NHL could adjust playoffs for travel restrictions in Canada
The NHL is preparing contingency plans if virus restrictions in Canada prevent travel between provinces or back and forth to the U.S. during the playoffs.
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Alex Smith retires after comeback from gruesome leg injury
Alex Smith is retiring from the NFL after making an improbable comeback from a broken leg.
NHL ref’s career over, “make-up” calls in hockey spotlight
The NHL announced Wednesday that Tim Peel's career as a league referee is over after he was picked up by a TV microphone saying he wanted to give the Nashville...
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick agrees to sign with Washington, AP source says
Washington is the next stop on the FitzMagic tour.
Washington releases Comeback Player of the Year Alex Smith
Washington released AP Comeback Player of the Year Alex Smith on Friday, a move that was expected but still provides a cold ending to the veteran quarterback's storybook tenure with...
NHL revises virus protocols with 40 players on COVID-19 list
With COVID-19 problems cropping up and four teams currently idled, the NHL has revised its virus protocols in a bid to keep the shortened season on track.
“Sloppy” hockey is the name of the game early in NHL season
With an outbreak delaying the Dallas Stars' opener, Rick Bowness got to watch a lot of hockey in the first couple of nights of the NHL season. It wasn't a...
Not only goalies wear masks: NHL coaches must cover faces
Winnipeg coach Paul Maurice struggled to blow a whistle while wearing a mask. Barry Trotz couldn't see if one of his New York Islanders players was skating toward him because...
Tom Brady outduels Taylor Heinicke, leads Buccaneers past Washington
New team, same swashbuckling playoff success for Tom Brady.
NHL embarks on season that will be like “56 playoff games”
The NHL has started seasons of fewer than 82 games in January and played into the summer to award the Stanley Cup.