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There's always a lot of hocus-pocus when a team is down 3-0 in a best-of-seven series, and while Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma acknowledged "it's not a very encouraging picture," it was still interesting to hear Bylsma liken the situation...

PITTSBURGH -- It's hard to imagine Sidney Crosby being a wide-eyed, starstruck teenager, but that was exactly the case back in 2005 when the 17-year-old was selected to Canada's junior national team for what was one of the greatest World Junior Champ...

Her childhood wasn't easy, but it shaped Swin Cash as a person and an athlete. She delivers a message of perseverance and character building to young girls.

Forward Drew LeBlanc of St. Cloud State has won the Hobey Baker Award, given to the nation's top college hockey player.

Pittsburgh didn't look far to find its new women's basketball coach. The Panthers lured Duquesne's Suzie McConnell-Serio across town on Friday hoping she can resurrect a floundering program.

After seeing the Los Angeles Lakers' winning streak come to an end at 33 games in 1972, forward Jim McMillian said NBA fans had seen something special. "We just finished a streak that I don't believe any other team is going to break," he told the ...

USA Gymnastics will hold its 2014 national championships in Pittsburgh. It's the first major gymnastics competition to be held in the city.

Keep an eye on the Los Angeles Kings if and when the Calgary Flames and Jarome Iginla decide to begin divorce proceedings. While it's been widely (and accurately) reported that Boston and Pittsburgh have interest in the Flames captain should he be...

Craig Custance writes how Dan Bylsma should be the top candidate to lead Team USA in the 2014 Olympics before addressing trade proposals, coaches on the hot seat and a new alternative to shootouts in his weekly mailbag.

Blog | Conversation | February 08, 2013

Neil Greenberg compares the historical bar for entry into the Hockey Hall of Fame with the production of current NHL players to see which are worthy of lock status going forward.

Story | Conversation | November 12, 2012

Olympic gold medal swimmer Missy Franklin will serve as an honorary captain and will be at midfield for the coin toss before the Denver Broncos play the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night.

It's been real, Olympics. Colleague Travis Haney has USF among his potentially underrated preseason teams . Our Ryan McGee says the Bulls' tilt with FSU is an early game with potential BCS implications . Andre Civil is battling to reclaim a sta...

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

Russia won the world championship Sunday by defeating Slovakia 6-2.

Russia and Slovakia will meet in the world hockey championship final Sunday for the first time since the Slovaks won their only title a decade ago against the Russians.

Tampa Bay center Nate Thompson broke the tie at the end of the second period to help the United States beat Belarus 5-3 on Thursday in the world hockey championships.