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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