Sports
Klay Thompson wanted a low-key Warriors homecoming, but warm embrace could help heal wounds. By Sam Amick / The Athletic
Michael Strahan anthem controversy shouldn’t make you mad, unless you’re looking to be mad. By Steve Buckley / The Athletic
After Trump win, sports will be a cultural battleground…again. By Mike Freeman / USA Today
Deion Sanders’s Colorado always had style. Now it also has substance. By Chuck Culpepper / Wash Post
Coco Gauff wins WTA Finals for the first time by rallying to beat Zheng Qinwen / CBS News
Vince Carter reaches the Hall of Fame, with grace alongside his jaw-dropping verticality. By David Aldridge / The Athletic
College Football Playoff Bubble Watch: Could Deion Sanders, Colorado sneak into field? By David Ubben / The Athletic
76ers center Joel Embiid suspended three games for shoving reporter. By Rohan Nadkarni / NBC News
Jayden Daniels is a lock to win rookie of the year. How about MVP? By Sam Fortier / Wash Post
U.S. athletes make it plain that Trump’s genetic analysis is junk. By Sally Jenkins / Wash Post
Coco Gauff has new mindset after coaching change and it’s working. By Sai Mohan / Tennis News
Doc Rivers, Malcolm Brogdon describe their paths to advocacy in new book.
What Does College Football Have to Do With College? By John Branch / NYT
The Black quarterback is now the NFL’s leading man. But at what cost? By Andfew Lawrence / The Guardian
Up against Hank Greenberg, baseball’s first Jewish superstar, antisemitism struck out. By Robert Gudmestad / The Conversation
Heisman straw poll: Travis Hunter’s pose matches early voting, but Jalen Milroe lurks. By Joe Rexrode / NYT
Dikembe Mutombo, shot-blocking NBA center and humanitarian, dies at 58. By Harrison Smith / Wash Post
A reporter keeps asking about Caitlin Clark. Players want her banned. By Ben Strauss / Wash Post
With Bronny in tow, LeBron James finds ‘pure joy’ as 22nd season dawns. By Ben Golliver / Wash Post
Coco Gauff Helps Naomi Osaka After She Retires From Match With Back Injury. By Madison Williams / SI
Bronny James “Not Ready” Says Magic Johnson, Makes Damming Demand to LeBron That Could Derail NBA Dream. ByAnuj Talwalkar / EssentiallySports
WNBA’s Alyssa Thomas, Stephanie White call out rising racism, homophobia. By Cindy Boren / Wash Post
Timberwolves reportedly trading Karl-Anthony Towns to New York Knicks. By AP and The Guardian
Former NBA MVP Derrick Rose retires after 16-year career that was often derailed by injuries.
The N.B.A. Is Partnering With a Repressive Regime. By Stanis Elsborg / NYT
Reggie Bush lawsuit: RB sues USC, NCAA, Pac-12 over unearned NIL money. By Craig Meyer / USA Today
