Videos Said to Be of Peng Shuai Don’t Resolve Questions About Her Safety

By BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN AND CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports The editor of a state-run newspaper on Saturday shared two clips said to be of the Chinese tennis star on Twitter. But they are unverified, and the head of the WTA called them “insufficient.”https://nyti.ms/3x7WuJ8

Concern and Anger Build Over Missing Athlete’s Sexual Assault Allegations

By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports The case of Peng Shuai has prompted the women’s tennis tour to rethink its heavy focus in China, where it has threatened to pull events if it cannot verify that she is safe and that her allegations are investigated.https://nyti.ms/3nvIbLg

Concern and Anger Build Over Missing Athlete’s Sexual Assault Allegations

By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports The case of Peng Shuai has prompted the women’s tennis tour to rethink its heavy focus in China, where it has threatened to pull events if it cannot verify that she is safe and that her allegations are investigated.https://nyti.ms/3kQ8NFa

The Question the I.O.C. Is Too Weak to Ask

By BY KURT STREETER from NYT Sports Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai went missing after publicly accusing a former government official of sexual assault. Tennis stars, led by Naomi Osaka, and the WTA have all asked #whereispengshuai?https://nyti.ms/3kSxYqp

WTA Tour Seeks Chinese Inquiry Into Player’s Sexual Assault Accusation

By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports Calls for an investigation into allegations by the Chinese player Peng Shuai came with the threat that the tour might walk away from its deep ties to China.https://nyti.ms/3ooxt8A

WTA Tour Seeks Chinese Inquiry Into Player’s Sexual Assault Accusation

By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports The head of the women’s tennis tour asked for a “full and transparent” investigation after Peng Shuai, a player, recently accused Zhang Gaoli, a former vice premier of China, of sexual assault.https://nyti.ms/30pO1EH

Gary Bettman Defends N.H.L.’s Response to Sexual Abuse Accusation

By BY VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports The commissioner spoke publicly to address criticism of the way the league handled a player’s sexual assault accusation against a former Chicago coach.https://nyti.ms/2ZLkiWo

With Accusations of Abuse, Kyle Beach Forces N.H.L. to Confront Its Failings

By BY KEVIN DRAPER from NYT Sports The cultural problems of hockey seem to have met a moment that makes them impossible to ignore, and when consequences — however belatedly — are finally being meted out.https://nyti.ms/3mop70W

With Accusations of Abuse, Kyle Beach Forces N.H.L. to Confront Its Failings

By BY KEVIN DRAPER from NYT Sports The cultural problems of hockey seem to have met a moment that makes them impossible to ignore, and when consequences — however belatedly — are finally being meted out.https://nyti.ms/2ZJOOk3

Blackhawks Ignored 2010 Sexual Assault Accusation, Investigation Says

By BY KEVIN DRAPER from NYT Sports An independent investigation commissioned by the N.H.L. club revealed on Tuesday that the team failed to act promptly after a player accused a video coach of sexual assault, in part because club executives were concerned about winning the Stanley Cup.https://nyti.ms/3jF5Ari

Trevor Bauer’s Season Ends With Extension of His Leave

By BY JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports Major League Baseball and the players’ union agreed to put off any decisions on punishment of Bauer, who is under investigation for sexual assault, until after the World Series.https://nyti.ms/2X6SHyj

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

U.S.A. Gymnastics and Abuse Survivors Propose a $425 Million Payout

By BY JULIET MACUR from NYT Sports A $215 million settlement offer was rejected last year by victims of Lawrence G. Nassar and by others in the sport.https://nyti.ms/2WFlSrK

Gambling on Trevor Bauer Is Not the Dodger Way

By BY KURT STREETER from NYT Sports The team signed the 2020 National League Cy Young Award winner in anticipation of another World Series run. It ignored his troubling background, at odds with the franchise’s legacy.https://nyti.ms/3y75Of1

Judge Rejects Restraining Order Against Trevor Bauer

By BY JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports The Dodgers pitcher is still under investigation on suspicion of sexual assault by both the police and M.L.B., but a Los Angeles judge said Bauer did not pose a threat to his accuser.https://nyti.ms/3mwy4WD

Nike Renames the Alberto Salazar Building After Lifetime Ban

By BY KEVIN DRAPER from NYT Sports Salazar, the famed distance running coach, has been permanently barred from the sport by the U.S. Center for SafeSport for sexual and emotional misconduct.https://nyti.ms/3AUmF6T

Deshaun Watson and the Texans Opened Camp With Business as Unusual

By BY BEN SHPIGEL from NYT Sports The quarterback remains the subject of 22 civil lawsuits accusing him of sexual misconduct. But you wouldn’t have known that as training camp opened Wednesday.https://nyti.ms/3l6xkqd

Barkevious Mingo, N.F.L. Veteran, Charged With Child Sex Crime

By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports Texas police arrested Mingo as part of their investigation into an act alleged to have taken place in 2019.https://nyti.ms/3e5LW4Z

M.L.B. Puts Dodgers’ Trevor Bauer on Leave Amid Sexual Assault Investigation

By BY JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports The seven-day administrative leave will keep Bauer from making his start on Sunday. He has denied the allegations against him.https://nyti.ms/2TtvKTS

Blazers’ Billups Hire Draws Attention to Sexual Assault Accusation

By BY SOPAN DEB from NYT Sports Chauncey Billups was announced as Portland’s head coach on Tuesday as a team executive dodged and deflected questions about a 1997 sexual assault accusation against Billups.https://nyti.ms/3dta55c