Jon Gruden Accuses N.F.L. of ‘Character Assassination’ in a Lawsuit

By BY BEN SHPIGEL from NYT Sports Gruden, the former coach of the Raiders, is accusing the league of leaking his offensive emails to ‘destroy’ his career and reputation.https://nyti.ms/3kAfScy

Outside Hotlines for Athletes Are a Sign of Strained Trust in Sports

By BY DAVID W. CHEN from NYT Sports From women’s soccer to college sports, athletes have lost faith in leagues and organizations handling abuse and other complaints.https://nyti.ms/3EaPvBz

Nike Renames the Alberto Salazar Building After Lifetime Ban

By BY KEVIN DRAPER from NYT Sports Salazar, the famed distance running coach, has been permanently barred from the sport by the U.S. Center for SafeSport for sexual and emotional misconduct.https://nyti.ms/3AUmF6T

Alberto Salazar Is Permanently Barred from Track for Sexual and Emotional Misconduct

By BY JERÉ LONGMAN from NYT Sports A former top coach who was once one of the world’s greatest distance runners, Salazar had already been suspended for breaking rules governing banned substances.https://nyti.ms/3eVHfef

Son of Bo Schembechler Says He Was Abused by Team Doctor at Michigan

By BY ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports Matt Schembechler said his account of abuse when he was a child in 1969 was ignored by his father, Bo, who was the new head football coach at Michigan.https://nyti.ms/3zrhSKj

Michigan Ignored Warnings About Doctor Abusing Athletes, a Report Says

By BY BILLY WITZ from NYT Sports A law firm hired by the university released a report about sexual abuse by Robert E. Anderson, who was a longtime doctor in the athletic department.https://nyti.ms/2RfHdFs

N.F.L. Clears Way for End to Washington Football Team Turmoil

By BY KEN BELSON AND KATHERINE ROSMAN from NYT Sports The league is expected to approve a measure that will allow Daniel Snyder to buy total control of the team.https://nyti.ms/3vYeLrw

L.S.U. Says It ‘Betrayed’ Students Who Accused Athletes of Attacks

By BY ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports The university’s acknowledgment came after two reports in two days showed how L.S.U. mishandled complaints of harassment and assault.https://nyti.ms/3kWXv0E

Sexual Abuse Case in Haiti Soccer Puts FIFA Under Scrutiny Again

By BY TARIQ PANJA from NYT Sports A year after similar accusations led to the ouster of a top soccer official in Afghanistan, global soccer faces calls to do more to protect athletes.https://nyti.ms/3e1DZvc

Gymnasts Push for Lasting Change After a Coach Is Suspended for Abuse

By BY JULIET MACUR AND DANIELLE ALLENTUCK from NYT Sports When Maggie Haney, the prominent coach of an Olympian, was barred for eight years after being accused of emotional abuse, gymnasts saw an opening to press for other cases to go forward and to demand broader change.https://nyti.ms/3bNs6az

Think Cheating in Baseball Is Bad? Try Chess

By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports Smartphones, buzzers, even yogurt — chess has nearly seen it all in both live and online tournaments. And just as in baseball, technology only makes it harder to root out.https://nyti.ms/2xG58Uz

Inquiry Into Michigan State’s Handling of Larry Nassar Case Is Suspended

By BY NEIL VIGDOR from NYT Sports The university’s former president and former gymnastics coach are facing criminal prosecution as a result of the investigation, while a former dean was sentenced to one year in prison.https://nyti.ms/2Qf1Qx6

Regulators Found Evidence an Ohio State Doctor Abused Students. Then Nothing Happened.

By BY ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports The State Medical Board of Ohio investigated accusations against Richard H. Strauss, but they fell into a “black hole” without the doctor ever being penalized.https://nyti.ms/2ZAe9uO

Urban Meyer Apologizes to Courtney Smith, and for Not Doing It Sooner

By MARC TRACY from NYT Sports The Ohio State football coach declined to directly address Smith on Wednesday, when he was suspended for his handling of a domestic abuse case involving a longtime assistant who was Smith’s husband.https://nyti.ms/2wbjk4i