A season-ending injury to Aaron Rodgers, the New York Jets quarterback, after months of hype and hope, was the capstone on a disappointing stretch for the city’s teams.
The Packers-Bears rivalry starts anew, Kansas City begins its title defense, and the hyped-up Jets will be tested against the Bills in a strong slate of games.
Having thrown baseball’s second perfect game keeps John Ward’s name alive. But the pitcher, shortstop, golfer, lawyer, activist and author was decades ahead of his time.
The tight end Darren Waller called music his “best tool of expression,” one he pursued in a busy off-season that saw him traded to the Giants and marry a W.N.B.A. champion.