Latest from Kevin B. BlackistoneWorld CupPerspectiveMorocco’s World Cup team represents a new era of soccer nationalismMorocco’s soccer team represents a long-overdue liberation movement at the World Cup.December 7, 2022NBAPerspectiveWhat Kyrie Irving can teach us about noxious drivel and how to counter itThe NBA should realize that Kyrie Irving's miseducation is better handled in the light than in darkness.November 15, 2022SportsPerspectiveSports made Brittney Griner a target. Now they’re her lifeline. Locked up by Russia but not forgotten in the U.S., Brittney Griner must now rely on the same sports fame that led to her imprisonment. October 29, 2022NFLPerspectiveState agencies can suspend concussed fighters. Why not NFL players?State agencies can suspend concussed fighters. Why not NFL players?October 7, 2022Major League BaseballPerspectiveThe sanctimonious baseball purists want to elevate Aaron Judge. Don’t let them.The sanctimonious baseball mythmakers want to elevate Aaron Judge over Barry Bonds. Don’t let them.October 5, 2022SportsPerspectiveNational Archives helps reveal the great myth of American sportsA new exhibit, culled from U.S. government storerooms, helps expose the mythology of sports as the pillars of a pluralistic democracy.September 20, 2022Washington CommandersPerspectiveBrian Robinson Jr. should be okay. Don’t forget the victims who won’t.It seems we only pay attention to the afflictions of Black life when celebrities like Brian Robinson Jr. are affected. August 31, 2022NBAPerspectiveJanet Hill, with a Hall of Fame son and an all-pro husband, was a selfless starJanet Hill, an “absolutely fearless” mentor and advocate, died this week at 74.August 19, 2022NFLPerspectiveDeshaun Watson’s inadequate suspension gives Roger Goodell a chance to save faceIncreasing Watson's suspension is a fight worth waging for Roger Goodell, even if it's about public relations.August 5, 2022Washington NationalsPerspectiveWith another star poised to walk, why should Nats fans stick around?Juan Soto's departure would make it hard to keep a good Natitude.July 23, 2022Load more