Sunday, February 12, 2017

Sand Between Their Toes, and Blades on Their Feet

A group of Canadian expatriates in the Cayman Islands thirsting for hockey formed a team and return home each year to play in the World Pond Hockey Championship.

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Saturday, February 11, 2017

Rangers Goaltender Henrik Lundqvist Collects his 400th Career Victory

As the Rangers defeated the Avalanche, 4-2, at Madison Square Garden, Lundqvist became the 12th N.H.L. goalie to achieve the milestone.

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Even for Home Games, the Coach Is Away

Peter DeBoer is no stranger to the hazards of life in professional sports. He’s the coach of the San Jose Sharks but his family has remained in New Jersey.

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Friday, February 10, 2017

Mike Ilitch, Little Caesars Founder and Detroit Sports Owner, Dies at 87

Mr. Ilitch, who founded the Little Caesars pizza chain in 1959, went on to purchase the Detroit Red Wings of the N.H.L. and the Detroit Tigers of M.L.B.

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Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Former Wisconsin Coach Mike Eaves Is Rebuilding at Division III St. Olaf

Fired after 14 seasons of leading the Badgers, with whom he won an N.C.A.A. title, Eaves, 60, is starting over at the bottom with a small Minnesota college where one of his sons is an assistant.

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Sports of The Times: The N.H.L.’s Problem With Science

The league’s onerous demand in a class-action suit on head injuries seems to show little regard for medical privacy and accepted scientific facts.

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As Chicago State Struggles on Court, Perception Is Biggest Foe

Financial travails, sports setbacks and negative publicity dog the institution as it seeks to recover, reform and redefine itself athletically and academically.

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