Ryan Zimmerman, David Price, Buster Posey, Carlos Vela and Wilson Chandler are among the players who are opting out of playing this summer because of health concerns.
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The N.W.H.L. announced that it would push back its sixth season to begin in January of next year.
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Villanova has already received verbal commitments from enough players to build most of a starting lineup for future seasons.
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A genial “old school” leader, he took New Mexico State and then Illinois deep into the N.C.A.A. tournament. In a 42-year career, he won close to 800 games.
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The two teams were going in opposite directions when the N.H.L.’s regular season was halted in mid-March. Both will try to speed into playoff mode, starting with an exhibition game on Wednesday.
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He helped Toronto win four Stanley Cups in the ’60s, his pugnacity earning love in Toronto (and, no surprise, hatred in rival Montreal).
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When hockey’s postseason starts this weekend, finalists for the league’s top awards — like Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl — will get a long-delayed chance to shine.
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The team’s new name and logo reference a mythical sea monster that has taken on popular appeal in recent years. It is already being met with cheers.
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As the N.C.A.A. appealed for a federal policy for name, image and likeness rights, senators criticized the organization’s handling of amateurism rules and the return of sports amid the pandemic.
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The N.H.L. cut the pay of some staff members by 25 percent to reduce costs during the league’s suspension. But while hockey is returning, full salaries are not.
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Makur Maker, a star basketball recruit, chose Howard University over offers from U.C.L.A. and Kentucky, and said he hoped other athletes would consider programs at historically Black institutions.
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The team’s move to Canada to train and finish the N.H.L. season recalls a time in the 1960s and ’70s when training up there was standard. And most of the team was Canadian.
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Waiting out the lockdown for one last shot at a Stanley Cup has been hard for veterans. “Selfishly, I was really upset when we stopped playing,” one said.
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The Eastern Conference’s top team will face a reworked playoff format and a fight for seeding when the N.H.L. postseason begins in August.
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The approval cements the league’s plan to begin an expanded playoff tournament in August, and ensures labor peace at least through 2026.
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After an organizational demolition this winter, the Devils tabbed Ruff and made interim general manager Tom Fitzgerald’s role permanent.
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After teams in other leagues said they would reconsider their names, the club defended its name by saying it was meant to honor a historic figure.
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The two sides agreed to extend the current collective bargaining agreement, setting the stage for a resumption of play that will reportedly be hosted in Edmonton and Toronto.
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