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
Tyreek Hill retains counsel for legal battle after police detainment. By Safid Deen / USA Today
A third of former NFL players surveyed believe they have CTE, researchers find. By Becky Sullivan / NPR
Mercury Morris, who helped Dolphins win two Super Bowls, dies at 77. By AP and Wash Post
Aces’ A’ja Wilson becomes second unanimous MVP in WNBA history. By Michael Voepel / ESPN
