Without a Bold Move, the Yankees Gamble on Their Own Discipline

By JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports The Yankees let the trade deadline pass without improving their struggling pitching staff, a decision that could benefit in later years but might cost them this October.https://nyti.ms/2GHD0BZ

Naomi Osaka Tries to Put the ‘Worst Months’ of Her Life Behind Her

By BEN ROTHENBERG from NYT Sports She returns to tennis next week in Toronto, hoping to revive a difficult season with a return to hardcourts, her favorite surface.https://nyti.ms/2K9MMPq

Ashleigh Buhai Starts Off Well at the Women’s British Open

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports The South African shot a seven-under 65 and took a one-stroke lead over Hinako Shibuno of Japan and Danielle Kang of the United States.https://nyti.ms/2GHN79W

Mario Gonzalez, Father of Golf in Brazil, Is Dead at 96

By Unknown Author from NYT Sports A master teacher, he was content to stay in Brazil. “If he had played more on the PGA Tour,” one golfer said, “I am sure he would be in the Hall of Fame.”https://nyti.ms/2Mz139W

World Cup Stars and Cheap Tickets. Will Fans Now Care About Women’s Pro Soccer?

By KEVIN DRAPER from NYT Sports Fourteen million Americans watched the World Cup final, yet some National Women’s Soccer League teams average only a few thousand fans at their games.https://nyti.ms/2YAvzql

He Was the Face of a Bike-a-thon to Fight Cancer. He Was Also a Fake.

By ABBY ELLIN from NYT Sports After John Looker announced he had brain cancer, he became a star fund-raiser and the heart of Pelotonia, a charity event in Ohio that raises millions of dollars. But something wasn’t right.https://nyti.ms/2K7GS1e

The Yankees’ Trade Deadline Haul? A 20-Year-Old Pitching Prospect

By JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports Yankees management stated for weeks that the team was seeking a top starting pitcher, but it whiffed on its efforts to improve the roster on Wednesday.https://nyti.ms/2K6PPI6