Sports

NFL player Eric Reid says fight against racial injustice won’t stop

October 2, 2018 By Al Neal

“Racial injustice has been happening since my people have gotten here. So I just felt the need to say something about it."

Cubs’ playoff clinch overshadowed by domestic abuse allegations

September 28, 2018 By Al Neal

The Chicago Cubs are heading to the playoffs, but it's not clear yet whether shortstop Addison Russell will be going with them.

First black starting QB reflects on changes in game, society

September 26, 2018 By Associated Press

Marlin Briscoe didn’t want to be pigeonholed simply because of stereotypes against black men.

Nike, Kaepernick, and the profits of “resistance”

September 25, 2018 By Al Neal

Welcome to the spectacle of modern day advertising—the fetishism of commodities as Karl Marx put it.

Hall of Fame members threaten boycott of inductions

September 19, 2018 By Associated Press

The letter’s demands cover the 318 members of the Hall of Fame, but it says it hopes to create “a template for active players in the next round of (labor) negotiations.”