Jemele Hill

Simpson’s trial ruthlessly exposed America’s racial divide. Sadly, that legacy outlives him.

Shohei Ohtani and the future of sports betting

A wider conversation about how many Black women athletes have been marginalized in this sport, despite their invaluable contributions

Three recent hires show that NFL owners are finally extending a level of trust that seems to have been reserved mostly for white coaches.

In recent years, Rodgers’s opinions have become more and more embarrassing.

New rules let student-athletes accept endorsement deals, but big-name schools are exploiting the reforms.

Being punished for an alleged cheating scandal doesn’t make you a persecuted underdog.

For describing her seemingly unconventional marriage as she saw it, she has become the villain.

Her exuberant hairstyles are a source of distinction—and a challenge to the criticism other Black women have faced.

A 1957 image of the Dallas Cowboys’ owner highlights long-standing inequities in the NFL.

If the U.S. gave women’s basketball the respect it deserves, the WNBA star might not be in legal jeopardy.

The world’s best gymnast doesn’t need to look invincible.

The NCAA can never fully atone for the theft of college athletes’ labor. But it should try.

Her greatness is a form of resistance.

A year of activism after George Floyd’s murder reframed the role of sports in American public life.

Amid renewed attention to inequity in American life, pro leagues shouldn’t strong-arm teams into playing “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

When the league had the opportunity to be on the right side of history, it chose the coward’s path.

League policy requires teams to interview minority candidates for top jobs, but one rule doesn’t make up for deep-seated prejudice.

In pronouncing the outspoken quarterback’s career dead, the league underscored its own unwillingness to let players exercise their own power.

They attract money and attention to the predominantly white universities that showcase them, while HBCUs struggle. What would happen if they collectively decided to go to black schools?