Edwards invoked Eroseanna "Rose" Robinson, a high jumper who, incensed by Jim Crow, refused to stand for the national anthem ...

He also has been a valued consultant to team owners and sports league executives, including NFL commissioner Roger Goodell ... determined to separate his personal life from his activist work.

A shot-riddled historical marker from Jackie Robinson’s hometown of Cairo, Georgia, and the severed cleats from a bronze Robinson statue in Wichita are both on display at the Negro Leagues Baseball ...

The Cowboys got high marks for their latest piece of business; other QBs were in the mix; DeMarvion Overshown shares his outrageous goal for 2025.

It's an opportunity he's been preparing for literally his whole life. The expected vote on a rule change was tabled this week, but the fight won't die anytime soon. Commissioner Roger Goodell has ...

As the White House targets DEI programs, baseball holds its annual recognition of the man who broke the sport’s color barrier ...

She was a talented and wonderful person." - NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell. Georgia remained dedicated to her philanthropic work throughout her life, helping thousands of people and raising ...

Time for your weekly edition of the Defector Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. And buy Drew’s book, The ...

The Buffalo Bills celebrated on the construction site of the new Highmark Stadium, and the NFL Commissioner addressed the crowd that he claimed to relate to ...

Speaking at the NFL League Meetings on Tuesday, Commissioner Roger Goodell addressed ... as a result of the situation. Goodell pointed to the NFL’s personal conduct policy as a reason the ...

Goodell testified in a trial over the demise of the Alliance of American Football, which filed for bankruptcy two games before the end of its inaugural season.