Un coach, des joueurs mineurs et des limites floues

By BY TARIQ PANJA AND ROMAIN MOLINA from NYT Sports Des SMS inappropriés. Des pesées sans vêtements. Des invitations à passer la nuit chez lui. Un encadrant renvoyé par la Fédération française de football pour ses contacts avec un joueur adolescent continue de travailler dans le milieu. La FFF dit qu’elle n’y peut rien.https://nyti.ms/2VqZ379

Rafer Johnson, Winner of a Memorable Decathlon, Is Dead

By BY RICHARD GOLDSTEIN from NYT Sports His triumphant performance at the 1960 Olympics was his farewell to track and field. He went on to become a good-will ambassador for the United States and a close associate of the Kennedy family.https://nyti.ms/2JztQvM

Young Players, Blurred Boundaries and a Coach on the Move

By BY TARIQ PANJA AND ROMAIN MOLINA from NYT Sports Inappropriate text messages. Nude weigh-ins. Player sleepovers. An instructor quietly discarded by France’s soccer federation over his contacts with a teenage player continues to work in the game. The federation says there is nothing it can do.https://nyti.ms/3o9dAka

Diego Maradona Loved Basketball. Its Stars Loved Him, Too.

By BY MARC STEIN from NYT Sports Maradona, the Argentine soccer legend, was a big fan of his country’s biggest N.B.A. star, Manu Ginobili. But his fandom extended to Michael Jordan and, recently, Stephen Curry.https://nyti.ms/33zgJ52

Add Parkour to the Olympics? Purists Say ‘Nah’

By BY VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports The international gymnastics federation wants to push for parkour to be included in the Paris Games in 2024. It may not be up to them.https://nyti.ms/3mzcHAQ

Do We Need Football in America This Badly?

By BY KURT STREETER from NYT Sports The N.F.L.’s efforts to keep the season going are reaching heights of absurdity as the pandemic worsens. It’s time to pause.https://nyti.ms/3mvbrPl

Perform Abysmally, Defend Yourself Vehemently: The Adam Gase Way

By BY MIKE TANIER from NYT Sports Gase’s head coaching career has been a tour de force of blame deflection and expectation tempering. His time with the Jets is no different.https://nyti.ms/2KQE5MK