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Blackhawks' Stunning Revival a Blueprint for Losers

May 26, 2010 - 10:51 PM

CHICAGO -- It wasn't long ago when you could walk right off the street into a Blackhawks game, settle down in an awesome location behind the glass and be surrounded by 14,000 empty red seats. That...

Ovechkin Hurts Hockey With Goon Act

Mar 15, 2010 - 11:08 PM

What a damned, stinking shame that the world's greatest hockey player also is a goon. The NHL needs Alex Ovechkin to be a post-Olympic ambassador, a seductive highlight reel, a daily reason for...

Raisin' Kane in Buffalo: What Kind of Guy Hits a Cabbie?

Aug 10, 2009 - 9:50 PM

So now, as quickly as it takes to make one phone call (wink-wink), the story flip-flops. Turns out the 62-year-old Buffalo taxi driver who allegedly was assaulted by young hockey star Patrick Kane,...

'Yinz' Should Admit it: Pittsburgh Rules

Jun 16, 2009 - 12:00 AM

In Chicago, Milton Bradley further endears himself to Cubdom by flipping a ball into the seats with two out, a farcical sign that 100 years without a World Series title soon will be 101. In...

Premier Dynasty of Era? Red Wings Making Case

May 24, 2009 - 8:33 PM

CHICAGO -- They are a mind-numbing machine, really, almost monotonous in their dominance, discipline and staying power. Sport in the 21st century isn't conducive to a dynasty lasting a dozen years,...

Ovechkin, Sid the Kid Give NHL New Life

May 10, 2009 - 9:52 PM

WASHINGTON -- There are times, when the house lights are down and the Verizon Center is bathed in red, that Alex Ovechkin seems like much more than a rock star and Charles Barkley's choice as the...

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