The Ithacan

When the NHL put its season on hold March 12 because of COVID-19, IC alum Steve Mayer, Ivan Gottesfeld and Dan O’Neill stepped in to bring it back.

After earning more medals than the men for the first time since 1998, the women of the US Olympic team deserve recognition.

Team owners across the NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL are seeking public funding for stadiums is a disturbing trend that doesn’t seem to be stopping

Columnist Andrew Kristy describes the one key aspect of play missing from the NBA playoffs compared to the past.

With finals and paper deadlines looming, columnist Nathan Bickell spreads a last bit of Thanksgiving cheer by handing out his biggest sports turkeys of 2012.

Due to the NHL lockout that is going to majorly suck for all parties involved, a positive can come out of the situation: playing more NHL ’13.

I don’t mind the new alignment the NHL has adapted for next year. Really, I don’t. I understand perfectly that Detroit and Columbus resented having to play their division games against teams an entire hour behind them in time zones and most of their other games against teams two or three hours behind them in…

This has been a pretty big week for firings in sports. The Jacksonville Jaguars became the first NFL team of the season to can their coach, Jack Del Rio. Jim Crane made his first big move as the new owner of the Houston Astros by firing the team’s GM, Ed Wade. Colleges like Washington State,…

As you all know, MLB and the MLBPA are apparently close to a new labor deal. What’s that, you say? You didn’t know? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. MLB’s labor negotiations have largely gone under the radar mediawise. And since conflict usually generates “juicier” news than when people get along, there’s not an awful lot…

New York Rangers left wing Sean Avery was placed on waivers Tuesday and is now probably bound for Europe or at least the AHL after going unclaimed by any team. It’s very possible that he’s played his last NHL game and while I never thought I’d say this, I’m actually going to miss him a…

This past week, the NBA announced that it’s postponing the start of training camp and cancelling every single preseason game scheduled between October 9 and October 15. As I pointed out in my last post, this probably doesn’t mean all that much to the average sports fan. It’s only when actual regular-season games start getting…

The NHL preseason started Monday night. There are probably less than a hundred people on this campus who even care about this and I might not even be one of them, depending on what you mean by the word “care.” I mean as a fan of the Buffalo Sabres and the NHL, I’m certainly excited…