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Sports Illustrated whiffs on Sportsperson of the Year qualifications
This column is not an indictment of LeBron James, Breanna Stewart, Patrick Mahomes, Naomi Osaka, or Laurent Duvernay-Tardif. It is, however, a callout of Sports Illustrated for limiting their “2020 Sportsperson of the Year: The Activist…
Steph Curry to The Undefeated: ‘There’s real change happening’
When 29-year-old Black man Jacob Blake was shot on August 23 in Kenosha, Wisconsin by a white cop, Rusten Sheskey, the NBA protested a group of scheduled playoff games, beginning with the Milwaukee Bucks. Read more...
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In 2016, seven NFL owners donated $1 million each to Donald Trump’s inauguration committee, proving without a doubt that owners don’t feel the least bit inhibited when it comes to political speech. No, the neutrality directive has always…
Kyle Korver Shares Powerful Insights on Racial Inequality in America
Milwaukee Bucks wing Kyle Korver returned to his alma mater on Sunday for a wide-ranging discussion focusing on social justice and racial inequality. In an honest and candid conversation (see the video above), Korver explained how he came…
‘We’ve Been Here’: A History of Black Women Protesting in the World of Sports
In America, Black women are critical in the fight for justice. Full stop. Read more...
Jalen Rose’s Breonna Taylor shout-out takes EPSN to commercial break
Sorry ESPN, Jalen Rose ain’t sticking to hoops.Read more...
Tyron Woodley espouses ‘Black Lives Matter’ in response to all UFC Vegas 11 questions
The UFC Vegas 11 showdown between Colby Covington and Tyron Woodley is one of the biggest non-title fights in the company's history. That is due almost entirely to the venom that has been spewed between the former American Top Team…
Six Months After Rudy Gobert, 2020 is an Ever-Worsening Hellscape
The six-month mark came and went with hardly any notice, but it did come and go. It’s now been more than half a year since Rudy Gobert, days after jokingly touching all the microphones at a press conference, tested positive for COVID-19 and…
The Conversation Around Kneeling in Sports Changed When Meyers Leonard and Jonathan Isaac Stood
This isn’t a column about kneeling.Read more...
It Isn’t LeBron’s Job to Help L.A. Police Find a Criminal
It seems wild that a department benefiting from nearly $3 billion in funding is asking civilians for financial help to do its job. Read more...