Kevin Durant Says He’s Ready to Return. ‘It’ll Come Naturally.’

By BY SOPAN DEB from NYT Sports Durant, the Nets star, said he felt “solid” after missing all of last season with an Achilles’ tendon injury. It has been almost 18 months since his last N.B.A. game.https://nyti.ms/3mwSHil

Are You Ready for Some (Wednesday) Football?

By BY BENJAMIN HOFFMAN from NYT Sports After multiple delays, the Ravens and the Steelers appear set for the N.F.L.’s second Wednesday game since 1949. It is an unusual day for football, but games on that day have been fairly notable.https://nyti.ms/3mt1CS5

With Trevor May, the Mets Make a Foray Into Free Agency

By BY TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports The right-handed reliever isn’t the big name fans are hoping for, but he is a solid start for a team expected to spend big.https://nyti.ms/2Jhl9qh

U.S. Soccer and Women’s Stars Reach Deal on Working Conditions

By BY ANDREW DAS from NYT Sports Both sides claimed victory with the agreement, which clears the way for the women’s team to appeal a court ruling that had rejected its equal pay claims.https://nyti.ms/3oeYZnq

This Los Angeles Team Wants to Diversify Cycling. They’re Starting With its Podiums.

By BY ANDY COCHRANE from NYT Sports As a Black cyclist from South Los Angeles, Justin Williams says he has frequently been written off by managers. That hasn’t slowed him down as he works to diversify the sport.https://nyti.ms/2Vj16dg

Can the Giants’ Tenuous Grasp of the N.F.C. East Hold?

By BY GILLIAN R. BRASSIL from NYT Sports The Giants are riding a three-game win streak and seem banded behind first-year Coach Joe Judge. In a shaky division, that just might be enough to put them in the playoffs.https://nyti.ms/3qgLipF

San Francisco 49ers Will Make Arizona Their Home in December

By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports Officials in Santa Clara County Calif., where the team is based, had shut down contact sports at all levels amid a surge in coronavirus cases.https://nyti.ms/3qeBL2i