Photos From the 2021 Dakar Rally
Some of the scenes from this year’s 14-day, 4,751-mile race through Saudi Arabia
Sports
What Hank Aaron Told Me
When I spoke with my boyhood hero 25 years after his famous home run, I learned why he’d kept going through the death threats and the hate.
The Emotional Miseducation of Tiger Woods
A new HBO documentary zeroes in on the immense psychological toll it took for the legendary golfer to go from prodigy to phenom.
The WNBA Can’t Keep Kelly Loeffler Around
The defeated senator and Atlanta Dream co-owner is too far out of sync with the league’s values.
Female Athletes Need to See Puberty as a Power, Not a Weakness
I had the opportunity to safely and naturally grow a body durable enough to compete not only in college, but also beyond.
He Won a Super Bowl. Now for the Real Challenge.
Former New England Patriots tight end Martellus Bennett believes there aren’t enough Black characters in children’s literature—and he wants to change that.
A Fantasy-Football League Unafraid to Commit to the Bit
“We have a flag that we fly. We have a portable flagpole.”
When Your Hometown Team Gets a New Identity
Black fans of the Washington Football Team are adapting to a new future for their beloved franchise—and reckoning with its past disregard of Native Americans.
Denial Isn’t Working Out for College Football
The coronavirus keeps infecting players and disrupting game schedules, but schools are acting as if the pandemic isn’t happening.
Trump Attacked Black Athletes—And Paid for It in the End
LeBron James and other players mobilized to oust the president, and it worked.