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Can Las Vegas beat the odds for NHL expansion?

New team would play in 2017

DATE: Jun 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Gordie Howe, the gritty and mighty ‘Mr. Hockey,’ dies at 88

DETROIT – Gordie Howe worked all his remarkable life to earn the respect and awe that came with being “Mr. Hockey.” The Canadian farm boy who developed his brute strength and incr...

DATE: Jun 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Sharks stave off Stanley Cup elimination against Penguins

Goals come in bunches early in Game 5

DATE: Jun 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Kessel, Penguins look to close out Sharks in Stanley Cup Game 5

PITTSBURGH – Phil Kessel insists nothing has changed. Not his game. Not his attitude. Not the shape of his body or his commitment to winning. Press all you want. Monkey with the w...

DATE: Jun 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Penguins smother Sharks in Game 4 of Stanley Cup Final

SAN JOSE – Bounce-back performances from two key players moved the Pittsburgh Penguins to the brink of winning the Stanley Cup. Evgeni Malkin scored his first goal of ...

DATE: Jun 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Sharksbite back at Penguins in Game 3 of Stanley Cup Final

Pittsburgh leads 2-1 in Stanley Cup Final

DATE: Jun 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Penguins punch Sharks back for 2-0 lead in Stanley Cup Finals

Sharks tie game late, but Pittsburgh prevails in OT

DATE: Jun 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Maturing Crosby back on top of his game for Penguins

PITTSBURGH – Sidney Crosby does not have an off switch. If there was one, Patric Hornqvist believes he would have found it by now. Not once over the last two years while playing a...

DATE: May 31, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Penguins take Game 1

PITTSBURGH – Nick Bonino’s main job for the Pittsburgh Penguins is to get to the front of the net and create chaos. The well-bearded forward executed perfectly in his debut in the Stanley Cu...

DATE: May 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Sharks swim to Stanley Cup finals with win against Blues

Blues sunk to the depths in Game 6 loss

DATE: May 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Crosby, Penguins march to Game 7 with win at Lightning

Crosby helps Pittsburgh force decisive game against Tampa Bay

DATE: May 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Blues beat Sharks 6-3 to even series

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Changing goaltenders gave the St. Louis Blues a spark. Changing their style of play helped them even up the Western Conference final at two games apiece. Troy B...

DATE: May 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports