• Under Armour Inc. shares dropped rapidly ahead of today’s third-quarter earnings call after it disclosed that it’s cooperating with two-year-old federal investigations into its accounting practices. In a statement, the apparel company — which saw shares drop as much as 16 percent, to $17.86 pre-market in New York, since confirming the probe — said it “firmly believes that its accounting practices and disclosures were appropriate.” (Bloomberg)

• Florida State fired head football coach Willie Taggart 21 games into his tenure after a 27-10 loss to the Miami Hurricanes dropped the Seminoles to 9-12 during his tenure. Under the terms of his contract, Florida State owes Taggart between $17 million and $18 million and sources said the school raised $20 million in private donations to buy him out, though a university official denied that money was raised. (ESPN)

• The NFL Players Association issued a statement calling an NFL Network report “misinformation” after former Washington Redskins general manager Charley Casserly said in a segment that tackle Trent Williams had not been entirely truthful last week when he told reporters that the team misdiagnosed a cancerous growth on his scalp for more than five years. The NFL and NFLPA are conducting a joint investigation to examine the treatment that Williams received. (The Washington Post)

Trump Takes In a Different Kind of Fight: U.F.C. in New York
Kevin Draper, The New York Times

At the end of a week in which the Democratic-led House passed a resolution setting out rules for the public phase of their impeachment inquiry into President Trump, he escaped Washington for a different sort of fracas: the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Mr. Trump traveled to New York City on Saturday night to U.F.C. 244, sitting near the thick of the action at the mixed martial arts event at Madison Square Garden.

Canelo Alvarez stops Sergey Kovalev, becomes 4-division champion
Dan Rafael, ESPN

Canelo Alvarez, constantly driven to make boxing history, secured another piece of it on Saturday night, but it was not easy. Alvarez, who was having a hard time dealing with Sergey Kovalev’s size and jab, scored a massive 11th-round knockout to take his light heavyweight world title before a pro-Canelo crowd of 14,490 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena and significantly add to an already stellar résumé.

Rugby World Cup: South Africa surge to glory as England fall short
Robert Kitson, The Guardian

In the end it felt as if it was written in the stars. Every 12 years South Africa have an unerring habit of winning World Cups and they have done so again, following up their triumphs of 1995 and 2007 with another prodigious display of power and might. In some ways this was an even more special achievement, certainly for anyone who has ever dreamed of a black Springbok captain lifting the Webb Ellis Cup.

Jepkosgei wins NYC in 1st marathon, Kamworor takes men’s
Jake Seiner, The Associated Press

Joyciline Jepkosgei arrived in New York with a modest goal for her first marathon ever. “My focus was to finish the race,” she said, a gold medal hanging around her neck.

Recreational Runners Stand to Benefit the Most From the Nike Vaporfly
Laine Higgins, The Wall Street Journal

The most controversial shoe in sports, the Nike Vaporfly, has become increasingly ubiquitous on the feet of elite athletes during several record-setting marathons in the four years since its debut. Now, data suggest its lure is trickling down fast to everyday marathoners, who may actually stand to gain more from wearing the shoes.

Long Island high school football coach suspended for running up the score against previously undefeated foe
Cam Smith, USA Today

A high school football coach on Long Island, N.Y., has landed a suspension for allegedly running up the score on an opponent. Plainedge (N.Y.) High School head football coach Rob Shaver was handed a one-game ban for his team’s 61-13 blowout victory against South Shore (N.Y.) High.

Muffling the Roar of the Crowd
Jeré Longman, The New York Times

Franco Buttaro, 6, a kindergartner with autism, grew anxious while waiting in line to enter a Philadelphia Eagles game in early October. Once inside Lincoln Financial Field, his parents took him to a refuge called a sensory room that muffled noise from the arriving crowd, pregame music and fireworks. There, Franco relaxed as he played with Slinky toys and the team mascot, Swoop, who is trained not to make sudden, exaggerated movements in front of this audience.

Unbeaten no more, Patriots fall to Jackson and Ravens 37-20
David Ginsburg, The Associated Press

The New England Patriots’ unbeaten season crashed to an end under the weight of their own mistakes and inability to contain Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson. Jackson ripped apart the NFL’s stingiest defense with his arm and legs, accounting for three touchdowns and directing a dominant running game in a 37-20 victory Sunday night.

A Supposed Renovation Reveals the Same Old Jets
Ken Belson, The New York Times

The Jets had just stopped the Miami Dolphins in their tracks to give themselves a chance to rally from 8 points down with under seven minutes remaining in their showdown on Sunday. Starting deep in Jets territory, quarterback Sam Darnold lined up in the shotgun formation.

Eagles sign first casino partnership deal
John George, Philadelphia Business Journal

The Philadelphia Eagles have signed a multiyear marketing partnership with Unibet, a global online gambling operator. Financial terms of the deal, which represents the first casino partnership for the Eagles, were not disclosed.

The N.B.A. Is Not Very Fun Right Now
Marc Stein, The New York Times

The Golden State Warriors really wanted to believe that things were dribbling back to normalcy. After a comfortable victory on Monday in New Orleans over the Pelicans in which they never trailed and improved to 23-0 when Draymond Green records a triple-double, Stephen Curry was the last Warrior to depart the visitors’ locker room — as usual.

Ja Morant Is the N.B.A.’s Newest Phenom
Scott Cacciola, The New York Times

Ja Morant grabbed a seat in the gymnasium bleachers at a Los Angeles-area high school following practice with the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday afternoon. It was a rare moment when he was not in motion. A rookie point guard, he tends to play with the smooth, relentless rhythm of ocean surf.

Stephen Strasburg opts out of his contract with Nationals, will test free agency

Jesse Dougherty, The Washington Post

Just hours after the Washington Nationals celebrated their World Series title with a parade, their offseason picked up with a handful of moves Saturday night. At the center of them was starter Stephen Strasburg, their World Series MVP, who opted out of his contract and will test free agency, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.

Chapman, Yankees agree to $48M, 3-year contract
Ronald Blum, The Associated Press

Aroldis Chapman is staying with the New York Yankees, amending his contract to a $48 million, three-year deal. The 31-year-old All-Star closer had been owed $15 million in each of the next two seasons as part of an $86 million, five-year contract, and he had the right to opt out of the deal and become a free agent.

Takeaways From the First Month of the N.H.L. Season
Andrew Knoll and Alan Kreda, The New York Times

In the past decade in the N.H.L., the Flyers have qualified for the playoffs in the last game of a season and reached the finals. The Kings have squeaked into the playoffs and then won not one but two Stanley Cups in three years.

Investors looking to bring second NHL team to Toronto
Stan Temming, Yahoo Sports Canada

Discussions about bringing a second NHL team to Toronto over the past many years are about as common as the city’s residents complaining about traffic. Ontario’s capital and its surrounding area easily supports the Toronto Maple Leafs, the second-most valuable organization in the league, according to Forbes’ 2018 report.

The ugly, gory, bloody secret life of NHL dentists
David Fleming, ESPN

When the puck finally came to rest, it was almost entirely inside Craig MacDonald’s mouth. It was Dec. 21, 2007, and with 1:51 left to play, the Tampa Bay Lightning winger, working in his own zone, stepped in front of an errant, elevated slap shot that instantly cleaved a grisly, bloody and impossibly wide swath of carnage through MacDonald’s lips, gums and tongue before reducing nine of his teeth to dust.

Balotelli threatens to leave soccer field amid racist chants
The Associated Press

Brescia striker Mario Balotelli threatened to leave the field due to racist chants directed at him by Hellas Verona fans during a top-tier soccer game in Italy on Sunday. Visibly upset as he fought for the ball near the corner flag at the end of the stadium where the monkey chants were emanating from, Balotelli interrupted the action, picked up the ball with his hands and drop-kicked it high into the stands to vent his frustration.

Transfer Talk? Liverpool C.E.O. Says That’s Not His Business
Tariq Panja, The New York Times

Peter Moore recalled the precise moment he realized that his life would no longer be the same. It came during the summer of 2017, not long after he had left his job running the video-game maker Electronic Arts to take over as chief executive of Liverpool Football Club.

Patience Is a Virtue in the Premier League. Isn’t It?
Rory Smith, The New York Times

The Premier League season was only a few weeks old when, in the middle of a quiet Saturday evening, Watford revealed that it had fired its manager, Javi Gracia. He would be replaced, the club said, by his countryman Quique Sánchez Flores, who had himself been fired by Watford three years earlier.

Formula One and ESPN sign new deal
Steve Keating, Reuters

ESPN and Formula One signed a new three-year deal to continue to broadcast races in the United States, the all-sport network said on Friday. Formula One said the series had seen double-digit television viewership growth in the United States over the past two seasons since coverage returned to ESPN in 2018.

Hamilton closing in on Schumacher’s 7 F1 titles
Jim Vertuno, The Associated Press

One by one, Lewis Hamilton has passed the great drivers of Formula One. Except one.

15-1 long shot fatally injured in Breeders’ Cup Classic
Beth Harris, The Associated Press

A victory by Vino Rosso in the Breeders’ Cup Classic was overshadowed by a fatal injury to a 15-1 long shot in the $6 million race at Santa Anita on Saturday night. Cup officials said in a statement about two hours after the race that Mongolian Groom had been euthanized after suffering a serious fracture to his left hind leg.

LPGA Tour player releases statement following rules saga
Luke Kerr-Dineen, Golf.com

It’s the latest twist in a strange, slightly bizzare incident that hopefully will mark a turning point in the ugly saga that seems little more than a misunderstanding. It started over the weekend, when longtime LPGA Tour player Christina Kim shared a series of strangely cryptic tweets where she revealed that she witnessed a fellow tour pro breaking the rules, albeit probably accidentally.

Pioneers of Women’s Tennis Make Gains in Pursuit of Recognition
Stuart Miller, The New York Times

While current stars of women’s tennis play for record prize money at the WTA Finals in Shenzhen, China, this week, the pioneers of the women’s tour from the 1970s and 1980s continue to fight for recognition and money after being shut out of a pension. Their years of research and negotiation bore fruit through a deal with the WTA in March, but their work is not done.

AP Top 25 Takeaways: Pac-12, UGA avoid playoff elimination
Ralph D. Russo, The Associated Press

The last word before the College Football Playoff selection committee starts ranking teams was elimination. With most of the top contenders taking the weekend off, a bunch of second-tier playoff hopefuls were trying to stay in the race Saturday.

Hearthstone champ Liooon hopes BlizzCon victory will encourage other women in esports
Miles Yim, ESPN

Xiaomeng “Liooon” Li could barely get the words out. Standing centerstage in Hall B of the Anaheim Convention Center, Hearthstone’s newest GrandMaster held her Global Finals trophy close and made a request to a BlizzCon audience hanging on her every word.

From Free Candy to Friendly Cartoons, Here’s How Online Casinos Target Our Kids
Blanche Lincoln, Morning Consult

In this era of partisanship, it is important to pay particular attention to areas of agreement among Americans on both sides of the aisle and independents. One such issue is the rising concern regarding social media giants.