NEW YORK -- Sidney Crosby will miss his first game of the season and will not play for the Pittsburgh Penguins against the ...

Sid, the greatest winner in hockey history. Sid, the longtime face of the National Hockey League. Sid, now in his 20th NHL season, captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins, captain of Team Canada. Captain ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is one of the most heralded players in NHL history. The legendary forward already has ...

Ovechkin now has 26 goals this season. His total has him in the top-10 in the NHL even though he missed 16 games with a broken leg earlier in the year. He is now second in NHL history with 879 goals, ...

With the 4 Nations Face-Off beginning Wednesday, here’s a brief, informal history of international hockey. Disclaimer: Hockey players do not “represent their country.” The armed forces do. Grab a gun, ...

1986 — Atlanta’s Spud Webb, at 5-foot-7, wins NBA Slam Dunk competition. Webb receives a perfect 50 from the judges in the last two rounds to shock defending dunk champion Dominique Wilkins and the ...

Alexander Ovechkin is now second in NHL history with 879 goals, trailing only the Great One himself Wayne Gretzky of Canada, who had 894 goals in his NHL career ...

The U.S. national women's hockey team beat Canada, 2-1, in a shootout on Thursday at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova ...

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Ovechkin has for two decades been a role model for kids watching hockey all around the world, from his homeland in Russia to ...

Crossman believes the new site, adding to a thorough portfolio on the NHL Records site whose statistics include outdoor, preseason and games outside North America, is the only online resource housing ...

John L. Sullivan wins the world heavyweight bare-knuckle title by beating Paddy Ryan in a nine-round bout in Mississippi City, Miss. 1942 — At the Millrose Games in New ...