Sarah Thomas made history as the first female Super Bowl game official. But her appointment is more important than many understand.
Author: Mike Freeman, USA TODAY
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Colin Kaepernick’s warnings about the police ring especially true now as we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Opinion: HBO finishes documentary with tawdry side of Tiger Woods story
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Influential Lapchick study gives FBS schools ‘F’ grade on athletic director gender hires
Lapchick study excoriated FBS on its gender hiring practices, giving a failing grade to FBS schools for their lack of women hires at top positions.
Opinion: ESPN’s Booger McFarland dangerously wrong about Dwayne Haskins, Black players
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