Vanessa Bryant, in Deposition, Describes Learning of Deaths of Kobe and Gianna

By BY JONATHAN ABRAMS AND KEVIN DRAPER from NYT Sports Bryant was being questioned by a lawyer defending Los Angeles County in her lawsuit about the sharing of photos of human remains from the helicopter crash that killed nine people.https://nyti.ms/3nqHEsP

Vanessa Bryant Uses Her Platform to Battle the Powerful

By BY JONATHAN ABRAMS from NYT Sports Through social media and a lawsuit, she is trying to hold law enforcement to account in ways that are uncommon for women, and especially for women of color.https://nyti.ms/32nZrGS

‘Thinking of You Today’: The Texts That Helped Me Grieve the Oklahoma State Crash

By BY JOSH CRUTCHMER from NYT Sports Reflecting on the 2001 plane crash that killed 10 people, including two players and six others associated with the men’s basketball program.https://nyti.ms/2YjTM2I

Kobe Bryant Memorial Is Planned for Staples Center on Feb. 24

By BY SARAH MERVOSH AND MARC STEIN from NYT Sports The memorial will be held at the arena where Bryant was a star with the Los Angeles Lakers for 20 seasons.https://nyti.ms/2OANSFI

They Heard Kobe Bryant’s Helicopter Go Down. Then They Prayed.

By BY JOHN BRANCH from NYT Sports At a church down the hill from a disaster, Sunday played out in small moments: a low-flying helicopter, a note slipped to the pastor, a driver looking for nine clients who never arrived.https://nyti.ms/38QMCpD

The Bridge Between Michael Jordan and LeBron James: Kobe Bryant

By BY SCOTT CACCIOLA from NYT Sports Bryant became the new giant after Jordan and then passed the torch to James, who developed a special bond with the retired Lakers star.https://nyti.ms/2uCkZ4X

The N.B.A. and the World React to Kobe Bryant’s Death: Live Updates

By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT Sports Bryant, 41, was traveling with his 13-year-old daughter when they and seven other people perished in the crash.https://nyti.ms/2uxkdGp

For Decades, Kobe Bryant Defined the Los Angeles Lakers. He Shaped Their Future, Too.

By BY SOPAN DEB from NYT Sports The Lakers star charted a path as an athlete and in retirement that others in the league, including the new face of the Lakers franchise, LeBron James, have looked to as an example.https://nyti.ms/2tSgq6z

For Decades, Kobe Bryant Defined the Los Angeles Lakers. He Shaped Their Future, Too.

By BY SOPAN DEB from NYT Sports The Lakers star charted a path as an athlete and in retirement that others in the league, including the new face of the Lakers franchise, LeBron James, have looked to as an example.https://nyti.ms/2uw6Czh

For Decades, Kobe Bryant Defined the Los Angeles Lakers. He Shaped Their Future, Too.

By BY SOPAN DEB from NYT Sports The Lakers star charted a path as an athlete and in retirement that others in the league, including the new face of the Lakers franchise, LeBron James, have looked to as an example.https://nyti.ms/37xc9US

Mike Stefanik, Ex-NASCAR Champion, Dies in Plane Crash

By BY SANDRA E. GARCIA from NYT Sports Mr. Stefanik, a driver who set records on the Whelen Modified Tour, was piloting a single-engine plane when it crashed in Connecticut.https://nyti.ms/2UXd4s8

Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Family Are ‘Safe’ After Plane Crash

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports The plane, with Earnhardt, his wife and their young daughter on board, rolled off a runway near Bristol, Tenn., where NASCAR has a race this weekend.https://nyti.ms/2OX8dI4