October’s best sneaker drops: Your guide to this month’s must-have releases
Tyrese Maxey and Caitlin Clark debut their signature shoes, New Balance and Adidas provide new everyday options, and frequent collaborators return with new offerings
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Jameis Winston, Jacoby Brissett and longevity as a Black NFL quarterback
Veteran QBs show you don’t have to be a star or starter to have a long career in the league
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Quentin Grimes bets on himself and wins with Los Angeles Lakers
After bouncing around NBA, Grimes gets $60 million deal, starting spot: ‘Sometimes you have to take some risk’
Culture
Singer Joyce Wrice is not heartbroken. Now what?
Five years after Overgrown, Joyce Wrice returns with Machiko, an album that finds her looking inward, embracing womanhood and exploring life beyond heartbreak.
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Face of the franchise? Darius Garland embraces responsibility with LA Clippers
With Kawhi Leonard traded to Toronto, two-time All-Star guard enters season healthy and motivated
Culture
LeBron James and Philly’s sportswear story is 25 years in the making
Decades before fans were buying up No. 23 Sixers jerseys, a young King James was a fixture at Philadelphia’s Mitchell & Ness store
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North Carolina A&T’s new athletic director: Anyone, regardless of their gender, is capable of doing this job
Katreshia Louis-Verrett is the second woman in school history to serve in the role
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Close bond between Allisha Gray and Rhyne Howard underscores Atlanta Dream’s success and their own
‘Each year they understand each other’s strengths even more,’ coach Karl Smesko says
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In ‘Open Season’ Draymond Green takes you on his mental health journey
Warriors star talks docuseries of unscripted therapy sessions, LeBron James and Steve Kerr’s offseason decisions, and more
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Deshaun Watson’s big day for Cleveland Browns could be a turning point
Watson’s home triumph against Carolina Panthers latest in week-by-week fight for his career
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New Tuskegee soccer programs provide opportunity for athletes to compete while fulfilling HBCU dreams
University fields men’s and women’s soccer teams for the first time in its 145-year history
Sports
Veronica Burton: The Golden State Valkyries’ love and respect for each other shows on and off court
‘There’s a level of joy when you love one another. You play with that same love,’ she says
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Somali athlete Samia Yusuf Omar died in her quest to better herself. A new podcast explores her story.
‘If we’re going to make opinions and policy about people who are migrating … we should get a better understanding of what they go through,’ journalist Teresa Krug says
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With Jayden Daniels out, Marcus Mariota shows importance to Washington Commanders
Veteran backup QB vital in team’s first win with Daniels injured again
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HBCU alums turned actors bring their own college experiences to roles in ‘A Different World’ sequel
Memories of Morehouse, Howard and North Carolina A&T helped shape grads’ portrayals
Culture
September’s Tunnel ‘Fits we can’t stop thinking about
From the US Open courts to New York Fashion Week runways, athletes served up effortless transitional looks throughout the month
Tyler Adams Diary
Sports
Jayden Daniels trying to avoid RGIII NFL career path
Despite talent, current Washington Commanders QB facing injury questions like former No. 2 pick
Culture
Colin Kaepernick is the one battle Jay-Z can’t win
The rapper’s freestyle and “offensive” have come back to bite him
Sports
Rams House brings taste of Southern California to Australia
Andscape gets exclusive access to pop-up location in Melbourne for Rams-49ers Australia game
Culture
Mbappé’s move to On is about influence and ownership
The Swiss sportswear company is giving the French superstar equity and a seat at the table as it launches a new football category
Sports
‘Love is stronger than anger’: Nick Johnson’s courageous college football story endures at Earlham
From football depths through his wife’s life-and-death struggle, one man’s journey at his Division III alma mater in Indiana
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Alabama A&M quarterback Quad Brown, the ‘Unc’ of HBCU football, believes he has more left to prove
Now in his eighth season of college football, he says: “I’m fulfilling my purpose. I’m going to continue to do that until God tells me, ‘All right, it’s time to put the football down'”