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Game Changers: How Oscar Robertson Led His High School to a Barrier-Breaking State Title

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March 17, 2024

Via SI.com, an excerpt from a new book by Jack McCallum tells the real-life story of 1950s hoops heroism in Indiana: Adapted from THE REAL HOOSIERS: Crispus Attucks High School, Oscar Robertson and the Hidden History of [...]

Soccer’s Anti-Racism Playbook is Failing Players

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January 22, 2024

Via Yahoo! Sports, commentary on the need to change soccer's approach to combatting racism in the sport: The racial slurs and taunts bombarded Mike Maignan, and all he could do was wander, hurt and helpless. They flew from [...]

The Racist Incident that Shook Baseball Nine Years Before Integration

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September 13, 2023

Courtesy of the Washington Post, a report on a racist incident that shook baseball nine years before integration, highlighting baseball’s hypocrisy on race which helped build support for integrating the game: On a midsummer [...]

As Black Stars Rise In Men’s Tennis, DC Open Brings A Memorable Moment

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August 7, 2023

Black tennis players are on the rise, particularly on the men’s side, and fans took notice at the DC Open: It’s a rare, exciting feeling, the sensation of catching the right athlete (or two) at the right place and time — [...]

NFL: Progress In Diverse Hiring, But Work To Be Done In Coaching

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August 6, 2023

Via Andscape, a look at how - while the NFL can point to progress in diverse hiring, there is much work to be done in coaching, with just three Black head coaches among 32 teams: Although criticism of the NFL is justifiable [...]

FIFA Invested in Women and Girls. Can it Protect Them?

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July 28, 2023

Courtesy of The Washington Post, a look at how the global soccer power has poured millions into women’s soccer, but abuse accusations in Haiti and elsewhere have exposed FIFA’s struggle to protect alleged victims: One [...]

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