Despite Warnings, Races Continue at a N. Carolina Speedway

By BY JERRY GARRETT from NYT Sports At the direction of Gov. Roy Cooper, a county sheriff told the track’s operators to cancel Saturday’s races. Then they went ahead, again, as scheduled with fans in attendance.https://nyti.ms/2BkA6DA

Athletes’ Outpouring on Civil Unrest Rekindles Kaepernick Debate in N.F.L.

By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports As a range of players called for unity and understanding in response to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the debate over Colin Kaepernick and his campaign for social justice resurfaced.https://nyti.ms/3gJjEx0

Why Major Sports Might Risk Comebacks During the Pandemic

By BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN from NYT Sports After months of pessimism, the biggest sports leagues have made a flurry of announcements about plans to return. What changed?https://nyti.ms/2TRIfFJ

She Accused a Coach of Abuse. Then More Than 30 Gymnasts Backed Her Up

By BY JULIET MACUR from NYT Sports A gymnastics coach in New York City was suspended after Sara Allan, who trained at a gym there, wrote about her experience on Facebook. She received an outpouring of similar complaints from other gymnasts.https://nyti.ms/2XeJscn

Rules, Rescheduled Games and a Covenant Worth Preserving

By BY RORY SMITH from NYT Sports The Premier League has finally resisted the temptation to pretend the 2019-20 season never happened. Doing so would have ruptured the bond between fans and the sport, perhaps forever.https://nyti.ms/2AoFepv

N.H.L. Awards Offer Closure to Disrupted Season

By BY ANDREW KNOLL from NYT Sports The league doled out honors on Thursday as it prepared to begin an abnormal postseason.https://nyti.ms/2ZPEYeb

A Danish Soccer Team Invited 10,000 Fans to a Zoom Watch Party

By BY TARIQ PANJA from NYT Sports When Denmark’s top league returned from its pandemic suspension, one club decided the best way to keep its socially distant fans connected was a gameday videoconference.https://nyti.ms/3gzYwZR

These Athletes Had the Coronavirus. Will They Ever Be the Same?

By BY ANDREW KEH from NYT Sports Von Miller of the Denver Broncos called the disease a “surreal” experience and said he struggled at first to workout. Other athletes have endured lingering lung and other health issues.https://nyti.ms/3cm9yPf

June: Sports Are Busting Out All Over

By BY VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports Horse racing, golf, soccer and auto racing are coming back in June. Fans may have to wait a bit longer for hockey, baseball and basketball, though.https://nyti.ms/3etTlZA

Champions League Final to Be Moved From Turkey

By BY TARIQ PANJA from NYT Sports Club soccer’s biggest event will be held at a new venue amid ongoing concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.https://nyti.ms/2B8jBKA

Staying Safe Inside, but Missing ‘The Run’

By BY DAN KLORES from NYT Sports A basketball-obsessed filmmaker pines for days filled with extra passes, setting screens, and making sure not to “chuck.”https://nyti.ms/2MbyVbz

N.F.L. Owners Drop Proposed Alternative to Onside Kicks

By BY BEN SHPIGEL from NYT Sports The league’s owners voted Thursday to approve other rule changes that included expanding reviewed plays and disallowing a Bill Belichick-favored clock management strategy.https://nyti.ms/2TPUGlz

Margaret Maughan, Medal-Winning Wheelchair Athlete, Dies at 91

By BY KATHARINE Q. SEELYE from NYT Sports Paralyzed from the waist down, she won gold in archery and swimming at the first Paralympic Games in 1960 and became an advocate of sports as therapy.https://nyti.ms/3eniftM

Stung by Discord Over Officiating, the N.F.L. Puts a Coach in Charge

By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports Perry Fewell, a former defensive coordinator who won a Super Bowl ring with the Giants, was chosen to manage officiating as the league shelved reviews of pass interference plays.https://nyti.ms/2AlZ44I

Boston Marathon Canceled for the First Time

By BY TALYA MINSBERG AND MATTHEW FUTTERMAN from NYT Sports The race, which had been postponed to Sept. 14 from April 20, was canceled on Thursday for the first time in its 124-year history.https://nyti.ms/2XbENrD

Who Should Bear the Financial Brunt of the Coronavirus in Baseball?

By BY TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports The owners shipped a pay proposal to players that appeared to be a nonstarter. But the sides want a deal by Monday to return to play.https://nyti.ms/2X7TX14

English Premier League Plans to Resume June 17

By BY TARIQ PANJA from NYT Sports The most-watched sports league in the world will return, pending a sign off from health authorities, but will play in stadiums without fans and with stringent health protocols.https://nyti.ms/3erTCw1

The N.H.L. Is Coming Back, Pending a Few (Dozen) Questions

By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports Hockey’s tentative plan to resume this summer with a 24-team playoff hinges on resolving outstanding logistical, health, competitive and economic issues.https://nyti.ms/3eoei8j

Basketball Hall of Fame Event Will Be Pushed to 2021, Colangelo Says

By BY SCOTT CACCIOLA from NYT Sports Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the inductions of a generation’s giants will move from August to next spring, said Jerry Colangelo, chairman of the Hall’s board.https://nyti.ms/3d8YCpj

N. Carolina Speedway Packs Its Stands, Drawing Governor’s Rebuke

By BY JERRY GARRETT from NYT Sports The track’s determination not to police the crowd, and the local sheriff’s department’s refusal to intervene, underscored the confusion and conflict that can occur as sports reopen in the pandemic.https://nyti.ms/3eC4wQb

Sweaty Scrums? How Rugby May Adapt to Return to Play

By BY VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports What happens when the rules don’t allow for social distancing? It depends on who you ask. Plus truncated soccer seasons, and the potential return of fans to tennis matches.https://nyti.ms/2XxP2Wg

The N.B.A. May Return Too Soon

By BY MARC STEIN from NYT Sports In this week’s newsletter, Marc Stein explores the risks of a July comeback, remembers Jerry Sloan and explains why the ’90s Western Conference is (wrongly) seen as weak.https://nyti.ms/2X7XaOs

N.W.S.L. Plans a One-Month Season: 25 Games in One City

By BY ANDREW DAS from NYT Sports The top American women’s soccer league will return to the field next month in Utah. But will all of its stars show up?https://nyti.ms/3d92430

With or Without the Say of Players, College Football Moves Toward a Return

By Unknown Author from NYT Sports “Players don’t have a strong voice and have a union. Their voice is always suppressed,” said Camren McDonald, a tight end at Florida State.https://nyti.ms/2TIO4oY

A Chess Prodigy’s Return to Health Brings Cheer to the Game

By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports As she endured a difficult recovery from Covid-19, the grandmaster Irina Krush thrived in competition and found familiar support from others in the game.https://nyti.ms/2M3FTiM

Soccer’s Landscape Was Already Shifting. Then an Earthquake Struck.

By BY RORY SMITH from NYT Sports Over the last 20 years, some once-grand clubs have been left behind by insurgents with new money and big ideas. In Germany, their fate may be a harbinger of what is to come after the shutdown.https://nyti.ms/2X5bqrd

Charlatan, a Belmont Stakes Contender, Tests Positive for a Banned Substance

By BY JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports Charlatan was one of two horses trained by Bob Baffert that tested positive for a banned numbing agent at a recent meet in Arkansas.https://nyti.ms/3eqyohZ

N.H.L. Announces Plan for Returning

By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports Commissioner Gary Bettman and the N.H.L. Players Association agreed to terms on resuming the season, a 24-team playoff format and plans for a draft lottery.https://nyti.ms/3d6MR2q

ASU's Robbi Ryan speaks about her personal journey with mental health and asking for help

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Two Months Later, the Iditarod Champion May Finally Get a Ride Home

By BY VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports Because of the coronavirus pandemic, Thomas Waerner of Norway and his dogs have been stranded in Alaska after finishing the race on March 18.https://nyti.ms/2ZBZ0IQ

Athing Mu Might Be America’s Fastest Teenager. How Much Faster Will She Be in 2021?

By BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN from NYT Sports Mu was heading for the Olympic Trials with a shot to make the United States team when the Tokyo Games were postponed. A year from now, she and other budding stars should be that much better.https://nyti.ms/3gjRbxo

How Kobe Bryant Created His Own Olympic Dream Team

By BY SCOTT CACCIOLA from NYT Sports Bryant, who is set for posthumous induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame this year, powered the United States to a gold medal in 2008 with his trademark work ethic.https://nyti.ms/2TDAAeh

John McEnroe Is Mindy Kaling’s Voice of Teen Angst. Seriously.

By BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN from NYT Sports McEnroe, the former tennis star, narrates Kaling’s new Netflix series about a 15-year-old Indian-American girl with family and boy problems. “I don’t know why it works,” he said.https://nyti.ms/3ekwU9i

Eddie Sutton, 84, Winning Basketball Coach at Four Schools, Dies

By BY RICHARD GOLDSTEIN from NYT Sports Recently elected to the Hall of Fame, he led Creighton, Arkansas, Kentucky and Oklahoma State to the N.C.A.A. tournament as he piled up 806 victories.https://nyti.ms/3d8Ly3i

National Hockey League Edges Toward Restart With Detailed Plans

By BY ANDREW KNOLL from NYT Sports A modified playoff format, restricted practices and other considerations are being discussed between league executives and the players’ union.https://nyti.ms/3gntUL2

He Placed in a Virtual Race. But His Racing Was Too Virtual.

By BY VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports A driver in a virtual Formula E race apologized for “outside help” in placing third. The Iditarod winner might finally get home to Norway. And more sports are returning.https://nyti.ms/3bZSv59

The Cost of Rushing Back to Sports: A Star’s Life

By BY KURT STREETER from NYT Sports The 1919 Stanley Cup finals were more than a century ago, but they are bound to current reality by the struggle against a deadly virus and the push for sports to return.https://nyti.ms/2XnfRfM

He Thought He Was Getting Football Physicals. He Was Being Abused.

By BY ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports Chuck Christian was on some of Bo Schembechler’s best Michigan teams. More than 40 years later, he sees a connection between a university doctor’s assaults and a dire prognosis.https://nyti.ms/3ge5HXz

Tiger vs. Phil (and Tom vs. Peyton) Turn Rivalry Into Laughs

By BY BILL PENNINGTON from NYT Sports Tiger Woods beat Phil Mickelson in a head-to-head rematch while their mortal-looking N.F.L. partners — Tom Brady and Peyton Manning — drew barbs and laughs.https://nyti.ms/2TBpPZY

World TeamTennis Plans to Play Its Entire Season in West Virginia

By BY MARC STEIN from NYT Sports The league is planning to have a three-week season featuring nine teams from July 12 to Aug. 1 at the Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs.https://nyti.ms/3d0sC6v

In Joe Flacco, Jets Get a Credible Backup for Sam Darnold

By BY BEN SHPIGEL from NYT Sports For a pittance, the Jets address a major need by adding Flacco, the Super Bowl 47 most valuable player.https://nyti.ms/2ysh3WK

N.B.A. in Talks to Resume Season at Walt Disney World Resort

By BY SOPAN DEB from NYT Sports The league is in discussions with its players’ union and the Walt Disney Company about restarting its season — suspended since March 11 — at the Orlando resort in late July.https://nyti.ms/2WXR1En

As Sports Begin Reopening, Athletes Weigh the Health Risks

By BY JAMES WAGNER AND MARC STEIN from NYT Sports Some must consider their own underlying health conditions that make them particularly susceptible to the coronavirus.https://nyti.ms/2AV1yHQ

The New Training Facilities: Backyard Gym, Hallway Track

By BY TALYA MINSBERG from NYT Sports With restrictions imposed in their countries to slow the spread of Covid-19, athletes from the canoeist Mallory Franklin to the runner Valeria Nazarova have found ways to train at home.https://nyti.ms/3edh1S0

The Coronavirus Patient Had a Question: Don’t You Lead a Soccer Team?

By BY TARIQ PANJA from NYT Sports The president of Sporting Clube de Portugal, Frederico Varandas, is a former military doctor who returned to duty to assist in the nation’s battle against the coronavirus.https://nyti.ms/3bWoS4D

Akim Aliu’s Account of Racism Pushes Hockey to Search Its Soul

By BY SALIM VALJI from NYT Sports After an article by the former N.H.L. player was published, various hockey players, fans and other stakeholders committed to reckoning with a culture they say cannot be fixed from the top down.https://nyti.ms/2WWoUVT

Jets Get Joe Flacco as a Backup for Sam Darnold

By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Flacco, who was named the Super Bowl’s most valuable player in 2013, has agreed to a one-year deal, according to his agency.https://nyti.ms/2ZrozfH

Patrick Ewing Says He Has Covid-19

By BY SOPAN DEB from NYT Sports Ewing, the former Knicks superstar, made the announcement Friday evening. “This virus is serious and should not be taken lightly,” he said.https://nyti.ms/2Tv3iOs

Being More Like Athletic Bilbao

By BY RORY SMITH from NYT Sports By only recruiting local players, the Basque club has not only forged a unique identity, it has generated a mind-set among its fans. It may now be a helpful path for others to tread.https://nyti.ms/2WW6SU0

Jerry Sloan, Hall of Fame N.B.A. Guard and Coach, Dies at 78

By BY RICHARD GOLDSTEIN from NYT Sports An All-Star with the Bulls, he became an immensely successful coach, turning the Utah Jazz into a powerhouse and a postseason perennial.https://nyti.ms/2WS4RrQ