Alabama Suspends 3; Clemson Players Fail Drug Test

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Nick Saban said three Crimson Tide players did not travel with the team to Miami for breaking team rules, and the Tigers could be without three players over a failed N.C.A.A. test.https://nyti.ms/2EQM9Jn

Bucks Overcome Jitters to Beat Knicks in Return to a Big Stage

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Giannis Antetokounmpo, after overshooting on a dunk, finished with 30 points and 14 rebounds in Milwaukee’s first Christmas game since 1977.https://nyti.ms/2Slwa90

Lonzo Ball Strives to Be a Point Guard Fit for a King

By SCOTT CACCIOLA from NYT Sports Ball grew up idolizing LeBron James. Now they are teammates on the Lakers, one 21 years old and the other about to turn 34. It is all a work in progress.https://nyti.ms/2QO0Nrh

A Woman Takes the Lead, and 12 Others Follow

By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports Finding 13 professional women to fill all the key slots in a Hobart crew would once have been quite a challenge. That is no longer the case.https://nyti.ms/2EMxkXt

Sophie Ciszek and Her Exhausting Job on the Bow

By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports She is one of the premier bowmen in racing after taking part in the last two Volvo Ocean Races and is tackling Sydney Hobart again.https://nyti.ms/2EOxi1U

Libby Greenhalgh Keeps Her Eye on the Weather for Wild Oats X

By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports The weather can be wonderful, but the race is also held in an area where things can turn nasty, and, as she said, ‘You can get three seasons in one day.’https://nyti.ms/2ELVeCf

Raiders Turn Out Lights on Broncos, and Perhaps on Oakland

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports A 99-yard punt return for a touchdown by Dwayne Harris fueled a team that is to move to Las Vegas in 2020 and has no home for 2019.https://nyti.ms/2ReYSeF