Transgender Athletes Face Bans From Girls’ Sports in 10 U.S. States

By BY DAVID W. CHEN from NYT Sports Over the past two years, nine states have enacted laws to bar transgender girls and women from competing in girls’ and women’s sports. Another relied on an executive order for a ban.https://nyti.ms/3ml1JS7

A Gay N.F.L. Player Broke a Barrier. Will Others Follow?

By BY EMMANUEL MORGAN from NYT Sports The number of publicly out L.G.B.T.Q. athletes in men’s biggest pro leagues lags far behind that in women’s sports. Will Carl Nassib’s announcement change that?https://nyti.ms/3gSZZeU

‘For My People’: A Transgender Woman Pursues an Olympic Dream

By BY GILLIAN R. BRASSIL from NYT Sports CeCe Telfer, the first openly transgender woman to win an N.C.A.A. title, is aiming to qualify for the U.S. Olympic trials in the 400-meter hurdles. Her biggest obstacle, for now, is a lack of training facilities.https://nyti.ms/3p9lT15

N.C.A.A. Responds, Tentatively, to Transgender Athlete Bans

By BY GILLIAN R. BRASSIL from NYT Sports L.G.B.T.Q. advocates have pressed the N.C.A.A. to move events from states considering such laws, but so far the organization has stopped short.https://nyti.ms/32atsdi

College Athletes Ask the N.C.A.A. to Protest Bills That Would Bar Transgender Competitors

By BY GILLIAN R. BRASSIL from NYT Sports There have been 25 state bills introduced this year that would prohibit transgender athletes, mainly women, from competing on teams matching their gender identity. Here’s what we know.https://nyti.ms/3t6RfpO

World Rugby Bars Transgender Women, Baffling Players

By BY GILLIAN R. BRASSIL AND JERÉ LONGMAN from NYT Sports World Rugby is the first international sports federation to block transgender women from global competitions, even though it has long preached a motto of inclusivity.https://nyti.ms/35yAlWY

Trans Athlete Chris Mosier on Qualifying for the Olympic Trials

By BY TALYA MINSBERG from NYT Sports Mosier is the first transgender athlete to qualify for and participate in an Olympic trials event in the gender with which he identifies.https://nyti.ms/38RIfuN

New Racing Rules Remove Some Barriers for Transgender Runners

By JOHN HANC from NYT Sports In June, competitors in the Western States 100-mile run will be governed by new guidelines seen as a step forward for transgender athletes.https://nyti.ms/2IkPpMl

Finally, the N.B.A. Comes to Charlotte

By KEVIN DRAPER from NYT Sports A controversial bathroom bill passed in 2016 caused sports organizations to abandon North Carolina. A partial repeal brought them back.https://nyti.ms/2DHZJf1