Another deadline has arrived for Shane Doan and the Phoenix Coyotes, and this time, it's looking as if the Coyotes captain is on the verge of deciding not to go down with the ship.
Read full storyLess than a week after losing his spot on the UFC on Fox 4 fight card scheduled for next Saturday night in Los Angeles, Travis Browne has a new opponent and a new venue.
Read full storyIt hasn't been a good summer for the Philadelphia Flyers. Make no mistake: the Flyers have been working hard to improve their hockey club, but too many plans have gone awry.
Read full storyApparently, Alexander Semin's new home won't be very far from his old one. Sergei Begishev of Russian sports website SovSport.ru reported on Thursday afternoon that the former Washington Capitals star would sign a one-year contract with the Carolina Hurricanes worth more than the $6.7 million he made last year with the Capitals.
Read full storySilas Redd may or may not be leaving Penn State for USC, but you won't get any clues from new Nittany Lions head coach Bill O'Brien. Speaking at Big Ten Media Days on Thursday in Chicago, O'Brien confirmed that he had spoken to Redd - who was reported earlier on Thursday to be meeting with USC head coach Lane Kiffin - but didn't discuss the substance of their conversation.
Read full storyWith his alma mater in the news for all the wrong reasons, former Penn State linebacker Paul Posluszny had a lot to say on the subject of the Nittany Lions on Thursday at Jacksonville Jaguars training camp.
Read full storyIf you haven’t quite been getting your sports news fix on Thursday, chances are it has something to do with Twitter being down.
Read full storyAnother day has dawned with Roberto Luongo still a Vancouver Canuck, and a group of teams rumored to include the Chicago Blackhawks, Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs rumored to be in the chase for the three-time All-Star.In the end, of course, only one team will land Luongo, but as it stands now, all three teams appear to be in the market for a goaltender.
Read full storyThe transfer rumors surrounding Penn State running back Silas Redd just got a whole lot more concrete. Multiple sources reported Thursday morning that Redd is meeting with USC head coach Lane Kiffin regarding the possibility of a transfer. Transfer rumors have surrounded Penn State ever since the NCAA handed down its sanctions against the program on Monday.
Read full storyThere are still a handful of significant names on the NHL's summer trade and free agent markets, among them wingers Bobby Ryan of the Anaheim Ducks, Shane Doan of the Phoenix Coyotes and Alexander Semin of the Washington Capitals, but with the likes of Rick Nash, Zach Parise, Ryan Suter and Matt Carle having found new homes, Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo is clearly the biggest prize left on the board.
Read full storySigning an offer sheet is a tricky thing for a restricted free agent. On one hand, it's not the sort of thing you do if you're not ready to leave your current team. On the other, you know that there's a good shot you'll find yourself back with the same club.
Read full storyAll through the Rick Nash trade saga, Anaheim Ducks winger Bobby Ryan was described as "Plan B" for a team that missed out on the chance to bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets' franchise player (along with Zach Parise, who signed with the Minnesota Wild on the fourth day of free agency). That ship has now sailed.
Read full storyWith the NCAA sanctions levied against Penn State allowing all current Nittany Lions players to transfer with immediate eligibility, there's no way of knowing exactly who will be suiting up for new head coach Bill O'Brien this fall, particularly after Iowa, Syracuse and UCF have made it known that they'll be recruiting from PSU in the coming days.
Read full storyThe Philadelphia Flyers knew this could happen, but they may not have seen it coming. A week after they signed Nashville Predators defenseman Shea Weber to an offer sheet worth $110 million over 14 years (and another $68 million in signing bonuses over the next six years), Weber is still in Nashville.
Read full storyThe 2012 Summer Olympics in London haven't even begun, but they're already over for one Greek athlete. Paraskevi Papachristou, a 23-year-old triple jumper for Greece, was removed from her country's Olympic team on Wednesday after making a racist joke on Twitter.
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