The Best Decisions Happen When the Manager Should be Sleeping

By BY SCOTT MILLER from NYT Sports A World Series manager’s life is full of distractions. For Dusty Baker, Brian Snitker and their predecessors, the middle of the night offers time to think about the game.https://nyti.ms/3whDS95

In St. Petersburg, Managing Sleep and Soccer

By MATTHEW FUTTERMAN from NYT Sports In a city where darkness barely descends this time of year, teams take extra steps to get adequate rest despite so much soccer and so much daylight.https://nyti.ms/2tsEJDU

For Olympic Figure Skaters, a New Meaning to Morning Routine

By JERÉ LONGMAN from NYT Sports Athletes are using sunlamps and other methods to adjust to competing in the morning instead of the evening. All to accommodate NBC’s broadcast schedule.http://nyti.ms/2G9L0cl