For Black NASCAR Fans, Change Would Mean Feeling at Ease at a Race

By BY ANDREW KEH from NYT Sports NASCAR’s decision to ban the Confederate battle flag has stirred conversations about attracting new fans. In some ways, that has overlooked the experiences of black fans already committed to the sport.https://nyti.ms/31jXFqQ

NASCAR Investigating Noose Found in Bubba Wallace’s Garage

By BY AZI PAYBARAH AND AIMEE ORTIZ from NYT Sports Wallace, the only black driver in the motor sports giant’s top tier, said it was “a painful reminder of how much further we have to go.”https://nyti.ms/3dnfCY6

Abiding by the Confederate Flag Ban Inside Talladega, Grudgingly

By BY MATTHEW TEAGUE from NYT Sports Inside the track, racing fans went by NASCAR’s rules. Elsewhere, though, they waved the battle flag.https://nyti.ms/3enZDKL

NASCAR’s Confederate Flag Ban Faces a Test in Alabama

By BY ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports Sunday’s race at Talladega Superspeedway will come after a black, Alabama-born driver took on a stubborn ritual of racing and Southern culture.https://nyti.ms/2Nf5WnP

N.C.A.A. Pressures Mississippi on Confederate Emblem on State Flag

By BY ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports The association’s expanded policy on the Confederate symbol came after the Southeastern Conference urged Mississippi to change its state flag.https://nyti.ms/2YhkhXq

The Confederate Flag Didn’t Bother Bubba Wallace. Until It Did.

By BY JULIET MACUR from NYT Sports The only black driver in NASCAR’s top tier, he has emerged as an impassioned activist who got the flag banned at races in the largely white sport after years of putting up with it.https://nyti.ms/2UXnadR

Trump Reconsiders Kaepernick, but Not Kneeling

By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports The president said Colin Kaepernick, who hasn’t played since the 2016 season, should get a chance at another job if he was qualified, but did not change his stance on players kneeling in protest during the national anthem.https://nyti.ms/2N9Q3Pq

Bubba Wallace Thankful for Flag Ban, but NASCAR’s Fans Might Not Be

By BY JULIET MACUR from NYT Sports Some NASCAR fans are furious at Wallace because they view the Confederate flag as being part of their Southern heritage, not as a symbol of racism.https://nyti.ms/2B43UnI

Who Is Bubba Wallace?

By BY VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports He is the only African-American driver in NASCAR’s top-flight racing series, and this week got the organization to bar the Confederate flag at its events.https://nyti.ms/3hhczE5

NASCAR Says It Will Ban Confederate Flags

By BY MICHAEL LEVENSON from NYT Sports The announcement came two days after Darrell Wallace Jr., the first black driver in 50 years to win one of NASCAR’s top three national touring series, called on NASCAR to ban the flags outright.https://nyti.ms/2MPmUca

Bubba Wallace Wants NASCAR to Ban the Confederate Flag

By BY MARIA CRAMER from NYT Sports NASCAR forbids the emblem from appearing on its merchandise and for years has asked fans to stop bringing the flag to races, but many have ignored the request.https://nyti.ms/3f5S7Ux

The N.F.L. Wears Patriotism on Its Sleeve. And Its Head. And Its Feet.

By BY BRITTAINY NEWMAN from NYT Sports Displays of the flag have become essential to the league, but a push for patriotism has not come without controversy.https://nyti.ms/37x4mpp

Go Kazakhstan! Go Japan! It Doesn’t Matter to Flag-Waving Skating Fans.

By MOTOKO RICH from NYT Sports Many Olympic spectators, particularly those from Japan and South Korea, have been waving the national flags of other competitors at figure skating events.http://nyti.ms/2EIAhVP