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Bruins beat Jets 2-1 in shootout
Patrice Bergeron showed why he's more than just an offensive forward. Bergeron helped kill off a large portion of short-handed time in overtime before ...
NHL has work to do to win back fans after lockout
Three generations of the Ribble family hurried through a parking lot in suburban Detroit, eager to see the Red Wings practice when the lockout finally ...
Several teams face pressure to win Cup
The New York Rangers made a big push in trading for Rick Nash to improve their chances of winning a championship for the first time since 1994.
NHL returns with most teams on ice for 1st skate
On a sheet of ice a few miles from sandy beaches, the Los Angeles Kings finally got to begin their quest to hoist the Stanley Cup again.
NHL's next step is winning back hardened fans
Flyers owner Ed Snider had a simple message on the day the NHL lockout ended: Welcome back. Welcome back, NHL. Welcome back, NHL fans. Lost in the ...
Proud players thrilled that hockey is back
Flyers All-Star Claude Giroux received the wakeup call he waited to hear for 113 days. Locked out for months, the NHL was indeed ready to drop the ...
No contact between sides in hockey fight
NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said Friday that he is out of ideas how to get negotiations back on track to save the hockey season. Talks fell ...
Red Sox rev up with Victorino; Giants keep Scutaro
Shane Victorino bolted for Boston, Marco Scutaro stayed with San Francisco, and the Miami Marlins shed more payroll in a late-night trade. It was ...
Locked-out Lundqvist finally finds game to play
Henrik Lundqvist finally found a game to play. It won't be under the bright lights of Madison Square Garden, or in front of a hostile crowd in ...
Conversations restart; NHL negotiations on hold
The conversations have restarted in the ongoing NHL labor fight. The negotiations have not. One step at a time in the roller-coaster ride that holds ...
NHL, union might try not talking in search of deal
If the NHL and the players' association have run out of things to talk about, how can they ever find a way to make a deal to save the hockey season? ...
Long Islanders fume over utility's storm response
Priscilla Niemiera has a message for officials at the Long Island Power Authority. "I'd tell them, get off your rear end and do your job," the ...
World Series averages record low television rating
The San Francisco Giants' sweep of the Detroit Tigers set a record low for the World Series' television ratings. The four games on Fox averaged a 7.
NHL's Islanders moving to Brooklyn in 2015
Mike Bossy's fondest memories of the New York Islanders will always have Nassau Coliseum as the cherished backdrop, no matter where the team calls ...
Brooklyn ice: NHL's Islanders to Barclays in 2015
The New York Islanders finally have a new home and it's in Brooklyn, the borough that is suddenly a hot bed of pro sports 54 years after baseball's ...
Modano tops list of new US Hockey Hall of Famers
Mike Modano made his mark long before he and the Minnesota North Stars relocated to Dallas and brought hockey to the Sun Belt. Once he got there in ...
Blues part ways with team president John Davidson
John Davidson, who spent six years rebuilding the St. Louis Blues as president of hockey operations, is leaving the team. Davidson, 59, and the team ...
NHL lockout wipes out opening 2 weeks of season
Stop if you've heard this one before: the NHL is losing games because of a lockout. The first cut was two weeks of games, and judging by the sniping ...
Cards back in, AL division races down to last day
Here's how the pennant races look with one day to go: — LAST TEAM IN: St. Louis clinched baseball's final postseason berth Tuesday night when the Los ...
Cardinals clinch baseball's last postseason berth
Rather than spraying champagne in every direction, the defending World Series champions talked about holding a subdued party if they squeezed into the ...
Nats and Rangers close in, Yanks and Sox lose
Here's how the pennant races look with six days to go: — CLOSING IN: Washington and Texas can wrap up division titles this weekend. Both teams have ...
No progress as Day 1 of NHL lockout comes, goes
Die-hard hockey fans might need to invest in some classic NHL games on DVD. It might be the only taste of hockey for months. There's no telling when ...