For the Giants, It’s Always Fourth-and-Too-Far

By BY MIKE TANIER from NYT Sports The Giants’ risk-averse offense may be as much to blame as injuries for the team’s 4-8 record.https://nyti.ms/31EXhpo

Big Contracts, Big Buyouts, Big Pressure: College Football Coaches Hit the Jackpot

By BY ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports Brian Kelly will earn at least $9 million a year at L.S.U., which is paying its old coach almost $17 million to step aside. Top universities have become steppingstones to other top gigs.https://nyti.ms/3xUWxIP

San Diego State-Michigan Game Offers a Flashback to the Fab Five Days

By BY SCOTT MILLER from NYT Sports Brian Dutcher, the coach of San Diego State, will visit Michigan for the first time since leaving 23 years ago. He recruited Juwan Howard, now the Wolverines’ coach, to play for Michigan.https://nyti.ms/3ok5wQC

College Football’s ‘Great Man Theory’ Gets a New Test at U.S.C.

By BY ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports Southern California hired Lincoln Riley from Oklahoma, which is now looking for his successor. The carousel seemed to spin harder and faster than ever as programs looked for saviors.https://nyti.ms/3lgLOD5

Even With Fewer Stars in Beal’s Orbit, the Wizards Find Their Way

By BY SOPAN DEB from NYT Sports A roster overhaul prioritized depth over big names to surround Bradley Beal in Washington. The new guys — with chips on their shoulders — have come through.https://nyti.ms/3DRkov4

Bill Virdon, Quiet Manager of Four M.L.B. Teams, Dies at 90

By BY RICHARD GOLDSTEIN from NYT Sports As a player, mainly for the Pirates, he was an outstanding center fielder and hit a catalytic ground ball in the 1960 World Series against the Yankees.https://nyti.ms/3l3rBkf

In N.W.S.L. Season to Forget, One Last Day to Cheer

By BY KEVIN DRAPER from NYT Sports After the Washington Spirit and Chicago Red Stars meet for the championship, their league will enter the most consequential off-season in its history.https://nyti.ms/3kVjwOC

The First Family of New Jersey Football

By BY KEVIN ARMSTRONG from NYT Sports Seventeen of the last 20 New Jersey state high school championships have featured a team coached by Mike Campanile or one of his four sons.https://nyti.ms/32c3Qjf

The First Family of New Jersey Football

By BY KEVIN ARMSTRONG from NYT Sports Seventeen of the last 20 New Jersey state high school championships have featured a team coached by Mike Campanile or one of his four sons.https://nyti.ms/3cqMu4e

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

Daniel Jones’s Big Play Shows the Giants’ Bullheaded Approach

By Unknown Author from NYT Sports The Giants quarterback was applauded for his toughness after making a rare reception. But considering Jones’s recent head injury, our columnist asks why the play was even called.https://nyti.ms/3vFxok5

New Chief of Women’s Soccer League Vows to ‘Get Our House in Order’

By BY JULIET MACUR from NYT Sports Marla Messing, installed as the interim chief executive of the National Women’s Soccer League, takes over after the league was rocked by allegations of abuse of players.https://nyti.ms/3BWVysC

The Knicks Are Ready for a Sequel. The Good Kind.

By BY SOPAN DEB from NYT Sports The Knicks are positioned to build on last season’s success after an off-season of smart moves.https://nyti.ms/3E0d0Nl

With Boone’s Status Unclear, Yankees Begin Coaching Changes

By BY JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports Two hitting coaches and the third-base coach will not return after the team’s early playoff exit. Manager Aaron Boone’s contract expires after the season.https://nyti.ms/3vfpHRt

With Boone’s Status Unclear, Yankees Begin Coaching Changes

By BY JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports Two hitting coaches and the third-base coach will not return after the team’s early playoff exit. Manager Aaron Boone’s contract expires after the season.https://nyti.ms/3j1ghny

Gruden, Already Out of a Job, Is Losing Relationships Too

By BY BEN SHPIGEL from NYT Sports The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, whom he coached to a Super Bowl win, have removed him from their Ring of Honor, and a shoe company no longer wants his endorsement.https://nyti.ms/3AyPaGF

The N.F.L.’s Hypocrisy Was on Full Display in Gruden’s Emails

By BY KURT STREETER from NYT Sports As the league is trying to send a signal about inclusion and diversity, hate-filled correspondence between football power brokers reveals entrenched values.https://nyti.ms/2X7LPRd

Gruden’s Emails Were Collateral Damage in Washington Football Inquiry

By BY KEVIN DRAPER from NYT Sports The former Raiders coach’s toxic commentary emerged from a separate investigation that had nothing to do with him, and remained secret because the probe was designed to be opaque.https://nyti.ms/3v4hBec

Jon Gruden’s Departure Means More Trouble for the Raiders

By BY EMMANUEL MORGAN from NYT Sports The Raiders moved to a new, $2 billion stadium in Las Vegas last year, hoping to build a football dynasty. Things haven’t gone as they’d hoped.https://nyti.ms/2YIEp7a

Jon Gruden’s Departure Means More Trouble for the Raiders

By BY EMMANUEL MORGAN from NYT Sports The Raiders moved to a new, $2 billion stadium in Las Vegas last year, hoping to build a football dynasty. Things haven’t gone as they’d hoped.https://nyti.ms/3axJH8g