Hockey

Spectators Are Not Allowed at the U.S. Open. Except These Lucky Few.

The U.S. Open is usually a crowded, raucous and very New York affair. Local luminaries like Alec Baldwin, Spike Lee and Katie Couric sit courtside, while corporate bigwigs swill cocktails in exclusive boxes over Arthur Ashe Stadium, and laser-focused tennis fans, arriving via a packed subway, watch from the nosebleeds

Hockey

2020 Sep, 04

Once Up 3-1, the Islanders Now Face a Game 7

TORONTO — The Islanders have squandered two opportunities to knock off the top-seeded Philadelphia Flyers and put their mark on franchise history, but they have one final chance on Saturday. The Flyers forced a Game 7 on Thursday by winning their second straight game, 5-4, in double overtime at Scotiabank Arena. All

Hockey

2020 Sep, 04

English Premier League Terminates China TV Agreement Amid Dispute

LONDON — The English Premier League, already facing mounting losses because of the continued impact of the coronavirus crisis on soccer and other sporting events, announced on Thursday that it had canceled its most lucrative overseas broadcast contract after it was unable to resolve a dispute with its Chinese partner. The

Hockey

2020 Sep, 03

Can ‘Athletic Intelligence’ Be Measured?

Two N.F.L. draft prospects sat on a couch on the shaded patio outside a hotel room in St. Petersburg, Fla. They were waiting to take another test. They had only been in town a couple of days, and already this was their sixth test. Each time it was the same

Hockey

2020 Sep, 02

Hockey’s Fights and Handshakes? Not Exactly Socially Distant

As the clock ran out on their season in Edmonton, the desperate Chicago Blackhawks did what any team would: They crowded the net, looking for an opening, anything. Stopped short, the Blackhawks could only watch as the victorious Vegas Golden Knights hugged out their five-game series win. Both teams then

Hockey

2020 Aug, 31

Attach an Asterisk to This U.S. Open? Tennis History Mocks That Idea

The United States Open that is set to begin in New York on Monday will be far from full strength, extraordinarily far, but will it really be the Asterisk Open? As of Sunday evening, 24 of the top 100 women were missing, including six of the top eight and three of

Hockey

2020 Aug, 31