Welcome to the 31st Media Mailbag for The Athletic. Writing a mailbag — as egocentric as it is — is always a fun exercise. Thanks for sending in your questions via the website and app. There were nearly 200 questions, so this will be a two-parter. Part 2 will appear
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‘Relationships matter’: The NFL’s effort to get minority candidates talking with owners
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones told a story to the 62 minority coaches and front office personnel assembled this week at the NFL owners’ meeting in the latest league effort to improve diversity in hiring. It was about Will McClay, who is African American and the Cowboys’ vice president of player
What is it like to start a union from scratch? EuroLeague basketball is finding out
In 2020, during the early months of the pandemic, the EuroLeague shelved its still unfinished season. It was one of many cancellations that flooded professional sports around the world, but the circumstances behind this one were atypical for the league. While sports leagues in North America usually discuss big decisions
The latest on the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade
Demonstrators gather outside Supreme Court to protest SCOTUS decision Demonstrators holding signs and chanting are protesting outside of the Supreme Court for a second day today, after Friday’s SCOTUS decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. “We have seen a lot of chanting, a bit of confrontation because there have been
The woman who caused the Roe v. Wade case wants to have an abortion fight in California
Perhaps more than any other woman, Marjorie Dannenfelser is responsible for the fall of Roe vs. Wade. The president of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, a nonprofit group that works to end abortion in the United States by electing antiabortion politicians, Dannenfelser has dedicated her adult life to outlawing abortion.
Black bear dies after locking itself inside hot car while scavenging for food
A black bear has died after accidentally locking itself inside a hot car while authorities say it was most likely scavenging for food. The incident occurred at a rental cabin in Sevierville, Tennessee — approximately 30 miles east of Knoxville — when authorities from the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA)
Watergate: The President-Toppling Scandal Triggered by a Piece of Tape
It all began when a vigilant night watchman noticed a piece of tape on a door of the building where the Democratic National Committee’s headquarters was located in Washington in June 1972. Calling the police, he triggered the Watergate scandal that would topple the presidency of Richard Nixon, the only
Small Gun Makers Boom as US Demand Soars
Tony Hook flipped through cell phone pictures of finished work by his New Hampshire shop, explaining how one customer wanted mementos of major life events: a gun to mark each of his children’s births. Smaller gun makers like him are booming in the United States, thanks to ravenous and sometimes
US Fed Announces Biggest Interest Rate Hike Since 1994 to Fight Surging Inflation
The US Federal Reserve announced the most aggressive interest rate increase in nearly 30 years on Wednesday, and said it is prepared to do so again next month in an all-out battle to drive down surging inflation. The super-sized 0.75-percentage-point hike came with the Fed under intense pressure to curb soaring
Pages from Brian Laundrie’s notebook show he wrote ‘I ended her life, I thought it was merciful’
Brian Laundrie’s notebook appears to include a confession that he killed Gabby Petito. “I ended her life. I thought it was merciful, that it is what she wanted,” it said. Laundrie also said he chose to kill himself because he couldn’t “live another day without her.” Brian Laundrie’s notebook, recovered