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USA Hockey hiring Bruce Guerin feels wrong; Edmonton still haunted by this ghostAs you may have heard after considerable wailing from players and at least the Canadian fanbase who need anything to feel good about themselves these days, the NHL has finally reinstituted an international calendar for not only the Olympics but eventually a World Cup the next few years. The latter w...

The 10 best NHL All-Star Game momentsThe 2024 NHL All-Star game is this weekend. Every year, there is seemingly a new memorable moment for fans and players to look back on. Last year it was headlined by performances from stars like Connor McDavid, Matthew Tkachuk, and Elias Petterson. Let’s take a look at some of the best moments from ...

These are the oldest players in NHL historyHockey players are a different breed. While most sports see their stars fizzle out by the time they reach their late thirties, the NHL routinely has their stars shine well into their forties. Hockey players play the game with grit and resilience, unlike any other athlete. Maybe that’s why they boast...

Which sport has a clear-cut GOAT?

It’s a conversation that’ll lead to a fight over drinks and is a common one among sports fans. Who is the greatest of all time in their given sport? But which sport has the easiest GOAT to figure out isn’t discussed nearly as much. As far as I’m concerned, there are two options: Hockey and horse rac...

Alexander Ovechkin, the 'GR8 One'

Alexander Ovechkin is the best pure goal-scorer in NHL history. That’s not up for debate. The longtime Washington Capital hasn’t been hockey’s best player for years, but his ability to put the puck in the back of the net is nearly as good as it was 15 years ago when he scored 65 goals during the 200...

It was a great day for the best to ever do it

If part of the reason you watch sports is to see things that will live forever, then Tuesday was a day for you....

Failure to capitalize: Washington out in first round for fourth-straight season

The Washington Capitals just pissed away their first-round Eastern Conference series against the Florida Panthers. The President’s Trophy winners were on the ropes in three straight games. And the Panthers won all three of those postseason contests in succession, two in overtime and one after traili...

Check it out: The reason we know what players get paid

Just before Major League Baseball’s lockout began, the Mets signed Max Scherzer to a three-year, $130 million contract, a $43.3 million annual average that set a new record and also set a talking point for the labor dispute to come....

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Catching up with the NHL (We hardly had time to miss ya!)

The NHL is back on its regular schedule after two straight pandemic-curtailed seasons, and that means it kicks off right now, even though it still doesn’t feel like hockey season outside in most of North America....

by Jesse Spector|

|Tue Oct 12 2021

Nice record you broke there — be a shame if I broke it by more

In 1983, Edwin Moses broke his own world record in the 400-meter hurdles, blazing home in 47.02 seconds at a meet in Koblenz, Germany. The following year, Moses won his second Olympic gold medal in the event, but he never did break the 47-second barrier — that didn’t happen until Kevin Young ran a...

by Jesse Spector|

|Tue Aug 03 2021

Do you smell what Steph Curry is cookin’? W's playoff hopes upgraded to simmering

Draymond Green may think the play-in games to the playoffs are beneath him, but Steph Curry apparently is going to drag Green and the rest of the Warriors there by their collective dick if he has to....

by Sam Fels|

|Tue Apr 20 2021

Gordie Howe Got Things Done

This feature originally appeared in Inside Sports and appears here with permission....

by Alex Belth|

|Wed Jul 26 2017

RIP To "Mr. Hockey" Dean Smith

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by Timothy Burke|

|Sat Jun 11 2016

Gordie Howe Is The History Of Hockey

Eighty-eight years is a good long time to be on this planet. Thirty-four years is an incredible amount of time to be a professional hockey player. But, then, there’s a reason they called Gordie Howe “Mr. Hockey.”...

by Barry Petchesky|

|Mon Jul 10 2017

Say "Mommy."

by Barry Petchesky|

|Wed Sep 28 2016

Gordie Howe Watches As Joe Louis Arena Gives Him A Standing Ovation

Gordie Howe is back resting at his daughter's home after suffering a stroke, and the Detroit Red Wings wanted to do something nice to help lift his spirits. Before In the middle of the first period of Friday night's game at Joe Louis Arena against the Los Angeles Kings, they got the crowd to sta...

by Kevin Draper|

|Sat Nov 01 2014

Report: Gordie Howe Suffered "Serious" Stroke

Red Wings legend Gordie Howe suffered a stroke early Sunday morning in Texas, according to The Detroit News. Howe, 86, is now out of the hospital and recuperating in Lubbock at his daughter's house. His son told the paper that, while Howe is having significant physical issues, his mind is doing bett...

by Kevin Draper|

|Tue Oct 28 2014

Work Horse On Ice

Dig this day-in-the-life story about Gordie Howe from 1959. Written by the great W.C. Heinz for the Saturday Evening Post:...

by Alex Belth|

|Mon Jun 02 2014

Gordie Howe Once Checked The Shit Out Of An 8-Year-Old

And it just happened to be William Clay Ford Jr. Call it the Gordie Howe grand slam - a goal, an assist, a fight, and one flattened prepubescent car dynasty scion. [NY Times]...

by Barry Petchesky|

|Mon Jun 17 2013

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