A Street Basketball Mecca Gets a Face-Lift

By BY JONATHAN ABRAMS AND ANTHONY GEATHERS from NYT Sports Rucker Park in Harlem has been a proving ground for amateurs and professionals for generations. “We don’t come there giving you roses,” one player said. “You got to earn it.”https://nyti.ms/3arrLvW

A Rock Star’s Next Act: Making Montana a Skateboarding Oasis

By Unknown Author from NYT Sports Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam is bringing high-end skate parks to every city and town in Montana that will have one. “It’s much bigger than skateboarding,” he said.https://nyti.ms/3inAqEh

Players’ Alliance Gets $10 Million From M.L.B. and Union to Build Diversity

By BY JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports The money is a substantial boost to the 12-week-old group formed by current and former players to increase Black participation at all levels of the sport.https://nyti.ms/2RKcj51

Woods and Mickelson Set for a Charity Match With Brady and Manning

By BY BILL PENNINGTON from NYT Sports The location of the event was not disclosed, and discussions were said to be continuing about the safety of staging such a match in May during the coronavirus pandemic.https://nyti.ms/3bx4aJc

Indians’ Carlos Carrasco Turns a Cancer Ordeal Into a Ray of Light

By BY TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports The longtime Cleveland starter received a diagnosis of chronic myeloid leukemia last spring, then spent much of his recovery time helping others.https://nyti.ms/39qTECk