China’s Hockey Team Avoids Being Cut From Beijing Olympics

By BY ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports Ending months of debate, the Chinese team, whose proxy team lost two evaluation games last month, will compete in the Beijing Games.https://nyti.ms/3drpYsf

Highlights From the 4 Heisman Finalists

By BY ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports College football’s top individual honor will go to Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud, Kenny Pickett or Aidan Hutchinson. See them in action.https://nyti.ms/3IsvNEh

Patriots New Math: Three Passes, Two Completions, One Win

By BY VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports New England (9-4) kept its offense on the ground in windy Buffalo and moved closer to reclaiming the division title the Bills won last season.https://nyti.ms/3ExABG9

The Elusive Truth Behind the Attack on a French Soccer Star

By BY TARIQ PANJA from NYT Sports The assault of a top women’s player made headlines, with masked men, a metal bar and a teammate arrested. But weeks later, new details suggest the original story might have been wrong.https://nyti.ms/3rGVgnq

A Baseball Man Who Was Best Viewed in Total

By BY TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports Gil Hodges struggled to make the Hall of Fame because voters had to consider him as a player or as a manager. Hodges was decidedly both and is finally headed to Cooperstown.https://nyti.ms/3doTbUP

Claude Humphrey, Pillar of N.F.L. Falcons’ ‘Grits Blitz,’ Dies at 77

By BY RICHARD GOLDSTEIN from NYT Sports He was belatedly inducted into the Hall of Fame, having played before sacks were an official statistic. He ended his career with a Super Bowl team, the Eagles.https://nyti.ms/3Du6v4W

Gervonta Davis Bests a Rival While Burnishing His Star Power

By BY MORGAN CAMPBELL from NYT Sports Davis, at 26-0, is trying to solidify himself as a top draw in boxing and set the stage for the kind of cross-promotional bout that could gain traction.https://nyti.ms/3xXYFzs