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CHICAGO -- As dire as it looks for the Chicago Blackhawks, it would be foolish to count them out of their playoff series with the Detroit Red Wings even though they're behind 3-1 in the series. And it would be very foolish to count them out of Gam...

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Blackhawks don't have to look too far back to recall a time they faced an uphill battle in a playoff series like they are now. In 2011, the Blackhawks dropped their first three games to the Vancouver Canucks in a Western Con...

In honor of the Scripps-Howard National Spelling Bee coming up this Wednesday and Thursday, you will find one of the winning words from the last 10 years of competition in each entry. When they don't fit naturally — which will be always, if my ...

CHICAGO -- Chicago Blackhawks defensemen Brent Seabrook and Nick Leddy had little to say Friday about their lack of ice time in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals the day before. Leddy, who averaged 17:25 of playing time in the regular se...

CHICAGO -- Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews plans to be optimistic until the end. That end could come Saturday, but Toews is still hoping the Blackhawks can regain their form and rally from three consecutive losses and a 3-1 series defici...

How do you want to remember Phil Jackson? Let me answer that question for you. You want to think of him as the lord of the rings, the coach who mentored and mind-gamed some of the best basketball players in the history of the game, the brains behind ...

How does each NFC North team look at running back, and what still needs to be done? Chicago Bears: If you were drawing up plans for an experienced but diverse backfield, you could do a lot worse than modeling after the Bears. Starter Matt Forte is...

The Rangers avoided being swept by the Bruins, overcoming a 2-0 deficit to win Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. It was the third time in Rangers playoff history that they won a game facing elimination after trailing by two or more goals, ...

We're Black and Blue All Over: Thursday, we broached the topic of whether the Chicago Bears would retire the number of middle linebacker Brian Urlacher. As it turns out, the team is dealing with a backlog on that issue. Almost a half-century af...

Bob Kravitz of The Indianapolis Star: Suddenly, Frank Vogel is a household name. A week ago, anybody outside of Indianapolis or the circle of NBA cognoscenti had no idea who the Indiana Pacers' low-key coach was, what he looked like, what he stood fo...

DETROIT -- The cameras, microphones and growing media covering the Detroit Red Wings' surprising playoff run filled the space around Jimmy Howard's dressing room stall minutes after Thursday's game ended. They worked to establish position while wa...

Miguel Cabrera's Triple Crown season was clearly not a fluke. CabreraCabrera has been even more dominant thus far this season. After going 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI in the Detroit Tigers' 7-6 win over the Minnesota Twins, Cabrera no...

DETROIT -- Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith likely summed up what his entire team was feeling after they dropped a third consecutive game to the Detroit Red Wings in their best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal series on Thursday. "W...

DETROIT -- Even when Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews isn't scoring, he often finds plenty of other ways to be a game-changer. The Detroit Red Wings kept Toews' production to a minimum throughout the first three games of their Western Con...

DETROIT -- Here's a quick look at the Detroit Red Wings' 2-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 4 of their Western Conference semifinal series Thursday at Joe Louis Arena: How it happened: The Red Wings continued to thwart the Blackhawks' off...

Prince Fielder bounced a tiebreaking single off Jared Burton's glove in the eighth inning, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 7-6 come-from-behind victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night.