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Iginla, Penguins embrace expectations after trade
Sidney Crosby knows the Pittsburgh Penguins will be considered Stanley Cup contenders so long as his familiar No. 87 hangs in the dressing room.
Penguins drop Jets 4-0, extend win streak to 14
The Pittsburgh Penguins' perfect march through March is turning into a flat-out sprint. And the latest addition to their star-studded lineup isn't ...
Penguins acquire Jarome Iginla from Flames
Jarome Iginla spent 16 years chasing a Stanley Cup in Calgary. The Penguins think he'll only need three months playing alongside the likes of Sidney ...
Streaking Penguins winning with defense
Look out, the NHL's highest scoring team is learning to play defense too. The Pittsburgh Penguins have ripped off 13 straight wins, the second longest ...
Sacramento, Calif., OKs NBA Kings arena deal
With the clock clicking down, Sacramento city officials took their last shot at keeping the NBA Kings in California's capital by approving a ...
Penguins edge Canadiens 1-0 for 13th straight win
Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price saw the NHL's leading scorer bearing down on him and figured he had maybe an inch or two over his right ...
Donovan returns as Obama celebrates Galaxy, Kings
President Barack Obama welcomed Landon Donovan as the U.S. national team soccer star returned from a four-month sabbatical Tuesday, reuniting with the ...
Heat win 27th straight, run away from Magic 108-94
Late in the third quarter, the game was tied and the Miami Heat winning streak seemed to be in jeopardy. Then LeBron James got mad. And then the ...
Miami moves to Sweet 16 with 63-59 win over Illini
There was no question about Shane Larkin's go-ahead 3-pointer for Miami. The ball that appeared to ricochet off the hands of Miami's Kenny Kadji ...
Penguins top Flyers 2-1 in overtime
Hockey's hottest team keeps finding ways to win. And even more help is on the way. Tyler Kennedy scored 2:33 into overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins ...
Tampa Bay Lightning fire coach Guy Boucher
The Tampa Bay Lightning fired coach Guy Boucher on Sunday, with the team in next to last place in the Eastern Conference and on its way to missing the ...
Devils' Kovalchuk out 2-4 weeks due to shoulder
New Jersey Devils star Ilya Kovalchuk will be out 2-4 weeks after hurting his right shoulder. The high-scoring forward was injured in the third period ...
Penguins rally for 11th straight win
The Pittsburgh Penguins are rolling so well without Evgeni Malkin, the star center might have trouble cracking the lineup once he is healthy enough ...
Senators close in on immigration deal
A last-minute dispute over wages for lower-skilled workers flared Friday as senators scrambled to sketch out a deal on a sweeping immigration bill ...
Brodeur scores as Devils top Hurricanes 4-1
Martin Brodeur playfully asked what else he could have done for the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night, and coach Peter DeBoer had an idea. "If he ...
Changes in rules, strategy help to clean up NHL
The fear is gone. The doubt too for that matter. Ditto the hesitation. A year into his comeback from the concussion-like symptoms that nearly derailed ...
Obama to honor Los Angeles Kings, LA Galaxy
President Barack Obama will honor two championship sports teams from California at the White House next Tuesday. Obama will hold a ceremony to welcome ...
Ducks rally past Chicago 4-2 in top 2 teams' clash
While the Chicago Blackhawks captured the sports world's attention with their record start to the regular season, the Anaheim Ducks cruised right ...
Anaheim Ducks sign Corey Perry to 8-year extension
Corey Perry is following Ryan Getzlaf's lead yet again, sticking with the Anaheim Ducks for the long term. Perry agreed to an eight-year, $69 million ...
Penguins beat Bruins 2-1 to run win streak to 9
The reigning NHL MVP is out indefinitely with an upper body injury. The league's top-scoring defenseman is out, too, apparently because of a lower ...
Minus entire line, Blues stay in playoff hunt
This was not the team Ken Hitchcock expected to coach. Yet minus an entire line for an extended stretch and with an All-Star goalie benched ...
Anschutz says sports company no longer for sale
AEG, the company that owns the NHL's Los Angeles Kings and the Staples Center, is no longer for sale, its billionaire owner Philip Anschutz said ...
NHL governors approve realignment
NHL owners have made it official: The Detroit Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets are heading east. The league announced Thursday that its board of ...
Senators hush-hush as they craft immigration bill
The eight senators meet in private several times a week, alternating between Sen. John McCain's and Sen. Charles Schumer's offices. They sit in arm ...
No. 6 Miami beats Clemson for outright ACC title
Miami coach Jim Larranaga mounted the ladder last and went to the basket hard, scissors in hand. The net came off with one final snip, and he twirled ...