A Fan Wanted a Better Team to Cheer. So He Found It Better Players.

By BY ANDREW DAS from NYT Sports The revival of El Salvador’s soccer team is a tribute to better organization, coaching and talent. But it also owes a debt to a fan with a gift for scouting.https://nyti.ms/3DEbwZQ

At the U.S. Open, Sloane Stephens Sends Coco Gauff Home

By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports Stephens relied on her experience as the 2017 U.S. Open champion, and her wicked forehand, to outmaneuver the 17-year-old Gauff in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2.https://nyti.ms/2V8CR53

At the U.S. Open, Sloane Stephens Sends Coco Gauff Home

By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports Stephens relied on her experience as the 2017 U.S. Open champion, and her wicked forehand, to outmaneuver the 17-year-old Gauff in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2.https://nyti.ms/2WIneSv

Mets’ Acting G.M. Is Arrested on Drunken-Driving Charge

By BY JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports Zack Scott was found asleep at the wheel and declined to take a breathalyzer, according to the police in White Plains, N.Y. He had been at a team event hours before.https://nyti.ms/3DHjz8f

Tennis Programs at Historically Black Colleges Receive a Boost

By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports The U.S.T.A. has initiated a grant program with the ultimate goal of enhancing opportunities for players of color, especially women, to become coaches and grow the game.https://nyti.ms/3gTwNFi

Gauff-Stephens U.S. Open Matchup Another Sign of the Williams Legacy

By BY BEN ROTHENBERG from NYT Sports Neither Venus nor Serena Williams entered the U.S. Open this year. But their influence in the women’s singles tournament is clear.https://nyti.ms/38wnaYr

N.F.L. Moves New Orleans Saints’ Season Opener to Jacksonville

By BY KEN BELSON AND ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports As much of New Orleans remained without electricity in the wake of Hurricane Ida, the Saints’ Week 1 home game against the Green Bay Packers was relocated.https://nyti.ms/3BxkSVz