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Roger Goodell: NFL 'better' because of diversity protocolsNEW ORLEANS -- NFL commissioner Roger Goodell rates NOLA as the perfect Super Bowl host but envisions taking the league's marquee event beyond U.S. borders.,"I do think there's a potential that someday we'll have an international franchise," Goodell said Monday afternoon in the Saints' locker room a...

<i>The Hockey News</i> thinks being tall is diverseAnother day, another screw-up in the world of hockey when it comes to diversity. This time, it was The Hockey News....

NHL Has No Clue How to Advocate for JusticeThe NHL is trying to appear like it’s finally woke and boy is it awkward....

Can We Believe NASCAR?

On Sunday afternoon, I sat down to watch the only live sport on TV… NASCAR. I wouldn’t call myself a fan, but if there was ever a time to get into stock car racing, maybe it’s during a time when virtually every other league is dormant....

The NFL Isn't Only Place With Diversity Issues Among Its Football Coaches, The College Game Is Just As Bad

The NFL is once again trying to mask its diversity shortcomings with a “public” ploy to hoodwink and bamboozle us. But, sadly this isn’t an exclusive problem that exists at the games highest level....

It’s Great That You Have An All-Female Sports Podcast. But Why Is Your Whole Staff White, NBC Sports Washington?

If you’re going to have an all female sports podcast at least bring a chair up for a woman of color. And that’s at the bare minimum....

The Best Way For Jeffrey Goldberg To Help Diverse Journalists Would Be To Quit His Job

On Thursday, Nieman Lab published a friendly discussion with The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg and the magazine’s recently promoted executive editor Adrienne LaFrance, in which they addressed the great progress The Atlantic has made in adding women to its staff. Unfortunately (or fortu...

MLB's New Diversity Fellowship Is A Small Step But A Big Deal<em></em>

Major League Baseball is launching a “diversity fellowship program” aimed at creating roles specifically for women and people of color in front offices and in the Commissioner’s Office in New York....