sports
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Republicans to Air All-Star Game Ads Blaming Democrats for MLB's Decision to Move the Game Out of Georgia Over Voter Suppression Laws
All Georgia officials had to do was not pass restrictive voting laws and they could have had their little baseball game, but noooooo. Now they’re crying.
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Athleticism Met Altruism at the 2021 ESPY Awards
Humanitarianism and historic moments were prevalent in this year’s celebration.
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Royal Couple Denounces Soccer Racism—but Will They Be Silent or Silenced About Racism Toward Meghan Markle?
Prince William and Duchess Kate issued a statement noting they were ‘sickened by the racist abuse aimed at England players’ but folks called out the hypocrisy.
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Black Soccer Players Receive Racist Abuse After Missing Penalty Kicks for England and, Of Course, Taking a Knee
Some people look for any excuse to let their racism fly. Trust that this isn’t really all about missed kicks.
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16-Year-Old Jalen Lewis Just Became the Youngest American Basketball Prospect to Go Pro
The five-star recruit just signed on the dotted line with Overtime Elite.
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Naomi Osaka, Allyson Felix Detail Their Journeys to the Tokyo Olympics In Latest Issue of Time Magazine
Two of the biggest names in sports dish on self-care and prioritizing mental health.
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By the Time I Get to Arizona
It was the same song and dance in Game 2 of the NBA Finals.
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'Don't Black People Have Second Amendment Rights?': The Root Presents: It’s Lit! and Carol Anderson Take Aim at the Fatal Inequality of The Second
The bestselling author of ‘White Rage’ turns her historian’s lens onto the anti-Blackness baked into the American right to keep and bear arms.