...from the Czech Republic during the first period of game two of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals NHL playoff hockey in Washington, Saturday, April 18, 2009. New York won 1-0

Tressel guarding against entitlement with OSU

...in high school growing up in Minnesota, was looking for tickets to a Columbus Blue Jackets NHL playoff game next week. Tressel and Laurinaitis were supposed to attend a Jackets' game together several...

Vote: NHL first-round matchups

Which team will win each first-round NHL playoff matchup? Make your picks!

Links while tossing around conspiracy theories

I have breaking news: After 22 years of jokes, we now have indisputable video evidence that something fishy happened with the 1985 NBA Lottery. David ...

A few links while honoring King Felix

Here's when fantasy baseball rips your heart out: Last summer, my buddy Hench and I were trying to win our A.L.-only keeper league without trading Fel...

Our summer questions to ponder

It's August, the longest month for a hockey fan. The free-agent frenzy is a memory, and training camp is still more than a month away. But our annual (really?) summer questions should help buoy your spirits.

Flyers' Hatcher retires after surgery

Flyers defenseman Derian Hatcher retired Monday, two weeks after knee replacement surgery in effect ended his 16-year career. The 37-year-old former Flyers captain joined the coaching staff as player development coach.

Fleury outdoes Osgood as Pens survive furious finish to push Cup finals to 7

Jordan Staal and Tyler Kennedy scored, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 25 saves as the Pittsburgh Penguins forced Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals by beating the defending champion Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on Tuesday night.

Finally, Pens' big three unite in playoffs

For the first time this postseason, Pittsburgh's big three -- Crosby, Malkin and Staal -- were in sync, and the result was a crucial Game 4 win over Detroit.

Different road, same reality for Pens

Over the course of about 27 hours, the Penguins came face to face with a past they seem unable to escape, one that includes yet another Stanley Cup parade in Motown.

Red Wings in familiar position with 2-0 lead over Penguins in finals

Valtteri Filppula and Jonathan Ericsson scored in the second period and the resilient Detroit Red Wings opened a two-game lead over Pittsburgh in the Stanley Cup finals for the second year in a row, winning 3-1 in Game 2.

Penguins-Red Wings Preview

Penguins-Red Wings Preview

Active seniors still living the good life

To quadrigenarians Jamie Moyer, Gary Sheffield and Randy Johnson, age is just another number in their illustrious careers.

Sid, Geno deliver 1-2 punch to Canes

It's now not a question of if the Pens will advance to their second straight Cup finals, it's when. And when they do, they'll be carried by the best 1-2 punch we've seen in a generation.