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And a Black athlete empowered to stand for Black people is an athlete who should expect to be persecuted, like Curt Flood, whom Kaepernick mentioned.

From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2026

Since 1980, only two Summer Games have featured a cauldron lit by a non-Olympic or Paralympic athlete.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Japan's youngest athlete in Asian Games history could also become the competition's youngest ever medallist.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

The Hall of Fame outfielder discusses his “heroic” mom, being a multisport athlete and his statue at a childhood baseball field.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

But what I heard then in his question wasn’t could I handle the hard work as a full-time athlete?

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

The next year, as part of that deal, schools began sharing some of their athletic revenues directly with athletes for the first time ever.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Shapiro says younger Chinese engage in sports to get fit and hang out with friends, whereas Nike’s China advertising too often focuses on the competitive aspect of sport, with international athletes in triumphant moments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Against that dystopian backdrop, goofball mechanical athletes may be doing something far more valuable for their creators than outpacing our greatest sporting achievements: They’re making machines relatable.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

Tebow, a Heisman Trophy winner and former NFL quarterback, has spent nearly two decades as one of America’s most recognizable Christian athletes.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

From the outside, they looked like all types of kids: short, tall, tiny, big-boned, brown-skinned, white-skinned, brown-haired, blond-haired, dressed as dancers, dressed as athletes, wearing goggles like they were about to do a science experiment....

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix