Topic: National Hockey League
Unpredictable Texas Rangers bankruptcy case, auction a wake-up call to leagues, teams, fansThe Texas Rangers, Major League Baseball and fans are thrilled now that Nolan Ryan's group owns the team. The contentious bankruptcy case is over, the nail-biter of an auction just ...
Blown umpire's call spurs MLB to take another look at more replay _ is there a perfect system?A bouncing ball to the right side of the infield, a flip to the bag, a surprising safe call by the umpire, and a furious ...
Olsen no-hits Braves for 7 1-3 innings; Harris' pinch-hit single in 9th lifts Nats to 3-2 winScott Olsen took a no-hitter into the eighth inning, pinch-hitter Willie Harris delivered the winning RBI single in the ninth, and the Washington Nationals beat the ...
A slightly shaken Ozzie Guillen returns to Yankee Stadium after Times Square bomb scareStaying near Times Square, Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen was up until 3 a.m. watching the news. The failed bomb attack happened two blocks from his hotel. Later ...
After hitting mother with foul ball, Span calls for extended nets to protect fansWith a flick of his bat, Denard Span sent a foul ball whistling into the stands next to the Minnesota Twins dugout, a common occurrence at ballparks across the ...
Florida authorities said on Tuesday that a Virginia man is under arrest on seven charges of conspiracy to deliver steroids to members of baseball's Washington Nationals and hockey's Washington Capitals. Douglas Nagel, a 50-year-old chiropractor from the Washington suburb of Reston, was ...
DALLAS (Reuters) - Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan is part of an investment group that has reached a definitive agreement to purchase the Texas Rangers, the team said on Saturday. Hicks Sports Group LLC will sell the team to Rangers Baseball ...
With echoes of violence and crackling gunfire, sports says goodbye to some of its best in 2009Sports in 2009 looked down the barrel of a gun. From Tennessee to Georgia to Nicaragua, gunfire crackled in July. The causes differed — a romance ...
NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) - The auction for the National Hockey League's bankrupt Phoenix Coyotes franchise was delayed this week to give bidders time to finalize offers. The auction, originally set for Wednesday and limited to bidders wanting to keep the team in ...
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Freddy Sanchez's grand slam home run powered the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 9-3 pounding of the Detroit Tigers in an interleague baseball game on Saturday. The win provided more joy for Pittsburgh sports fans, whose Penguins beat the Detroit ...