Las Vegas Police Reopen Investigation Into Sexual Assault Claim Said to Involve Ronaldo

By KEVIN DRAPER from NYT Sports The renewed investigation comes after the woman who said Cristiano Ronaldo raped her, Kathryn Mayorga, spoke to a German magazine about her allegations.https://nyti.ms/2DXD3uP

New Deal Brings More Women’s Tennis to Tennis Channel

By BEN ROTHENBERG from NYT Sports The WTA decided to cut short the United States portion of its worldwide rights deal with beIN Sports, which was often criticized for intermittent coverage.https://nyti.ms/2Ix5E8y

Jemele Hill Is Joining The Atlantic and Ready to Talk Politics

By SANDRA E. GARCIA from NYT Sports After 12 years at ESPN, and a controversial 2017, Ms. Hill will be a staff writer at The Atlantic.https://nyti.ms/2NTradI

Brewers Claim N.L. Central With Win Over Cubs in Game No. 163

By BENJAMIN HOFFMAN from NYT Sports Singles by Lorenzo Cain and Ryan Braun completed Milwaukee’s climb to the top of the division. The Brewers advance to a league division series.https://nyti.ms/2Nc4mkg

The College Football Playoff Picture Just Got Scary for the Big Ten — Again

By MARC TRACY from NYT Sports Ohio State escaped Happy Valley. Now it has to hope Michigan and Penn State Keep Winning so the Buckeyes don’t get left out of the playoff again.https://nyti.ms/2N9Xcgp

N.F.L. Quarterbacks Are Throwing Passing Yardage Off the Charts

By VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports It’s not your imagination. There is a ton of passing so far this season, with multiple QBs racking up 400-yard games.https://nyti.ms/2y7kRs7

Beware N.F.L. Fans: The Patriots and Cowboys Are Back

By BILL PENNINGTON from NYT Sports Two teams some though (and hoped?) were buried have improved to 2-2.https://nyti.ms/2NV1L3u