In Cleveland’s Sports Revival, They Were Champions First

Before the Cavs won the N.B.A. title and the Indians advanced to the World Series, the Monsters won the Calder Cup and Stipe Miocic won the U.F.C. heavyweight title.

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Creating a Monster in Cleveland

After a 52-year championship sports drought, Cleveland has emphatically ended the spell.

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Islanders 5, Maple Leafs 1: Leafs’ Phenom Auston Matthews Stirs Cheers in Islanders’ Domain

Matthews and his Toronto teammates will probably prefer to forget his first New York foray.

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Sports Business: One-and-Done System Gets a Documentary. Call It a Farce.

Ben Simmons, the subject of “One & Done,” knew that he would enter the N.B.A. draft after one season at Louisiana State. So why pretend?

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Rangers’ Jimmy Vesey Shows His Skill, and Toughness

Vesey, a Harvard star who has four goals this season, takes great pride in being more than a prolific scorer. He can be physical and punishing.

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The Buzz Is Back in Edmonton? The Oilers Must Have a Prodigy

Connor McDavid, 19, who has been compared to Wayne Gretzky, has led the team to its best start since the 1985-86 season.

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Sports Briefing: Dan Girardi’s Third-Period Goal Lifts Rangers Over the Coyotes

Josh Jooris and J.T. Miller also scored for the Rangers, while goaltender Henrik Lundqvist made 27 saves. The Rangers improved their record to 4-2-0.

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For New Islanders Announcer, a Place to Call Home

After a 10-year odyssey, Brendan Burke, 32, is relishing his first job with a major professional team.

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On College Basketball: Louisville’s Rick Pitino Claims Dominion, Except When Scandal Hits

Like any successful coach, Pitino has an obsessive attention to detail. Still, he insists, he had no knowledge of a staff member providing Louisville basketball recruits with stripteases and sex.

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From Gang Members to Goalies, an Anaheim Ducks Coach Wins Trust

His experience as a behavioral consultant has helped Sudarshan Maharaj, who is tasked with molding John Gibson into the Ducks’ franchise goaltender.

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N.C.A.A. Charges Louisville’s Rick Pitino With Rules Violations in Sex Scandal

The charges against the coach and other staff in the men’s basketball program were related to a scandal in which a university employee provided prostitutes to players and recruits.

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Speed Is In for the Rangers, Especially Chris Kreider

Before a 2-1 loss to the Detroit Red Wings Wednesday, Rangers Coach Alain Vigneault said he was heartened by the fleetness of his four forward lines and younger defensive corps.

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Just Being Himself, in a Professional Women’s Hockey League

He goes by a different name and pronoun now, but Harrison Browne of the National Women’s Hockey League says coming out as a transgender man has been freeing.

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On College Football: As Big 12 Stands Pat, Realignment Dominoes Stay Standing, for Now

Moving up through conference realignment has become a sport in itself, and not only for the most powerful programs.

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Rangers 7, Sharks 4: Chris Kreider Leads Rangers Again in Win Over Sharks

Chris Kreider had a goal and an assist for the third straight game, Mats Zuccarello had a goal and two assists, and Ryan McDonagh and Derek Stepan each had two assists to lead the Rangers.

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P.A. Parenteau Completes the Devils-Islanders-Rangers Hat Trick

With two games under his belt as a member of the Devils, Parenteau has become the 10th N.H.L. player to play for the three New York metropolitan area teams.

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Fred Slaughter, Who Helped U.C.L.A. Win Its First Basketball Championship, Dies at 74

Slaughter, a center, averaged 7.9 points and 8.1 rebounds per game when the Bruins went 30-0 in the 1963-64 season, winning the first of John Wooden’s 10 N.C.A.A. titles.

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Islanders 3, Ducks 2 | Overtime: Islanders Top Ducks in Overtime for First Win of Season

Brock Nelson and the captain John Tavares had goals in regulation, and Josh Bailey scored 54 seconds into overtime as the Islanders topped visiting Anaheim.

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Keeping Score: Minnows of the Sports World Nip the Titles From the Whales

Most of the titleholders in American professional sports are small-market franchises, a situation in need of correction.

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Rangers 5, Islanders 3: Fresh-Faced Rangers Beat Islanders Before an Audience of Legends

Chris Kreider, a wily Rangers veteran at 25, had the go-ahead goal and an assist in the teams’ second opening-night meeting since 1972.

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Boston University Won’t Celebrate Yet (the Season Just Started)

The men’s hockey team has 11 players drafted by the N.H.L., but Coach David Quinn knows how easily a sure thing can be derailed.

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Auston Matthews Scores Four Goals in His First N.H.L. Game

Matthews, 19, the No. 1 selection in this year’s draft, had arguably the greatest debut in the league, scoring on his first three shots of the game.

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New York Colleges Unite for a Day, Hoping to Revive a Bygone Era

Eight midmajor schools from the area held a combined event for the news media, seeking more attention in a saturated sports market.

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5 Top Story Lines of the N.H.L. Season

The Oilers’ Connor McDavid and the Sharks should help keep the hockey compelling, but action off the ice, including expansion draft preparations, will draw attention as well.

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N.H.L. Trades Muscle for Pumped-Up Pace

The Penguins provided further evidence last season that teams that do not stock up on players who can skate well risk being left in the trails of their opponents.

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