Britain’s Ice Hockey Icon Wonders, What If?

Tony Hand is in the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame, but he never turned his success in Britain into an N.H.L. career.

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On College Basketball: At North Carolina, a Sigh of Relief and a New Championship Banner

At the Tar Heels’ annual men’s basketball tip-off event, a favorable ruling from the N.C.A.A.is subtext but no longer a concern.

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Amid Scandal, N.C.A.A. Forms Commission to Reform Men’s Basketball

Condoleezza Rice will lead a commission to recommend ways to fix college basketball in the wake of F.B.I. investigations into fraud in the sport.

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Emotional Night in Las Vegas Ends With a Golden Knights Win

James Neal scored twice, and the Golden Knights remained unbeaten three games into their inaugural season with a 5-2 victory over the Arizona Coyotes.

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For Bruins’ Charlie McAvoy, Age 20 Might Feel Kind of Boring

In the past 10 months, McAvoy, 19, has played for five teams and in the N.C.A.A. tournament, the N.H.L. playoffs and two international competitions.

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An N.C.A.A. for Esports? Rivals Angle to Govern Campus Video Gaming

With the N.C.A.A. slow to embrace video gaming on college campuses, opportunistic organizations are racing to fill the void.f

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N.H.L. Expansion, From Vegas to Those California Seals

Since 1967, there have been four periods of expansion in the N.H.L. The Vegas Golden Knights are hoping to be more like the Islanders than the Seals.

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