Get the latest WNBA basketball news, scores, stats, standings, and more from ESPN. Highlights: a discourse on Athletes, Responsibility and Violence in Chicago (August 2016); A Conversation with The President: Sports, Race and Achievement with President Barack Obama (October 2016); Dear Black Athlete town hall at the Sixth Avenue Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala. (February 2018); a look at the emerging prominence of African-American quarterbacks in the National Football League; and more. Because that flaw might be singular. After the Texas Western game, Rupp was under heavy pressure from his university president to sign a Black player, even for the end of the bench. What’s your response to people who might ask, “What has it got to do with sports?” It’s still too early to tell if UK will actually change the name of Rupp Arena, but there’s no question the pressure to do so is growing. Could be that we’re just spoiled by all this success and being unbeaten in October doesn’t provide the same whiff of destiny that the city smelled seven years ago. Can you describe the experience of being stopped under circumstances you felt inexplicably suspicious? I joined ESPN in 1998 and since then, it's been a great experience managing PR and communications for a range of ESPN initiatives and properties, including soccer, NFL and The Undefeated, ESPN’s site focusing on sports, race and urban culture and how they intersect. Over the years, Rupp has been criticized for not having Black players at UK sooner, as well as racial slurs he used during his coaching career. Elsewhere, the Carolina Panthers won their third game in a row, while the Pittsburgh Steelers remained undefeated thanks to four touchdowns from rookie Chase Claypool. We’re poking at this unblemished record as if we’re looking for sore spots. “We all have a legacy to protect,” Smith said. “But you also want to be able to speak the truth.”. LaChina Robinson – college basketball/WNBA analyst and reporter, Marc Spears – The Undefeated senior NBA writer. The one-hour television special will examine the experiences Black Americans have with law enforcement and the long-lasting impact these interactions have on African American communities. Perhaps it’s because the Seahawks needed to intercept Dak Prescott on the second-to-last play the next week. The Stop is the latest example of The Undefeated’s ongoing commitment to covering the national awakening for social justice following the killings of Black Americans Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and Rayshard Brooks. On Sunday, October 11, at 5 p.m. ESPN’s The Undefeated will present The Stop: Living, Driving and Dying While Black on Sunday, October 11 at 5 pm ET on ESPN. Actually, it has been better that. The Stop’s lead producer Amina Hussein, a 17-year ESPN production veteran and senior coordinating producer for NBA studio programming, views … Our own Zac Oakes wrote about Rupp’s history and why reasonably taking a side on the matter of if Rupp was a racist and changing the name of Rupp Arena is easier said than done. Laughing Place is a dedicated group of Disney fans, like yourself, who love Disney. The one-hour television special will examine the experiences Black Americans have with law enforcement and the long-lasting impact these interactions have on African American communities. Hussein: Both of these projects overlap in terms of highlighting injustices in our country. The in-depth piece looks at the history of Rupp and what it may take to change the name of Rupp Arena. “The Undefeated’s commitment to producing specials on the most urgent topics in Black communities is unwavering and unending,” said Kevin Merida, Senior Vice President and Editor-in-Chief, The Undefeated. ESPN’s The Undefeated will present The Stop: Living, Driving and Dying While Black on Sunday, October 11 at 5 p.m. On Sunday, October 11, at 5 p.m. It has been extremely rewarding and fulfilling. So far, no former UK players has publicly spoken out against Rupp.