Pushed by Players, the N.F.L. Works to Embrace Mental Health

By BY ANNA KATHERINE CLEMMONS from NYT Sports N.F.L. teams have standardized support for mental wellness as their players fight social stigmas and the league’s “just play through it” ethos.https://nyti.ms/3cUSMck

An N.F.L. Player Killed 7 People. C.T.E. May Not Fully Explain Why.

By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports A finding of C.T.E. can help explain violence and erratic behavior by former football players, but it will not give a clear picture of why Adams fatally shot seven people, including himself.https://nyti.ms/3wZsOgQ

A Foundering Football Star Killed a Family. No One Knows Why.

By BY JONATHAN ABRAMS, KEN BELSON AND JOHN JETER from NYT Sports A small city that bills itself as “Football City U.S.A.” is grappling with the shooting deaths of members of a prominent local family by Phillip Adams who, many say, had been adrift after his N.F.L. career ended.https://nyti.ms/39VWv8M

Family Accuses College of Forcing Ailing Son to Play Football

By BY DAVID W. CHEN from NYT Sports The family of a University of New Mexico football player who killed himself in November has sued the university, the former football coach and the N.C.A.A.https://nyti.ms/3jtcTje

Sledding Athletes Are Taking Their Lives. Did Brain-Rattling Rides and High-Speed Crashes Damage Their Brains?

By BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN from NYT Sports Not long ago, Pavle Jovanovic was among the world’s top bobsledders. In retirement, he battled mental illness and substance abuse. Were brain injuries the cause of his demise and that of others in his sport?https://nyti.ms/2ElDGyN

How Cassius Winston Greets His Late Brother Before Every Michigan State Game

By BY JEFF ARNOLD from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/39IGDVb

John Coughlin, Figure Skating Champion, Dies of Apparent Suicide After Suspension

By JACEY FORTIN from NYT Sports Coughlin, a two-time pairs champion, died at 33 on Friday, one day after a SafeSport investigation led to his suspension. Coughlin’s sister said he had taken his own life.https://nyti.ms/2U0BYFr