For One L.P.G.A. Golfer, a Million-Dollar Prize Is Worth the Pain

By BY KAREN CROUSE from NYT Sports Lee-Anne Pace is clinging to the lead in the race for the biggest purse in women’s golf. Will her body hold up?https://nyti.ms/2lsWHWY

Antonio Brown Says He Wants to Come Back to N.F.L. After All

By BY VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports The receiver rescinded a pledge to walk away from the league in a Twitter post, saying, ‘why stop now?’https://nyti.ms/2lmJeQk

England Overwhelms U.S. at Rugby World Cup

By BY JOE RITCHIE from NYT Sports England rolled to a 45-7 victory as the top nations continued to dominate the tournament’s lesser lights.https://nyti.ms/2mXDLQB

Nick Kyrgios Gets Six Months’ Probation From ATP Tour

By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports Found to have committed a “major offense” to the tour’s code of conduct, he will not serve an immediate suspension. Instead, he is expected to begin a probationary period on Monday.https://nyti.ms/2n1PCgc

Baseball’s Pace of Play Is Perfect for at Least One Group: Knitters

By BY JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports Games have steadily gotten longer, but a subset of fans has embraced the plodding place by stitching together sweaters, mittens and scarves in the stands.https://nyti.ms/2mRylpY

Packers Try to Stay Unbeaten as They Host the Eagles

By BY BENJAMIN HOFFMAN from NYT Sports Green Bay’s 3-0 start has been fueled by the team’s defense. Is this the week that Aaron Rodgers and the offense take over?https://nyti.ms/2mLQ3eP

The I.T.F. Presidential Hopeful Heard Round the World

By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports Dave Miley used a windfall to visit 70 countries, by his count, to try to sell himself as an outsider candidate in a fractious period in tennis governance.https://nyti.ms/2mSX4u0