LaMarr Hoyt, Pitcher Whose Star Shown Brightly but Briefly, Dies at 66

By BY RICHARD GOLDSTEIN from NYT Sports He won the 1983 Cy Young Award as the American League’s leading pitcher, but an injury and troubles with drugs and the law ended his career prematurely.https://nyti.ms/3deZiet

Keith McCants, Football Star Laid Low by Drugs, Dies at 53

By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports At one time the N.F.L.’s highest-paid defensive player, he left the league after six seasons and fell into a spiral of addiction, homelessness and desolation.https://nyti.ms/3DMBASI

What to Know About the Investigation Into Tyler Skaggs’s Death

By BY JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports Eric Kay, a former Angels employee, stands accused of supplying the pitcher with the drugs that killed him. His trial will begin in October.https://nyti.ms/3sZ0Hga

Diego Maradona, One of Soccer’s Greatest Players, Is Dead at 60

By BY JERÉ LONGMAN from NYT Sports He was ranked with Pele among the best, and his ability to surprise and startle won over fans and even critics. But his excesses and addictions darkened his legacy.https://nyti.ms/3l3KZur

Eddie Johnson, N.B.A. Star Who Fell Into Crime, Dies at 65

By BY RICHARD SANDOMIR from NYT Sports Nicknamed Fast Eddie, he was an All-Star guard with the Atlanta Hawks. But he had drug problems, and after retiring he was convicted of sexual assault.https://nyti.ms/2IdAlUc

Alias Thomas Mann

By MICHAEL POWELL from NYT Sports Investigators believe a man in Arizona was distributing performance-enhancing drugs on a massive, global scale, yet no charges have been filed. His clientele included pro athletes.https://nyti.ms/2pHCtaE

Cocaine and Extortion: John Skipper Explains Why He Abruptly Left ESPN

By KEVIN DRAPER from NYT Sports “I had placed the company in an untenable position and as a result, I should resign,” the former president of ESPN told The Hollywood Reporter.http://nyti.ms/2FIwSa5