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It feels like just a few weeks ago that we were watching the NHL's opening night. And it was. Thanks, Bettman! But in this lockout-shortened season, we're already in the home stretch. In fact, today is one of just 18 days left on the NHL schedule....

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-...

In case you were busy singing John Philip Sousa tunes with your loved ones, here's what you missed in sports on Monday. The New York Knicks overcame a 22-point deficit and a knee injury to Carmelo Anthony to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers, 102-97....

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,...

It was fitting, really, that the most recent round of bad news for the Phoenix Coyotes was released late last week. The announcement that prospective team owner Greg Jamison had failed to raise enough money to buy the unwanted franchise was made beca...

Welcome to a weekly blog post of thoughts and observations from the past few days and/or decades of NHL hockey. The Three Stars of Comedy Recognizing the three moments or personalities from around the league that produced the most comedic fodde...

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....

Last week, The Flaming Lips unveiled "Thunder Up! Racing for the Prize" — a track based off their seminal 1999 single "Race for the Prize." It's a whimsical and catchy pop song that the band hoped would latch on as the Oklahoma City Thunder's a...

Oh, hi there, Phoenix Coyotes fans. I hear you recently lost a Western Conference finals series to Los Angeles, and you're a little bit upset over a crucial overtime defeat that came seconds after the Kings' captain got away with an apparent penalty....

The heartache of being eliminated, and the rest of the week in the NHL playoffs.

Here is a video of the Official Team of L.A. Live the Only Team Still Currently Playing at L.A. Live, the Los Angeles Kings, beating the Phoenix Coyotes to advance to the Stanley Cup finals for the first time since 1993. Hey! That was cool, right?...

In case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports over the weekend. Tim Duncan scored 21 points and Tony Parker added 17 as the Spurs moved on to the Western Conference Dinals with a 102-99 win (and a 4-0 sweep) ove...

With Thursday night's 2-1 win over the Phoenix Coyotes, the L.A. Kings, hockey's most emphatic playoff team, sit just one win away from a trip to the Stanley Cup Finals. Barring a catastrophic meltdown, it would be the team's first appearance in the ...

In case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports on Tuesday. Tim Duncan scored 26 points and grabbed 10 boards as the Spurs took a 1-0 lead on the Clippers with a painless 108-92 win. Duncan said he was able to foc...

New Jersey's new look — and the rest of the week in playoff hockey.

In case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports on Wednesday. Angels hurler Jered Weaver threw MLB's second no-hitter of the season, striking out nine and walking one in a 9-0 win over the Twins. "Why couldn't you...