The LeBron Finals, Day 1

Nets Throw First Bucket of Paint at the Knicks

By HOWARD BECK

Two basketball-themed murals, spaced 121 blocks apart, are taking shape in Manhattan.

• Nets and Knicks Ready for a Pilgrimage to Ohio

For Players of Negro Leagues, a Measure of Recognition

By ALAN SCHWARZ

The Negro Leagues Grave Marker Project has tracked down the unmarked graves of forgotten players.

Mets 6, Marlins 5

Rainy Night and Sloppy Play Work in Mets’ Favor

By DAVID WALDSTEIN

A lashing tropical storm set the stage for a sloppy game, and the Mets took advantage of four Florida Marlins errors to hang on for a victory at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in Puerto Rico.

• Mariners 7, Yankees 0: A Night Later, Hernandez More Than Matches Lee’s Complete Game
• Yankees Pitching Coach’s Return Provides Answers for Burnett
• With a Broken Foot, Pedroia Fields From His Knees

This Year at AT&T; National, Woods Has a Different Role

By LARRY DORMAN

Tiger Woods is no longer listed as the official host of the tournament he helped create in 2007.

• Authorities Ask Woods About Doctor

Brazil’s Journalists Grumble at Strict Rules

By JERÉ LONGMAN

In Brazil, radio and television reporters are used to standing behind the goals and along the sideline.

• South America Savors a Cup Full of Success

The Bard of Wimbledon

By GREG BISHOP

Matt Harvey, Wimbledon’s first official poet, takes literary license with tennis’s quirkiest tournament.

• Berdych Stuns Federer at Wimbledon
• Isner Hopes Marathon Is Footnote, Not Peak