Islanders-Red Wings postponed

Tonight’s Islanders-Red Wings game at UBS Arena was postponed by the NHL due to COVID-19 concerns.

Nine other games were also postponed because of attendance restrictions in Canada: the Penguins at Senators and Jets at Flames, each originally scheduled for Friday; the Hurricanes at Maple Leafs on Jan. 3; the Capitals at Canadiens on Jan. 4; the Maple Leafs at Canadiens on Jan. 6; the Sabres at Canadiens and Kraken at the Jets on Jan. 8; and the Blue Jackets at the Canadiens and Wild at the Jets on Jan. 10.

PAROLE CANCELED IN JORDAN SLAY

The scheduled August 2024 parole for one of two men convicted in the murder of Michael Jordan’s father nearly three decades ago has been canceled, a North Carolina state panel said Tuesday.

The state Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission had announced in 2020 that Larry M. Demery would be released as part of an agreement in which he would take part in a scholastic and vocational program. The initial release date was August 2023, but it was later pushed back by 12 months.

The commission said Demery’s “agreement has been terminated” effective immediately, giving no reason. Demery is serving a life sentence for the first-degree murder of James Jordan in 1993.

HOLIDAY BOWL OFF

The Holiday Bowl became the fifth postseason college football game to be canceled when UCLA was forced to pull out just hours before Tuesday’s kickoff because of COVID-19 issues with the team.

The Bruins were scheduled to face No. 18 North Carolina State at Petco Park, the home of the San Diego Padres.