A Japanese robot that gets 3’s from halfcourt
Shaq is currently taking tips.
Athletics
Swiss Ramble’s Twitter thread on Barcelona’s financial troubles
The club that says they’re ‘más que un club’ will need to go on ‘menos que otros clubes’.
Lin Dan’s ‘Super Dan’ Instagram graphic novel
Now that’s how you start an Instagram account!
Some Olympics data viz
Learn more about new Olympics sports and what everyone’s talking about with these data visualisations.
History Extra on Harry Edward: Britain’s first Black Olympic hero
A Black man born in Germany to German and West Indian parents, winning two Olympic medals for Great Britain? Ain’t nothing changed since 1920.
Black diversity in swimming: improvements needed
Black swimmers like Alice Dearing and Simone Manuel shouldn’t be the modern anomalies.
Weird hoops but ok
Basketball but make it bizarre.
Outdoor swimming gained popularity during lockdown – but why?
There were some long-lasting upsides to the lockdown after all.
The science behind a sit ski
Find out how sit skis work.
Red Bull’s interview with pro snowboarder Travis Rice
Snow’s up, big kahuna!
Lex Pryor on golf’s historic race problem
Are golfing officials doing anything/enough to diversify the sport and make it safe for Black golfers to play the sport they love?
Fernando Tatis Jr. did a double jump and it was double dope
Eat that, Mario (formerly known as Jumpman)!
Lewis Hamilton on changing F1 for the good
‘Being Black is not a negative’
Roger Federer, to the soundtrack of Flying Lotus
GOATs recognise GOATs, from sport to music.