The Nets Are Winning, but They Still Have a Lot to Figure Out

By BY TANIA GANGULI from NYT Sports They’re winning when they should but struggling against teams they’ll probably see in the playoffs. They miss Kyrie Irving, but that doesn’t explain everything.https://nyti.ms/3FCYoV0

Klay Thompson Finally Found Love. With His Boat.

By BY SCOTT CACCIOLA from NYT Sports Injury woes sent Thompson, the Golden State guard, looking for solace. He found it on the water. No bananas allowed.https://nyti.ms/30Tacn9

Ray Fosse, Catcher Best Known for a Collision, Dies at 74

By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports He was a budding talent for Cleveland when he was knocked over by Pete Rose in the 1970 All-Star Game. It was, he said, “something people will continue to talk about.”https://nyti.ms/3lH3KHV

Giants Lose Daniel Jones and Saquon Barkley Against Cowboys

By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports Quarterback Daniel Jones, after a hit to the head, and running back Saquon Barkley, with an ankle injury, were carted off the field.https://nyti.ms/3mFOeLz

Headgear Reduces Concussions in High School Girls’ Lacrosse, Study Shows

By BY BILL PENNINGTON from NYT Sports A University of Florida study includes data from roughly 350,000 games and practices in more than 30 states. Headgear for girls has been mandated in Florida since 2015, and remains hotly debated.https://nyti.ms/3Dn16wV

U.S.A. Bobsled and Skeleton Is Sued Over Brain Injuries

By BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN from NYT Sports William Person, who competed from 1999 to 2007, wants to lead a class of plaintiffs seeking compensation for health problems he says were caused by years of sledding.https://nyti.ms/3ijCoFB

One Mets Ace Returns as Another Is Shut Down

By BY BENJAMIN HOFFMAN from NYT Sports Noah Syndergaard pitched a scoreless inning in his first start after two years away, but Jacob deGrom was ruled out for the season.https://nyti.ms/3unllai

W.N.B.A. Playoff Preview: The Sun Are Ready to End the Storm’s Reign

By BY TAMRYN SPRUILL from NYT Sports Connecticut has the league’s best record, but Seattle has the best track record. But none of that may matter if the Las Vegas Aces hit their stride.https://nyti.ms/3zqowiw

Is Getting Healthy Enough to Make the 49ers Contenders?

By BY MIKE TANIER from NYT Sports After an improbably injury-riddled 2020, 49ers Coach Kyle Shanahan’s disaster-proof offense is back on track.https://nyti.ms/3zpzk0o

4 Tips for Getting Back to Running Injury-Free

By BY from NYT Sports Here's how to stay on track for a fall race — be it a 5K fun run or an ultramarathon — and keep yourself healthy in the process.https://nyti.ms/3ErED32

Ready, Set, Don’t Get Injured

By BY TALYA MINSBERG from NYT Sports Marathon season is upon us for the first time since 2019. But, a doctor warns, “Your body right now is not the same body you had two years ago, so you’ve got to pay attention to that.”https://nyti.ms/3C76KT6

What to Watch for in the N.F.L.’s Week 1 Games

By BY ALANIS THAMES from NYT Sports Aaron Rodgers could achieve a career milestone and marquee players like Odell Beckham Jr., Saquon Barkley and Christian McCaffrey will all return from injury in the first weekend of the season.https://nyti.ms/38YdiXD

Eyeing Football’s Risks, a National Champion Eases Up

By BY ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports Sam Houston State University shaved its schedule by a game because its leaders were wary of students taking too many snaps in 2021.https://nyti.ms/2YCUV8J

Keith McCants, Football Star Laid Low by Drugs, Dies at 53

By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports At one time the N.F.L.’s highest-paid defensive player, he left the league after six seasons and fell into a spiral of addiction, homelessness and desolation.https://nyti.ms/3DMBASI

College Football Changes: More 2-Point Tries and a Crackdown on Stadium Gamesmanship

By BY ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports Officials made some tweaks to the rule book for 2021. Next year, though, could bring much more rewriting.https://nyti.ms/3DxPb04

The artistic swimming world knows it has a concussion problem.

By BY GILLIAN R. BRASSIL from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/3fvoFKg

The artistic swimming world knows it has a concussion problem.

By BY GILLIAN R. BRASSIL from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/3jsKVpx

Gymnasts like Simone Biles know what the slightest mental lapse can do.

By BY MAGGIE ASTOR from NYT Sports The history of women’s gymnastics is full of stories of athletes who sustained life-altering injuries after being pressured to compete when they didn’t feel up to it.https://nyti.ms/3f6HHqu

For the Mets, a Shocking Win and a Series of Tough Losses

By BY TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports Sunday’s come-from-behind theatrics against Pittsburgh could hardly offset a weekend in which Jacob deGrom and Francisco Lindor headed to the injured list.https://nyti.ms/3hP3VPu

With deGrom and Lindor Ailing, the First-Place Mets Are in a Bind

By BY TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports Jacob deGrom was sent to the injured list on Sunday with forearm tightness while shortstop Francisco Lindor could miss considerable time with an oblique strain.https://nyti.ms/3wPx80W