Author: Nancy Armour, USA TODAY

NFL will play the Black national anthem at every Week 1 game. But gestures confronting racism are meaningless as long as Colin Kaepernick is unsigned.

Jonathan Irons was 18 when he was sentenced to 50 years in prison for a burglary and shooting. He served more than 22 years before conviction vacated

Doris Burke is the first woman to be a full-time NBA analyst on national TV, and also is ESPN and ABC’s lead sideline reporter for NBA Finals.

New WNBA deal gives players full salaries while on maternity leave as well as up to $60,000 for costs of adoption, fertility treatments or surrogacy

Yahoo News/YouGov poll found 52% of Americans believe it’s “OK for NFL players to kneel during national anthem to protest police killings” of Blacks

FBI waited to investigate claims from USA Gymnastics that Larry Nassar was sexually abusing athletes. Survivors want DOJ to share report on the delay.

Some of the NFL’s biggest stars forced league, Roger Goodell to call out police brutality, acknowledge protesting players have been right all along.

Saints quarterback Drew Brees says taking a knee disrespects the flag and military, reviving a misinformed idea and angering many.

Colin Kaepernick took to social media to express his support for the protests in Minneapolis that have sprung up after the death of George Floyd.

LeBron James, outraged over shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery, never hesitates to speak against injustice, racism, in stark contrast to Michael Jordan.