
Nick Bonino's OT goal puts Ducks past Wings 3-2
After two agonizing overtime losses in the previous three games, Ryan Getzlaf figured the Anaheim Ducks were overdue for a break when they headed into ...

'I'm gay': NBA player Jason Collins breaks barrier
Last summer, NBA veteran Jason Collins considered joining an old Stanford college roommate, U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy III, at Boston's gay pride parade

NBA veteran center Jason Collins comes out as gay
With the simplest of sentences, NBA veteran Jason Collins set aside years of worry and silence to become the first active player in one of four major ...
NHL thriving despite short season after lockout
Whatever damage was caused by the latest long NHL lockout, the league isn't feeling the fallout as it gets set to start this year's playoffs.
NHL meets with IIHF again on Olympic issue
Two days of talks between the NHL and international hockey officials wrapped up Friday with signs that the league will wind up sending its players to ...
No decision yet on NHL players in Olympics
A decision on whether NHL players will head to the 2014 Sochi Olympics isn't likely this week, but a first day of discussions went well. Talks between ...

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 ...
NHL says it's sorry to fans in newspaper ads
With hockey set to return after a four-month lockout, the NHL is apologizing again. Echoing last week's remarks by Commissioner Gary Bettman, the NHL ...

Sabres G Miller calls NHL lockout 'waste of time'
After rejoining his Buffalo Sabres teammates on the ice for the first time in some nine months, goalie Ryan Miller had a few lingering frustrations ...

NHL owners unanimously approve labor deal
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman felt all the anger directed toward him as the lockout dragged on and threatened to wipe out the entire hockey season.

NHL owners approve new labor deal; players to vote
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman secured unanimous ownership support for the pending labor deal, then apologized to everyone hurt by the long lockout and ...

NHL owners, players move closer to votes
All that is left of the NHL lockout are a pair of votes by owners and players. If both sides approve the tentative deal reached over the weekend — as ...

NHL owners to vote on contract Wednesday
NHL owners will vote Wednesday on the tentative labor agreement reached with the players' union. If a majority approves, as expected, the NHL will ...

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 ...

Drop the puck: NHL, players settle labor dispute
They walked into a Manhattan hotel, knowing they were running out of time to save their season. After 16 hours of tense talks, the NHL and its players ...

Sides in NHL labor rift meet all day with mediator
A federal mediator held over 12 hours of separate talks with the NHL and the players' association Friday before stopping for the night with a promise ...
NHL, players' association meet deep into night
A federal mediator rejoined negotiations between the NHL and the players' association that stretched into the early hours of Thursday morning but ...

NHL, players' union meet for 30 minutes
The proposals are flying back and forth between the NHL and the players' association. Whether significant progress is being made in the process still ...

Column: Set your DVR for Pro Bowl. Now. Seriously
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell warned players a while back that he was prepared to drop the Pro Bowl if they didn't pick up the level of play.

AP source: NHL players closer to dissolving union
NHL players gave the executive board the right to take steps to dissolve the union, and they signed off on it in overwhelming fashion. In a vote this ...

NHL players vote in step toward dissolving union
NHL players are a step closer to dissolving their union. Union members voted this week to give the players' association's executive board the power ...