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Gale Sayers sent a stern message to NFL players, challenging them to help those who paved the way.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Boston Bruins legend and Hall of Fame defenseman Ray Bourque has spent most Fridays and Sundays this winter watching his son Chris play for the Providence Bruins, Boston's AHL affiliate. Now that the lockout is over and t...

The game and its heroes transcend the tawdry things like lockouts and strikes and this weekend's Hall of Fame celebration won't be dampened by the NHL's work stoppage, writes Scott Burnside.

The cost of a lost season is high for everyone in the NHL, but for those who need to strengthen their Hall of Fame cases -- like Martin St. Louis and Dany Heatley -- a long-term lockout could bar the door to the Hall.

Story | Conversation | October 01, 2012

For all the concern about last summer's NFL lockout, in the end, nothing was really lost. Training camps were cut short, the Hall of Fame game was canceled, but mostly, we were handed our football fix right on time and without incident. The lone casu...

The NFL says the Arizona Cardinals will play the New Orleans Saints on Aug. 5 to kick off the preseason in the Hall of Fame game.

Craig Custance writes that a potential NHL lockout next season could have a particularly large impact on six players, all of whom may have their retirement decisions altered by an extended work stoppage.

Blog | Conversation | January 18, 2012

"People get to keep their jobs — that's all I was concerned about," Don Young said on Saturday morning, standing a few feet away from a small, illuminated case that held one of Pete Maravich's socks. Don's a design engineer for Cablevision in t...

The Mavs' Dirk Nowitzki was quick to come to the defense of Tony Romo.

CANTON, Ohio -- It's only fitting that this year's Hall of Fame ceremony will be a damp one. Because, in some ways, the lengthy NFL lockout already rained on Canton's parade. Heavy rains throughout the afternoon have made Fawcett Stadium and the s...

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFLPA head DeMaurice Smith each grabbed a side of the massive 300-page collective bargaining agreement between the players and league owners and exchanged a relieved handshake while posing for the cameras.

SAN ANTONIO -- Almost a year ago, John Phillips tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during the Hall of Fame Game against Cincinnati. Six months into his rehab, Phillips felt like he was back to full speed, but the lockout kept th...

Every week, Grantland's staff watches all 200 million videos on YouTube and picks their favorites. Bill Simmons: Here's a special NBC pregame segment about the NBA lockout. You'll learn that salaries have increased by 500 percent over the past 10 ...

Workers assembled the metal framework for outdoor tents in the parking lot of the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Friday, getting ready for its big enshrinement weekend -- one that won't include a game for the first time in 45 years.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says the Hall of Fame game between St. Louis and Chicago has been canceled despite owners voting in favor of a tentative deal to end the lockout, pending player approval.

NFL owners voted to approve the proposed labor agreement with the NFL Players Association on Thursday, putting the potential end of the league's lockout in the hands of the players, who might vote on the proposed deal Thursday night.