He Helped St. Louis Land the Rams. He Squeezed the N.F.L. When They Left.

By BY JONATHAN ABRAMS AND KEN BELSON from NYT Sports How an N.F.L. insider turned into St. Louis’s best weapon against the league in the battle over the Rams’ relocation.https://nyti.ms/3I1ktih

N.F.L. to Settle Lawsuit Over Rams’ Relocation for $790 Million

By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports Rams owner Stanley Kroenke is expected to pay the entire amount, ending the four-year court battle over the team’s move to Los Angeles in 2016.https://nyti.ms/3nOTeiF

Woman Accuses Vikings’ Dalvin Cook of Assault, False Imprisonment in Lawsuit

By BY EMMANUEL MORGAN from NYT Sports Cook on Wednesday denied the allegations made by his former girlfriend in a civil suit that stemmed from a confrontation at his home in November 2020.https://nyti.ms/30gWnPe

Vanessa Bryant, in Deposition, Describes Learning of Deaths of Kobe and Gianna

By BY JONATHAN ABRAMS AND KEVIN DRAPER from NYT Sports Bryant was being questioned by a lawyer defending Los Angeles County in her lawsuit about the sharing of photos of human remains from the helicopter crash that killed nine people.https://nyti.ms/3nqHEsP

What to Know About the Sexual Misconduct Lawsuits Against Deshaun Watson

By BY BEN SHPIGEL from NYT Sports Twenty-two women have filed civil lawsuits in Texas accusing the quarterback of a pattern of coercive and lewd behavior.https://nyti.ms/3zY9iT7

Deshaun Watson Calls Civil Suits ‘Simply Not True’ in Legal Filing

By BY JULIET MACUR AND EMMANUEL MORGAN from NYT Sports Lawyers for the Houston Texans quarterback on Monday rebutted the assault allegations filed against him by 22 women.https://nyti.ms/3xbfmq8

Vanessa Bryant Uses Her Platform to Battle the Powerful

By BY JONATHAN ABRAMS from NYT Sports Through social media and a lawsuit, she is trying to hold law enforcement to account in ways that are uncommon for women, and especially for women of color.https://nyti.ms/32nZrGS

Women Suing Deshaun Watson Must Reveal Their Names, Judges Rule

By BY EMMANUEL MORGAN from NYT Sports The rulings applied to just 13 of the 22 women who have filed lawsuits accusing the Houston Texans quarterback of assault and sexual misconduct. But it appears unlikely that any plaintiff will be allowed to remain anonymous.https://nyti.ms/3wRHRcz

Houston Police Announce Investigation Into a Complaint About Deshaun Watson

By BY BEN SHPIGEL AND KEN BELSON from NYT Sports The police did not clarify whether the complaint had come from any of the 21 women who have filed lawsuits accusing him of assault and sexual misconduct.https://nyti.ms/3dAK8A2

After Criminal Case Ends Without Charges, Conor McGregor Is Sued in Ireland

By BY TARIQ PANJA AND KEVIN DRAPER from NYT Sports The lawsuit for the first time details accusations made by a woman who said McGregor raped her in a Dublin hotel penthouse.https://nyti.ms/35VKDl0

Tom Brady and the Buccaneers Were Blown Out. Was It an Antonio Brown Curse?

By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports Brown, the star receiver with a checkered past on and off the field, made his debut with the Buccaneers amid questions around his comeback.https://nyti.ms/3mZYEUO

Prominent U.S. Figure Skating Coach Accused of Sex Abuse in Lawsuit

By BY JERÉ LONGMAN from NYT Sports Accusations of sexual misconduct against Richard Callaghan, who coached Tara Lipinski to an Olympic gold medal in 1998, have been ongoing for two decades.https://nyti.ms/2CNfWTn

Los Angeles Sparks Accused of Sexual Discrimination in Lawsuit

By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Penny Toler, the former longtime general manager of the Sparks, is suing the W.N.B.A. team, which fired her after a profane postgame tirade.https://nyti.ms/3361kHI

James Wiseman Drops Lawsuit Against Memphis and the N.C.A.A. and Will Sit

By BY BILLY WITZ from NYT Sports The university said the prospect who could be the top pick in the N.B.A. draft next year will not play while his eligibility case over moving expenses is considered.https://nyti.ms/32IH6Sx

Umpire Joe West Files Defamation Suit Against a Former Player

By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports The lawsuit accuses Paul Lo Duca, a former catcher, of falsely stating on a podcast that West borrowed a pitcher’s car in return for an easier strike zone.https://nyti.ms/2BGHWUW

N.B.A. Closes Luke Walton Sexual Assault Investigation

By KEVIN DRAPER from NYT Sports The league said it did not find “sufficient basis” for a former sports reporter’s allegations against Walton, the head coach of the Sacramento Kings.https://nyti.ms/2NtvVcG

37 More Former Ohio State Athletes Sue the University in Sexual Abuse Case

By BILLY WITZ from NYT Sports The lawsuit is the fourth of its kind filed against the university and the first since Ohio State released a report detailing how a former team doctor repeatedly assaulted males athletes.https://nyti.ms/2HJQoq4