John Carroll Holds Off Lake Placid

- A physical defense and a punishing running game paced John Carroll past Lake Placid by a score of 14-0 on Friday night at McGuire Stadium. ...more

September 7, 2008

Mexican-American Cejudo Lives The Dream

Henry Cejudo called it the American dream. The son of undocumented Mexican immigrants who had to work two jobs to keep food on the table, Cejudo gave the United States its first Olympic gold medal in freestyle wrestling in 16 years Tuesday with a stunning win against Japan's Tomohiro Matsunaga in the 55-kilogram (121 pounds) final. ...more

August 20, 2008

Red Wings Roll Into Finals

Dominant in the regular season, superb again in the postseason, the Detroit Red Wings are headed back to the Stanley Cup finals. ...more

May 20, 2008

Penguins Fly Into Finals

Ryan Malone, the one Penguins player with firsthand memories of the team's two previous Stanley Cup appearances as the 12-year-old son of then-Penguins scouting director and former player Greg Malone, scored twice and set up a third goal and Pittsburgh routed rival Philadelphia 6-0 Sunday to win the Eastern Conference championship and a trip to the NHL finals. ...more

May 19, 2008

Penguins Top Flyers, Take 2-0 Series Lead

Max Talbot, a sometimes overlooked fourth-line forward on a team renowned for its stars, scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and the Pittsburgh Penguins took a two-game lead in the Eastern Conference finals by beating the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 Sunday night. ...more

May 12, 2008

Franzen's Absence Can't Slow Wings

The Detroit Red Wings kept rolling without their hottest player. Darren Helm and Henrik Zetterberg scored first-period goals to help make up for the loss of Johan Franzen, and Detroit held on for a 2-1 win Saturday night against the Dallas Stars and a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals. ...more

May 11, 2008

Malkin Leads Pens To Win Over Flyers

Evgeni Malkin scored two dazzling goals 5 minutes apart to give Pittsburgh a two-goal lead, after Sidney Crosby tied it, and the Penguins rode their two big stars to a 4-2 victory over cross-state rival Philadelphia in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Friday night. ...more

May 10, 2008

MONDAY'S SUMMARIES

FLYERS 4, SABRES 3

Philadelphia	2	0	1	0	-	4
Buffalo	3	0	0	0	-	3

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February 26, 2008

SUNDAY'S SUMMARIES

FLAMES 2, WILD 1

Calgary	1	1	0	-	2
Minnesota	0	0	1	-	1

First Period-1, Calgary, Langkow 25 (Iginla, Huselius), 12:35 (pp). Penalties-Langkow, Cal (hooking), :57; Koivu, Min (holding), 11:43; Voros, Min (high-sticking), 13:58; Primeau, Cal (hooking), 17:25. Second Period-2, Calgary, Conroy 9 (Nolan, Nilson), 13:52. Penalties-Veilleux, Min (unsportsmanlike conduct), 2:40; Vandermeer, Cal (unsportsmanlike conduct), 2:40; Conroy, Cal (high-sticking), 7:10; Demitra, Min (holding), 11:29; Hale, Cal (hooking), 16:24; Yelle, Cal (hooking), 18:12; Phaneuf, Cal (tripping), 19:33. Third Period-3, Minnesota, Parrish 15 (Koivu), :38 (pp). Penalties-Bouchard, Min (tripping), 9:12; Belanger, Min (interference), 15:48; Aucoin, Cal (diving), 15:48. Shots on Goal-Calgary 5-8-3-16. Minnesota 8-17-14-39. Power-play opportunities-Calgary 1 of 4; Minnesota 1 of 6. Goalies-Calgary, Kiprusoff 32-19-8 (39 shots-38 saves). Minnesota, Backstrom 23-11-4 (16-14). A-18,568 (18,064). T-2:25. ...more

February 25, 2008

SATURDAY'S SUMMARIES

HURRICANES 6, CAPITALS 3

Washington	2	1	0	-	3
Carolina	1	3	2	-	6

First Period-1, Washington, Green 16 (Ovechkin), 6:06. 2, Carolina, Cullen 10 (Whitney, Corvo), 13:24 (pp). 3, Washington, Semin 18 (Ovechkin, Fleischmann), 16:13 (pp). Penalties-Brookbank, Car, major (fighting), 11:47; Brashear, Was, major (fighting), 11:47; Green, Was (roughing), 12:01; Ladd, Car (slashing), 15:26; Lepisto, Was (hooking), 18:05; Morrisonn, Was (hooking), 19:16. ...more

February 24, 2008