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Blackhawks' streak at 19 after OT win over Oilers
The streak is just a number now. The NHL record is in the rearview mirror, so each additional game just means another giddy opponent eager to stop the ...
Crawford, Shaw stretch Blackhawks' streak to 18
No matter what goalie the Chicago Blackhawks put into their net, they are coming away with win after win. Corey Crawford completed the task to ...
Blackhawks set NHL record with 2-1 win over Sharks
For 17 games, nobody has been able to beat the Chicago Blackhawks in regulation. Now they own the best start in NHL history all to themselves.
Blackhawks match record for opening point streak
Marian Hossa has come up with a handful of big goals. Duncan Keith leads a group of solid defensemen, and each of the goalies has played really well.
Blackhawks 1 game from season-opening points mark
Fifteen games into the season, and the Chicago Blackhawks are on the verge of NHL history. Brent Seabrook, Jonathan Toews and Patrick Sharp each had ...
Blackhawks close in on season-opening points mark
The Chicago Blackhawks used a strong start against the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday to keep their strong start to the season on a roll. Brent Seabrook ...
Blackhawks beat sliding Sharks 4-1
Marcus Kruger and Andrew Shaw scored during Chicago's strong second period, and the NHL-leading Blackhawks beat the sliding San Jose Sharks 4-1 on ...
Thornton fights Toews in Sharks-Blackhawks game
Joe Thornton of the San Jose Sharks and Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks got into a rare fight Friday night. Toews skated up to Thornton with ...
Jesse Jackson Jr., wife agree to plead guilty
In a spectacular fall from political prominence, former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife agreed Friday to plead guilty to federal charges ...
Fasth leads Ducks to 3-2 SO win over Blackhawks
Viktor Fasth made his first career start last month and picked up the win. He posted his first shutout a week ago, and collected another victory last ...
Blackhawks improve to 6-0 with win over Red Wings
The Chicago Blackhawks are off to the best start in their 85-year history, despite not being in charge for much of their game against the Detroit Red ...
American Mumbai plotter sentenced to 35 years
Minutes before an American was sentenced to 35 years in prison for helping plan a deadly attack on Mumbai, India, one of his victims tearfully pleaded ...
Prosecutors want 35-year term in Mumbai attack
An American who played a central role in the 2008 terrorist attack in Mumbai, India, that left more than 160 people dead should spend no more than 35 ...
Player not alone in claiming web wishful thinking
It started out a stunner: The college football star had told heartbreaking stories about a dead girlfriend who didn't exist. Then it became unreal: ...
Chicago man who backed terror group gets 14 years
A Chicago businessman was sentenced to 14 years in prison Thursday for providing material support to overseas terrorism, including a Pakistani group ...
Lithium batteries central to Boeing's 787 woes
Lithium batteries that can leak corrosive fluid and start fires have emerged as the chief safety concern involving Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, a problem ...
Bears hire CFL coach Trestman to replace Smith
The Chicago Bears hired Montreal Alouettes coach Marc Trestman on Wednesday to replace the fired Lovie Smith. It's the first head coaching job in the ...
Family quarrels add intrigue to lotto winner death
In the week since news surfaced that a Chicago man was poisoned to death with cyanide just before he was to collect a lottery payout, surprising ...
Documents show battle over lottery winner's estate
The widow of a Chicago lottery winner who authorities say was poisoned with cyanide has battled with his siblings over control of his estate, ...
Bucks GM: Skiles out as coach, Boyles to fill in
Scott Skiles is out as Milwaukee Bucks head coach and the team says veteran assistant Jim Boylan will take over for the rest of the NBA season.
USOC keeps hosting idea alive
The U.S. Olympic Committee will hold meetings with cities interested in bidding for future Olympics and is promising to streamline the domestic ...
Final goodbye: Roll call of some who died in 2012
Neil Armstrong would always be taking that first step onto the moon, and Dick Clark was forever "the world's oldest teenager." Some of the notables ...