According to ESPN Research, Ovechkin, the NHL's all-time leader in empty-net tallies, reached 25 goals for the 19th time in his career, breaking a tie with Jaromir Jagr for the second most in history.

In North America, Pittsburgh Penguins legend Jaromir Jagr was recently in the news when Alex Ovechkin scored against his 179th NHL netminder, surpassing Jagr's long-standing record of 178.

1861 — The Philadelphia Athletics beat Charter Oak 36-27 in a baseball game played on frozen Litchfield Pond in Brooklyn, N.Y., with the players wearing ice skates.

Others like quarterback Tom Brady, hockey's Jaromir Jagr, and pitcher Nolan Ryan retired at the top and well into their 40s. Martina Navratilova won the U.S. Open mixed doubles title in 2006 ...

KLADNO, Czech Republic (AP) — Ice hockey great Jaromir Jagr is selling a majority stake in his hometown team the Kladno Knights in the Czech league. Jagr said on Thursday he's selling an 80% ...

KLADNO, Czech Republic — Ice hockey great Jaromir Jagr has announced he is selling a majority stake in his hometown team the Kladno Knights in the Czech league. Jagr is selling an 80% stake to ...