Watch Chris Chelios boo Avalanche fans that booed him (Video) DENVER – The Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche renewed their classic rivalry in a Stadium Series alumni game on Friday night, and it was just like old times.  Joe Sakic and Steve Yzerman scored. Kris Draper cross-checked Adam Foote. And, of course, the Red Wings and Avalanche fans who filled Coors Field cheered and booed … [Read more...]

Lemieux, Draper shake after fantastic Red Wings vs. Avalanche alumni game DENVER – Claude Lemieux made his way through the handshake line after his Colorado Avalanche alumni defeated those from the Detroit Red Wings, 5-2, on Friday night at Coors Field. In front of him stood Dino Ciccarelli, who once lamented that he shook Lemieux’s “friggin' hand after the game” back in 1996, after Lemieux … [Read more...]

NBA Stock Watch: Antetokounmpo and Deng rising, Hill falling STOCK UP Giannis Antetokounmpo: Over the last five games, he’s averaged 19.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 1.0 steals and 2.2 blocks while shooting 49.4 percent from the floor. The Greek Freak still needs to improve his outside shot (he’s just 22.9 percent from beyond the arc this season), but the 21-year-old is reaching … [Read more...]

Ducks want a winger; Albom on Scott movie; Paquette the jerk (Puck Headlines) Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. Have a link you want to submit? Email us at [email protected]. • As the old saying goes, never trust a mascot who won't take off his … [Read more...]

Ole Miss' Robert Nkemdiche claims he took fall for hotel incident INDIANAPOLIS — Ole Miss defensive lineman Robert Nkemdiche is one of the more polarizing players at this year's NFL combine. On Friday, he addressed his marijuana charges from a December incident in which he fell out of a fourth-floor window. The talented but troubled prospect answered some questions about it. But in doing so, … [Read more...]

Does Wayne Gretzky think Jaromir Jagr could have broken his goals record? The Great One knows about the Great ‘What-If.’ What if Jaromir Jagr, who has 742 career goals through Thursday’s games, hadn’t lost roughly two seasons to labor stoppages and hadn’t spent three years toiling in Russia’s KHL?  Would Jaromir Jagr have passed Wayne Gretzky’s all-time career goals mark of 894? “The closer … [Read more...]

Debunking the Calvin Johnson combine 40-yard dash myth years later INDIANAPOLIS — Is it possible that we’ve had one of the more legendary NFL scouting combine stories wrong all these years? As Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson ponders retirement, and with the 2016 combine in full swing and the testing set to begin, we often remember fondly one of the best one-off performances of … [Read more...]

Michal Neuvirth makes incredible game-winning save at goal line (Video) Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Michal Neuvirth made a phenomenal save with time running out in his team’s 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild.  With the Wild’s net empty for an extra attacker forward Charlie Coyle fired a shot at the Philadelphia net. Minnesota players on the ice started celebrating – until they saw … [Read more...]

Personnel director: Bengals don't lack composure, leadership INDIANAPOLIS — Our lasting image of the 2015 Cincinnati Bengals, following a mostly terrific season, was that of the team losing its cool in the final moments of the wild-card loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. One fumble. Two unsportsmanlike penalties. And one crushing loss to its rival for a team that has not won a playoff game … [Read more...]

Tennessee AD: I trust coach Butch Jones 'implicitly' Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart stood by football coach Butch Jones on Thursday in the wake of a affidavit filed in a lawsuit against the university. According to a Wednesday filing in the suit, Jones allegedly called former UT wide receiver Drae Bowles a "traitor" and told him that he betrayed the team by helping a woman allegedly … [Read more...]