N.F.L. Requires Masks and Increases Coronavirus Testing for Thanksgiving

By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports After N.F.L. cases more than doubled, the league strengthened its Covid-19 protocols and recommended teams help set up testing for families of players and team staff ahead of the holiday.https://nyti.ms/3ctk3lX

Football’s Return Is Fodder for Mask Debates and an Enforcement Dilemma

By BY ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports Leaders in the N.F.L. and in college sports have mandated masks for most people on the sidelines. What happens when the rules are not followed?https://nyti.ms/30u63Tz

They’re Teens Biking Across a Turbulent Country. The Lessons Keep Coming.

By BY ANDREW KEH from NYT Sports The romance of the open road is well established: meeting strangers, self-enlightenment, getting lost and breaking down. Would these ideals hold up in the cruel summer of 2020?https://nyti.ms/2E73oH4

Bad Wi-Fi: The New Injury Card

By BY VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports A former world champion had to pull out of an at-home competition because of inadequate WiFi. Plus athletes voiced concern over returning to play, and the N.B.A. and W.N.B.A planned to release branded face masks.https://nyti.ms/2VyiZoa

The Day the Running Statues Donned Masks

By BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN from NYT Sports A former Boston Marathon champion put a mask on a running statue, thinking it might deliver a message of health. Then he thought, what if all the running statues had masks?https://nyti.ms/2UQT4sE

Coronavirus Protective Masks to Be Made From M.L.B. Uniform Material

By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports The deal will send masks to health professionals in the Northeast with the distinctive pinstripes of the Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies.https://nyti.ms/33QdIff