The Nets Could Have Had It All With Dr. J

By BY HARVEY ARATON from NYT Sports As great as today’s Nets look with their starry threesome, they could have dominated the N.B.A. much, much sooner — in the 1970s, behind Julius Erving.https://nyti.ms/3a1jdfL

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

Utah Jazz to Sell Majority Stake to Tech Entrepreneur

By BY MARC STEIN from NYT Sports The Miller family, which has owned at least 50 percent of the team since 1985, has agreed to sell a majority interest to Ryan Smith, a billionaire who co-founded a Utah software company.https://nyti.ms/3oDTK1B

Utah Jazz to Sell Majority Stake to Tech Entrepreneur

By BY MARC STEIN from NYT Sports The Miller family, which has owned at least 50 percent of the team since 1985, has agreed to sell a majority interest to Ryan Smith, a billionaire who co-founded a Utah software company.https://nyti.ms/35GQMke

TPG in Talks to Acquire Goal, the Soccer Website, for $125 Million

By BY TARIQ PANJA from NYT Sports DAZN Group is in final stage talks to sell the popular soccer website Goal.com to the investment firm TPG as it raises cash for its money-losing sports streaming platform.https://nyti.ms/3dzj8Qa

Another Tennis Leader Supports Idea of Merging Women’s and Men’s Tours

By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports Steve Simon, the chief executive for the WTA, said on Monday that he welcomed an effort to bring the two tours together when the sport emerges from the coronavirus shutdown.https://nyti.ms/2YClysj

As Premier League Weighs Saudi Bid for Newcastle, It Criticized Kingdom

By BY TARIQ PANJA from NYT Sports The Premier League wrote a letter to a U.S. trade body, urging it to keep Saudi Arabia on a list of nations that breach intellectual property rules.https://nyti.ms/2SoA9nz

Clippers Owner Agrees to Buy the Forum in a Deal With M.S.G.

By BY MARC STEIN from NYT Sports Steve Ballmer appears to be wrapping up a long dispute with James L. Dolan, the Knicks owner and the chief executive of the Madison Square Garden Company.https://nyti.ms/2wArpD4

In the Deal to Sell the Mets, a Snag Fits a Familiar Pattern

By BY KEVIN DRAPER, DAVID WALDSTEIN AND JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports Last-minute hurdles tend to appear during negotiations with the Wilpon family, and Steve Cohen’s effort to buy controlling interest in the team has been no exception.https://nyti.ms/3b8p7KK

The Mets’ Would-Be Rescuer Is Far From a Hero

By BY MICHAEL POWELL from NYT Sports Steven Cohen’s bid for the team may thrill fans tired of the Wilpon era, but his billions come with baggage.https://nyti.ms/33SAC4h

Manchester City Owner Sells $500 Million Stake to U.S. Investor

By BY TARIQ PANJA from NYT Sports Silver Lake bought about 10 percent in the parent company of the Premier League champion, making it one of the most valuable franchises in sports.https://nyti.ms/2Dnt0vO

Chelsea Pays $73 Million for Christian Pulisic

By RORY SMITH from NYT Sports Pulisic, the 20-year old American player, will join the Premier League team in the summer.https://nyti.ms/2F3T3uF