The boycott, set to begin on Friday, is the most direct effort yet by a sport to pressure social media companies like Twitter, Instagram and Facebook to take action against abuse.

The Short, Unhappy Life of Europe’s Super League
A timeline of the Super League, which was designed to reshape European soccer and instead rained only grief on its 12 clubs in the two days before it imploded.

What Happened to Europe’s Soccer Super League?
A timeline of the Super League, which was designed to reshape European soccer and instead rained only grief on its 12 clubs in the two days before it imploded.

Anthony Edwards Will Dunk on You. And Beat You in Ping-Pong?
The Minnesota Timberwolves are not good this season. But Edwards, their rookie No. 1 draft pick? He is giving fans many reasons to watch (and listen).

DeGrom Shuts Out the Nationals and Sets a Strikeout Record
The Mets’ ace has 50 strikeouts in four starts. The Yankees, meanwhile, won again thanks to Giancarlo Stanton.

Simone Biles Leaves Nike for a Sponsor That Focuses on Women
As part of the deal, Athleta, the new sponsor, has agreed to back a post-Olympic exhibition tour that Biles was already planning.

Nick Springer, Paralympic Gold Medalist, Dies at 35
A quadruple amputee, he was a relentless defender on the United States’ wheelchair rugby team, which won a gold medal at the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing.

Europe’s Super League Is Gone. What Now?
The plan hatched by Europe’s elite clubs was wrong on almost every level, but its architects got one thing right: Soccer’s economy, as it stands, does not work.

JP Morgan Apologizes for Its Role in Super League
The bank that was to provide billions of dollars in financing for a breakaway European soccer league said it “misjudged” how fans would react.

The Black Widow of Pool Stares Down a New Challenge: Cancer
If you can name just one billiards player, it’s probably Jeanette Lee, who is known as the Black Widow. She recently learned she has Stage 4 ovarian cancer.