After Years in a Supporting Role, Amber Sabathia Is in Charge

By BY JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports Having served as C.C. Sabathia’s unofficial agent for years, Amber Sabathia has made things official, becoming an agent for CAA.https://nyti.ms/3eBcATX

N.C.A.A. Fines U.S.C. Men’s Basketball Over Bribery Case

By BY GILLIAN R. BRASSIL from NYT Sports A disciplinary committee put the Southern California program on probation for two years in connection with a 2017 investigation into corruption in college hoops.https://nyti.ms/3mOf6J4

Tracy McGrady and Jermaine O’Neal Have Been Talking. They’re Starting a Sports Agency.

By BY MARC STEIN from NYT Sports The former All-Stars, who both entered the N.B.A. straight from high school, hope to share their experiences in the league with potential clients entering the 2021 draft.https://nyti.ms/3eGLebL

Leon Rose, an Agent, Is Expected to Be the Next Knicks President

By BY SOPAN DEB AND MARC STEIN from NYT Sports Rose would be the latest N.B.A. agent to cross over from player representation to team management.https://nyti.ms/373S731

Barry Frank Dies at 87; Sports Agent, Negotiator and Programmer

By BY RICHARD SANDOMIR from NYT Sports Mr. Frank juggled several roles in a long career: He represented sportscasters, created TV shows and negotiated rights deals.https://nyti.ms/337shdv

Allegation of a Doping Cover-Up by Agents Exposes a Hole in Baseball’s Authority

By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports A dispute involving two prominent agents has been a source of deep frustration for Major League Baseball, which sees the players’ union as unwilling to police them.https://nyti.ms/2BUfhwC

Mets Introduce Brodie Van Wagenen, Their New G.M. (and a Recovering Agent)

By JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports Van Wagenen, 44, has represented stars like Jacob deGrom and Yoenis Cespedes, and he has never worked in a team’s front office.https://nyti.ms/2zduHcP

Mets Negotiating to Make Brodie Van Wagenen Their General Manager

By JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports Van Wagenen, 44, would be one of the few player agents ever to run a major league team’s front office.https://nyti.ms/2Q3sh7T