Mets Endure Most Lopsided Defeat in Franchise History

By JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports An embarrassing loss to a division rival took a turn for the absurd in the eighth inning when Jose Reyes, a 16-year veteran infielder, came in to pitch.https://nyti.ms/2v4o76U

Yankees Quiet at Deadline but May Lose J.A. Happ Temporarily

By WALLACE MATTHEWS from NYT Sports The left-hander joined the Mets’ Noah Syndergaard in receiving a diagnosis of hand, foot and mouth disease, but Brian Cashman said no disabled list trip is imminent.https://nyti.ms/2Aw16PG

A Flurry of Activity as All of Baseball Chases the Red Sox

By TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports Boston is dominating, and even with Chris Sale headed to the disabled list, the gap is wide enough that the Red Sox mostly watched as other teams scrambled.https://nyti.ms/2vno3ic

With No Attractive Offers, the Mets Stand Pat

By JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports The team’s front-office-by-committee will be blamed by some for the team’s inaction at the trade deadline, but the team says it’s not their fault.https://nyti.ms/2LEGzxj

How College Sports Killed Summer Vacation

By MARC TRACY from NYT Sports Want to play volleyball or field hockey or soccer in college? Say goodbye to your summer.https://nyti.ms/2AuraL1

N.B.A. Makes MGM Resorts International Its First Gaming Partner

By KEVIN DRAPER from NYT Sports N.B.A. Commissioner Adam Silver has made it clear that sports betting is the future. His league’s deal with a gaming company is the latest step.https://nyti.ms/2vo3PF0

If an N.B.A. Workout Isn’t on Instagram, Does it Even Count?

By SCOTT CACCIOLA from NYT Sports Led by LeBron James’s example, a generation of young players is getting shredded, and making sure the cameras are always rolling.https://nyti.ms/2v3hQst

With Trades, Yankees Pitching Staff Remains a Work in Progress

By BILLY WITZ from NYT Sports Adam Warren is out, and Lance Lynn is in as General Manager Brian Cashman worked two more trades. He may not be done yet.https://nyti.ms/2AmwWyk

Holdout Over, Sam Darnold Begins Battle to Start for the Jets

By ZACH SCHONBRUN from NYT Sports Darnold, the No. 3 overall draft pick, made his debut at Jets’ training camp on Monday. He’ll have to beat out two veteran quarterbacks to start.https://nyti.ms/2OtIO4v

Nick Saban Has Six New Assistants — and Will Probably Still Win

By RAY GLIER from NYT Sports Staff turnover has proved crushing to other college football programs. For Alabama, it’s business as usual.https://nyti.ms/2LEQvXF

Baseball Hall of Fame to Celebrate a Catcher (and a Spy)

By RICHARD SANDOMIR from NYT Sports Moe Berg was not much of a hitter, but he was a very good spy. He is the subject of a book, a movie, and soon an exhibit in Cooperstown.https://nyti.ms/2LAyXvQ

LeBron James Opens Public School in Hometown Akron

By REUTERS from NYT Sports James, who left Cleveland for the Los Angeles Lakers, called the school’s opening “one of the greatest moments of my life.”https://nyti.ms/2K926J9

Josef Martinez’s Scoring Spree Puts Atlanta United on Top of M.L.S.

By VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports The striker from Venezuela is averaging a goal per game for Atlanta, which has the best record in the league.https://nyti.ms/2KatVjZ

Trea Turner and Sean Newcomb Apologize for Tweets

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Their homophobic and racially insensitive tweets were made as teenagers.https://nyti.ms/2NQim3G

Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard Are Hall of Famers. No Matter What Twitter Says.

By BENJAMIN HOFFMAN from NYT Sports Howard, a well-traveled center, and a host of others should easily gain induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame despite frequent skepticism.https://nyti.ms/2At2Rx8

Newest Hall of Famers Carry Records and Memories Into Cooperstown

By RICHARD SANDOMIR from NYT Sports Chipper Jones, Jim Thome, Vladimir Guerrero, Trevor Hoffman, Alan Trammell and Jack Morris turned to gratefulness and humility as they accepted baseball’s highest honor.https://nyti.ms/2LLofSB

J.A. Happ Avoids a Bronx Cheer by Leading Yankees to Victory

By WALLACE MATTHEWS from NYT Sports The veteran lefty admitted to feeling nervous in the hostile environment of Yankee Stadium, but he won the crowd over by quietly dispatching Kansas City.https://nyti.ms/2uYvSeR

Zack Wheeler Provides the Defense, and Offense, the Mets Need

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Wheeler pitched six strong innings, keeping Pittsburgh scoreless, and drove in the game’s lone run.https://nyti.ms/2NWyNvI

The Azmi Sisters Go Hard in Ball Hockey. Don’t Act So Surprised.

By CURTIS RUSH from NYT Sports Six young Muslim sisters with hijabs and hockey sticks are forcing Canadian sports fans to expand their view of who athletes can be and what they can wear.https://nyti.ms/2LVQ7QG

Geraint Thomas of Team Sky Wins Tour de France

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Thomas and his teammates endured plenty of scorn on the tour, mostly over a doping investigation involving Chris Froome. But Thomas emerged with the yellow jersey.https://nyti.ms/2mQiODN

Mets’ Offense Falls Silent as Pirates Dent Jacob deGrom

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Trevor Williams extended his scoreless streak to 17 innings to outduel Jacob deGrom in a 5-0 win over the Mets on Saturday. Pittsburgh has won 13 of its past 15 games.https://nyti.ms/2OpzJcM

Maya Moore Steps Up in Front of Home Crowd at W.N.B.A. All-Star Game

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Moore won her third straight All-Star Most Valuable Player Award, leading Team Parker past Team Delle Donne, 119-112.https://nyti.ms/2v8SyIu

The House That Homer Built: Remembering a Cooperstown Celebrity

By RICHARD SANDOMIR from NYT Sports When Jim Thome and others are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, the longtime Cooperstown resident Homer Osterhoudt’s presence will be missed.https://nyti.ms/2uX83UI

Luis Severino Struggles Again as the Royals Clobber the Yankees

By ZACH SCHONBRUN from NYT Sports Severino, the steady force at the top of the rotation, was hammered by the American League’s worst offensive team in the first game of a doubleheader.https://nyti.ms/2AlXvna

First, the Yankees Played the Indians. Then World War ll Took the Field.

By ANNE RAUGH KEENE from NYT Sports It was 75 years ago this weekend when Yankee Stadium became the site of an unusual doubleheader, featuring the Yankees, Cleveland Indians and the United States Navy.https://nyti.ms/2K3l0Rx

Thomas Secures His First Tour de France Title

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Geraint Thomas effectively sealed his first Tour de France title on Saturday by protecting the yellow jersey in the penultimate stage time trial.https://nyti.ms/2AsTr4L

Manny Machado Fits Right In, Wherever the Dodgers Need Him

By TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports With so many players who can play multiple positions, Los Angeles is making it work, as usual, as it seeks a sixth N.L. West title in a row.https://nyti.ms/2mRrIRu

Now Running for Office, Adam Greenberg. You May Remember His First At-Bat.

By JOHN ALTAVILLA from NYT Sports Greenberg was hit in the head by a pitch the first time he went to the plate in the major leagues. It upended his life, but 13 years later he is charting a new course.https://nyti.ms/2K2yoFq

Mets Trade Asdrubal Cabrera to Phillies for Pitching Prospect

By JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports The Mets continued reshaping their roster on Friday, sending infielder Asdrubal Cabrera to first-place Philadelphia for Class AA pitcher Franklyn Kilomé.https://nyti.ms/2K1SVdl

Boone Is Confident the Yankees Can Weather Aaron Judge’s Absence

By WALLACE MATTHEWS from NYT Sports Yankees Manager Aaron Boone could not completely shrug off Aaron Judge’s injury, but he did his best to play down the impact it would have on his team.https://nyti.ms/2OofM6n

Battling Pain Both Physical and Mental, Missy Franklin Finds Hope

By KAREN CROUSE from NYT Sports She was supposed to be the next Michael Phelps. Surgery and depression have changed the narrative. The experiences of Allison Schmitt and Phelps help.https://nyti.ms/2OkRE4B

Sam Darnold Is a Holdout as the Jets Begin Training Camp

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Darnold, the Jets’ prized rookie quarterback, joins Chicago linebacker Roquan Smith as the only unsigned picks from the N.F.L. draft.https://nyti.ms/2NL4Vly

N.F.L. Players Push Back Against Jerry Jones on Anthem Issue

By KEN BELSON from NYT Sports Two days after Jones said every Cowboy will have to stand for the national anthem, the players rise up.https://nyti.ms/2Afwm5f

Will the Trump Tax Bill Drive Down Ticket Sales?

By DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports A tax deduction for businesses for a portion of ticket costs went away this year. Then again, corporations got a huge tax cut.https://nyti.ms/2v8gPyp

Cristiano Ronaldo Settles Tax Dispute With Spain

By RAPHAEL MINDER from NYT Sports The Portuguese soccer star will pay about $22 million in back taxes and fines, but will avoid serving any time in jail.https://nyti.ms/2Amlnaq

Chris Froome’s Tour de France Began Under a Cloud and Only Got Worse

By IAN AUSTEN from NYT Sports The four-time Tour de France champion was cleared of doping charges just before the race, but his chances of winning are fading fast withhttps://https://nyti.ms/2LWsmrX

Asdrubal Cabrera Breaks Out of Slump, Powering Mets to Win

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Well aware that he is on the trading block, Cabrera had been slumping, but he was fantastic against the Pirates, going 3 for 5 with a home run.https://nyti.ms/2LnQOWG

Yankees Gain Ground in Division, but Lose Aaron Judge

By WALLACE MATTHEWS from NYT Sports In a significant blow for the Yankees’ offense, Judge sustained a fracture in his right wrist that will keep him out at least three weeks.https://nyti.ms/2vbe9Qv

With a Loud Ovation, Baseball Shows Its Whiteness

By MICHAEL POWELL from NYT Sports Josh Hader was showered with applause by his hometown fans after apologizing for old racist and homophobic tweets. Would a black player get the same treatment?https://nyti.ms/2Ag9D9i

Yankees Introduce an All-Star (Zach Britton) and Trade for One (J.A. Happ)

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Britton, a two-time all-star closer for Baltimore, met with the media on the same day that the team acquired Happ in a deal with the Toronto Blue Jayshttps://https://nyti.ms/2uYamHd

When a Surfer Lands a Skateboard Trick, Who Gets to Name It?

By MATT RUBY from NYT Sports Albee Layer pulled off what looked like an original move on a surfboard. Soon after, the royalty of surfing, skateboarding and snowboarding began a debate about what to call it.https://nyti.ms/2LSjTWD

Cricketer Imran Khan Is Rising to Top of List of Athletes Turned Politicians

By VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports Khan is on the cusp of becoming Pakistan’s prime minister, but in the United States, you could almost fill a Congress with former pro athletes who have served.https://nyti.ms/2A8G5dw

Conor McGregor Gets Community Service for Barclays Melee

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports McGregor will also be evaluated for an anger management program.https://nyti.ms/2OhRHhr

The Tour de France Loves Its ‘Podium Girls’

By IAN AUSTEN from NYT Sports Evening dresses, high heels, kisses for the winners. It’s all in a day’s work for the women who star in the Tour de France awards ceremonies.https://nyti.ms/2AizI7M

Yankees Leave Florida With No Homers and a Bigger A.L. East Deficit

By PETER KERASOTIS from NYT Sports The Yankees failed to hit a homer run in three games against the Tampa Bay Rays, losing two and falling further behind Boston in the A.L. East.https://nyti.ms/2OeFvhg

Defying N.F.L., Jerry Jones Says Players Must Stand for Anthem

By KEN BELSON from NYT Sports The outspoken owner of the Cowboys says his players will not be allowed to stay in the locker room during the anthem, regardless of league policy.https://nyti.ms/2AceCaW

With Zach Britton, Yankees Cover Up a Weakness With a Strength

By TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports A deep bullpen can sometimes make up for a shaky rotation, and that is a strategy the Yankees appear to be embracing by doubling down on ace relievers.https://nyti.ms/2JUiZXR

Justify, Triple Crown Winner, Is Retired Because of a Bad Ankle

By MELISSA HOPPERT from NYT Sports The undefeated Justify was retired from racing, six weeks after he became the 13th Triple Crown winner, because of inflammation in one of his ankles, his trainer said.https://nyti.ms/2v5X9vb

A Sports Psychology Guru Dies, but His Practice Lives On

By BILLY WITZ from NYT Sports Ken Ravizza may not be as famous as Cubs Manager Joe Maddon, but like Maddon, he changed the way people approach and think about baseball.https://nyti.ms/2v683Rh

Mets’ Yoenis Cespedes to Undergo Season-Ending Surgery

By JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports The two-part operation will remove bone spurs and calcification near the outfielder’s Achilles tendons in both feet, and keep him out at least eight months.https://nyti.ms/2JVDkMa