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For years it's been assumed that games in the regular season and playoffs will be officiated differently. Scott Burnside asks, is that hurting game?

If the Los Angeles Lakers do the improbable -- the very, very improbable -- they would join quite the exclusive club. Ditto the Boston Celtics (or the Chicago Bulls, Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks or Milwaukee Bucks). And over in hockey, there'...

Tim Kavanagh has a new No. 1 in his goaltender ranks and also looks at potentially valuable backup goalies.

Uni Watch tackles the epic task of ranking the uniform sets of the NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL from 1-122. (Part 4)

With the 2012 Summer Games serving as a back drop, Craig Custance starts looking ahead to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Russia, projecting what a possible Canadian roster might look like given an influx of young talent.

Blog | Conversation | August 09, 2012

The band, which is releasing an album April 10, is fans of the Blackhawks, the NFL and MMA.

A bounty on Aaron Rodgers. A cheap shot on Sidney Crosby. Muggings of Jeremy Lin in the lane. The virtue of sports keeps getting harder to find.

From the Australian Open to Patrick Witt, Phil Knight, All-Star Sunday, Sidney Crosby and Tim Thomas: legend-making and revisionism, back-pedaling and product placement and plausible deniability.

The Spurs avoided elimination thanks to a 3-point shot by Gary Neal, the Heat advanced after closing out the 76ers and over in the NFL, Judge Susan Richard Nelson denied the league's request for a stay. Here's what else you missed last night.

A canceled meeting between the NFL and its players' union has football fans searching for something -- anything! -- to take their minds off labor negotiations. A solid slate of hoops games (and maybe a couple pints of their favorite brew) should do it.

Plenty to keep Chicago sports fans busy until the Bears hit training camp.

The Penguins still have no timetable for star center Sidney Crosby's return from concussion symptoms, coach Dan Bylsma said Monday.

PITTSBURGH -- We must admit, we never get tired of walking into a Winter Classic venue for the first time. The striking incongruity of seeing an NHL rink in the middle of, in this case, an NFL football field remains one of the endearing images of ...

PITTSBURGH -- We must admit, we never get tired of walking into a Winter Classic venue for the first time. The striking incongruity of seeing an NHL rink in the middle of, in this case, an NFL football field remains one of the endearing images of ...

The sports world never takes a vacation. Tonight is no exception with NFL football, a college bowl doubleheader, NCAA basketball and big games in the NBA.

Sidney Crosby is on pace for one of the greatest seasons in NHL history and the context makes the campaign even more impressive. Kent Wilson illustrates exactly how rare Crosby's success has been.

Story | Conversation | December 21, 2010