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A day after the emergence of allegations that he assaulted a former girlfriend, Kyrgios found a way to advance to a Wimbledon semifinal but declined to address the accusations afterward.

Coaches in tennis have one of the odder existences in sports. Some players go for long periods without even using one, and others change coaches like socks.

The accusation landed on the eve of perhaps the most important match of Kyrgios’s controversy-filled career, a quarterfinal showdown with Cristian Garín.

Demaryius Thomas had C.T.E. when he died in December at 33, but the posthumous diagnosis alone does not explain what role football had in the charismatic N.F.L. star’s quick decline.

Kyrgios, the big, talented Australian, has taken over Wimbledon with his antics and psychological warfare. It’s working.

The Tour Divide, a bikepacking race from the Canadian Rockies to the U.S. border with Mexico, has always been a test of fortitude. But extreme weather is making it much more dangerous.

Advances in physical preparation keep their bodies in the game, and so can the changing nature of sports business and celebrity.

The young talents made their Centre Court debuts hours after Wimbledon celebrated the main stage’s 100th anniversary, and they provided a foil to a contentious match the day before.

The Australian’s matches and news conferences have become irresistible theater — some call them a circus — a blessing and a curse for a sport that is always battling for attention.

The Chicago White Sox have been slowed by injuries and mocked for odd decisions. A 19-game stretch against division rivals could make or break their year.

Swiatek, the top-seeded women’s singles player, lost in straight sets to Alizé Cornet of France.

The Big Ten and the SEC are consolidating power. The rest of college sports, some fear, could become a muddle.

Participants in the Saudi-backed event “have turned their backs on the crime of murder,” one critic said. But spectators just wanted to see their favorite players.

Max Scherzer got in some rehab work with a minor league team and is set to rejoin the Mets — a team that forgot how to hit while he was away.