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He’s now one of the most feared defenders in the NBA. But from growing up in the rough neighbourhood of Montreal Nord, to going undrafted, nothing came easy for Luguentz Dort. And that’s just the way the Oklahoma City guard likes it. Rick Westhead has more in our TSN Original – The Beast du Nord

Black women athletes -- from an individual sport, a team and coaching perspective -- reflect on how Breonna Taylor's death impacted them and ignited their quest for change, how they want to honor her life in sport and beyond.

The Black College Football Hall of Fame has established the HBCU Legacy Bowl, a postseason all-star game that will showcase NFL draft-eligible players from historically Black colleges and universities.

Earvin "Magic" Johnson is proud of this generation of NBA athletes. They're more versatile on the court and have used their platform to speak on issues of activism off the court. And like many of the players, Johnson continues to campaign for the hiring of more Black coaches and executives in the pro game.

A Canadian plant has produced skates honouring the NHL's first Black player as part of Black History Month. Bauer Hockey says the Bauer Innovation Centre in Blainville, Que., produced skates with a custom graphic celebrating the achievements and life of Willie O'Ree. Several NHL players are wearing the skates this week.

Michele Meyer-Shipp doesn't have to travel far to realize the challenge of growing the sport of baseball in the Black community. She just sits down at the dinner table. Meyer-Shipp, who is Major League Baseball's chief people and culture officer, has three sons who love sports.

Seven Negro Leagues have been recommended for major league status by a task force of the Society for American Baseball Research. The announcement Thursday followed Major League Baseball’s decision on Dec. 16 that it was reclassifying the Negro Leagues to majors. They had been excluded in 1969 when a special committee on baseball records identified six official major leagues dating to 1876.

Colin Kaepernick was right all along, and he just took a knee. If freedom is apparently disgraced by taking a knee, a man's life can be erased by taking a knee. What's worth standing for? Everything and everyone says the athlete. They have purpose, so we'll watch. They have voice, so we will listen. They have influence, so now let's follow their lead. Kayla Grey has more in this essay.

Diversity matters to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the first team to reach the Super Bowl with a trio of Black assistant coaches serving as co-ordinators.

Athlete activism in the political sphere has taken a central role in this U.S. election and as Shireen Ahmed writes, women are starting at centre court.