Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek
By JOHN BRANCH
A group of world-class skiers and snowboarders set out to ski Tunnel Creek. Then the mountain moved.
For the next several days, reporters and editors from The New York Times will recall the people, teams and moments that made the last year memorable, and in some cases look ahead to 2013.
The Lakers’ point guard Steve Nash is back from a leg injury just in time to lead his new team against the Knicks on Christmas Day.
After an off-season spending spree, the Nets are now 14-12, and the sudden demotion of Kris Humphries to $24 million bench warmer practically screams buyer’s remorse.
For the first time since the N.F.L.-A.F.L. merger, the postseason could feature three rookies starting at quarterback, providing a showcase for players who are the future of the league.
As the Giants mentally prepare for Sunday’s game against the Eagles — a must-win for a slim playoff possibility — some players are focusing on team changes in the off-season.
Despite reports that Tim Tebow asked out of the Jets’ Wildcat formation when he was passed over to start Sunday’s game, Coach Rex Ryan said Tebow “would have gone in and played” if asked.
In the N.F.L.’s longest game, on Christmas Day of 1971, the Dolphins defeated the Chiefs, 27-24, in a double-overtime divisional playoff, sparking fond and bitter memories 41 years later.
Hackers of the Steubenville High School football team’s Web site threatened to release the personal information of those connected to the case.
Mr. Freel, a utility player during a career in professional baseball from 2001 to ’09, once estimated that he had sustained up to 10 concussions.
Here’s who a handful of former players, scouts and sports journalists chose their all-New York N.B.A. teams.
Throughout the N.B.A. season, meet some of the fans who sit in Section 15 at Barclays Center, the new Brooklyn home of the Nets.
As N.H.L. negotiations stall, the United States is gearing up for the world junior championships. One of its biggest stars is an African-American teen with serious skating skill.
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