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FILE -New Orleans Saints quarterback Jameis Winston wears a face mask on the sidelines against the Carolina Panthers during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. U.S. sports leagues are seeing rapidly increasing COVID-19 outbreaks with dozens of players in health and safety protocols, amid an ongoing surge by the delta variant of the coronavirus and rising cases of the highly transmissible omicron mutation. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
US sports leagues cope with COVID-19 outbreaks amid variants

By Erica Hunzinger Dec. 15, 2021 08:00 PM EST

A security guard peers out from behind NHL-branded fencing at the entrance where players arrive at Toronto's Royal York hotel, which is acting as the "bubble" ahead of the return of the league's season following disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sunday, July 26, 2020. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
Bubble hockey begins: NHL playoff teams adjust to quarantine

By Stephen Whyno Jul. 27, 2020 07:19 PM EDT

Boston Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy checks the clock as time winds down during the third period in Game 7 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final against the St. Louis Blues, Wednesday, June 12, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Year of parades ends in Boston with Bruins' Stanley Cup loss

By Jimmy Golen Jun. 13, 2019 06:57 PM EDT

New England Patriots' Julian Edelman, left, roars as he waves the Boston Bruins banner before Game 7 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final between the Bruins and the St. Louis Blues, Wednesday, June 12, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
St. Louis Blues at Boston Bruins 6/12/2019

Jun. 12, 2019 08:18 PM EDT

St. Louis Blues center Brayden Schenn, second from right, flips past Boston Bruins right wing David Pastrnak (88), of the Czech Republic, during the first period of Game 3 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final Saturday, June 1, 2019, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Bruins rout Blues 7-2, take 2-1 lead in Stanley Cup Final

By Stephen Whyno Jun. 01, 2019 11:16 PM EDT

A St. Louis Blues fan looks at the scoreboard during the first period of Game 3 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final between the Blues and the Boston Bruins Saturday, June 1, 2019, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Boston Bruins at St. Louis Blues 6/1/2019

Jun. 01, 2019 10:33 PM EDT

Boston Bruins center Sean Kuraly celebrates after scoring against the St. Louis Blues during the first period of Game 3 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final Saturday, June 1, 2019, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
The Latest: Bruins rout Blues 7-2, take 2-1 Cup series lead

Jun. 01, 2019 10:30 PM EDT

Boston Bruins' Matt Grzelcyk, center, is assisted from the ice by Jake DeBrusk, left, and David Krejci, right, after an injury during the first period in Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final against the St. Louis Blues, Wednesday, May 29, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
The Latest: Bruins' Grzelcyk taken to hospital after hit

May. 29, 2019 08:02 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 16, 2019, file photo, Boston Bruins players celebrate during the closing moments in Game 4 of the team's NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference final victory over against the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, N.C. The Bruins will face the St. Louis Blues in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday, May 27, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
Bruins hoping to win Stanley Cup, join Boston's title parade

By Jimmy Golen May. 22, 2019 07:31 PM EDT