http://www.mail.com/people/45524-gary-bettman.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/45524-gary-bettman.html http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2073198-nick-boninos-ot-goal-puts-ducks-wings-3-2.html ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — 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 extra time yet again. Defenseman Ben Lovejoy created that break by venturing deep into the Red Wings' zone. When the puck ended up on Nick Bonino's stick, he put the Ducks on the brin... Thu, 09 May 2013 06:11:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2073198-nick-boninos-ot-goal-puts-ducks-wings-3-2.html 2013-05-09T06:11:21Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2052890-im-gay-nba-player-jason-collins-breaks-barrier.html WASHINGTON (AP) — 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. Collins eventually decided he shouldn't, because he wanted to keep his secret safe: For more than a decade as a professional athlete, he had remained silent about his sexuality, worried a... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:48:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2052890-im-gay-nba-player-jason-collins-breaks-barrier.html 2013-04-30T13:48:17Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2051162-nba-veteran-center-jason-collins-gay.html WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 U.S. professional sports leagues to come out as gay. In a first-person article posted Monday on Sports Illustrated's website, Collins begins: "I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black. And I... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:37:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2051162-nba-veteran-center-jason-collins-gay.html 2013-04-30T02:37:09Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2047316-nhl-thriving-despite-short-season-lockout.html NEW YORK (AP) — 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. With just a few days left in the shortened 48-game season, a look back shows that fans are still flocking to arenas and tuning in on TV sets. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman told a meeting of Associate... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:14:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2047316-nhl-thriving-despite-short-season-lockout.html 2013-04-26T20:14:50Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1895172-nhl-meets-with-iihf-olympic-issue.html NEW YORK (AP) — 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 the 2014 Sochi Games. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and International Ice Hockey Federation President Rene Fasel met for about 2½ hours after a 90-minute get-together Thursday night. No new t... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:38:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1895172-nhl-meets-with-iihf-olympic-issue.html 2013-02-15T20:38:43Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1892396-decision-yet-nhl-players-olympics.html NEW YORK (AP) — 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 the NHL, the NHL players' association, and officials from the International Ice Hockey Federation and the International Olympic Committee stretched into Thursday night as the parties worked ... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:55:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1892396-decision-yet-nhl-players-olympics.html 2013-02-15T00:55:23Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1830614-nhl-work-to-to-win-fans-lockout.html 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 ended. "I was getting nervous we weren't going to have hockey this year," said Reid Ribble, whose dad joined him, his wife and their two young sons to watch the Red Wings skate last Sunday. "I'm glad they g... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 22:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1830614-nhl-work-to-to-win-fans-lockout.html 2013-01-18T22:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1827806-nhl-its-to-fans-newspaper-ads.html NEW YORK (AP) — 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 is using full-page newspaper ads Thursday to tell fans it's sorry for the lockout that delayed the season and trimmed the schedule from 82 games to 48. The season starts Saturday. ... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1827806-nhl-its-to-fans-newspaper-ads.html 2013-01-17T17:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1814668-sabres-miller-calls-nhl-lockout-waste-time.html BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — 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 to get off his chest regarding the NHL lockout. "The best thing to do is acknowledge that it was stupid," Miller said Friday, before turning his attention to Sabres fans. "I appreciate the... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 21:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1814668-sabres-miller-calls-nhl-lockout-waste-time.html 2013-01-11T21:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1810642-nhl-owners-unanimously-approve-labor-deal.html NEW YORK (AP) — 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. So when he stood on a podium bearing the league shield on Wednesday and announced that the owners unanimously approved the labor deal reached over the weekend with the players' association, he ... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 07:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1810642-nhl-owners-unanimously-approve-labor-deal.html 2013-01-10T07:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1809560-nhl-owners-approve-labor-deal-players-to-vote.html NEW YORK (AP) — NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman secured unanimous ownership support for the pending labor deal, then apologized to everyone hurt by the long lockout and said he isn't going anywhere. The league's board of governors met in a Manhattan hotel Wednesday and overwhelmingly approved the agreement that was reached early Sunday on the 113th day of t... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1809560-nhl-owners-approve-labor-deal-players-to-vote.html 2013-01-09T22:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1808226-nhl-owners-players-move-closer-to-votes.html NEW YORK (AP) — 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 expected — training camps will be open by Sunday. The league's board of governors will meet on Wednesday in New York, and the 30 club owners will vote on the agreement that was reached in the... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 07:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1808226-nhl-owners-players-move-closer-to-votes.html 2013-01-09T07:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1807262-nhl-owners-to-vote-contract-wednesday.html NEW YORK (AP) — NHL owners will vote Wednesday on the tentative labor agreement reached with the players' union. If a majority approves, as expected, the NHL will move one step closer toward the official end of the long lockout that began Sept. 16. As of Tuesday afternoon, a memorandum of understanding of the deal hadn't been completed, so the union has y... Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1807262-nhl-owners-to-vote-contract-wednesday.html 2013-01-08T20:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1803418-nhls-step-winning-hardened-fans.html PHILADELPHIA (AP) — 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 squabble between the league and players over the 113-day labor dispute was how the hardcore fans were losing interest with each messy board room update from an idle sport. Keeping the faith ... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 08:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1803418-nhls-step-winning-hardened-fans.html 2013-01-07T08:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1801052-drop-puck-nhl-players-settle-labor-dispute.html NEW YORK (AP) — 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 finally achieved their elusive deal early Sunday morning, finding a way to restart a sport desperate to regain momentum and boost its prominence. Ending a bitter dispute ... Sun, 06 Jan 2013 21:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1801052-drop-puck-nhl-players-settle-labor-dispute.html 2013-01-06T21:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1799292-sides-nhl-labor-rift-meet-day-with-mediator.html NEW YORK (AP) — 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 to get going again in the morning. The sides remained apart all day, buffered by the presence of federal mediator Scot Beckenbaugh, who shuttled back and forth between the hotel where the uni... Sat, 05 Jan 2013 04:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1799292-sides-nhl-labor-rift-meet-day-with-mediator.html 2013-01-05T04:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1795128-nhl-players-association-meet-deep-night.html NEW YORK (AP) — A federal mediator rejoined negotiations between the NHL and the players' association that stretched into the early hours of Thursday morning but still haven't produced a deal to get hockey back on the ice. After a series of meetings during the day Wednesday, the sides reconvened at night and were together until nearly 1 a.m. The biggest n... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 05:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1795128-nhl-players-association-meet-deep-night.html 2013-01-03T05:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1794116-nhl-players-union-meet-30-minutes.html NEW YORK (AP) — The proposals are flying back and forth between the NHL and the players' association. Whether significant progress is being made in the process still isn't all that clear. The league made a counteroffer on Tuesday night in response to one it received from the players on Monday and now the NHL is waiting for another answer. A full day of sm... Wed, 02 Jan 2013 03:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1794116-nhl-players-union-meet-30-minutes.html 2013-01-02T03:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1789086-column-set-your-dvr-pro-bowl-now-seriously.html 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. Next thing you know, he'll be threatening to hold his breath. Instead of calling his bluff, which is what anyone who doesn't get the consolation prize of a week's vacation in Hawaii should have done, they promised ... Fri, 28 Dec 2012 01:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1789086-column-set-your-dvr-pro-bowl-now-seriously.html 2012-12-28T01:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1783012-ap-source-nhl-players-closer-to-dissolving-union.html NEW YORK (AP) — 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 week, union members decisively agreed to give the players' association's board the power to file a "disclaimer of interest" until Jan. 2. A person familiar with the outcome of the vote told T... Sat, 22 Dec 2012 08:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1783012-ap-source-nhl-players-closer-to-dissolving-union.html 2012-12-22T08:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1782636-nhl-players-vote-step-toward-dissolving-union.html NEW YORK (AP) — 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 to file a "disclaimer of interest" until Jan. 2. A person familiar with the outcome of the vote told The Associated Press on Friday that the measure passed easily, drawing more than two-thirds ... Fri, 21 Dec 2012 22:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1782636-nhl-players-vote-step-toward-dissolving-union.html 2012-12-21T22:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1778018-fehr-players-waiting-nhl-to-resume-talks.html TORONTO (AP) — Donald Fehr and the players' association are ready to get back to the bargaining table at any moment. They are now just waiting for the NHL to feel the same way. "(We aren't talking) because the owners have not indicated a desire to resume," the NHLPA's executive director said Wednesday night before a charity hockey game. "We've indicated a... Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1778018-fehr-players-waiting-nhl-to-resume-talks.html 2012-12-20T10:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1775248-hainsey-nhl-labor-talks-to-resume.html NEW YORK (AP) — Winnipeg Jets defenseman Ron Hainsey is getting antsy. Not only is he anxious to get back to the bargaining table with the NHL, he really wants to be on the ice with his teammates. Just not at all costs and not without the right deal. As part of the negotiating committee for the players' association, Hainsey has kept busy during the lockou... Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1775248-hainsey-nhl-labor-talks-to-resume.html 2012-12-18T22:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1774918-hainsey-anxious-to-nhl-labor-talks-restarted.html NEW YORK (AP) — Winnipeg Jets defenseman Ron Hainsey is getting antsy. Not only is he anxious to get back to the bargaining table with the NHL, he really wants to be on the ice with his teammates. As part of the negotiating committee for the players' association, Hainsey has kept busy during the lockout by taking part in the ongoing talks with the NHL. Bu... Tue, 18 Dec 2012 20:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1774918-hainsey-anxious-to-nhl-labor-talks-restarted.html 2012-12-18T20:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1768272-nhl-files-unfair-labor-charge-union.html NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL and its locked-out players might turn up in a courtroom before they find their way back onto the ice. In a wild week in which the fighting sides had two fruitless sessions with a federal mediator and another round of bargaining via conference call, the most significant event occurred Friday night when the NHL brought its ongoing di... Sat, 15 Dec 2012 09:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1768272-nhl-files-unfair-labor-charge-union.html 2012-12-15T09:19:00Z