A Showtime documentary called The Kings explores one of the greatest eras of boxing in the 1980s.
Author: Mike Freeman, USA TODAY
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Jaylen Brown, LeBron James and players from the NFL and WNBA were among the athletes who spoke out in protest after George Floyd’s killing.
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Commissioner Rob Manfred pulled this year’s All-Star Game from Atlanta following a bevy of voter suppression laws. The Braves, in response, whiffed.
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Unlike in 1991, when the NFL led the fight against the state of Arizona, sports failed to unify and fight Georgia’s ugly voter suppression efforts.
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Rush Limbaugh’s racist rant about quarterback Donovan McNabb on ESPN in 2003 is a cautionary tale that should be heeded today.
Opinion: J.J. Watt is leaving Houston because Texans made staying unthinkable
There are many reasons the Houston Texas are a train wreck, but of all the disgraces, J.J. Watt asking to be released is one of the biggest.
Opinion: Marty Schottenheimer just got it when it came to NFL coaches and race
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