Cleveland Baseball Will Share ‘Guardians’ Name With Roller Derby Team

By BY NEIL VIGDOR from NYT Sports The settlement of a federal lawsuit will allow the Major League Baseball franchise to move forward with renaming its team, amid a reckoning over symbols of racism.https://nyti.ms/3wQwkKR

Jon Gruden Accuses N.F.L. of ‘Character Assassination’ in a Lawsuit

By BY BEN SHPIGEL from NYT Sports Gruden, the former coach of the Raiders, is accusing the league of leaking his offensive emails to ‘destroy’ his career and reputation.https://nyti.ms/3kAfScy

Gruden’s Emails Were Collateral Damage in Washington Football Inquiry

By BY KEVIN DRAPER from NYT Sports The former Raiders coach’s toxic commentary emerged from a separate investigation that had nothing to do with him, and remained secret because the probe was designed to be opaque.https://nyti.ms/3v4hBec

Why Scores of Female Athletes Are Speaking Out on Abortion Rights

By BY KURT STREETER from NYT Sports With a Supreme Court ruling in the balance, an Olympic medalist joined a group of more than 500 athletes supporting reproductive rights.https://nyti.ms/3o5mMcy

U.S. Soccer Proposes Collective Talks on Equal Pay

By BY ANDREW DAS from NYT Sports Seeking a new way out of a costly legal battle, U.S. Soccer’s president asks the men’s and women’s teams to negotiate together on the biggest obstacle: World Cup bonuses.https://nyti.ms/3E6h4N7

Records Show Houston Police Have Spoken to 10 of Watson’s Accusers

By BY KEVIN DRAPER AND JULIET MACUR from NYT Sports The women said Deshaun Watson, the Houston Texans quarterback, sexually assaulted them or touched them inappropriately.https://nyti.ms/3kVRXnc

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

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

End of Denver Broncos Ownership Dispute Could Lead to Team’s Sale

By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports On Monday, a Colorado judge dismissed a lawsuit that contested the succession plan laid out by the team’s owner, Pat Bowlen, before he died.https://nyti.ms/3BaOGIb

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

Stanford, in Reversal, to Keep 11 Sports It Had Planned to Cut

By BY BILLY WITZ AND JULIET MACUR from NYT Sports The change of plans came within weeks of the teams potentially dissolving.https://nyti.ms/3uZr9WZ

Stanford Faces Two Lawsuits for Decision to Cut Sports

By BY BILLY WITZ from NYT Sports The suits are a last-ditch effort by some athletes, alumni and supporters to save 11 sports planned to be cut after this school year.https://nyti.ms/3boDgp7

Zion Williamson’s Year in College Was Worth More Than He Got

By BY KURT STREETER from NYT Sports His name surfaces again in a lawsuit over shoe company payments to college players. But the surprising part is the paltry sums involved.https://nyti.ms/3euf3zG

Antonio Brown Settles Lawsuit Accusing Him of Sexual Assault

By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports A statement released by lawyers for Brown and his accuser said, “Having reflected on their relationship, both feel that the time has come to move on.”https://nyti.ms/3epLfma

Lawyer for Deshaun Watson’s Accusers Addresses Skeptics

By BY KEN BELSON AND BEN SHPIGEL from NYT Sports “This case is about female empowerment, taking the power back,” said Tony Buzbee, who represents seven women in lawsuits accusing the Texans quarterback of sexual assault.https://nyti.ms/3vKPCAc

N.F.L. Opens Investigation Into Accusations Against Deshaun Watson

By BY BEN SHPIGEL from NYT Sports Three women have filed lawsuits against the Houston Texans quarterback, accusing him of sexual assault.https://nyti.ms/3eR6yiF

Deshaun Watson Accused of Sexual Assault in Civil Suit

By BY KEN BELSON AND BEN SHPIGEL from NYT Sports A lawsuit filed late Tuesday accused the Houston Texans quarterback of misconduct during a massage in March 2020. He has denied the account.https://nyti.ms/3rWYnot

Deshaun Watson Accused of Sexual Assault in Civil Suit

By BY KEN BELSON AND BEN SHPIGEL from NYT Sports A lawsuit filed late Tuesday accused the Houston Texans quarterback of misconduct during a massage in March 2020. He has denied the account.https://nyti.ms/3vAeJFL

N.F.L. Asked to Address Race-Based Evaluations in Concussion Settlement

By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports Mediation in the case could force a reopening of hundreds of denied dementia claims from Black players if race-based evaluation benchmarks are thrown out.https://nyti.ms/3l1jJOV

Why Some Women Don’t Want Antonio Brown in the Super Bowl

By BY KURT STREETER from NYT Sports The Buccaneers receiver has been one of the most electrifying players in the N.F.L., but he is facing accusations of sexual assault and harassment.https://nyti.ms/39Zhw2R