What to Know About the Robert Sarver Racism and Sexism Allegations

By BY SOPAN DEB AND KEVIN DRAPER from NYT Sports Sarver, who owns the N.B.A.’s Phoenix Suns and the W.N.B.A.’s Phoenix Mercury, has been accused of using racial slurs and making sexual and other inappropriate comments.https://nyti.ms/3mJ2jJt

Transgender Athletes Face Bans From Girls’ Sports in 10 U.S. States

By BY DAVID W. CHEN from NYT Sports Over the past two years, nine states have enacted laws to bar transgender girls and women from competing in girls’ and women’s sports. Another relied on an executive order for a ban.https://nyti.ms/3ml1JS7

Read the Proposed N.F.L. Concussion Settlement

By Unknown Author from NYT Sports Lawyers for the N.F.L. and former players filed a settlement agreement in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia that eliminates race as a consideration in evaluating dementia claims by former players.https://nyti.ms/3aWJhbO

Plan Filed to Scrap Race as Factor in N.F.L. Concussion Settlement

By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports The revised agreement eliminates race as a consideration in evaluating dementia claims by former players.https://nyti.ms/2ZdIbGq

Former Manchester United Player Condemns Racist Fan Song

By BY DANIEL VICTOR from NYT Sports Park Ji-Sung, who played soccer with the team from 2005 to 2012, said a song stereotyping Koreans was “very uncomfortable to me.”https://nyti.ms/3a8Vlq5

ESPN Cancels Nichols’s Show After Her Remarks About a Colleague

By BY KEVIN DRAPER from NYT Sports Rachel Nichols said in a recorded conversation that Maria Taylor, who is Black, was tabbed to host 2020 N.B.A. finals coverage because the network “felt pressure” on diversity.https://nyti.ms/3mDOn3X

Facing Outrage Over Bikini Rule, Handball League Signals ‘Likely’ Change

By BY JENNY GROSS from NYT Sports In the weeks since Norway’s women’s beach handball team was fined for wearing shorts instead of bikini bottoms, other countries have increased pressure for a change in federation rules.https://nyti.ms/2VNr6AU

With Games Approaching, Paralympians Say They Need More Support

By BY AMANDA MORRIS from NYT Sports U.S. Olympic officials are being criticized for their failure to provide personal assistants to some competitors. The champion swimmer Becca Meyers withdrew from the Games over the issue.https://nyti.ms/3yBeZFV

German Cycling Official Is Sent Home After Racial Slur on Olympics Telecast

By BY NEIL VIGDOR from NYT Sports Patrick Moster was suspended by Germany’s Olympic sports federation after referring to cyclists from Algeria and Eritrea in a derogatory manner.https://nyti.ms/3yjQxc0

Shohei Ohtani Is Just the Star America’s Pastime Needs

By BY KURT STREETER from NYT Sports This week the Angels star, one of the greatest spectacles in all of sports, will hit and pitch in the All-Star Game. He could not have timed his breakout season any better.https://nyti.ms/3e5YQje

Rachel Nichols Out for N.B.A. Finals Coverage on ABC

By BY KEVIN DRAPER from NYT Sports Comments made by Nichols that were caught on tape caused tremendous upheaval within ESPN over the past year. Nichols, who is white, suggested that a Black colleague, Maria Taylor, had been selected for a marquee job because of her race.https://nyti.ms/3yttYkF

A 70-Year-Old Bat Girl Lives Out Her Yankees Dream

By BY JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports Rejected at age 10 because she was a girl, Gwen Goldman finally got her major league moment — six decades later.https://nyti.ms/3qyN5XK

Asian Americans on the L.P.G.A. Tour Lift Silence on Racism and Sexism

By BY KAREN CROUSE from NYT Sports The Women’s P.G.A. Championship this week in Atlanta, just minutes from the fatal shootings of six Asian women this year, has surfaced fears and feelings about what it means to be Asian in the United States at a time of pervasive discrimination.https://nyti.ms/2Uh3nIC

A Quiet Demonstration and a Long Shadow

By BY JERÉ LONGMAN from NYT Sports Few noticed Wyomia Tyus’s subtle gesture in support of human rights at the 1968 Olympics. But her act is part of a rich history of athlete protest.https://nyti.ms/3zwGrFu

N.F.L. Concussion Settlement Will Drop Race-Based Assessment for Payouts

By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports Black players’ dementia claims were being measured differently from white players’. The change could prompt a reassessment of hundreds of previously denied cases.https://nyti.ms/34EJ360

Marcus Stroman Calls Out Broadcaster for Insensitive Remarks

By BY TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports Bob Brenly attempted a joke about Stroman’s durag during a broadcast. Brenly has apologized and will seek sensitivity training.https://nyti.ms/3vLDlel

English Soccer Announces Social Media Boycott to Protest Online Abuse

By BY JESUS JIMÉNEZ AND ANDREW DAS from NYT Sports The boycott, set to begin on Friday, is the most direct effort yet by a sport to pressure social media companies like Twitter, Instagram and Facebook to take action against abuse.https://nyti.ms/3sSWusG

Cleveland’s Yu Chang Receives Racist Messages After Costly Error

By BY BENJAMIN HOFFMAN from NYT Sports The infielder tweeted about messages he received after a throwing mistake. The Mets won the first game of their doubleheader and the Yankees lost to Toronto.https://nyti.ms/3wVf2fe

Cleveland’s Yu Chang Receives Racist Messages After Costly Error

By BY BENJAMIN HOFFMAN from NYT Sports The 25-year-old infielder tweeted about messages he received after a throwing mistake. The Mets won the first game of their doubleheader and the Red Sox cruised to another victory.https://nyti.ms/32dnhVG

Cleveland’s Yu Chang Receives Racist Messages After Costly Error

By BY BENJAMIN HOFFMAN from NYT Sports The 25-year-old infielder tweeted about messages he received after a throwing mistake. The Red Sox cruised to another win and the Mariners beat the Orioles.https://nyti.ms/329blnU