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‘You either win or you learn’: 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
Sports
Who are college sports really being protected from?
Question centers on why ‘student-athletes’ aren’t being allowed a seat at the table
HBCU
Norfolk State alum Diamond Johnson’s goal is the WNBA. The Upshot League may help her get there.
She finished the new domestic league’s inaugural season as its second-leading scorer
Sports
Why the Rams wanted Trent McDuffie and Jaylen Watson
Former Kansas City Chiefs cornerbacks discuss move to Los Angeles, working with Sean McVay, Steve Spagnuolo
Sports
Deshaun Watson’s debut makes matters worse in Cleveland
Watson hardly made a convincing case to remain the starting quarterback
Sports
49ers get right, Rams get shot of resilience in NFL’s Australia game
NFC West powerhouses dominated offseason headlines for different reasons
Culture
Cincinnati Bengals receiver Tee Higgins partners with Under Armour
The veteran wideout will wear the Baltimore brand’s cleats for his seventh NFL season
Sports
Frances Tiafoe, Ben Shelton — win or lose — are heroes at US Open
Nearly 60 years after Arthur Ashe’s Grand Slam triumph, Black men’s tennis stars are beloved for more than just major championships
Culture
What Allen Iverson and HBCUs have to do with the US Open
From Naomi Osaka’s Allen Iverson tribute to Taylor Townsend’s HBCU-inspired look, two stars are bringing personal cultural influences onto the US Open stage