Nets Squander Late Lead to Lose Their 5th Straight Game

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Mike Conley scored 19 of Memphis’s 20 points in the second overtime period.https://nyti.ms/2ShnSPg

Stout Defense Leads Huskies to Pac-12 Championship

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports The only touchdown in the game was a second-half interception return by Washington’s Byron Murphy.https://nyti.ms/2zysYQ6

Capitals Beat Devils, Extending Win Streak to 7 Games

By Unknown Author from NYT Sports The Devils have now lost four games in a row and six of seven.https://nyti.ms/2ACKRx6

Katie Ledecky Collects Her Third Win at the National Swimming Championships

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Katie Ledecky won the 200-meter freestyle, holding off her Olympic teammate and training partner Simone Manuel.https://nyti.ms/2PbPiUw

Mets Appear Near a Deal for Robinson Cano and Edwin Diaz

By JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports The trade would require the Mets to give the Seattle Mariners two prospects who were first-round draft picks.https://nyti.ms/2zyrpBY

Wilmer Flores Is a Met No More

By JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports A fan favorite, Flores did not receive a contract offer from the Mets on Friday, making him a free agent.https://nyti.ms/2DUtZ8g

Kareem Hunt of the Chiefs Caught on Video in Altercation With Woman

By KEN BELSON from NYT Sports The star running back is seen arguing and being restrained and then sends the woman reeling to the ground, where he kicks her. The Chiefs would not comment.https://nyti.ms/2KOawYo

Doctors Said Hockey Enforcer Todd Ewen Did Not Have C.T.E. But He Did.

By KEN BELSON from NYT Sports A new analysis of Ewen’s brain tissue confirms he had the degenerative brain disease, despite what a Canadian doctor initially found. That doctor went on to work for the N.H.L.https://nyti.ms/2E6bqPi

Cubs Offer the Suspended Shortstop Addison Russell a 2019 Contract

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Russell is serving a 40-game domestic violence suspension. The team called the decision a “procedural step.”https://nyti.ms/2ADaSw7

Lindsey Vonn’s Farewell Tour Will Extend Into Next Season

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Vonn, who planned to retire after this season, said she would come back for races at Lake Louise, Alberta, in 2019.https://nyti.ms/2ACfhzy

Yankees Court Patrick Corbin, but Keep Their Options Open

By BILLY WITZ from NYT Sports Corbin, the jewel of the free-agent pitching market, spent this week on a tour of teams he is considering: the Nationals, the Phillies and the Yankees.https://nyti.ms/2P9qnkE

The Rangers’ Other No. 11 Gets His Day of Honor

By ALLAN KREDA from NYT Sports Vic Hadfield was a dominant force with Jean Ratelle and Rod Gilbert in the 1960s and ’70s, long before Mark Messier came along.https://nyti.ms/2RpXByd

N.F.C. East Struggles to Produce a Clear Front-Runner

By ZACH SCHONBRUN from NYT Sports For the second time in four years, the N.F.C. East is making a strong case for being the worst division in the N.F.L.https://nyti.ms/2Q5QIp9

A Final for All Time, Sacrificed on the Altar of the Modern Game

By RORY SMITH from NYT Sports The decision to move the Copa Libertadores final to Spain is a failure of leadership, organization and governance. But it also is a precedent teams and fans may come to regret.https://nyti.ms/2Q4UVcN

College Football Conference Championships: Who Will Make the Playoff?

By MARC TRACY from NYT Sports Three of this weekend’s major conference title games have implications for the four-team playoff bracket, which will be announced Sunday.https://nyti.ms/2KJjaao

How Did He Catch That? A New N.F.L. Stat Can Confirm Your Amazement

By BEN SHPIGEL from NYT Sports Through tracking devices attached all over the field, and to the players, the league measures the difficulty of a passing play with a statistic called completion probability.https://nyti.ms/2AyuBgg

I.O.C. Halts Boxing Group from Planning Tokyo 2020 Tournament

By KEN BELSON from NYT Sports The federation, known as AIBA, has been plagued by a series of scandals dating back at least to the London 2012 Games.https://nyti.ms/2P9e4or

Cowboys End Saints’ 10-Game Winning Streak

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports “We didn’t really find a rhythm pretty much the whole game,” Drew Brees said.https://nyti.ms/2RuoWPX

New Management at Force India Brings New Hope

By IAN PARKES from NYT Sports The Canadian billionaire, Lawrence Stroll, and a group of investors bought the team this year and expects to make it more competitive, and profitable.https://nyti.ms/2rf8iba

Midseason Burst Propels Lewis Hamilton, and Mercedes, to the Titles

By IAN PARKES from NYT Sports The season began with a lot of back and forth with Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari, then Hamilton just pulled away after the British Grand Prix.https://nyti.ms/2FRglp7

Ferrari’s Strong Car, Drivers and Tire Strategy Bring a Familiar Result

By KATE WALKER from NYT Sports The team was supposed to pose a strong challenge to Mercedes, but a series of mistakes made it runner-up again.https://nyti.ms/2rc8p7x

Oklahoma Quarterback Kyler Murray Nears the End of a Two-Sport Career

By MARC TRACY from NYT Sports He could be the next Aaron Rodgers but wants to be the next Rickey Henderson instead.https://nyti.ms/2KH2Qqw

Lightning Stop Sabres’ Win Streak at 10 Games

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Tampa Bay fell 5-4 to Buffalo on Thursday night while the Rangers lost to Ottawa, 3-0.https://nyti.ms/2E55Uwq

Cowboys Stifle Drew Brees to End the Saints’ Winning Streak

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Brees had his fewest yards passing in a half since joining the Saints in 2006.https://nyti.ms/2SfjUXo

Atlanta United Finishes Off Red Bulls to Reach M.L.S. Cup

By FILIP BONDY from NYT Sports The Red Bulls won the second game of their conference final, 1-0, but closed their 23rd straight season without an M.L.S. title.https://nyti.ms/2SjHySm

Unwanted in L.A., Brook Lopez Became Milwaukee’s ‘Splash Mountain’

By MARC STEIN from NYT Sports A decade into his career, Lopez has expanded his range, opening the lane for Giannis Antetokounmpo and allowing the Milwaukee Bucks to thrive.https://nyti.ms/2E5gh31

Soon to Be Alone in Oakland, the A’s Inch Closer to a New Stadium

By TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports The A’s have spent more than a decade trying to escape Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. In the meantime, the other Oakland teams struck deals to leave town.https://nyti.ms/2FOLRno

Rescheduled Copa Libertadores Final Will Be Played in Madrid

By RORY SMITH from NYT Sports The South American championship, delayed twice because of fan violence in Argentina, will take place at the home of Real Madrid on Dec. 9.https://nyti.ms/2P7NgF3

Mets Bulk Up Front Office With Another Former G.M.

By JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports Allard Baird, the former Kansas City general manager, and the analytics executive Adam Guttridge are the latest hires of the new G.M. Brodie Van Wagenen.https://nyti.ms/2P4pJVD

Kevin Love to Discuss Mental Health and Sports Culture

By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT Sports Love will be interviewed by Juliet Macur, a Sports of The Times columnist, at Tufts University on Thursday night.https://nyti.ms/2TXUGyb

N.F.L. Week 13 Predictions: Our Picks Against the Spread

By BENJAMIN HOFFMAN from NYT Sports The Steelers look to start a new win streak, the Vikings travel to New England and the Chiefs and the Rams are back from bye weeks.https://nyti.ms/2zvZ1jP

Racing Across Antarctica, One Freezing Day at a Time

By ADAM SKOLNICK from NYT Sports Louis Rudd and Colin O’Brady are in the middle of a unique race across the coldest continent, and their daily tasks range from the mundane to the death defying. https://nyti.ms/2U0Lt8H

Crossing Antarctica: 7 Takeaways From the Solo and Unsupported Journey

By ADAM SKOLNICK from NYT Sports Two men are separately trying to become the first to cross Antarctica alone and without help. Here’s what you need to know.https://nyti.ms/2AyRnF3

How to Improve the 4-17 Suns? Coach Kokoskov’s Got a List

By SCOTT CACCIOLA from NYT Sports The worst team in basketball is a project with holes to plug and flaws to fix and problems to overcome.https://nyti.ms/2KIY5gi

Joel Embiid Shines as the 76ers Rout the Knicks

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Embiid had 26 points and 14 rebounds in his first game with his father, a colonel in the Cameroon military, in attendance.https://nyti.ms/2QnUqtG

Champions League: P.S.G. Steadies Itself With Win Over Liverpool

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports P.S.G. moved to second place in a tight Group C, while Messi scored one goal and set up another in Barca’s win over PSV.https://nyti.ms/2r9nXZI

A Tyson With Less Fury (Out of the Ring)

By SCOTT CACCIOLA from NYT Sports The heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury says he has overcome depression and mental illness and is living a much simpler life focused on fighting.https://nyti.ms/2TShE9Y

David Villa Will Leave New York City F.C.

By ANDREW DAS from NYT Sports Villa, who turns 37 next week, said he would continue his playing career abroad.https://nyti.ms/2TWAM6G

Magnus Carlsen Beats Fabiano Caruana to Win World Chess Championship

By VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports After three weeks of draws failed to produce a winner, the players settled the title in rapid chess, with Carlsen retaining his title.https://nyti.ms/2DQ9WI4

A Badminton Champion Without Peer, Especially at Home

By RAPHAEL MINDER from NYT Sports Carolina Marín is the first women’s player to win three world championships. But in Spain, she is a badminton unicorn — an athlete with no rivals.https://nyti.ms/2DPh33y

Blake Griffin Scores 30 to Lead Pistons Past Cold-Shooting Knicks

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Allonzo Trier scored 24 points for the Knicks, who had won a season-high three in a row.https://nyti.ms/2E1Wdib

Reuben Foster, Days After Domestic Violence Arrest, Is Claimed by Redskins

By BENJAMIN HOFFMAN from NYT Sports Washington was immediately forced to respond to criticism over adding the second-year linebacker, who has been placed on the commissioner’s exempt list.https://nyti.ms/2raeS2E

M.L.B., Once Averse to Gambling, Strikes a Deal with MGM Resorts

By BILLY WITZ from NYT Sports Like the country’s other major sports, baseball will have an official gambling industry partner, signaling a large shift in policy.https://nyti.ms/2QmFVWL

A Whirlwind Year for the Fastest Woman in Hockey

By LUCAS AYKROYD from NYT Sports Kendall Coyne Schofield has not slowed down since helping the U.S. team win a gold medal at the Olympics.https://nyti.ms/2Atd49v

Champions League: Fellaini’s Late Goal Helps Manchester United Advance

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Fellaini scored in stoppage time in United’s 1-0 win over Young Boys to ensure a berth in the tournament’s knockout stages.https://nyti.ms/2TUFHp5

All-Argentine Copa Libertadores Final to Be Played Outside Argentina

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Fan violence caused a game to be postponed, and now perhaps moved out of the country.https://nyti.ms/2FKAPQh

The 15 Best N.F.L. Celebrations This Season

By VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports Bowling, basketball and Dragon Ball Z have all turned up this season as players test the limits of loosened celebration rules.https://nyti.ms/2KCmdkO

Texans Win Eighth Straight After 0-3 Start

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Deshaun Watson accounted for three touchdowns to help Houston continue its winning streak.https://nyti.ms/2AswF9w

N.F.L. Is Full of Quarterbacks Who Are Off the Mark, or Even Off the Street

By ZACH SCHONBRUN from NYT Sports As injuries mount, teams are turning to passers with thin résumés. The results have not been pretty.https://nyti.ms/2FFd7Vh

One Constant of the Tennis Season: Mixed Emotions

By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports The sport had much to celebrate (new stars like Naomi Osaka, enduring stars like Roger Federer and Serena Williams), but also much to lament.https://nyti.ms/2S8VKgY