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Tonight’s Hometown Hero is a former local high school football star now helping his old elementary school. Jim Anderson ...

A decade after the NBA held its first draft lottery — with Patrick Ewing the grand prize — the NHL followed suit amid ...

With the NHL's Stanley Cup playoffs underway, here's a breakdown of the first-round matchups in the Eastern Conference. Alex Ovechkin. He scored 50 times this season to win his fourth straight Rocket ...

Joel Embiid made a surprise return to the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday night, back in the starting lineup for Game 4 of their ...

The Flyers hold a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series and it’s through the efforts of Hathaway & Co. that the mighty Penguins’ power play is 0-for-7 in this series.

The Russian Machine isn’t ready to shut it down just yet. Alex Ovechkin, the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer, gave a peek into his mindset at the end of his 21st NHL season as rumors swirl around ...

April 16 (UPI) --Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin is "pretty sure" the 2025-26 NHL campaign was not his last season, he told reporters Thursday. Uncertainty about Ovechkin's future built up ...

Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin has not yet made a decision on whether or not he is going to play during the 2026-27 NHL season. Based on the way he talked on Thursday, it sure sounds like ...

Even Alex Ovechkin’s sons don’t know what his decision is going to be. Sergei, 7, and Ilya, 5, are no different from the rest of the hockey world; they, too, are bugging their dad about whether he’s ...

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin said Thursday he's "pretty sure" his NHL career didn't end with Tuesday's regular-season finale against the Columbus Blue Jackets. "I'm pretty sure it's not ...

Is this the end of the line for Alex Ovechkin? The Russian superstar just wrapped up his 21st season in the NHL. At the age of 40, it’s hardly a surprise that retirement rumors have been following him ...