Islanders Are Finally Home Sweet Home

By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports The N.H.L. team lost its first game at the new $1.1-billion UBS Arena but they lost in style. The seats are comfy, the concourses spacious and the bathrooms big and numerous enough that fans won’t miss any goals.https://nyti.ms/3czN7IE

An Arena Where the Goal Is ‘Net Zero’ Carbon Emissions, Even From Fans

By BY KEN BELSON AND LINDSEY WASSON from NYT Sports The operators of Climate Pledge Arena, home to the N.H.L.’s newest team, the Seattle Kraken, plan to reduce and offset its entire planet-warming footprint. They still have a lot to prove.https://nyti.ms/3moHCSQ

M.L.B. Commissioner Can’t Hear Native Voices Over Atlanta’s Chop

By BY KURT STREETER from NYT Sports Asked about the Atlanta team’s longstanding use of a faux war chant, Rob Manfred claimed Native Americans in the area are “wholly supportive” of it. That’s not what our columnist found.https://nyti.ms/3GAtwpt

For Seasoned Soccer Travelers, No Other Trip Qualifies

By BY ANDREW KEH AND TAMIR KALIFA from NYT Sports Hitting the road for a World Cup qualifier might be one of the most unsung fan experiences in U.S. sports. Expansion of the tournament might change it forever.https://nyti.ms/3mCC1Hv

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

Seattle Has a Winning Basketball Team. Good Luck Finding a Jersey.

By BY KURT STREETER from NYT Sports Inside the arena, Seattle Storm fans bring the passion. Outside, the city has yet to fully embrace a team that has won four W.N.B.A. championships.https://nyti.ms/3hRFPDk

Seattle Has a Winning Basketball Team. Good Luck Finding a Jersey.

By BY KURT STREETER from NYT Sports Inside the arena, Seattle Storm fans bring the passion. Outside, the city has yet to fully embrace a team that has won four W.N.B.A. championships.https://nyti.ms/3AtO8wf

The N.F.L.’s New Play: Embrace Betting Ads, Watch the Money Pour In

By BY JOE DRAPE AND TIFFANY HSU from NYT Sports The placement of gambling ads during football game broadcasts shows how much the N.F.L. has changed in its approach toward gambling.https://nyti.ms/3kai5f8

A New Kind of Homecoming All Over College Football

By BY ALAN BLINDER AND ADRIA MALCOLM from NYT Sports After the disruptions of 2020, teams from coast to coast are playing in their own stadiums for the first time since 2019.https://nyti.ms/3gZTMP9

Fans waited an extra year for the U.S. Open. Then they waited some more.

By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN AND MICHELLE AGINS from NYT Sports As the first tennis balls were struck in earnest at the U.S. Open on Mondayhttps://https://nyti.ms/3BspcFq

In Queens, the Mets Give Their Fans a Bronx Cheer

By BY TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports Showing off their sensitivity, Francisco Lindor, Javier Baez and Kevin Pillar celebrated a win by making thumbs-down gestures at the fans who had previously booed them.https://nyti.ms/3kzr7kS

U.S. Open Tightens Protocols, Fans Must Provide Proof of Covid Vaccination

By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports Under pressure from the New York City mayor’s office, the U.S.T.A. reversed its rules for fans attending the tournament, which will have full capacity.https://nyti.ms/3gFdy1X

After a Year Without Fans, U.S. Open Will Welcome a Full House

By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports No proof of vaccination or a recent negative coronavirus test will be required for fans to enter the grounds, and no masks will be required when they are outdoors.https://nyti.ms/2Wj8JEl

Washington Football Team Bans Native American Headdresses and Face Paint

By BY JESUS JIMÉNEZ from NYT Sports The new dress code policy for home games comes just over a year after the team dropped its logo and “Redskins” from its name.https://nyti.ms/3ircY9i

At some Olympic competitions, the rarest of sightings: spectators.

By BY MAKIKO INOUE, MOTOKO RICH AND ANDREW DAS from NYT Sports While fans have been barred from the majority of venues to contain coronavirus infections, three host prefectures are still allowing a limited number of spectators, mostly schoolchildren, at Olympic venues.https://nyti.ms/3ig72Ah

Why Do English Soccer Fans Sing ‘Sweet Caroline’?

By BY JACEY FORTIN from NYT Sports At Wembley Stadium, where London has been following in the footsteps of Belfast and Boston, good times never seemed so good (so good, so good, so good).https://nyti.ms/36Ij52J

Police Arrest Tour de France Fan Who They Say Caused Crash

By BY VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports A cardboard sign stopped a speeding pack of cyclists on Saturday, sending dozens crashing to the pavement.https://nyti.ms/3jtDKPq

Beer Cans and Baseball Caps Fly as Islanders Force a Game 7

By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports After giving up a 2-0 lead, New York scored three straight goals, including one by Anthony Beauvillier in overtime, to steal a must-win Game 6.https://nyti.ms/3d9zgd0

As New York Sports Return to Normal, the Islanders Lead the Way

By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports Since the return of fans into stadiums and arenas in the New York area, nothing has quite matched the intensity of what is been happening in Uniondale.https://nyti.ms/35OtWYt