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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