A Nike Executive Told of Once Killing a Man. Here’s What He Left Out.

By BY JERÉ LONGMAN, KEVIN DRAPER AND KRISTON JAE BETHEL from NYT Sports Larry Miller has written a book revealing that at age 16, in 1965, he murdered someone. The disclosure blindsided the family of the victim, whose name he never mentioned.https://nyti.ms/3n7duvx

A Minneapolis High School Football Team and Its Coach Move On

By BY KURT STREETER from NYT Sports Charles Adams, a former police officer, and the Minneapolis North team are warily moving forward after the Derek Chauvin verdict offered a rebuke to one police killing in their community.https://nyti.ms/3aEtFKo

An N.F.L. Player Killed 7 People. C.T.E. May Not Fully Explain Why.

By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports A finding of C.T.E. can help explain violence and erratic behavior by former football players, but it will not give a clear picture of why Adams fatally shot seven people, including himself.https://nyti.ms/3wZsOgQ

A Foundering Football Star Killed a Family. No One Knows Why.

By BY JONATHAN ABRAMS, KEN BELSON AND JOHN JETER from NYT Sports A small city that bills itself as “Football City U.S.A.” is grappling with the shooting deaths of members of a prominent local family by Phillip Adams who, many say, had been adrift after his N.F.L. career ended.https://nyti.ms/39VWv8M

The Death of James Jordan: What We Know

By BY SOPAN DEB from NYT Sports Two men are serving life sentences in prison for the death of Michael Jordan’s father, James, in 1993. One has maintained his innocence, and the other is now under review for parole.https://nyti.ms/2Wi7gLU

Family of Minor League Pitcher With Tampa Bay Rays Is Reportedly Killed

By JACEY FORTIN from NYT Sports A suspect was captured on video running naked through Keeling, Va., and choking a man shortly before the police arrested him.https://nyti.ms/2MGIAJC

Navy Football Drops ‘Load the Clip’ Season Motto

By MARIEL PADILLA from NYT Sports The United States Naval Academy’s football team replaced the slogan on Friday out of respect for the victims of The Capital Gazette shooting.https://nyti.ms/2KtLb5V

David Ortiz Was Not Target of Shooting, Authorities Say

By JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports The authorities in the Dominican Republic said the target was another man who was sitting at the same table as Ortiz.https://nyti.ms/2IS93j0

Authorities Identify Man Suspected of Ordering Hit on David Ortiz

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Officials in the Dominican Republic said the man, identified as Alberto Miguel Rodríguez Mota, is a fugitive but that they were closing in on him.https://nyti.ms/2XtAYzi

David Ortiz Shooting: Five Suspects Detained, Authorities Say

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports A man suspected of shooting Ortiz was among the five detained, and the authorities said the coordinator of the attack had been offered about $7,800 to carry it out.https://nyti.ms/2wNWdwB

In the Death of Ex-Jet Joe McKnight, Jury Returns a Manslaughter Verdict

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports McKnight, 28, was fatally shot in a confrontation with another driver in 2016. The verdict carries a sentence of up to 40 years.http://nyti.ms/2Gl9KiI