Back From Injury, Devils’ Mike Cammalleri Fills Hole on Offense

A long and frustrating recovery has given way to a burst of scoring from Cammalleri, who has helped the Devils hold their own in the absence of Taylor Hall.

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Senators 2, Rangers 0: Rangers Go Cold on Their Home Ice, Again

After going undefeated in their first nine games at home, the Rangers are winless in their last four at Madison Square Garden after being shut out by Ottawa.

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South Carolina Romps Over No. 18 Syracuse in Brooklyn

Also, Duke routed Appalachian State even with Grayson Allen leaving early because of an injury.

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Islanders Moved to Brooklyn, but the Players and Their Dogs Stay on Long Island

Team members found the suburban lifestyle, with plenty of space for their pets to roam, more suitable.

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Two Black Women Embrace Their Chance to Be Hockey Role Models

Kelsey Koelzer of Princeton and Sarah Nurse of Wisconsin were both selected in June by teams in the National Women’s Hockey League. Koelzer was the first overall pick.

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Rangers Hit the Road the Day After Thanksgiving, as Usual

Since NBC began presenting an N.H.L. game billed as the Thanksgiving Showdown each Black Friday, the Rangers have appeared in all but the first one.

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Penguins 6, Rangers 1: Penguins Pay Back the Rangers With a Rout

Two days after the Rangers beat the Stanley Cup champions on their own ice, the Penguins asserted themselves with a stunning second-period flurry.

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Pay Cuts Jolt Women’s Pro League and Leave Its Future Uncertain

After players learned their salaries would be cut by about 38 percent to keep the National Women’s Hockey League afloat, they called for more transparency from the league office.

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Pay Cuts Jolt Women’s Pro League and Leave Its Future Uncertain

After players learned their salaries would be cut by about 38 percent to keep the National Women’s Hockey League afloat, they called for more transparency from the league office.

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Northwestern Basketball Team Becomes Good Enough to Dream

After a 20-win season, the men’s program, which has never made the N.C.A.A. tournament, is eager to shed its reputation as a lovable loser.

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N.H.L. Is Set to Take Its Place on the Las Vegas Strip

The league’s newest expansion franchise will reveal its name and logo Tuesday night in a ceremony outside the new T-Mobile Arena.

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Sports Briefing: No. 1 Duke Hands Rhode Island Its First Loss

Luke Kennard lead the Blue Devils with 24 points as they won the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament in Uncasville, Conn. over the No. 21 Rams.

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The Penguins’ Steady Ascent Shows the Way for the Rest of the N.H.L.

After getting demolished by the Penguins in the first round of last season’s playoffs, the Rangers followed their lead by getting younger and faster.

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Off to Flying Start, Patrik Laine Lifts Spirits in Winnipeg

Laine, a rookie, has 12 goals in his first 18 games and the Jets are playing with an easygoing attitude that befits their youth.

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Devils Look for Offense in Taylor Hall’s Absence

The Devils are looking for ways to supplement their offense after a knee injury to their leading scorer.

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Third-Ranked UConn Women Top No. 2 Baylor for 77th Straight Win

The freshman point guard Crystal Dangerfield scored 19 points and had five assists as the four-time defending champion Huskies won their second game of the season, beating the visiting Lady Bears.

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U.C.L.A. Women’s Coach Cori Close Follows John Wooden’s Example

Close, whose Bruins were the preseason favorite to take the Pacific-12 title, knew Wooden, a legendary men’s coach, for 15 years and has taken ideas like his Pyramid of Success to heart.

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Herb Brooks’s Miracle in Minnesota: Believing in Division I Hockey

The Miracle on Ice coach’s legacy touches all five universities playing Division I hockey in the state.

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Inside College Basketball’s Most Political Locker Room

Three University of Wisconsin basketball players discuss the challenges and opportunities of athletes agitating for change.

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Rangers 7, Canucks 2: Rangers Continue to Roll With Rout of the Canucks

Kevin Hayes an J.T. Miller scored two goals each, and Henrik Lundqvist registered 36 saves as the Rangers recorded their eight win in their last nine games.

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Rangers 7, Canucks 2: Rangers Continue to Roll With Rout of the Canucks

Kevin Hayes an J.T. Miller scored two goals each, and Henrik Lundqvist registered 36 saves as the Rangers recorded their eight win in their last nine games.

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Australia Emerges as the New Front in the College Recruiting Wars

Terrance Ferguson is spending a year — and earning a paycheck — overseas after picking the Adelaide 36ers over the Arizona Wildcats.

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On College Basketball: Early-Season Showcases Are a Boon to College Basketball’s Blue Bloods

The exposure feeds into a never-ending cycle of winning, recruiting, coaching and money, making the richest programs even more wealthy and powerful.

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Eric Lindros Is Entering the Hall of Fame. His Legacy Isn’t Just Hockey.

In 13 seasons on the ice, Lindros was talented, controversial and often injured. Since then, he has become a symbol for concussion awareness.

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UConn’s Geno Auriemma Looks Into a Mirror and Sees Gregg Popovich

Auriemma dropped in on San Antonio during training camp to learn from the culture that Popovich has created for the Spurs.

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