Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Rangers Pounded by Blue Jackets After Vigenault Gets Extension

Henrik Lundqvist gave up three goals and his backup Antii Raanta did the same as the Rangers fell to visiting Columbus hours after Coach Alain Vigenault had two years added to his contract.

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Capitals’ Reuniting of John Carlson and Karl Alzner Pays Off

Carlson and Alzner, who were inseparable on and off the ice at the start of their careers, were teamed with other players for two years before becoming an effective unit again this season.

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New Georgia Tech Basketball Coach Produces Immediate Results

Josh Pastner’s team is 13-8 over all, and 5-4 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, despite a roster he says is “the least experienced in the nation.”

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Monday, January 30, 2017

Two N.H.L. Star Defensemen, and Fans, Adjust to a Big Trade

The Predators’ P.K. Subban and the Canadiens’ Shea Weber, linked by a trade last June, were together again in the All-Star 3-on-3 tournament.

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Gonzaga Reaches No. 1 but Hears Familiar Criticism

At 22-0, the Zags have climbed to the top of the Associated Press poll but remain a target of doubters who await a Final Four appearance by the program before they will grant it greater respect.

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Sunday, January 29, 2017

N.H.L. Goalies Face Growing Offense and Shrinking Pants

Next month goaltenders will have to wear pants with a more contoured design. One goalie compared the switch to going from baggy jeans to skinny jeans.

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N.H.L. Gives No Signal It Will Let Players Attend Olympics

Players expressed interest in attending the 2018 Games in South Korea, but Commissioner Gary Bettman gave no indication that the league would let them go.

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Saturday, January 28, 2017

Sidney Crosby Stands Out as the New All-Stars Gather

Crosby, 29, is one of six active players among the N.H.L.’s 100 greatest players, who were named Friday.

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As Devils Enter All-Star Break, There’s Nowhere to Go but Up

The team has underachieved in many areas, yet is not that far away from a playoff spot, with a nice stretch of home games ahead.

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Friday, January 27, 2017

Wayne Simmonds, Once an Unheralded Outsider, Is Now an All-Star

The Flyers forward received plenty of help to get to the N.H.L., where he has been hard-working and hard-hitting and has become high-scoring.

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Wednesday, January 25, 2017

On College Basketball: Sympathy for the Blue Devils? Maybe This Year

No team inspires loathing like the Blue Devils. But in a season of what passes for disappointment at Duke, even haters could show some compassion. Maybe.

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Brent Musburger to Retire From Broadcasting Next Week

Musburger will call his final game for ESPN on Tuesday: a college basketball contest pitting Kentucky against Georgia.

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Triplets at Bemidji State, Once Child Actors, Are Stars on the Ice

Long before Gerry, Leo and Myles Fitzgerald played for the Beavers, they appeared in two major studio films. But hockey, not acting, was their passion.

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Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Next Act for Mike Dunleavy Is to Awaken Struggling Tulane

A veteran N.B.A. coach has taken over a program that was 12-22 last season and made its most recent N.C.A.A. tournament appearance in 1995.

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Rangers’ Pavel Buchnevich, Rookie From Russia, Settles In

The youngest player and the only Russian on the team is adapting to a new league, language and culture while rebounding from injuries that have interrupted his first season.

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Monday, January 23, 2017

Rangers 3, Kings 2: Rangers Edge the Kings as Henrik Lundqvist Makes 36 Saves

Brandon Pirri, Matt Puempel and Mats Zuccarello had goals for the Rangers, who won their third straight game after losing three in a row.

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Chick Webster, Thought to Be N.H.L.’s Oldest Ex-Player, Stays Wry at 96

Webster had a brief career in the league, playing 14 games for the Rangers in the 1949-50 season. But he is a beloved figure in the small Ontario town where he lives.

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Friday, January 20, 2017

Oilers’ Connor McDavid, at 20, Has Skills for the Ages

Halfway through his first full season, McDavid leads the N.H.L. in points. The buzz is growing.

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Women’s Hockey Barnstormers Feel League Play Can Wait

The Minnesota Whitecaps, created to provide a place to play after college, offers an independent alternative to the two women’s pro leagues.

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Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Doug Weight Takes Over as Islanders’ Coach, Saying, ‘We Have to Play Better’

Weight, who oversaw practice Wednesday morning, will try to turn around a last-place team starting Thursday with a home game against the Stars.

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A Hot Hand in Shootouts Creates an American Hockey Hero

Troy Terry of the United States team burst into the spotlight with decisive goals against Russia and then Canada in the world junior championship.

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Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Stars 7, Rangers 6: Lundqvist Gives Up Seven Goals, and Stars Hold Off Rangers

Henrik Lundqvist, who allowed nine goals in his two previous games, was victimized again, and the Rangers fell to Dallas despite scoring three times in the third period.

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Islanders Fire Jack Capuano as Head Coach

Doug Weight, the assistant general manager, will take over, as the interim head coach.

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Sunday, January 15, 2017

Andrew Ladd, and the Islanders, Try to Find Their Footing

Ladd, a high-priced free agent who signed a seven-year deal in the summer, struggled as the Islanders endured a rocky first half of the season.

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Saturday, January 14, 2017

Hurricanes 7, Islanders 4: Hurricanes Rally to Defeat the Islanders

Down, 3-1, Carolina scored three times in the second period and three more in the third as it improved to 14-1-1 in its past 16 home games.

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