Can LeBron James Teach Baseball Players What They Forgot?

By MICHAEL POWELL from NYT Sports Star signings aside, baseball players are struggling to get the contracts they want, and they see the N.B.A. as ascendant. What went wrong?https://nyti.ms/2Uazk0p

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Rapid Turnover for the Humbled Reds, Particularly in Their Expectations

By TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports After losing at least 90 games in each of the last four seasons, Cincinnati made ambitious trades, hired a new manager and added 10 new coaches.https://nyti.ms/2GTHgA6

The Mush in the Iditarod Might Soon Be Melted Snow

By JOHN BRANCH from NYT Sports Climate change is forcing cancellations and changes in dog-sled races in Alaska and Canada, including the most-famous of them all.https://nyti.ms/2SAFpS3

The Perimeter Can’t Protect You From Mitchell Robinson

By BENJAMIN HOFFMAN from NYT Sports The Knicks rookie is blocking shots at a rate unseen since the days of Manute Bol. On a bad team, he’s a reason to keep watching.https://nyti.ms/2GSf8gQ

The Truth According to Zlatan

By SCOTT CACCIOLA from NYT Sports ‘I’m not an act,’ the Los Angeles Galaxy’s star striker declares as he begins his second season in Major League Soccer. ‘I am the real deal.’https://nyti.ms/2GTMBro

Massachusetts Bill Would Ban Tackle Football Until After Seventh Grade

By EMILY S. RUEB from NYT Sports The measure, which is already facing headwinds, follows unsuccessful similar attempts by legislators in five other states.https://nyti.ms/2H61sxU