Author: Mike Freeman, USA TODAY

In Simone Biles’ comments after withdrawing from Olympic event, you hear her grapple, like many people, with dilemma mental health challenges present.

Deion Sanders bolted SWAC Media Day, angry over not being called “Mr. Sanders.” But his action was about more than that. It was a ploy. A smart one.

Here are eight international athletes to watch. The two brightest stars might be the sprinters, especially Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.

Three Black English soccer players faced racist online abuse after the Euro 2020 final against Italy. UK culture, not Twitter, is driving it.

Sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson’s positive marijuana test was one example last week of the anti-Blackness that is prevalent in sports.

Thanks to late owner Al Davis, the Raiders have been among the best NFL examples of diversity. So it’s no surprise Carl Nassib made history with team.

Lawyer Chris Seeger recently apologized for role in NFL’s race-norming. But he isn’t the problem. He’s fighting for players. The problem is the NFL.

The NFL announced it is ending the practice of race-norming, but the league also needs to apologize to its Black players who were affected by it.

A Showtime documentary called The Kings explores one of the greatest eras of boxing in the 1980s.

Former NFL player Eugene Chung wants to coach. A racist remark made to him shows just how far NFL teams have to go when it comes to issues of race.