An M.L.B. Rookie Works on His Timing

Seattle Mariners outfielder Kyle Lewis was poised to break out this season. “Now I think the greatest things happen after periods of waiting, when things have a chance to brew.”

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Knicks Won’t Weigh In on George Floyd, Dolan Tells Employees

The decision makes the Knicks an exception in a league where players and coaches have called for change on social media and joined protests.

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Pat Dye, Football Coach Who Elevated Auburn, Dies at 80

He reshaped the very architecture and culture of the Iron Bowl rivalry and led Auburn to four conference titles.

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N.B.A. Players March in George Floyd Protests

The season has been suspended. And the issue of police brutality toward African-Americans has long been a visceral one in a predominantly black league.

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Stands Full of Fan-Submitted Cardboard Cutouts. What Could Go Wrong?

In Australia, pranksters threw a wrench into the most innocent of plans. Plus: 16 players from a soccer team in Brazil tested positive for the coronavirus.

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For Sidelined N.F.L. Brothers, Training Is a Snap

Reid and Blake Ferguson are long snappers, housemates and training partners during an off-season that, so far, has no end date.

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A Basketball Brotherhood Calls Timeout

A decades-long Manhattan pickup basketball game is on hold because of the pandemic, creating an emotional void for its rotating cast of actors, executives and regular joes.

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