Thursday, July 30, 2020

Sports Are Back. Here Are Some Athletes Who Are Not.

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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With Women’s Hockey in Flux, League Says It Will Play in 2021

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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No Summer Tournaments Means More Recruits Committing to Colleges

Villanova has already received verbal commitments from enough players to build most of a starting lineup for future seasons.

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Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Lou Henson, Final Four Coach With Two Schools, Dies at 88

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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Divergent Paths Bring Rangers and Islanders to Same Postseason Start

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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Monday, July 27, 2020

Eddie Shack, Feisty Wing for Powerful Maple Leafs, Dies at 83

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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N.H.L. Award Races Bode Well for a Compelling Restart

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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