African American athletes

The New York Renaissance, also known as the Harlem Renaissance, was the first Black-owned, all-black, fully-professional basketball team established in 1923.

Isaac Murphy was once called ‘The Prince of Jockeys’ during the fleeting era when African Americans reigned on the nation’s racetracks.

How Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's activism set the stage for Lebron James and twenty-first century Black professional athletes.

A new book argues that the real history of the league is one of strife between Black labor and white ownership.

The impact of Black ball players' fight for higher compensation and labor protections in the ‘70s is felt today.

The captain of the U.S. soccer team is the latest in a long line of sports stars who have had to wrestle with a complex legacy on the world stage.

Before Colin Kaepernick, Jackie Robinson wrote, ‘I cannot stand and sing the anthem. I cannot salute the flag; I know that I am a Black man in a white world.’

Dave Winfield and Ken Griffey Jr. will be among the advisers for a permanent exhibit that re-examines the contributions of Jackie Robinson and others.

The Coloured Hockey League doesn’t get a prominent place in most tellings of hockey’s story, but its legacy is undeniable.

Baseball’s failure to get out in front of the problem in the 1970s had real and lasting consequences.

Major League Baseball now wants to welcome Negro-leagues statistics into its record books, but the numbers are just a small part of what needs to be remembered.

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.

Allen Barra reviews Mark Kram Jr.’s Smokin’ Joe, a biography of Joe Frazier.

Hall of Famers Reggie Jackson, Dave Winfield, Andre Dawson and Derek Jeter sit down to discuss the Black gap in baseball.

Will coronavirus prompt the house of cards of college athletics to come tumbling down?

'It’s about time,' said former doubles partner Angela Buxton.

The city renamed a major thoroughfare after Ashe. It slices across Monument Avenue, known for its statues of Confederate generals.

Real inclusivity is based on equal access to mediocrity.

As the country celebrates Jackie Robinson Day, let’s consider the career of Fleet Walker.

Through images and personal essays by longtime New York Times writers, a vivid look at the man who made baseball truly American.