Sports

A new book explores how Black and female athletes in the Lone Star State pushed for desegregation and shaped national sports culture.

From Texas Standard:The Milwaukee Bucks were scheduled to play the Orlando Magic in the NBA playoffs on Wednesday afternoon. Instead, they kicked off one…

From Texas Standard:The college football season is supposed to begin in less than three weeks. But many universities still haven't decided how or if…

From Texas Standard:As schools figure out their plans for the fall semester, one related question is what happens with sports. States like California,…

On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Howard Bryant, ESPN senior writer, NPR’s Weekend Edition contributor and…

Pandemic or not, for better or worse, organized sports in the U.S. are bounding their way back to a field, court and television near you. For months,…

From Texas Standard:In late April, Tate Lombard was named the newest head coach of the girls basketball team at his alma mater – Canyon High School — in…

From Texas Standard:Vincent Hancock had planned to practice on Tuesday. The Fort Worth resident is a two-time Olympic gold medalist in skeet shooting.…

From Texas Standard:Whatever sporting event you were most looking forward to this spring, it is cancelled. Baseball, football, tennis, golf – for the time…

From Texas Standard:Though the last NFL football game of the season was played just a month ago, the league still makes news in the off-season.Daron…