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

Greg Knapp, a Jets Assistant Coach, Dies at 58

By BY ALANIS THAMES from NYT Sports Knapp, the team’s new passing-game specialist, was hit by a car while biking over the weekend and never regained consciousness, his family said.https://nyti.ms/2UwoqYt

‘He Was Our Dreams’: A College Basketball Star’s Wrenching Death

By BY JONATHAN ABRAMS from NYT Sports Days after leading his college team to its first men’s N.C.A.A. tournament, Oscar Frayer was killed in a highway crash. Loved ones said he had finally found his footing in life.https://nyti.ms/3gF7tDR

Julie Pomagalski, Former Olympic Snowboarder, Is Killed in an Avalanche

By BY NEIL VIGDOR from NYT Sports The 40-year-old competed for France in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and at the Turin Games in 2006.https://nyti.ms/3f94SkE

‘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

‘Every Two Months, One of My Teammates Dies’

By BY BEN SHPIGEL from NYT Sports The Green Bay Packers of the 1960s produced a legion of Hall of Famers and won five championships under Coach Vince Lombardi. Their ranks have been devastated by death in the last 27 months.https://nyti.ms/3638aAp

The Lakers Remember Kobe Bryant With a Game ‘Straight From the Heart’

By BY SCOTT CACCIOLA from NYT Sports The Lakers returned to the court for the first time since the death of Kobe Bryant and eight others in a helicopter crash, playing a game that was more reflection than sport.https://nyti.ms/2tnr4SE

Kobe Bryant’s ‘Mamba Army’ Fans Were as Relentless as He Was

By BY SOPAN DEB from NYT Sports Bryant’s fans channeled his tenacious persona to defend him against criticisms, big and small, and to proclaim his superiority over all other superstars.https://nyti.ms/36G5TIW

For UConn, a Matchup Against U.S.A. Basketball Was Also a Reunion

By BY HOWARD MEGDAL from NYT Sports Five former Connecticut players dressed for the national team’s exhibition game against their alma mater.https://nyti.ms/2U2fEOV

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

Kobe Bryant’s Brilliant and Complicated Legacy

By BY MARC STEIN from NYT Sports Bryant, who died with his daughter Gianna in a helicopter crash on Sunday, was an unquestioned basketball great, but a rape accusation early in his career changed how many perceived him.https://nyti.ms/2GmwlNc

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

Kobe Bryant Feared Dead in Helicopter Crash

By BY ELENA BERGERON from NYT Sports The retired N.B.A. star, 41, was believed to be among the passengers in a helicopter that crashed in Calabasas, Calif., according to reports.https://nyti.ms/3aJgean

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

After Tyler Skaggs’ Death, M.L.B. Turns a Cautious Eye to Its Drug Policy

By BY TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports Baseball and the players’ union said the pitcher’s overdose death had caused them to re-examine the policy, which does not require testing for “drugs of abuse,” but any proposed changes could raise privacy concerns.https://nyti.ms/2N0rirc

Argentine Boxer Dies Days After Collapsing in Ring

By DANIEL POLITI from NYT Sports Video showed Hugo Alfredo Santillán needing help to stand and keep his head up after he fought his opponent to a draw. Santillán was the second boxer to die this week following ring injuries.https://nyti.ms/2Gwo5ui

After Tyler Skaggs’s Death, Angels Return to Routine Without Answers

By TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports The Los Angeles Angels chose to return to the diamond to play the Texas Rangers, and to cope, a day after Skaggs was found dead in the team hotel.https://nyti.ms/2Nu18hh

Santa Anita Park’s Death Toll Reaches 30 Racehorses

By JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports American Currency’s death on Saturday, the 30th this meeting, prompted the park owners to bar the horse’s Hall of Fame trainer, Jerry Hollendorfer.https://nyti.ms/2N2TudF