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Review: In ‘Islander,’ the Puck Stops Here

This verbatim hockey drama considers issues of masculinity and the peculiar ownership that fans feel toward a team and its players. The 2017 season didn’t start too badly. The New York Islanders, a National Hockey League team with a new coach and a newish berth at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn,

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2021 Aug, 24

Tony Esposito, Nimble Hall of Fame Goalie Known as Tony O, Dies at 78

Esposito guarded the Chicago Blackhawks’ net for 15 seasons and was an early pioneer of the butterfly style of goaltending. Tony Esposito, who as a rookie in his first of 15 N.H.L. seasons as the Chicago Blackhawks’ goaltender recorded an astonishing 15 shutouts, earning the nickname Tony O, died on Tuesday.

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2021 Aug, 11

The Mascot Whisperer

Listen to This Article Audio Recording by Audm To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android. In America’s four major sports leagues, about nine out of every 10 teams have a mascot. As for the holdouts, they seem to believe that inanity has

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2021 Aug, 06

Tampa Bay Lightning Repeat as Stanley Cup Champions

The Lightning overwhelmed the Habs, winning the best-of-seven series in five games to claim their second N.H.L. championship in nine months. In one of hockey’s most cherished rites, the Stanley Cup usually spends the off-season gallivanting with players around villages in Canada and hamlets throughout Scandinavia and burgs across the United

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2021 Jul, 08

Australians at Home Open Find Success After Year Without Much Tennis

#masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none } The Australian Open What to Watch Today How to Watch The Players to Know Testing Australians’ VIrus Anxieties Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story Australians at Home Open Find Success After Year Without Much Tennis Facing Australia’s strict quarantine rules, Ashleigh Barty, the No. 1 women’s player in

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2021 Feb, 12

Lionel Messi, Barcelona and the Crippling Cost of Success

Credit...Associated Press The Great Read Barcelona and the Crippling Cost of Success The world’s richest soccer club is facing a financial crisis. Executives blame the pandemic, but many of its biggest problems, including its enormous debt to Lionel Messi, are its own fault. Credit...Associated Press Supported by Continue reading the main story Tariq Panja and Feb. 12,

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2021 Feb, 12