a historically black school.
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Michael Reaves / Getty Antonio Brown Has Only Himself to Blame
Pro football can look past allegations of predatory behavior toward women, but making the NFL look bad is a different story.
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Eric Thayer / Reuters What the Right Doesn’t Understand About Black Colleges
Historically African American institutions serve a vital purpose, and it’s not segregationist to urge black athletes to attend them.
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Oliver Munday; photo rendering by Patrick White It’s Time for Black Athletes to Leave White Colleges
They attract money and attention to the predominantly white universities that showcase them, while HBCUs struggle. What would happen if they collectively decided to go to black schools?
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Bobby Ellis / Getty NFL Players Are Evolving. Fans Aren’t Keeping Up.
The Colts quarterback’s sudden retirement is a harbinger. Fame, fortune, and team spirit are no longer enough to make star players endure crippling injuries.
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USA Today Sports / Reuters Jay-Z Helped the NFL Banish Colin Kaepernick
The former quarterback caused a problem for the league—which turned to the celebrated rapper for assistance.
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Gregory Payan / AP The NCAA Doesn’t Speak for College Athletes
A new generation of African American agents wants basketball players to get a better deal. The college-sports organization moved to exclude new blood.
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Mike Blake / Reuters ESPN Backs Itself Into a Corner
Sports take place in the real world, not an alternative universe where Trump’s bigotry doesn’t exist.
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Gerald Herbert / AP Harris Gains Momentum With Democrats’ Most Important Voter Base
The senator from California is surging just as black women are sensing their political power. That may not be a coincidence.
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Benoit Tessier / Reuters Megan Rapinoe Is On to Him, and Trump Can’t Stand It
In his rambling screed against the soccer star, the president revealed a lot about his worldview.
