Courtesy of The Athletic, a look at professional football's efforts to support more diversity in coaching:
With training camp roughly a month away, Anthony Blevins was getting things in order this summer for his sixth [...]
Via Twitter, a powerful message from former USWNT forward Lauren Holiday who - along with her husband, Jrue Holiday of the Milwaukee Bucks - were honored with the Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award for their work in uplifting [...]
Via the Los Angeles Times, a remembrance of Roberto Clemente as a Black man who fought against racial injustice:
Every major league player born in Puerto Rico, including the Dodgers’ Kiké Hernández and Edwin Ríos, will [...]
Via Andscape, a look at how Satchel Paige - after breaking into the big leagues and winning the World Series - pioneered a trail for Black ballplayers:
The editor of the Sporting News, “the Bible of Baseball,” labeled the [...]
Via HockeyTomorrow, a report on the lack of diversity in hockey:
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Via SI.com, a report on Tennessee State historic decision to become first-ever HBCU with an ice hockey team:
Tennessee State announced Wednesday that it will become the first historically black college and university to [...]