Alexa, I know you know the score but I’m gonna tell you anyway.
A data viz showing positive and negative regression of NFL teams after a year
The NFL tries to maintain structural balances with its teams and that shows in this data viz of performance regression.
Shakeia Taylor on baseball's managers of colour and the ineffectiveness of the 'Selig Rule'
Diversity has been a major league issue for baseball, despite the good intentions of the Selig Rule.
Will Valencia ever finish Nou Mestalla?
Valencia has been given a financial reprieve but only 2 months to finish their doomed stadium.
Venus Williams on the stuff that has made her tough
Body, mind, and soul. Three key elements to becoming a tennis champion. Venus Williams explained why in her NYT essay.
Tatiana Kasujja on the social influence of Black athletes
‘Representation, for me, is everything.’
6 Black British sporting changemakers (chosen by sportanddev.org)
Some familiar Black names featured on the list.
Ay Up, Me Champions League Duck! #3
Second season in the Premier League and first in the Champions League. Let’s hope they were good ‘uns for Forest!
'You Guys Are History' looks at the dearth of Black cricketers in England
‘In the previous 25 years, the number of Black British professional cricketers has dwindled by 75 per cent.’
Ay Up, Me Champions League Duck! #2
First season back in the Premier League. Let’s hope it was a good ‘un for Forest!
Lindy Delapenha and his groundbreaking career for Portsmouth
Delapenha also scored 93 goals in 270 appearances for Middlesbrough.
Ay Up, Me Champions League Duck! #1
Can I do Brian Clough proud and return Forest to European glory?
Tumaini Carayol on giving Emma Raducanu space to grow after US Open win
While I don’t like the tennis media as a whole (or many of its individuals), I have all the time in the world for Tumaini Carayol and his piece in The Guardian about new US Open champion Emma Raducanu is spot on: Recent history underlines how difficult it can be to back up a grand …
Blood in the Garden: a book about the New York Knicks in the 90s
The Knicks didn’t always suck.