N.H.L. Announces Initiative in Support of Gay Athletes The N.H.L. has formed a partnership with an advocacy group pledged to fight homophobia in sports, and plans training and counseling on gay issues for its teams and players. More
Pens score 3 in third to win Atlantic Division Beau Bennett and Evgeni Malkin scored 13 seconds apart in the third period and the Pittsburgh Penguins clinched the Atlantic Division title by beating the free-falling Carolina Hurricanes 5-3 on Tuesday night. More
Blackhawks blow past Preds to clinch first playoff spot Rookie Brandon Saad and Jonathan Toews scored 55 seconds apart midway through the third period, and the Chicago Blackhawks rallied to beat the Nashville Predators 5-3 on Sunday night to become the first team to clinch a NHL playoff spot this season. More
Sabres snap Penguins' 15-game win streak The Pittsburgh Penguins' run at a record-breaking streak is over. Playing without injured star Sidney Crosby, the Penguins fell to the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 on Tuesday night to end their 15-game winning streak. More
Morgan Geekie is finding his groove, and the Bruins are better for it Geekie acknowledged he got off to a slow start this season, but he’s found his groove and is having a December to remember. His Saturday snipe was his sixth of the month, one behind Brad Marchand, who ... 12/29/2024 - 5:36 am | View Link
Bruins get measure of revenge, blank Blue Jackets, 4-0 The Bruins were given the rare gift of an immediate do-over and they made the most of it on Saturday night at TD Garden. After the Blue Jackets romped over the Bruins in Columbus on Friday, the B’s ... 12/28/2024 - 1:40 pm | View Link
Sean Monahan, Dmitri Voronkov each score twice to lead the Blue Jackets past the Bruins 6-2 Sean Monahan scored twice in his 800th NHL game, helping Columbus beat the Boston Bruins 6-2 Friday night and extending the Blue Jackets' home win streak to three games. 12/27/2024 - 1:08 pm | View Link
An improving Bruins defense under Joe Sacco delivered a masterclass against the Capitals The Capitals are third in the NHL in goals scored per contest (3.68) and sixth in high-danger scoring chances per 60 minutes (12.39). Even with top triggerman Alex Ovechkin on the mend due to a ... 12/25/2024 - 1:04 pm | View Link
After quiet start, Morgan Geekie is starting to heat up on Bruins’ top line After a slow start to the 2024-25 season, Morgan Geekie is starting to heat up for the Bruins with five goals in last eight games. 12/21/2024 - 7:36 pm | View Link
Jared Bednar knows his bank account is going to take a hit in the coming days and, in his words, he does not care.
Bednar went off after Colorado’s incredible 6-5 comeback win Thursday night against the Buffalo Sabres at Ball Arena. His ire was directed at a Buffalo goal that was allowed despite Avs goalie Scott Wedgewood writhing in pain inside his net as it was scored early in the third period.
Sabres forward Zach Benson was pushed into the Colorado net, and Wedgewood fell backward onto him.
Devon Toews scored 48 seconds into overtime Thursday night to complete another crazy Avalanche win over the Buffalo Sabres.
Jason Zucker scored his third goal of the night to give the Sabres a two-goal lead at Ball Arena, but Cale Makar had his second of the evening with 2:28 left and Jonathan Drouin sent it to overtime with 6.8 seconds remaining on Nathan MacKinnon’s third assist of the contest.
Toews then scored on a breakaway less than a minute into the extra frame to send the Avs to an improbable 6-5 victory inside Ball Arena.
It marked the team’s second multi-goal comeback against the Sabres this season after Colorado rallied back from a 4-0 deficit in Buffalo last month.
The Avs, like they have so many times this season, do have an injury concern that may outweigh the result.
In the latest edition of the Nuggets Ink podcast, beat writer Bennett Durando and sports editor Matt Schubert reconvene as the calendar flips to 2025 with a Denver rout of Atlanta. Among the topics discussed:
Jamal Murray’s annual slow start to the season appears to finally be in the rearview mirror.
Rick George saved CU football by hiring Deion Sanders. Now comes the hard part: keeping him.
Sanders made CU relevant over the past two seasons, turning a one-win team into one of the most-watched programs in college football.
The Buffs finished 9-4 this season and were tied atop the Big 12 standings until BYU skunked them in the Alamo Bowl.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman and the Fighting Irish found the right balance of family and football to produce a memorable performance under unprecedented, emotionally trying circumstances.
Riley Leonard passed for a touchdown, Jayden Harrison returned a kickoff 98 yards for a score, and Notre Dame’s defense made it hold up in a 23-10 victory over No.
Perhaps more than any player in the NBA today, Michael Porter Jr. is the actualization of positional size, a basketball principle that drives front offices such as Denver’s.
He’s a “small forward” only in title, towering over most wings with a 6-foot-10 stature that doubles the potency of his 3-pointer. There is no such thing as a contested shot for Porter, who’s 42% from the perimeter this season.
Atlanta’s Trae Young represents the polar opposite of positional size.