Tighten Those Laces: It’s Time for League Play

It’s been a wide-open college basketball season and now the pace picks up for the six power conferences.

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Done Singing for the Blues, He Happily Wears Their Stanley Cup Ring

Multiple sclerosis forced Charles Glenn to step aside as the St. Louis Blues’ anthem singer just as they were winning their first championship. He has both moved on and held on.

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UConn Who? In Women’s Basketball, the West Emerges From the Shadows

In a shift of power, four of the top 10 teams in the Associated Press poll are from the Pac-12. That includes No. 1 Stanford, one spot ahead of long-dominant Connecticut.

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Amid Blackface and Abuse Allegations, Hockey Wonders Why Young Canadians Don’t Play

A new round of racist incidents made public has forced the N.H.L. to confront its culture while the sport’s popularity — especially among diverse youth — continues to dive.

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College Basketball Is Wide Open, and Could Stay That Way

Four of the top five teams in men’s hoops lost last week.

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College Teams Tout Stars. They Need Early Matchups to Brag About, Too.

Teams are looking for good nonconference games in November and December so when N.C.A.A. tournament selection time comes, they can say they deserve to be in.

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Stars Dismiss Coach Jim Montgomery for ‘Unprofessional Conduct’

Montgomery is the second N.H.L. coach in recent weeks to lose his job for behavior unrelated to his team’s performance.

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For UConn, a Transition Year to the Big East Helps Recruiting

The Huskies’ final year in the American Athletic Conference comes as the men’s basketball team, which won four national titles from 1999 to 2014, has struggled of late.

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Louisville and Ohio State Start to Rise Above Other Teams

The men’s college basketball season started without any truly dominant teams. But the Cardinals’ defense and the Buckeyes’ impressive wins have them among an emerging top tier.

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Virginia Is the National Champion. But It Can’t Seem to Make a Shot

Despite playing at a slow pace, Virginia has always had an effective offense. Not this season.

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Virginia Is the National Champion. But It Can’t Seem to Make a Shot

Despite playing at a slow pace, Virginia has always had an effective offense. Not this season.

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Kentucky and Michigan to Play a Game in London Next Season

The deal comes as more American college sports teams play in Europe.

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How the Devils’ Season Went Wrong

Blown leads, low scoring, goaltending woes and unmet expectations led to the firing of Coach John Hynes.

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N.H.L. Takeaways: 3 Moves That Reflect a Cultural Shift in the Sport

Two months into the season, the departures of Don Cherry, Mike Babcock and Bill Peters shook the league.

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Devils Fire Coach John Hynes After Disappointing Start

With the No. 1 pick, a former most valuable player and high-profile free-agent acquisitions, the Devils had high expectations for this season. Instead, they sunk in the standings.

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Georgetown Loses 2 Players; One Is Accused of Threats

A woman, a fellow student, obtained a restraining order against Josh LeBlanc, who averaged 7 points for the men’s basketball team.

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College Basketball: Who Gets the Spotlight This Week?

While teams like Duke falter, Michigan, Dayton, Maryland and others get a chance to shine.

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Artemi Panarin Has Been the Player the Rangers Wanted and Needed

A marquee free-agent signing in the off-season, Panarin is on a pace to become the team’s first 100-point scorer in 14 years.

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A Good Problem for Stephen F. Austin: Distributing $137,000 in Charity

A pastor from the Bahamas and a mid-major university must deal with the ramifications of a surprise windfall.

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More Accusations Emerge Against Flames Coach Bill Peters

Hurricanes Coach Rod Brind’Amour said Peters, who is under investigation for using racial slurs 10 years ago, had punched and kicked players when Brind’Amour coached under him.

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Duke, the Nation’s No. 1 Team, Loses to Unranked Stephen F. Austin

10 things about a huge upset.

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Calgary Flames Investigating Coach Over Allegation He Used Racial Slurs

The National Hockey League said it was also looking into a player’s allegations that a decade ago, the coach, Bill Peters, had targeted him with racist language.

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Surprise Players Emerge Early in College Basketball

A group of early season tournaments has given some newcomers high-profile chances to showcase themselves for fans.

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Want a Sweet Gig? Don’t Coach the Toronto Maple Leafs.

A title-starved hockey market in Toronto has created a perilous environment for N.H.L. coaches.

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No Zion, RJ or Cam Means More Balance for Duke

Duke is the top team in college basketball even though three players from last season went as top N.B.A. draft picks.

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Islanders Set Franchise Record With 16-Game Point Streak

The Isles have not lost in regulation since Oct. 11, improving to 15-0-1 during the streak with a win Thursday night against the Penguins.

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James Wiseman of Memphis Can Return From Suspension in January

The N.C.A.A. had declared Wiseman, potentially a top N.B.A. draft pick, ineligible because his family improperly accepted moving funds while the player was still in high school.

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Maple Leafs Fire Coach Mike Babcock

Babcock has won a Stanley Cup and Olympic gold medals, but he could not end Toronto’s championship drought.

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Getting Hockey Referees Ready for the Big Leagues

The N.H.L.’s method for keeping the league supplied with officials was never systematic. So it started to treat potential referees like potential draft picks.

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What to Know This Week in College Basketball

Several teams and players are ahead of expectations, just as early season holiday tournaments roll around.

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A Hall of Fame Induction Isn’t Slowing Down Hayley Wickenheiser

The Canadian hockey legend on Monday will become the seventh woman to join the Hockey Hall of Fame, but she has stayed busy as a Maple Leafs executive and medical student.

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Teams to Watch During the College Basketball Season

They’re not all ranked at the top of the polls. But any could make a deep run at the N.C.A.A. tournament in March.

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For 16 Transgender Hockey Players, a Groundbreaking Weekend

Team Trans, believed to be the only entirely transgender sports squad in the United States, recently played together for the first time.

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James Wiseman Drops Lawsuit Against Memphis and the N.C.A.A. and Will Sit

The university said the prospect who could be the top pick in the N.B.A. draft next year will not play while his eligibility case over moving expenses is considered.

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For Coaches at V.C.U., Moving on Ultimately Means a Return Visit

Basketball coaches at Virginia Commonwealth tend to have upward mobility. They also have reunion clauses in their contracts should they leave.

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Evansville Topples No. 1 Kentucky

The Purple Aces never trailed over the last 11 minutes.

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College Basketball Just Started. Here’s What There Is to Know So Far.

Cole Anthony had a strong debut for North Carolina, Memphis already has drama swirling, and some surprises have made for an eventful start to the season.

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Divisive Comments by a Hockey Institution Prompt Calls for His Firing

Many Canadians say that Don Cherry, who has offered his bombastic opinions on television for nearly 40 years, has finally gone too far.

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Oregon’s Sabrina Ionescu Fuels Exhibition Win Over U.S. National Team

Ionescu, the star of the No. 1 Beavers, scored 30 points in the win over a national team featuring Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi.

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Players to Watch in the 2019-20 College Basketball Season

There are freshmen looking to make a mark, game-changing transfers and unknowns poised for their breakout moment.

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Brassard Returns to New York, Helping the Islanders Rack Up Wins

The Isles have won 10 in a row, their longest streak in 37 years, and given stability to Derick Brassard, a former Rangers star who played for three teams last season.

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N.C.A.A. Is Sued for Not Paying Athletes as Employees

In the latest effort to undo the N.C.A.A. business model, a former Villanova football player filed a class-action suit arguing that the organization and its member schools had violated minimum wage laws.

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Takeaways From the First Month of the N.H.L. Season

The season already has its share of surprises, even if the past four weeks might not say much about how it all ends.

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A Showcase Start to the College Basketball Season in N.Y.C.

The four top teams entering the season are playing in Madison Square Garden at the Champions Classic, with Michigan State facing Kentucky and Kansas playing Duke.

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Joel Quenneville Brings His Stanley Cup Pedigree to Florida

Quenneville, who won three championships in Chicago, was hired by the Panthers to coach them out of mediocrity.

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Nike’s Chief Executive, Mark Parker, Is Stepping Down

Mr. Parker, who was involved in multiple controversies in recent years, will become executive chairman of the sportswear company.

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Michigan State Ranked No. 1 in Preseason A.P. Top 25 Poll

It’s the first time the Spartans have been ranked at the top of the men’s basketball poll to begin the season.

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Another N.H.L. First for Jack Hughes: A Game Against His Brother

On Saturday, the Devils’ Hughes and his older brother, Quinn Hughes of the Canucks, will meet in an N.H.L. game for the first time in their young careers.

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An Academic Take on Sports Rivalries

Which rivalries are most intense? Can a team have more than one rival? What if the hatred isn’t returned? Two professors wanted answers.

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The Only Women’s Pro Hockey League in America Plays On

Olympians and other top stars are boycotting the N.W.H.L. this season, but that has made the league more accessible for those who thought pro hockey was not an option.

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With P.K. Subban, Devils Seek Wins on the Ice and in the Ticket Office

The team hopes the acquisitions of Subban and Jack Hughes will make the Devils successful and relevant again.

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Kaapo Kakko Leads the Youth Movement for the Rangers

The team is young, but not as young as it could have been, as it opens the season Thursday night against the Jets.

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N.C.A.A.’s Defeat in California Shows Limits of a Besieged Juggernaut

A California law that will allow college athletes to cut endorsement deals may be just the beginning of the political problems for the N.C.A.A. and universities across the country.

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N.H.L. Preview: Five Story Lines to Watch This Season

The N.H.L. season begins Wednesday, with top players and coaches in new places and another infusion on young talent.

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Paying College Athletes: Answers to Key Questions on New Law

California is challenging the N.C.A.A.’s business model built on amateur athletes. Here’s what that means.

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For Hockey’s Lamoureux Sisters, Perfect Ending Was Only a Pause

Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and Monique Lamoureux-Morando could have skated off into the sunset after the 2018 Olympics. But they aren’t done with hockey yet.

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Kansas Case Is More About the N.C.A.A.’s Power

The N.C.A.A. has accused Bill Self, the Kansas basketball coach, of complicity in Adidas’s improper payments to recruits. The case is a critical test of the organization’s potency.

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Auston Matthews Facing Disorderly Conduct Charges in Arizona

The Toronto Maple Leafs center is accused of dropping his pants in front of a security guard outside the condo complex where he lives.

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Kansas Informed of N.C.A.A. Accusations

A notice includes violations tied primarily to recruiting and cites a lack of institutional control.

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Islanders Break Ground on Arena at Belmont Park

At the ceremonies, N.H.L. Commissioner Gary Bettman said seven more of this season’s games had been moved to Nassau Coliseum.

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The Coaches’ Game Plan: Beat Cancer, Get Married

Aloysia Jaques and Marc Rybczyk, both college basketball coaches, shared a lifestyle and a strong determination.

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Russ Conway, 70, Dies; His Reporting Led to a Hockey Boss’s Downfall

He detailed the corrupt acts of the head of the N.H.L. players’ union, laying the groundwork for successful prosecutions in the United States and Canada.

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Cathy Inglese, Winning Coach in Women’s Basketball, Dies at 60

Inglese led Boston College to seven N.C.A.A. tournament appearances and Vermont to consecutive undefeated seasons in her 27 years as a head coach.

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Why Many Top Hoops Recruits Won’t Be at the N.C.A.A.’s New Showcases

Leaders of college basketball have spent $10 million on the new camps in response to a corruption scandal. But those who would ideally participate haven’t embraced the changes.

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Seattle’s New N.H.L. Team Chooses Ron Francis as G.M.

The unnamed expansion team will not join the league until 2021, but the ownership group has tasked Francis, a Hall of Famer, with building the squad.

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Rangers Sign Artemi Panarin, a Top Free-Agent Forward

A day after the Knicks failed to land the top free agents they desired, James Dolan’s other team, the Rangers, signed a coveted player.

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A Glimpse at the Future Excites the Rangers

At a prospect camp this week, the team saw their recent draft strategy coming to fruition.

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Devils Acquire P.K. Subban on a Busy Second Day of the N.H.L. Draft

A day after taking the American center Jack Hughes with the No. 1 pick of the N.H.L. draft, the Devils landed Subban, a star defenseman, and also right wing John Hayden, from Chicago.

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American Players Rise to the Top in the N.H.L. Draft

The first round of the N.H.L. draft on Friday was one of the strongest showings ever by American-born players — and not just because of the No. 1 pick, Jack Hughes.

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2019 N.H.L. Draft: Devils Take Jack Hughes at No. 1, and the Rangers Pick Kaapo Kakko

The first pick was no surprise. Hughes, 18, has topped draft lists all year and was named the top North American prospect by N.H.L. Central Scouting.

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N.H.L. Draft: The Devils, Sooner Than Expected, Have the No. 1 Pick Again

The team is expected to select Jack Hughes, an 18-year-old American center, or Kaapo Kakko, an 18-year-old right wing from Finland.

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Rangers Get Jacob Trouba in a Major Deal, Hastening Their Rebuild

To get Trouba, the Rangers traded defenseman Neal Pionk plus the 20th choice in Friday night’s first round of the N.H.L. draft.

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Erik Karlsson Stays With the Sharks, Taking a Top Free Agent Off the Market

San Jose re-signed one of the N.H.L.’s most dynamic defensemen to a $92 million, eight-year deal, turning a one-year rental into a long-term commitment.

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Blues Defeat the Bruins in Game 7 to Win Their First Stanley Cup

St. Louis sat in last place in the N.H.L. standings in early January and then soared to the first championship in the franchise’s 52-year history.

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Suiting Up Hockey’s Stars, One Stitch At a Time

A diminutive 86-year-old Italian immigrant in Montreal stands tall among the many hockey players he’s dressed.

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Stanley Cup Finals Headed to Game 7 After Bruins Wallop Blues

Needing to survive an elimination game on the road in St. Louis, Boston led for most of the game and ended up with a blowout.

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Blues Beat Bruins, but Officiating Takes Center Stage at Stanley Cup Finals

An official appeared to miss a penalty by a St. Louis Blues player, setting off a sequence that allowed them to score the decisive goal in a 2-1 victory over the Boston Bruins.

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Blues Beat the Bruins in Game 5 and Sit a Win Away From the Stanley Cup

The Blues’ 2-1 victory in Boston gave them a 3-2 lead in the finals.

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With or Without a Stanley Cup, the Blues Will Lose Their Voice

After 19 years of singing the national anthem at Blues games, Charles Glenn is retiring because his multiple sclerosis demands his full attention.

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Stanley Cup Finals: Blues Navigate a Messy Thriller and Defeat the Bruins

“It’s anyone’s game now,” Blues forward Oskar Sundqvist said after St. Louis tied the series at two games apiece.

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Boston’s Latest Would-Be Champs Are Truly Boston’s

The Bruins have won several championships in the 21st century, but unlike the others, a title this year would mean a duck boat parade with some hometown heroes.

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The N.F.L. Has Been Consumed by the Concussion Issue. Why Hasn’t the N.H.L.?

The N.H.L., with a lower profile and fewer dead players than the N.F.L., has fought hard against mounting evidence of a connection between head injury and the degenerative brain disease C.T.E.

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Blues Beat the Bruins and Get Their First Stanley Cup Finals Victory

The finals are now tied at one win apiece.

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How a Fourth-String Goalie Led the Blues to the Stanley Cup Finals

Goalie Jordan Binnington, a 25-year-old rookie, was not part of the Blues’ “master plan.” But he stabilized a team careering out of contention.

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Stanley Cup Finals Preview: Bruins and Blues Flash Back to 1970

Boston will seek its seventh N.H.L. championship, while St. Louis pursues its first.

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Mentoring His Much Younger Bruins Teammates Is Vintage Zdeno Chara

At 42, Chara is 14 years older than Boston’s next oldest defenseman, and he will be seeking his second title with the Bruins when the Stanley Cup finals start on Monday.

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Michigan Hires Juwan Howard as Basketball Coach

Howard was officially hired by his alma mater on Wednesday, accepting a five-year deal starting at $2 million annually.

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Back With the Rangers, John Davidson Has Unfinished Business

As a goalie, Davidson came up just short of winning a Stanley Cup in New York. Now, he will try to bring a championship as team president.

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How the Blues Went From Last Place to the Stanley Cup Finals

On Jan. 3, St. Louis had the worst record in the N.H.L. On Tuesday, the Blues became the Western Conference champions.

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Big Question at the Hockey World Championship: Who’s No. 1 (in the Draft)?

Jack Hughes of the U.S., the top-rated North American prospect, and Kaapo Kakko of Finland, the top European prospect, are under the microscope as they play for their national teams.

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British Hockey Team Comes in From the Cold at World Championship

Ranked 22nd in the world, the British have yet to win a game in this year’s world hockey championships. But ice hockey has grown in Britain.

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As the Blues Seek the Stanley Cup, a Hockey Hub Grows in St. Louis

The pipeline of American hockey, which snakes from Massachusetts west into Michigan and Minnesota, has meandered south, to Missouri.

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Bruins Sweep Away Hurricanes, Win 7th Straight Playoff Game

With their longest playoff winning streak in nearly half a century, the Boston Bruins return to the Stanley Cup finals after winning them in 2011 and losing to Chicago two years later.

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It’s Good to Be the Sharks: Another Big Refereeing Decision Benefits San Jose

On Wednesday, an apparent hand pass wasn’t called. In the last series, a goal was disallowed. In the first series, the Sharks benefited from a five-minute major.

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Sharks Beat the Blues on a Disputed Goal

Erik Karlsson scored 5 minutes 23 seconds into overtime after the officials missed a hand pass by Timo Meier.

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Joe Pavelski Sparks the Sharks, Whether He’s on the Ice or Not

After a terrifying crash to the ice in San Jose’s first-round playoff win, Pavelski needed staples to close a gash in his head and missed six games. His return has lifted the Sharks, and raised concern about brain trauma.

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Putin Shoots, Scores and Falls Face First on Hockey Ice

President Vladimir V. Putin’s image of control slipped, just briefly, during a friendly game at the Bolshoi Ice Arena in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.

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Putin Scores, He Wins and Then Falls Face First on Hockey Ice

President Vladimir V. Putin’s image of control slipped, just briefly, during a friendly game at the Bolshoi Ice Arena in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.

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2019 N.H.L. Playoffs: In the Western Conference, Teams Known for Heartbreak Seek Glory

The St. Louis Blues are the only “Expansion Six” team left without a Stanley Cup. The San Jose Sharks came later, but have endured similar heartbreak.

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2019 N.H.L. Playoffs: In the Eastern Conference, It’s the Upstart vs. the Mainstay

The Carolina Hurricanes had not made the playoffs since 2009. In the conference finals, they face a team with plenty of recent postseason experience: the Boston Bruins.

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N.C.A.A. Basketball Trial: Guilty Verdicts on Bribery Conspiracy

A prospective agent and a former shoe company consultant were convicted of conspiring to funnel money to coaches in exchange for help signing players to their agency.

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St. Louis Blues Give Long-Suffering Fans Reason to Believe

After a double-overtime victory on Tuesday night in a Game 7, the Blues are in the conference finals, with the elusive Stanley Cup Finals within reach.

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The Isles Reinvented Themselves. Can They Keep the Important Pieces?

With several pending free agents, the team will try to build on one of its best seasons in recent memory.

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Hurricanes 5, Islanders 2: Islanders on Wrong End of Sweep This Time

The Hurricanes completed a four-game whitewash of the New York Islanders.

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Sports of The Times: The Most Honest Man in College Basketball Is Going to Prison

In mob trials, prosecutors flipped the underlings to nail the bosses. In college basketball’s corruption trial, the small players are taking big hits.

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Red Kelly, Gentleman Stalwart in a Run of Stanley Cups, Dies at 91

A fierce but seldom penalized Hall of Famer, he helped capture eight N.H.L. titles — four with the Red Wings and four with the Maple Leafs.

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On Pro Hockey: At 35, Curtis McElhinney, a Journeyman Goalie, Gets His Moment

The Carolina Hurricanes are on the cusp of sweeping the Islanders behind McElhinney, who has saved 45 of 47 shots after replacing the injured starter.

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Hurricanes 5, Islanders 2 | Carolina leads series, 3-0: Hurricanes Young and Old Push Islanders to Brink

A 35-year-old goalie and a teenage draft pick proved to be key as Carolina took a commanding 3-0 lead in the series.

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Blue Jackets Get Edge on Bruins With Game 3 Win

Sergei Bobrovsky had 36 saves as the Blue Jackets took a two games to one lead in the best-of-seven series.

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Islanders Face 2-0 Deficit to Team That Looks Familiar

The Hurricanes employ a similar defensive-minded style. “They play very structured, similar to the way we play,” Islanders forward Josh Bailey said.

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Hurricanes 2, Islanders 1 | Carolina leads series, 2-0: Clanging Metal May Haunt Islanders After Another Home Loss to Hurricanes

The Islanders, who hit the post or crossbar four times in the third period, will try to overcome a 2-0 deficit as the Eastern Conference semifinal series heads to North Carolina.

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On Pro Hockey: Islanders Give Up Only One Goal: The Winning One in Overtime

After losing to the Carolina Hurricanes, the Islanders’ goalie, Robin Lehner, acknowledged that “small margins” make the difference, a theme for his team all season.

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Islanders Lose Game 1 in Overtime Against the Hurricanes

Jordan Staal scored 4 minutes 4 seconds into overtime to give Carolina a 1-0 victory over the Islanders on Friday night in the opener of an Eastern Conference semifinal series.

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College Basketball Trial Reveals a Shoe Box Full of Cash and Other Recruiting Secrets

Still in its first week, the trial has already lifted the veil over the shadowy world of recruiting — offering detail that is rare and, because of video surveillance by the F.B.I., remarkably vivid.

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N.H.L. Playoffs: All the Right Moves

The first round will be remembered for surprises. The roots of the upsets were in off-season moves and trade deadline strategy.

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N.H.L. Playoffs: Second-Round Schedule

Upsets abounded in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Here are the matchups for the second round.

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Sharks 5, Golden Knights 4 in OT | San Jose wins series, 4-3: A Stunning Comeback for the San Jose Sharks, Who Get 4 Goals on a Power Play

The Sharks clinched a first-round playoff series victory in overtime, after trailing the Vegas Golden Knights by 3-1 midway through the third period.

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Bruins Take Down the Maple Leafs in Game 7

Boston advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals, where it will meet the Columbus Blue Jackets.

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The Islanders Are Happy to Wait for Their Next Playoff Opponent

The Islanders finished a sweep of their first-round playoff series on April 16. They still don’t know their opponent for the second round.

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Carl Hagelin Made a Habit of Knocking Off the Capitals. Now He Is One of Them.

Hagelin, who has spent time on three teams this season, has been involved in eliminating Washington from the playoffs five times, three as a Ranger, two as a Penguin.

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St. John’s Hires Mike Anderson as New Men’s Basketball Coach

The former Arkansas coach, taking over for Chris Mullin, said he wanted the Red Storm to be a team that opponents “don’t know what we’re going to do.”

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N.C.A.A. Proposal to Curtail Graduate Transfers Is Voted Down

The measure, which would have applied only to football and men’s and women’s basketball, could have severely restricted graduate transfers.

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‘Hockey in Heaven’

In a remote Himalayan town in northern India, a women’s ice hockey team comes together.

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Yankees and Flyers Will Stop Playing Kate Smith After Discovering Racist Songs

Songs she recorded in the 1930s contained disturbing lyrics that demean black people.

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North Carolina Coach Sylvia Hatchell Resigns After Investigation

Ms. Hatchell led U.N.C. women’s basketball for 33 years, but an investigation ordered by the university supported accusations that the coach had made racially insensitive remarks in front of her team.

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Bruins Defeat the Leafs to Even Their Series, and the Stars Pummel the Predators

Boston and Toronto, as well as Dallas and Nashville, are now tied at two win apiece in their best-of-seven, first-round playoff series.

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The Sharks Went All In for a Stanley Cup. Just Don’t Tell Them That.

Chasing its first Cup, San Jose added the star defenseman Erik Karlsson in the off-season and boasted as much versatility and depth as the franchise has ever had.

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Islanders Move On With a Sweep of the Penguins

Jordan Eberle scored for the fourth straight game and Robin Lehner stopped 32 shots as the Islanders finished off Pittsburgh with a clinical 3-1 win in Game 4.

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Keeping Score: Who Owns the Worst Playoff Meltdown? It Could Soon Be the Lightning

Tampa Bay had a regular season that ranks among the best ever in N.H.L. history. But this team will be remembered for a different reason if it’s swept by Columbus.

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Rare Fight by Ovechkin May Alter Series Against Hurricanes

In Game 3 of their playoff series, the Capitals star knocked out the Carolina rookie Andrei Svechnikov, who is expected to miss the next game with a concussion.

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N.H.L. Roundup: Flyers Pick Alain Vigneault as Their New Coach

Vigneault, who led the Canucks and the Rangers to the Stanley Cup finals, takes over a team that has not won a championship since 1975.

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L.S.U. Reinstates Coach Implicated in Recruiting Scandal

The head basketball coach, Will Wade, “answered all questions and denied any wrongdoing,” the university said.

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To Lead a Young Team, the Hurricanes Turn to Rod the Bod

Rod Brind’Amour brought a Stanley Cup to Carolina as a player. In his first year as coach, he helped end the longest playoff drought in the N.H.L.

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The Best Maple Leafs Forward Might Not Be Who You Think He Is

Mitch Marner, the diminutive but explosive winger, has had a breakout year. At age 21, he’s the youngest Maple Leaf to record 90 points in a season.

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‘ZooMass’ No More, UMass Crashes the Men’s Frozen Four

Led by the star defenseman Cale Makar and Coach Greg Carvel, the Minutemen are in the national semifinals for the first time.

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Michigan State Discouraged Reporting of Rape Allegation Against Athletes, Woman Says

A woman who accused three basketball players and sued the university speaks publicly about her case for the first time.

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Michigan State Discouraged Reporting of Rape Allegation Against Athletes, Woman Says

A woman who accused three basketball players and sued the university speaks publicly about her case for the first time.

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Devils Win No. 1 Pick in the N.H.L. Draft; Rangers Get No. 2

For the second time in three years, the Devils claimed the first pick in the draft lottery. The Rangers have their highest draft position since 1966.

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The Lightning’s Record-Setting Season Seeks a Stanley Cup Capper

Tampa Bay had a historically good regular season. But in the N.H.L., being the best regular-season team is far from a guarantee of postseason success.

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Chris Mullin, Citing a ‘Personal Loss,’ Gives Up His Coaching Job at St. John’s

Mullin, 55, the greatest basketball player in the university’s history, held the coaching job for four years and had just completed his first winning season. He had two years left on his contract.

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Stanley Cup Playoffs: First-Round Schedule

The defending champion Capitals are among the 16 teams in the first round of the N.H.L. playoffs, which begin Wednesday.

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On College Basketball: Virginia’s Historic Defeat Was Fundamental to Its Title

Braxton Key, a transfer, plays a vital role in erasing bad memories.

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For Texas Tech Fans, N.C.A.A. Men’s Final Is Already in the Past

After the Red Raiders lost to Virginia, many who had shared the ride were looking ahead. “We’re going to get it done by the time I graduate,” one freshman said.

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N.C.A.A. Men’s Final: Virginia Beats Texas Tech in OT to Claim Its First Title

The Cavaliers completed a yearlong march to redemption after ending the 2018 season as the first No. 1 seed to lose to a No. 16 in the men’s tournament.

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Texas Tech’s Perfect Storm Started on a West Texas Ranch

Coach Chris Beard, a veteran of junior college and semipro basketball teams, knew he needed to work fast if he was going to build a winner.

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After ‘Draining’ Season, Henrik Lundqvist Tries to Regroup

The Rangers’ longtime goalie endured the worst season of his career, failing to reach 20 wins and finishing with a losing record.

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N.C.A.A. Men’s Final Preview: New Faces and a Slow Pace

Virginia (34-3) and Texas Tech (31-6) will tip off in the N.C.A.A. final about 9:20 p.m. Eastern on Monday. Here’s what you need to know.

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N.C.A.A. Women’s Final: Baylor Is Champion With Win Over Notre Dame

The Lady Bears, despite losing a top player and then having the Irish’s best player at the line in the final seconds, beat Notre Dame with the title at stake for the second time in eight years.

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On College Basketball: Players Can End N.C.A.A. Exploitation, if They Feel the Hunger

College athletes, who have had to settle for hollow victories in court, have the leverage to overhaul a system of sham amateurism and reap their share of the riches they bring.

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N.C.A.A. Women’s Final: Baylor Is Champion With Win Over Notre Dame

For the second time in eight seasons, the Lady Bears defeated the Irish with the title on the line.

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In Barry Trotz, the Islanders Trust

Heading for the playoffs in his first season behind the Islanders’ bench, Trotz has been a tonic for players and the team’s fervent fans.

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On College Basketball: In First N.C.A.A. Title Game, Virginia Savors Shot at Redemption

The Cavaliers have pulled off two consecutive narrow victories. Who is to say they don’t have one more in them?

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N.C.A.A. Final Four: Texas Tech Upsets Michigan State

Texas Tech’s visit to its first Final Four will continue after a victory over Michigan State sent it to the final against Virginia.

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N.C.A.A. Final Four: Virginia Stuns Auburn to Reach Title Game

A year after becoming the first No. 1 seed to lose to a No. 16 in the men’s tournament, the Cavaliers will play for the national championship.

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N.C.A.A. Women’s Final: How Baylor Intends to Stop Notre Dame

DiDi Richards, Baylor’s 6-foot-1 defensive specialist, has been called a gnat and a fly in the postseason. But she really wants to be called a champion.

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UNC Women’s Basketball Coach Sylvia Hatchell Faces a Reckoning

Players and their families have accused the longtime coach of racially insensitive remarks.

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N.C.A.A. Men’s Final Four Preview

A top seed, a past champion and two first-time visitors will play for the national title this weekend.

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Bruce Pearl at Auburn: Rebirth of a Salesman

The coach’s checkered N.C.A.A. past has followed him to the Final Four, but his all-in persona leads colleges to keep hiring him, and players to keep winning for him.

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Women’s Final Four: Notre Dame Knocks Out UConn Again

The Irish, the defending national champions, also eliminated the Huskies in last year’s semifinals.

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Women’s Final Four: Baylor Survives a Battle with Oregon to Reach the Title Game

The Lady Bears, who had crushed their other tournament opponents, are seeking their third national championship.

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David Quinn’s Rangers Get Many Teachable Moments, but Few Wins

The rebuilding Rangers “were close,” their coach said, “but that doesn’t cut it in this league.”

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North Carolina Women’s Basketball Coach Faces Complaints of Racially Insensitive Comments

Sylvia Hatchell was placed on leave after players’ families complained to university officials, according to two people with direct knowledge of the accusations.

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Arike Ogunbowale Strives for Greater Fame. But First, Another Title.

The Notre Dame star has a title in her pocket and another in her sights. Women’s basketball could use more players like her.

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N.C.A.A. Clock May Be Running Out on Graduate Transfers

In two weeks, the N.C.A.A.’s primary legislative body, the Division I Council, will vote on a measure that could severely restrict graduate transfers.

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‘Long Way to Go’: U.S. Women’s Hockey Team Still Seeks a Bigger Spotlight

Two years after threatening a boycott to gain better pay and benefits, the American women wonder whether the future of women’s hockey is as bright as the present.

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One and Done? Yes, but Done Before the Final Four

The only players in this year’s Final Four who are likely to be drafted by N.B.A. teams in June are upperclassmen, an anomaly in the one-and-done era.

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N.W.H.L. Moves to Unify Pro Women’s Hockey as its Rival Fades Away

After the sudden departure of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League, the National Women’s Hockey League is getting a big boost from the N.H.L. And it’s moving into Canada.

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North Carolina Women’s Coaches Put on Leave

A brief news release said that the move was prompted by “issues raised by student-athletes and others.”

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On College Basketball: Final Four Preview: a Weekend of Classics, and the Promise of More

A disappointing first week of the N.C.A.A. tournament yielded a compelling set of regional finals. The Final Four might be just as good.

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Michigan State 68, Duke 67: Michigan State Shocks Duke, and Earns Trip to Final Four

Coach Tom Izzo improved to 2-11 in games against Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski, and the Spartans will advance to a national semifinal against Texas Tech.

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UConn Tops Louisville and Reaches 12th Straight Final Four

Katie Lou Samuelson scored 29 points and second-seeded UConn held off No. 1 Louisville, 80-73, in the Albany Regional Final.

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Auburn 77, Kentucky 71 | Overtime: Auburn Makes Its First Final Four by Beating Kentucky

The Tigers were playing without Chuma Okeke, but led by Bryce Brown and Jared Harper they were able to beat the Wildcats in overtime.

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C.W.H.L. Folds, Leaving North America With One Women’s Hockey League

The Canadian league, which has been in operation since 2007, had some of the sport’s biggest stars. Many may be absorbed into the rival N.W.H.L.

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Michael Avenatti’s Biggest Case Yet: His Own

The celebrity lawyer and Trump foil faces federal extortion and financial fraud charges. He seems to be trying the case in the court of public opinion.

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The Legend of Zion

The tales of Zion Williamson’s feats did not begin when he arrived at Duke. They probably won’t end there, either.

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Longtime N.H.L. Powers Adjust to the View From the Bottom

The Kings, the Ducks and the Blackhawks dominated the Western Conference in the past 10 years. But they have been left behind as the league has evolved.

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Duke Is Pushed to the Limit by Virginia Tech

Duke did not secure its victory over the fourth-seeded Hokies until the last second, when it avoided joining North Carolina, its archrival and a fellow No. 1 seed, in an early exit.

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N.C.A.A. Basketball: North Carolina Is Ousted by Fifth-Seeded Auburn

The Tigers, who had not been to the round of 16 since 2003, have won 11 games in a row, including Friday’s against the top-seeded Tar Heels.

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Will a Slighted Star Be the Motivation UConn Needs?

Napheesa Collier is not among the national player of the year finalists. But her coach said the second-seeded Huskies would be lost without her.

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Goalie Alexandar Georgiev Tries to Make the Most of His Chance With the Rangers

Georgiev, a 23-year-old undrafted rookie, took a pockmarked path to become the first Bulgarian-born player to reach the N.H.L.

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College Hockey’s Depth Is Reflected in Men’s Tournament Field

Arizona State and American International College are in, while traditional powers like Boston College and North Dakota are out, when the tournament begins Friday.

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Purdue Finally Exorcises Its Round of 16 Demons by Beating Tennessee

The regional semifinals had not been kind to Coach Matt Painter’s team in recent years, but after a rough second half the Boilermakers won easily in overtime.

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Gonzaga 72, Florida State 58: Gonzaga Resists Florida State’s Rugged Play to Get N.C.A.A. Tournament Revenge

The No. 1-seeded Zags, who lost to the Seminoles in last year’s round of 16, allowed a lead to shrink to 4 points before winning to advance to the West Region final.

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This Guy Actually Has a Perfect Bracket. So Far.

Yeah, he had Oregon. Yeah, he had Central Florida. Yeah, he even had U.C. Irvine.

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What’s Next in the N.C.A.A. Women’s Tournament?

All the No. 1 and 2 seeds advanced to the round of 16, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be more surprises.

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N.C.A.A. Women’s Tournament: U.C.L.A. and South Dakota State Push Into Round of 16

In the second round, the Bruins and Jackrabbits both sent No. 3 seeds home, while Notre Dame and North Carolina State both won easily.

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For the First Time, an N.H.L. Game Is Broadcast in Plains Cree

Sunday night’s game between Montreal and Carolina had commentators who used an Algonquian language spoken by many of Canada’s Indigenous people.

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On College Basketball: What’s Next in the N.C.A.A. Tournament? Let’s Look Ahead

Sorting the favorites and the almost favorites in the N.C.A.A. tournament’s Sweet 16.

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On College Basketball: Easy as 1, 2, 3: Favorites Dominate the N.C.A.A. Bracket

The tournament’s top 12 seeds, and two No. 4s, all advanced to the second week of the N.C.A.A. tournament.

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N.C.A.A. Tournament: Tennessee Survives in Overtime

The Volunteers let a 25-point first-half lead slip away, but a dominant performance in overtime by Grant Williams secured a spot in the South Region semifinals.

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Duke’s 1-2 Punch, Each Delivered With a Left Hand

Zion Williamson and R.J. Barrett are the latest basketball stars to cause headaches for opponents by predominantly shooting and dribbling as lefties.

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N.C.A.A. Women’s Tournament: Notre Dame and Maryland Romp. Princeton Is Out.

The Irish began the defense of their national championship at home on Day 2 of the tournament.

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N.C.A.A. Tournament Day 3: L.S.U. Scoops Up Berth in Round of 16

The No. 3 Tigers avoided what would have been a dreadful collapse against Maryland, beating the No. 6 Terrapins, 69-67, on Tremont Waters’s late lay-in.

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N.C.A.A. Appeals Latest Antitrust Ruling

The ruling, earlier this month, cleared a path for some athletes to receive more compensation than they do now, but limited it to expenses “related to education.”

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The Making of Ja Morant

A role player as a freshman, the Murray State star stepped out of the shadows and straight into the N.B.A. draft lottery.

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N.C.A.A. Tournament: Day 2: After First Victory, U.C. Irvine Could Get Used to This

A midmajor believes, and beats Kansas State, while No. 1-seeded Virginia gets a scare before pulling away.

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Rutgers Bows Out Without Its 71-Year-Old Coach. She Says She’ll Be Back.

The Hall of Fame coach C. Vivian Stringer was away from her players, with an undisclosed medical condition, when they were eliminated by Buffalo, 82-71, on Friday.

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N.C.A.A. Tournament Live: Virginia Is on the Ropes (Again)

Live scores, updates and analysis from Day 2 of the N.C.A.A. basketball tournament.

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Don’t Call St. Nicholas Hockey Club a ‘Beer League’ Team

Formed in 1896, St. Nick’s was one of the nation’s first amateur hockey clubs. It lives on, Saturday afternoons at Chelsea Piers.

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N.C.A.A. Men’s Tournament Live Updates: Scores and Analysis

Live scores, updates and analysis from Day 2 of the N.C.A.A. basketball tournament.

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N.C.A.A. Tournament: Day 1: For the Most Part, Dreams of N.C.A.A. Tournament Upsets Fade

Several lower seeds threw scares into bigger teams on the N.C.A.A. tournament’s first day, but a combination of grit and errors let nearly all of them survive.

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Wisconsin’s Annie Pankowski Tries to Leave College Hockey on Top

On Friday, she will play in the Frozen Four for the fourth time. She has never won a national championship.

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N.C.A.A. Tournament Highlights: Day 1 Live Scores and Analysis

Thursday is Day 1 of the N.C.A.A. men’s basketball tournament. Follow here for scores and live analysis of who wins, who loses and who broke your bracket.

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Kentucky Brings a Different Kind of One-and-Done to the Tournament

Reid Travis has a degree from Stanford but what he really wanted was Kentucky’s seal of basketball approval. So off to Lexington he went.

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N.C.A.A. Men’s Tournament: St. John’s Is Bounced Out by Arizona State

The Sun Devils earned their first tournament victory in 10 years.

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Alexis Lafreniere Would Rather You Didn’t Compare Him to Sidney Crosby

Lafreniere, just 17, is already drawing comparisons to another star player for Rimouski Oceanic in Quebec.

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Basketball Players Who Are Too Tall for Their Own Good?

Central Florida’s Tacko Fall and Florida State’s Christ Koumadje have the stunning size that teams used to love. But the N.B.A. may no longer covet what they’re offering.

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The N.C.A.A. Team That Just Can’t Win

The only team certain to reach the Final Four wears black-and-white striped jerseys with no numbers. But no one ever cheers for the referees.

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Bruins Shut Out the Islanders, and Capitals Beat the Devils to Take First Place

Also, the Rangers lost to the Red Wings.

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N.C.A.A. Tournament: Fairleigh Dickinson Gets Its First Win in the N.C.A.A. Men’s Basketball Tournament

Fairleigh Dickinson advanced out of the First Four by beating Prairie View A&M, 82-76.

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Six N.C.A.A. Tournament Upset Picks to Enliven Your Bracket

Everyone has a bracket strategy, whether it’s mascots or colors or coin flips. Why not take some risks when you fill out yours this year?

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Former Auburn Assistant Pleads Guilty in Corruption Case

Chuck Person, once a top N.B.A. player, becomes the latest casualty in the college basketball corruption case.

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At Kansas, a No. 4 Seed Just Doesn’t Feel the Same

The Jayhawks’ 14-year run of Big 12 championships ended this season, but a depleted roster is a bigger concern as the N.C.A.A. tournament opens.

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Syracuse’s Onetime Heir Apparent Jolts a Struggling Washington

Mike Hopkins left Jim Boeheim and turned around the Huskies program in his first two years. He says he’s in it for the long haul.

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Six N.C.A.A. Upset Picks to Enliven Your Bracket

Everyone has a bracket strategy, whether it’s mascots or colors or coin flips. Why not take some risks when you fill out yours this year?

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N.C.A.A. tournament: midwest region preview: Tar Heels Seemed Poised for a Run

North Carolina beat Duke twice and nearly did it a third time in the A.C.C. tournament. Is a Round 4 in the offing?

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N.C.A.A. Tournament: East Region Preview: Duke Is on Top but Can’t Relax

Michigan State looms as the biggest threat in the region for a team that reassumed its favorite status once Zion Williamson returned.

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N.C.A.A. Tournament: south region preview: Virginia as a No. 1, Take 2

The Cavaliers lost their opening game in last season’s tournament. This year’s team is a top seed again, and it might be even better.

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N.C.A.A. Tournament: West Region Preview: Best of the West? It’s Gonzaga

The only region with a non-A.C.C. No. 1 seed, the West is dominated by Gonzaga’s play and Ja Morant’s highlights.

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N.C.A.A. Tournament: Zion Williamson’s Duke Is the Favorite as Top Seeds Are Revealed

Duke, Virginia and North Carolina received top seeds in a triumph for the Atlantic Coast Conference. Gonzaga was the fourth No. 1 seed.

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Red Wings 2, Islanders 1: Islanders, Losing to Red Wings, Fail to Gain in Division Race

Andreas Athanasiou scored twice for Detroit, which had lost 12 of its previous 13 games.

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A Star Princeton Player Has a Sense of Where She’ll Be: The W.N.B.A.

Bella Alarie of Princeton has a chance to do something no Ivy League player has done in more than a decade: represent the conference in an extended W.N.B.A. career.

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On Pro Basketball: Looking for Arizona Basketball? It Graduated to the N.B.A.

Times are tough in the Pac-12, but the teachings of Lute Olson are carried on with the Warriors thanks to Steve Kerr, Andre Iguodala and Bruce Fraser.

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The N.C.A.A. Tournament’s Forgotten Favorite? It’s Villanova

Villanova has won two of the past three national championships and five Big East titles in six years. Yet few consider the Wildcats a top contender.

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On College Basketball: R.I.P. to the R.P.I.: Selection Committee Breaks Out New Math

The Rating Percentage Index, long the measuring stick for the N.C.A.A. basketball tournament, gives way to a new metric: the NET.

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Zion Williamson Returns to the Court for Duke

The freshman superstar missed three weeks of playing because of a knee injury incurred when one of his Nike sneakers split open during a game against North Carolina.

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One Canceled Flight Upends the N.W.H.L. Playoffs

The Metropolitan Riveters missed their plane to last weekend’s semifinal. Now some players will miss the makeup game because of the tough financial landscape in pro women’s hockey.

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A Top Scorer Changes the Definition of the Complete Player

“A lot of people in my position wouldn’t want to say anything,” Marquette guard Markus Howard, the Big East player of the year, said of going public about his decision to seek mental health counseling.

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The Luckiest Team in the Country Needs a Little More

U.N.C. Greensboro is the luckiest college men’s basketball team in the country, at least according to one metric. But it isn’t in the N.C.A.A. field just yet.

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Move Over, Gophers: Balance of Power Shifts in Minnesota Hockey

Minnesota used to be the premier program in the state, but St. Cloud, Minnesota Duluth, Bemidji State and Minnesota State have risen in prominence recently.

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Sports of The Times: For the Wealthy, Sports Opened a Back Door to Elite Colleges

Recruiting scandals typically focus on coaches and players, but in this latest one it was parents using sports to game the system.

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Roundup: Islanders Get Back to Tough Defense in Shutout of Blue Jackets

Islanders Coach Barry Trotzky said his team raised its ‘battle level’ as it earned another win against a division opponent.

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Harry Howell, Star Defenseman With Rangers for 17 Years, Dies at 86

He played 1,160 regular-season games with the Rangers, a team record that still stands, and was a seven-time All-Star.

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L.S.U. Suspends Coach Over Reported Connection to Scandal

Will Wade was suspended on Friday after a report that he made damning remarks to a recruiting middleman on a wiretapped call in a federal corruption inquiry.

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My Workout: Why N.H.L. Player Duncan Keith Calls Himself a Biohacker

The three-time Stanley Cup champion is a fan of Joovv lights, ashwaganda herbs, PoV Sport and Lululemon.

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A Women’s Hockey Star Emerges Again at Home in Minnesota

Jonna Curtis is the top scorer for the first-place Minnesota Whitecaps of the National Women’s Hockey League. She was never an Olympian or an All-American, but holds her own with those who were.

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N.H.L. Roundup: Islanders Shootout Win Gives Barry Trotz His 800th Career Win

Shootout goals by Jordan Eberle and Mathew Marzal powered the Islanders past Ottawa as Trotz became the fourth N.H.L. coach to reach 800 wins.

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Defendants Receive Lenient Sentences in College Basketball Corruption Case

The judge questioned the logic of the prosecutors in a college basketball sneaker scandal, then sentenced the convicted executives to just six and nine months.

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Ted Lindsay, Hall of Fame Scorer Who Powered Red Wings, Dies at 93

Lindsay, Gordie Howe and Sid Abel were known as hockey’s Production Line as they led Detroit to four Stanley Cup titles in the 1950s.

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Roundup: Indiana Knocks Off No. 6 Michigan State

The Hoosiers earned their second straight win against a ranked opponent.

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John Tavares, Returning as the Enemy, Will Face Jilted Islanders Fans

Many fans have vowed to taunt Tavares, the leader of the Islanders for years, when he returns to Nassau Coliseum Thursday night for his first visit as a Toronto Maple Leaf.

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Tampa Bay and Calgary Keep Streaks Alive by Beating Rangers and Devils

The Rangers fell in overtime as the Lightning got a 10th straight win, and the Devils lost, 2-1, in the Flames’ seventh consecutive victory.

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Kneeling During the Anthem at Ole Miss: ‘I Needed to Stand Up for My Rights’

A sophomore basketball player wondered how to show his distress about a pro-Confederate rally on campus last weekend. A call to his family led to a decision that drew in other members of the team.

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A Mexican Hockey Player Looks for a Place to Lace Up His Skates

After being deported from the United States as a collegian, Hector Majul has bounced around, most recently landing in Lithuania.

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Flames 3, Islanders 1: Calgary Hands the Islanders Their Third Defeat in Four Games

With the loss, the Islanders fell into a tie for first place in the Metropolitan Division with the Washington Capitals.

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Mind: When the Bully Is the Boss

Managers who aggressively “demand” excellence from their employees won’t necessarily produce it, researchers say.

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Trading an Expectant Father? We’ve Seen Stranger

Someone was actually once traded for a bucket of baseballs.

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N.H.L. Roundup: Rangers Trade Kevin Hayes to the Winnipeg Jets

Hayes joins a Winnipeg team that is hoping to make a run to the Stanley Cup finals, while the Rangers continued their rebuilding effort.

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Capitals 6, Rangers 5 | Overtime: Capitals Down Rangers and Pull Closer to Islanders

Evgeny Kuznetsov’s overtime goal gave the Capitals a win and put them within two points of the Islanders in the Metropolitan Division.

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Ole Miss Players Kneel in Response to Pro-Confederate Rally

The basketball players were reacting to a demonstration led by out-of-state protesters near the arena; student groups held counter-protests on Thursday and Friday.

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Roundup: Even Without Its Top Scorer, L.S.U. Upsets No. 5 Tennessee

Javonte Smart scored 29 points for Louisiana State, which was missing point guard Tremont Waters, who was out with an undisclosed illness.

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A Star’s Shoe Breaks, Putting College Basketball Under a Microscope

When Duke’s Zion Williamson injured a knee after one of his Nike sneakers split open, it raised questions about amateurism and shoe companies’ influence in the sport.

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Building a Women’s Hockey Program One Loss at a Time

Holy Cross is a six-time conference champion in Division III. In their first season in D-I, the Crusaders have won one game.

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Zion Williamson’s Injury Has Some Saying He Should Quit Duke

Williamson, the star freshman basketball player, could be jeopardizing his career for the glory of a university, Duke, and a company, Nike, that are profiting from his free labor.

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Jim Boeheim Struck and Killed Man With His Car, the Police Say

The Syracuse basketball coach’s car hit a 51-year-old man who had been involved in an earlier car accident and had left his car on I-690 near Syracuse.

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Victory to Mississippi State. Assist to a Stuffed Animal.

When a fan hurled a stuffed baby bulldog to the court, the resulting technical foul cost Georgia dearly.

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Duke’s Zion Williamson Blows Out a Shoe and Injures a Knee

In the first half of Duke’s highly anticipated showdown with North Carolina, the freshman star injured his knee when his shoe gave way during a hard turn on the court.

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Who? Two Seniors Climb into Top 10 on College Basketball’s Career Scoring List

Chris Clemons of Campbell and Mike Daum of South Dakota State are poised to take their place among other players who are not household names.

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Lundqvist, Namestnikov Help Rangers Beat Hurricanes 2-1

Henrik Lundqvist is at his best against the Carolina Hurricanes.

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Modern Basketball: Meet the Two-Mom, Two-Coach, Three-Kid Family

Colleen and Lauren Mullen, who rose through the coaching ranks and married, have a girl and twin boys. For now, Colleen is on the sideline and Lauren is cheering and child-watching.

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In Canada, a Hockey Revival

The Flying Fathers were like the Harlem Globetrotters on skates. Now a group of priests are trying to bring them back.

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For the Islanders, a Tale of Two Cities

Something about how the Islanders are leaving Brooklyn and going back to Long Island.

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The Flyers’ Goalie-Go-Round May Have Discovered a Star

Injuries have forced Philadelphia to use seven goalies this season, tying an N.H.L. record. But out of that mayhem, Carter Hart is emerging as a difference maker.

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Barely Drawing a Whisper Where Hockey Is the Talk of the Town

The Toronto Furies of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League attract few fans and little money. A former goalie has made it her mission to put the team on better footing.

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In the N.H.L., Finland Is Now Here, There and Everywhere

A country of 5.5 million people is providing the league with a golden generation of young players, including Mikko Rantanen and Patrik Laine.

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From a Church in Philadelphia, Sports Reference Informs the World

A network of sports data websites began when a Ph.D. candidate needed a distraction. Last year those sites generated a billion page views.

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Zion Williamson and Ja Morant Lead College Basketball’s Dunking Renaissance

Three-pointers continue to rise, but a collection of terrific athletes are sending college basketball back above the rim.

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Corey Maggette Accused of Rape at Duke by Fairfax Accuser, Friends Say

A woman who has accused Virginia’s lieutenant governor of sexual assault told friends she had been raped by Mr. Maggette, a former N.B.A. player, while he was at Duke University.

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Fairfax Accuser Told Friends She Was Raped by Corey Maggette

A woman who has accused Virginia’s lieutenant governor of sexual assault told friends she had been raped by Mr. Maggette, a former N.B.A. player, while he was at Duke University.

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The Goalie Is a Hired Gun, and He’s Yours for $50 a Game

In Toronto, a surplus of amateur hockey teams has led to a thriving marketplace for that most sought-after of necessities: someone willing to play goalie.

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For Stephane Matteau, a Famous Goal Could Not Cover the Darkness

His 1994 score that sent the Rangers to the Stanley Cup finals will be celebrated again Friday. But having an iconic sports moment did not erase his feelings of doubt.

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Predators Get Reinforcements From Rangers and Devils

Nashville, dealing with the absence of three players, acquired two veteran forwards in Brian Boyle and Cody McLeod with a pair of trades.

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The Winning Streak Few Noticed

Hofstra won 16 straight games and a guard named Justin Wright-Foreman emerged as a star. Someone tell the student body.

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Andy Hebenton, N.H.L. Ironman with 630 Consecutive Games, Dies at 89

A stalwart with the New York Rangers, he extended his streak even when he was sent down to the minors. It only ended when he went to his father’s funeral.

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Louisville 78, Connecticut 69: Louisville Knocks Off UConn in a Showdown Between No. 2 and No. 3

Louisville had not beaten Connecticut since the 1993 N.C.A.A. women’s national tournament.

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Calgary Flames Propelled by New Coach and Infusion of Youth

The Western Conference leaders, guided by Bill Peters, feature four of the top 15 scorers in the N.H.L. and a solid goaltender in David Rittich.

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Need a Power-Play Goal? In the N.H.L., It’s as Easy as 1-3-1

Power-play success has increased with the arrival of more highly skilled young players who use sophisticated video scouting and an aggressive formation borrowed from the Capitals.

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Comeback Season for Robin Lehner Spurs the Islanders’ Resurgence

Lehrer, who spent much of his off-season in treatment for alcohol addition, has been the hottest goalie in the N.H.L. for the past month.

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Comeback Season for Robin Lehrer Spurs the Islanders’ Resurgence

Lehrer, who spent much of his off-season in treatment for alcohol addition, has been the hottest goalie in the N.H.L. for the past month.

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In a Lost Season, the Devils May Have Found a Goalie of the Future

Mackenzie Blackwood, 22, has offered a glimpse of hope for a team that has come back to earth after a surprising playoff run last season.

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N.H.L. and Players’ Union Say World Cup of Hockey Won’t Happen in 2020

The two groups announced the conclusion on Wednesday, saying there wasn’t enough time to put together the tournament.

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No. 1 Duke Falls to Syracuse in Overtime

Tyus Battle led the Orange with 32 points as Syracuse won for the second time in three years at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

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Men’s Basketball Roundup: Louisville Routs No. 12 North Carolina in Chapel Hill

Coach Roy Williams endured his worst home loss in 16 seasons with the Tar Heels. Elsewhere, No. 4 Virginia improved to 15-0 and Kansas State upset No. 20 Iowa State.

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N.H.L. Roundup: Rangers Finally Win at Barclays Center; Devils Edge Flyers

The Rangers won in Brooklyn for the first time since the Islanders began playing home games there in 2015.

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A Mystery for the Reeling Rangers: How to Beat the Islanders

The Rangers have lost 13 of 15 games to their local rivals and have never won a regular-season game at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

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Citing Concussion-Related Symptoms, Rick Nash Retires From Hockey

Nash, the No. 1 overall pick by Columbus in 2002, scored 437 career goals with the Blue Jackets, the Rangers and the Bruins.

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In Battle of No. 1 vs. No. 2, Notre Dame Holds Off Louisville

The Irish escaped a close game with a 14-2 run in the final minutes to beat the Cardinals and hold on to their top ranking.

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Sorry, Canada: Parity Reshapes the World Junior Championship

Canada used to own the under-20 ice hockey world championships. But in recent years, Finland and the U.S. have won the event more often than the Canadians.

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Men’s Basketball Roundup: St. John’s Wins at Georgetown for First Time Since 2003

Shamorie Ponds had 37 points as St. John’s beat Georgetown in overtime on Saturday to snap a 13-game losing streak against the Hoyas in Washington.

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United States 2, Russia 1: U.S. Beats Russia to Reach the World Juniors Title Game

Seeking its fifth title and its first since 2017, the United States will play in the championship game on Saturday night.

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4 Reasons the Tampa Bay Lightning Have Dominated the N.H.L.

Like last season, the team has had a strong first half. This year, it hopes to keep that momentum.

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Baylor 68, Connecticut 57: Baylor Hands Connecticut First Regular-Season Loss Since 2014

The Huskies’ loss on the road broke a streak of 126 regular-season victories.

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Islanders 3, Blackhawks 2 | OT: First Career Goal Gives Islanders an Overtime Win

Devon Toews, playing in his fifth N.H.L. game, gave the Islanders their fifth consecutive win.

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St. John’s Rides Transfers to Renewed Relevance

After years of struggling, St. John’s basketball is back, thanks to a roster filled with players who began somewhere else.

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On College Basketball: Patrick Ewing and Alonzo Mourning Create a Mighty Basketball Tree at Georgetown

They were stars at Georgetown and in the N.B.A., where they were also fierce rivals. Now these classic big men and close friends are linked by Georgetown again.

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N.H.L. Roundup: Alex Ovechkin Pulls Out of All-Star Game

The Capitals star will skip the All-Star Weekend in San Jose, Calif., to get some extra rest and will serve an automatic one-game suspension.

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In the U.S., Young Hockey Goalies Are Coming In From the Cold

For years, there was wasn’t much instruction available for youngsters who wanted to guard the net. Gradually, that has changed.

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