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  1. PhotoBrown County, Wis., home to the Green Bay Packers, has seen a surge in coronavirus cases in recent weeks, putting the date of the next Lambeau Leap in question.
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    Can the N.F.L. Really Return to Normal This Fall?

    Before the N.F.L. can begin the season as planned in September, it must first figure out how to safely open team facilities for training camps in mid-July.

    By Ken Belson and

    1. PhotoWell, that was quick. Zlatan Ibrahimovic is set to return to Italy for a two-week quarantine period before rejoining A.C. Milan.
      CreditJonathan Nackstrand/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

      Today in (No) Sports

      Zlatan Ibrahimovic Returns to Milan; Fans Return to Taiwan Baseball

      No, Ibrahimovic is not returning to play soccer in Sweden, his home country. Plus: A top soccer team in China folds, and fans return (carefully) to the baseball stands in Taiwan.

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  1. Time out

    Photo“To be honest, this quarantine life is very similar to life of an overseas women’s basketball player in a place like Russia,” the Seattle Storm’s Breanna Stewart said. “You get stuck inside a lot. You text, watch a lot of Netflix.”
    CreditRuth Fremson/The New York Times

    Breanna Stewart’s Comeback Is Going to Take a Little Longer

    The 2018 W.N.B.A. most valuable player’s return from a torn Achilles’ tendon was stalled by the coronavirus pandemic. Now she’s just trying to cope with being stuck inside.

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  2. PhotoMichael Jordan with his father, James, after the final game of the 1992 N.B.A. finals.
    CreditSue Ogrocki/Reuters

    The Death of James Jordan: What We Know

    Two men are serving life sentences in prison for the death of Michael Jordan’s father, James, in 1993. One has maintained his innocence, and the other is now under review for parole.

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  3. PhotoJustin Gaethje stopped Tony Ferguson in the fifth round at U.F.C. 249, winning the interim lightweight title and setting up a championship showdown with Khabib Nurmagomedov.
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    How Justin Gaethje Won the Interim Lightweight Title at U.F.C. 249

    Justin Gaethje beat Tony Ferguson in the fifth round to win an interim lightweight belt at U.F.C. 249. It was the first major American sporting event since widespread shutdowns because of the coronavirus pandemic.

    By Morgan Campbell and

  1. PhotoLarry Nance Jr. of the Cleveland Cavaliers, left, was one of a handful of players to practice at the team’s facility on Friday, the first day it had been open since the season was suspended on March 11 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
    CreditTony Dejak/Associated Press

    N.B.A. Opens for Practice, but Few Show Up

    About half of the league’s 30 teams were allowed to open their facilities Friday, but only two did. Players and teams wonder if it’s worth the risk.

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  2. PhotoDana White, the president of the U.F.C., has insisted he can safely hold mixed martial arts fights in spite of the coronavirus pandemic.
    CreditJeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC, via Getty Images

    How Dana White Unexpectedly Brought U.F.C. Back in a Pandemic

    White, the president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, has positioned U.F.C. 249 for a prime spotlight — as the first major U.S. sporting event since the coronavirus shutdown.

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  3. PhotoOn chess.com, Fabiano Caruana and Vidit Gujrathi competed in Round 1 of the Online Nations Cup.
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    Chess Thrives Online Despite Pandemic

    The world’s top chess players are competing online with in-person tournaments shut down. Millions of amateurs are joining in, too.

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