Raiders Coach’s Emails Included Homophobic and Misogynistic Comments

By BY KEN BELSON AND KATHERINE ROSMAN from NYT Sports A trove of emails in a separate workplace misconduct case shows Raiders Coach Jon Gruden went beyond previously disclosed racist comments to issue broad tirades.https://nyti.ms/3avycOA

Carl Nassib Made History, but Also a Big Play

By BY EMMANUEL MORGAN from NYT Sports Last week Nassib, 28, became the first openly gay player to compete in an N.F.L. game. Teammates, the news media and observers casually noted the feat, then cheered his game-changing play.https://nyti.ms/3CnSuFO

At 25, Liberty Celebrate ‘Magical Moment’ in Women’s Basketball

By BY KELLY WHITESIDE from NYT Sports Early Liberty teams regularly contended for the W.N.B.A. championship and built an enduring connection with fans.https://nyti.ms/3AY8Cx5

Seeking the Right Path

By BY JERÉ LONGMAN AND ALANIS THAMES from NYT Sports Carl Nassib, the N.F.L. player who made history this week when he came out as gay, has long yearned to make a difference in the world.https://nyti.ms/3dej6Ph

A Riot of Color

By BY RORY SMITH from NYT Sports When Euro 2020 organizers blocked a Pride display at a soccer stadium in Munich, arenas in other cities silently rallied to the cause.https://nyti.ms/3zQ0Plf

A Riot of Color

By BY RORY SMITH from NYT Sports When Euro 2020 organizers blocked a Pride display at a soccer stadium in Munich, arenas in other cities silently rallied to the cause.https://nyti.ms/3gSotWI

‘I Was an Outcast’

By BY KURT STREETER from NYT Sports Carl Nassib’s coming-out announcement has been met with largely positive responses, a reception other football players who publicly identified as gay did not experience.https://nyti.ms/3vRJGV4

Carl Nassib Was an N.F.L. Everyman. Then He Came Out as Gay.

By BY ALANIS THAMES from NYT Sports “I’ve been meaning to do this for a while now,” the N.F.L. lineman said. He comes from a football family, was a standout at Penn State and has taught his teammates about personal finance.https://nyti.ms/3xJ2ln8

Raiders’ Carl Nassib Announces He’s Gay, an N.F.L. First

By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports The Raiders defensive lineman came out in a statement posted to his Instagram account on Monday, becoming the first active player in the league to publicly identify as gay.https://nyti.ms/3xFiV7z

Martina Navratilova Has Plenty to Say

By BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN from NYT Sports One of the most dominant players in tennis history, Navratilova was a cultural pioneer when the world wasn’t prepared for an outspoken lesbian. Finally, the world is catching up, and she’s still here.https://nyti.ms/3fRU3Dw

‘No One Can Say I Didn’t Make It’

By BY ANDREW MARANISS from NYT Sports An excerpt from a new book that examines the vibrant life, and untimely death, of Glenn Burke, baseball’s first openly gay player.https://nyti.ms/2PfMsUs

Alice Hoagland, Grieving Inspiration in Gay Rugby, Dies at 71

By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports She became a beloved figure in a movement that her son had helped spearhead before dying heroically aboard Flight 93 on 9/11.https://nyti.ms/3iE4Q3S

Tommy Lasorda’s Death Starts a Conversation About His Son

By BY JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports The Dodgers manager loved Tommy Jr., but publicly denied that he was gay and that he died of AIDS complications. Friends of both men hope to remember them by discussing their relationship.https://nyti.ms/2K2TTMm

Ski Champion Comes Out as Gay: ‘I’m Ready to Be Happy’

By BY GILLIAN R. BRASSIL from NYT Sports In an interview with The New York Times, Hig Roberts, a two-time U.S. national champion, becomes the first elite men’s Alpine skier to publicly come out as gay, hoping to encourage others to be themselves.https://nyti.ms/3a6hyGl

Ski Champion Comes Out as Gay: ‘I’m Ready to Be Happy’

By BY GILLIAN R. BRASSIL from NYT Sports In an interview with The New York Times, Hig Roberts, a two-time U.S. national champion, becomes the first elite men’s Alpine skier to publicly come out as gay, hoping to encourage others to be themselves.https://nyti.ms/2JSGFC2

Fox Sports Announcer Apologizes After Using Homophobic Slur on Air

By BY MICHAEL LEVENSON from NYT Sports The announcer, Thom Brennaman, who has been calling Major League Baseball games for more than 30 years, said, “I don’t know if I’m going to be putting on this headset again.”https://nyti.ms/3kZZj8t

Finally, Some Gay Pride From the Yankees

By BILLY WITZ from NYT Sports The Yankees are developing a series of events next season tied to the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising.https://nyti.ms/2vxt8p7