Author: Mike Freeman, USA TODAY

The fathers of Super Bowl 57 quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts are a huge part of their sons’ lives, thus obliterating an ugly stereotype.

Superstar Rihanna once declined to perform in the Super Bowl halftime show as a show of support for protesting players. That has since changed.

The original “White Men Can’t Jump” is one of the best sports movies ever made. A remake shows that Hollywood has officially run out of ideas.

F1 driver Lewis Hamilton spoke about the racism he faced growing up as a kid. Hamilton now uses his stardom and power fighting that same racism.

For Black History Month, USA TODAY Sports is publishing the series “28 Black Stories in 28 Days.” We examine the issues Black athletes face.

The Panthers bypassed interim coach Steve Wilks and instead hired Frank Reich. It’s another example of a Black interim coach getting passed over.

Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida, is one of the leading generals in the Woke Wars. He recently battled the NHL and pushes anti-Black agendas.

Amid a flurry of huge sports headlines over the past 48 hours, the ruling that Charles Johnson died by suicide has gone almost unnoticed.

Carolina Panthers coach Steve Wilks has had one of the most successful NFL interim coaching stints in decades. Wilks should be more than interim.