sports
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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.
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'We Want Your Support': Gabby Thomas Pleads for Black Folks to Watch Olympics Despite Recent Wave of Anti-Black Rulings
The 24-year-old sprinter is trapped between a rock and a hard place.
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Netflix's Naomi Osaka Is Right on Time
The highest-paid woman in sports is getting her own documentary on July 16.
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C.C. Sabathia Spills the Tea on What It's Like to Be Black in Major League Baseball: 'This Sport Is Not for Us'
The six-time MLB All-Star gets a few things off his chest in his new memoir, ‘Till the End.’