ESPN Search

More than 30 family and friends will help Gordie Howe celebrate his 85th birthday Sunday at a private dinner in Detroit.

Adam Oates' playmaking ability has drawn comparisons to the best players in the game. Now his skill is being recognized by the Hockey Hall of Fame, writes Scott Burnside.

Winger Tyler Seguin, who is set to become a restricted free agent after the upcoming season, said he's been in discussions with the Bruins about a contract extension and that the talks are "looking good."

Dodger Stadium. The ESPYs. A movie set. The Stanley Cup has already logged plenty of frequent flyer miles this summer, and the Kings organization has only just begun it's time with the trophy. Slava Voynov and Andrei Loktionov both spent their day...

The Penguins will be swept: It doesn't matter what the media is told afterward; the Flyers have the Penguins completely off their game. Evgeni Malkin is a shadow of himself, intimidated into a peripheral role, going from MVP to Most Invisible Player....

John Buccigross brings you his annual "Hakan-Hanukkah Song."

Need to get away? Bucci has a wild idea. How about a four-day sojourn to beautiful Minnesota, which, by the way, just coincidentally hosts a pretty compelling NHL team?

Sven Tumba, the three-sport star who was honored as the best hockey player in Sweden and later became a golf pioneer in his country and the former Soviet Union, has died. He was 80.

Boston Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli said Wednesday he does not expect Marc Savard to play this season and doubts the center will ever play hockey again.

The Bruins celebrated their Stanley Cup win again at the DVD premiere.

Mike Modano expects to decide whether he'll play again in two or three weeks.

Once defenseman Christian Ehrhoff put his round of golf on hold to hear what the Buffalo Sabres had to offer, general manager Darcy Regier was confident he had a shot of signing the player before the start of the NHL's free agency period.

Marc Savard's road back a concussion was a physical battle, but his off-ice demons proved to be the bigger fight.

One comes from a volatile past. The other was picked to boost a franchise. So just how have the Lightning's Steve Downie and Steven Stamkos shared the ice without driving each other crazy?

Jeff Carter had his second career hat trick, scoring three goals to lead the Flyers past the Hurricanes 8-1.

The Mother of All Mailbags deals with the Stars' chances of success, the Bruins' goaltending options and the Q-Stache.