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In case you were busy finally piecing together why the Buffalo Bills' mascot is a Buffalo, here's what you missed in sports on Thursday: In a battle of reigning Cy Young winners, David Price's Rays upended R.A. Dickey's Blue Jays, 5-4, in 10 inn...

In case you were busy dusting off the old Maypole a few days early so you can really get your Maypole dancing where you want it in time for May Day, here's what you missed in sports on Tuesday: Denver kept its playoff hopes alive with a chippy 1...

In the next few hours, a winning-goal scorer will think briefly about his accomplishment, and he will shrug and toothlessly smile. "Hey, that's playoff hockey," he will say, as if that explains it. In another room not far away, a heavy and defeated d...

The NHL playoffs are here, and if you cheer for one of the 16 teams that made the cut, you know what you need to do: Put fresh batteries in the remote, kiss your loved ones good-bye, and get ready for the emotional roller coaster that you're about to...

Columbus goes all-in, a visit with the Wild, and the rest of the week in the NHL.

In case you were busy recording your sophomore album, It's Hard Out There (On the Road), here's what you missed in sports on Wednesday. The Chicago Bulls used their strength and rebounding advantage to beat Miami, 101-97, snapping the Heat's 27-...

There are umpteen NHL games going on at any given time, and it's always hard to know how to allocate your attention. Here's our recommendation for the most interesting of the week's many matchups. Anaheim Ducks at Minnesota Wild Tuesday, 8 p.m. ...

In case you were out drunkenly explaining that Joel Schumacher was never a good enough director to "lose it Rob Reiner style," here's what you missed in sports on Tuesday. The Los Angeles Lakers were again bested by the Oklahoma City Thunder, 12...

There are umpteen NHL games going on, and it's always hard to know how to allocate your attention. Here's our recommendation for the most interesting of the week's matchups. Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. ET CSN Chicago/...

It would appear that the NHL's firing season is upon us. We've already seen two GMs relieved of their duties since the lockout ended — Brian Burke's oddly timed dismissal in Toronto, followed by Scott Howson finally being put out of his misery ...

We already looked at 10 players who've been pleasant surprises as we reach the quarter mark of the 2013 season. Today it's time to shine a spotlight on the busts. We'll use the same format as we did earlier this week — expectations, reality,...

We're roughly 10 percent of the way through the NHL season, and that means it's time for some teams to panic. Not really, of course. Even in this abbreviated season, jumping to conclusions based on four or five games would be downright irrational....

The New Jersey Devils are one of the unforeseen success stories in the East this postseason, and no player is more surprising than Marek Zidlicky. Just a few months ago, there was little positive to say about the 35-year-old Zidlicky, who started ...

Plus the Bruins/Canucks debacle, the sad state of Pittsburgh, and the rest of the week in the NHL.

Two weeks ago, the Minnesota Wild came thisclose to having a 51-year old embroidery store owner named Paul Deutsch suit up as an emergency backup goalie. The Wild's top guy, Niklas Backstrom, was scratched late on game day, Josh Harding would be star...

Plus the Minnesota Wild, the best ski locations in America and all your other questions answered in this week's edition of the Bake Shop.