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The average collegiate softball player draws a walk every eight at-bats. The average leadoff hitter walks even more frequently. Natalie Hernandez is not average. In any sense of the word. Exactly 167 times during the regular season, Hernandez s...

Natalie Hernandez has been on a hot streak at the plate for the Illinois-Chicago Flames, and the inspiration for her focus comes from her mother, who is struggling in a battle against cancer.

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IRVING, Texas - Here are a couple of Cowboys quick hits to tide you over for a little bit: Unless he completely flames out in the offseason and early in camp the way Brodney Pool did last summer, safety Will Allen will be on the Cowboys' roster t...

Celtic dropped points for the second week in a row as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Ross County. Last week's defeat against second-placed Motherwell, in the grand scheme of things, had no bearing on the SPL title as Lennon's side had already wrappe...

ST. LOUIS -- For Robyn Regehr, it's felt like eternity. For Jay Bouwmeester, well, it almost has been. On Tuesday night, the former Calgary Flames teammates will skate on opposite sides and cherish the chance at playoff hockey when the St. Loui...

The Colorado Avalanche won the NHL's draft lottery and will select No. 1 overall from what will be a loaded 2013 prospect class. Insider NHL scout Grant Sonier breaks down how he sees the draft selections playing out among the non-playoff teams.

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CHICAGO -- The only time Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford allowed himself to speak about the future this year was just before the season. Coming off a 2011-12 season in which he received a bulk of the blame for the Blackhawks' first-ro...

CHICAGO -- Here's a quick look at the Chicago Blackhawks' 3-1 win over the Calgary Flames at the United Center on Friday. How it happened: Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane briefly took the team lead in goals by notching his 23rd of the season at 9...

Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews scored 3:28 apart

CHICAGO -- Chicago Blackhawks forward Dave Bolland (lower-body injury) and goaltender Ray Emery (lower body) will miss Friday's game against the Calgary Flames and are considered day to day, Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said. Quenneville also...

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Ryan Reaves scored twice and Brian Elliott earned his NHL-leading 10th win in April in the St. Louis Blues' 4-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night.

Blues goalie Jaroslav Halak has been activated from the injured list after missing 12 games because of a groin injury.

Back in the day, when Bob Hartley was a young, aspiring coach not long departed from the windshield factory he worked at on the assembly line, his young son Steve insisted on dressing like his dad before departing the house to take in a game. By t...

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