On a Difficult Day for New York, Leylah Fernandez Moves a Tennis Crowd

By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports After losing the women’s final at the U.S. Open on the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Fernandez said, “I hope I can be as strong and resilient as New York has been the last 20 years.”https://nyti.ms/3k2KSSM

At Army Football Game, Sept. 11 Anniversary Lends Tone of Solemnity

By BY BILLY WITZ from NYT Sports The context of the moment — with respect to 20 years ago and recent events in Afghanistan — was not lost on players, alumni and recruits.https://nyti.ms/3A4lNfZ

‘Looking Back, I am Glad We Played’

By BY KURT STREETER from NYT Sports Stuyvesant High, blocks from the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, finished its football season in 2001 under dour circumstances. Was the attempt at normalcy worth it?https://nyti.ms/3hquud1

‘Looking Back, I am Glad We Played’

By BY KURT STREETER from NYT Sports Stuyvesant High, blocks from the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, finished its football season in 2001 under dour circumstances. Was the attempt at normalcy worth it?https://nyti.ms/3tyN73j

Sport’s Post-9/11 Patriotism Seen as Unifier, and ‘Manipulation’

By BY JONATHAN ABRAMS from NYT Sports The jingoism at sporting events that temporarily surged during the Gulf War and roared back after Sept. 11 now often drives wedges, but sports leagues want it to stay.https://nyti.ms/2X2xnJM

Alice Hoagland, Grieving Inspiration in Gay Rugby, Dies at 71

By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports She became a beloved figure in a movement that her son had helped spearhead before dying heroically aboard Flight 93 on 9/11.https://nyti.ms/3iE4Q3S

Mets Pummel the Diamondbacks for the Third Win in Their Series

By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Todd Frazier and Jeff McNeil each homered twice in the game, which the Mets played in 9/11 tribute cleats ordered by Pete Alonso.https://nyti.ms/2ZXWwVG