Why Isn’t Brittney Griner the Biggest Sports Story in the Country?
By Will Leitch, NY Mag
The second-best player in every sport is a superstar at a level that 99.999 percent of professional athletes — …
What’s Going on With Brittney Griner, the WNBA Player Currently Detained in Russia?
Brittney Griner, center for Phoenix Mercury at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, AZ USA May 23,2017 (Shutterstock)
By Emma Specter, Vogue
Last week, …
New Footage Appears to Show Brittney Griner’s Luggage Being Searched at Moscow Airport
Brittney Griner center for Phoenix Mercury at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix Arizona USA August 12,2017. (Shutterstock)
By Zach Koons, SI
A video …
Players Union Responds After MLB Cancels the Start of Season
With this week’s announcement that Major League Baseball has cancelled the first two regular season series, the Major League Baseball Players Association released the …
The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team Has Agreed to Settle its Equal Pay Lawsuit
Megan Rapinoe (Reign FC) with golden ball after 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup France Final match between The United State of America and The …
Erin Jackson Wins Historic Gold Medal in 500m After Nearly Missing the Olympics
By Chris Cwik, Yahoo Sports
After a stumble in the Olympic qualifiers, Erin Jackson’s gold-medal dreams were over. Jackson failed to qualify for the …
The Risk of Concussion Lurks at the Super Bowl – and in all Other Sports
Superbowl LIII will be played at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday, February 3, 2019 against the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams. …
New Evidence of Discrimination Against Black Coaches in the NFL Since 2018
By Joshua D. Pitts, The Conversation
Boldly going where no NFL coach has gone before, recently fired Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores put …
Venus Williams on Why Even Young and Healthy People Should Get Vaccinated
Venus Williams (USA) competes against Kurumi Nara (JPN) in round 2 at The French Open on May 31, 2017 in Paris, France. – Shutterstock…
Crystal Dunn, one of the World’s Best Soccer Players, Feels ‘like someone has dimmed my light’
Even as she appears in her second Olympics, Dunn faces problems common to Black women.
Crystal Dunn of USA seen during the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup Final match between USA and Netherlands. (Shutterstock)
By Mariah Lee, The Undefeated…