KURT STREETER
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Jim Brown Should Be Seen Fully, Flaws and All
Brown, who died on Thursday, demanded that people see more to him than strong athletic performances. In the 1960s, that was unusual for athletes.
A Decade After Sacramento Showed Up for the Kings, the Kings Return the Favor
The surprising Kings are pushing Golden State in their first-round N.B.A. playoff matchup. Sacramento fans have waited a long time for a team that matched...
A Growing W.N.B.A. Still Boxes Out Some Personalities
Ahead of the W.N.B.A. draft, women’s basketball remains troubled by racial disparities in how its stars are showcased.
Women’s Sports Are Raking in Investments. The Final Four Shows Why.
With stars, story lines and skill, the TV rights for the women’s Division I basketball tournament could be worth over $80 million, part of a...
Countdown to Change in Women’s College Basketball: One Mississippi …
Eighth-seeded Ole Miss’s upset win over Stanford, a No. 1 seed, may signal a new era of competitive parity in the game.
Televised Slap Fighting? What Are We Becoming?
Slap fighting competitions have drawn the support of Dana White and Arnold Schwarzenegger, along with national TV audiences. But, our columnist writes, the so-called sport...
In Troubled Times, the Sports World Offers a Necessary Salve
Three months of athletic brilliance have offered reminders that the soulful, spiritual aspect of games has elevated them to something like a modern religious experience.
A Skeptic in Football Paradise
The festivities leading up to the Super Bowl are full of fun and feel-good stories. But they obscure the harsh reality of the N.F.L.’s dangerous...
One Celebration the Super Bowl Will Lack: The Hiring of Black Coaches
For the first time, the starting quarterbacks are Black. And there has been a surge of Black team executives. But those milestones are overshadowed by...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Is Greater Than Any Basketball Record
His N.B.A. career scoring record has been broken, but his legacy of activism and his expansion of Black athlete identity endure.
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