For N.H.L. Stars, the Olympics Remain a ‘What if?’

Many N.H.L. players are still bitter about not being allowed to play in the Pyeongchang Games, and it is only starting to give way to national pride and curiosity for some.

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Jaromir Jagr Returns to the Czech Republic to Continue His Career

Jagr, 45, may have played his final game in the N.H.L., after being waived by the Flames and reassigned to Kladno Knights, a team he owns near Prague.

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Until New Arena Is Done, Islanders Will Play Part-Time at Nassau Coliseum

The team will split time between Barclays Center and Nassau Coliseum for the next three seasons as their new arena at Belmont Park is being built.

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Steve Yzerman Keeps Adapting, and the Lightning Keep Winning

Yzerman, Tampa Bay’s general manager, has shrewdly navigated plenty of turnover on his roster and built a team that is leading the N.H.L. this season.

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A Teenager’s Basketball Dream Is Size XXXXXL

What’s life like at 7 feet 7 inches? Robert Bobroczkyi, a 17-year-old basketball prospect, gives us a view of his world.

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Oklahoma’s Trae Young, the Superstar Nobody Saw Coming

Freshman Trae Young began the year unheralded. Now he leads in points and assists and has single-handedly made Oklahoma-Kansas a marquee matchup.

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For South Korean Hockey Team, Unity With North Is a Sacrifice

The women of the South Korean ice hockey team have weathered grueling commutes, long training and blowout losses. Now they are being forced to give up spots to North Koreans.

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Protesters in Seoul Burn Image of Kim Jong-un During North Koreans’ Visit

Police officers quickly extinguished the fire as Hyon Song-wol, a famous North Korean singer, was visiting to plan events during the Olympics.

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Jim Johannson, General Manager of U.S Men’s Hockey Team, Dies at 53

Johannson selected the American team that will compete at the Pyeongchang Games, which begin next month.

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Avalanche 3, Rangers 1: Avalanche Beat Rangers for Ninth Straight Win

The Rangers had several chances to tie the score in the third period, but Colorado held on to win nine in a row for the first time since 2000.

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Rangers’ Kevin Shattenkirk Is Out Indefinitely With a Knee Injury

Shattenkirk, the team’s prize free-agent acquisition last summer, announced on Friday that he would have surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee.

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To Get to the Blackhawks’ Net, Jeff Glass Took the Long Way

After 13 years of wandering from Binghamton to Belarus, Glass, 32, is an unlikely rookie goalie filling in for Corey Crawford in Chicago.

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A Sports Rodin Works in Bronze, and in Volume

Brian Hanlon is a prolific sculptor of sports-related statues, the guiding hand behind an assembly line that starts in a New Jersey chicken coop.

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Islanders 7, Rangers 2: Islanders Give Rangers a Scoring Clinic After a 5-Day Break

Mathew Barzal and Anthony Beauvillier each had two goals against the Rangers, who pulled goalie Ondrej Pavelec in the second period after he allowed five goals.

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Olympics Officials Discuss a Potential First: A Unified Korean Hockey Team

South Korea proposed that the two Koreas field a joint women’s hockey team at the Pyeongchang Games next month. North Korea wouldn’t say whether it supported the idea.

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Hockey’s Golden Knights, Named to Avoid Trademark Dispute, Face Trademark Dispute

The U.S. Army has filed paperwork formally opposing the Las Vegas hockey team’s attempt to trademark the name because its parachute team has long used it.

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Hockey Canada Gets ‘Geography Lesson’ in Forming Men’s Olympic Team

Without N.H.L. players, Canadian hockey officials, seeking a third gold medal in a row, drew talent from seven leagues in North America and Europe.

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The Lightning, the All-Star Host, Lead the N.H.L. All-Star Rosters

The four top stars from league-leading Tampa Bay will be participate when the city hosts N.H.L. All-Star Weekend later this month.

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North Dakota’s Loss of Division I Women’s Hockey Leaves a Void

More than a decade of gains in the state’s youth and high school girls’ programs are endangered, and players who aspired to the team are heartbroken.

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A Hoya Again, Patrick Ewing Learns Value of Knowing When to Pivot

Patrick Ewing had spent years positioning himself for an N.B.A. coaching job when a phone call suggested his future might be back at Georgetown.

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Rangers 2, Coyotes 1 in overtime: Henrik Lundqvist Has the Last Word as the Rangers Win in a Shootout

Lundqvist stared down his former teammate Derek Stepan with the game on the line.

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At Minnesota, Another Athlete Is Suspended in a Sexual Assault Case

Reggie Lynch, a star basketball player, was suspended from competition after a university investigation found him responsible in a sexual misconduct claim.

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Minnesota’s Reggie Lynch Suspended in Alleged Assault

A second woman accused him of sexual assault, according to newspaper reports.

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New Pregame Trickery: Distract the Visiting Team With Bad YouTube Videos

Rutgers is out in front with the latest form of gamesmanship. Just watch the Mr. Trololo video to understand how this tactic might work.

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Kansas Is Suddenly Vulnerable at Home, and in the Big 12

The Jayhawks have won or tied for 13 straight Big 12 regular-season basketball titles, but that run could be in jeopardy this year.

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Q&A: Ken Dryden Says Change Can’t Wait: End N.H.L. Head Hits Now

Dryden — the Hall of Fame goalie and the author of “Game Change” — also says that the N.H.L.’s commissioner, Gary Bettman, is the one person who can do what needs to be done.

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The U.S. Hockey Team’s Mystery Men

With no N.H.L. players available, the American roster features many players who have taken an unusual path to the Olympics.

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Rangers 3, Sabres 2 | Overtime: Rangers Beat the Sabres to Stay Perfect in Outdoor Games

Henrik Lundqvist and the Rangers improved to 4-0 in outdoor games, defeating Buffalo in overtime at Citi Field in the Winter Classic.

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USA Hockey Announces Rosters for the Olympics

Without the ability to use N.H.L. players, the United Olympic men’s hockey team features three A.H.L. players, four collegians and 15 playing in Europe

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