Topic: National Hockey League
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 arrested ...
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 Express ...
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. Police say the woman, Sahel Kazemi, was ...
The article presents information on various baseball players who are to take part in June 2008 baseball drafts in the U.S. As reported, Pedro Alvarez, who plays for the Vanderbilt University's team, hit 40 home runs overall in his first two seasons ...
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 Glendale, ...
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 Red ...
Dave Checketts, principal owner of Blues, wants to buy the RamsSt. Louis Blues owner Dave Checketts is heading a group seeking to buy the NFL's Rams and keep the team in St. Louis.On Monday, the Rams announced that the family of former ...
American football, basketball and ice hockey teams are mostly avoiding ticket price increases while watching attendance drop for Major League Baseball as the economy takes a toll on US sports teams.Commissioners for the four major US sport leagues spoke at a forum ...
NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL commissioners focus on economy when they gather for panel discussionMajor league baseball attendance is down 7 percent and the average crowd for 19 of the 30 clubs has dropped from a year ago. The NFL, NBA and NHL ...