With the Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions both Super Bowl contenders, fans north of the border are nervously hopeful a title drought could end.

ByKen Belson

A 6-foot-4 halfback and flanker, he was a tall, reliable target for Browns quarterback Otto Graham as Cleveland rolled to titles in the late 1940s and ’50s.

ByRichard Goldstein

The Browns have been eliminated from playoff contention.

ByJosh Katz, Kevin Quealyand Rumsey Taylor

In a lawsuit filed Monday, a woman said the N.F.L. quarterback, who faced numerous accusations of sexual misconduct several years ago, assaulted her in 2020.

ByJenny Vrentas

Off the field, he earned a Ph.D. in mathematics and taught the subject at Rice and Yale. And he brought computers to the House of Representatives.

ByRichard Goldstein

The Browns have a less than 1% chance to get a first-round bye.

ByJosh Katz, Kevin Quealyand Rumsey Taylor

Pro football has seen an influx of women hired as scouts and assistant coaches in the past decade. They have formed their own support systems.

ByEmmanuel Morgan

The league can more strictly penalize players for sexual assault involving coercion or threats, and its discipline can take into account patterns of conduct, after a judge who oversaw Watson’s hearing cited the policy’s limits.

ByJenny Vrentas

Sports of The Times

Brown, who died on Thursday, demanded that people see more to him than strong athletic performances. In the 1960s, that was unusual for athletes.

ByKurt Streeter

On Pro Football

In the fraternity of N.F.L. standouts, Brown was revered for his dominance on the field and for his willingness to walk away on his own terms.

ByKen Belsonand Jenny Vrentas