SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Even when the Los Angeles Kings romped to the Stanley Cup, they didn't exactly pass finishing school.
The Kings went 16-4 in the playoffs last year, but had a 4-4 record in "close-out" games, with a chance to clinch the series...
WASHINGTON -- In a season of offensive inconsistency, Domonic Brown has been among the Phillies' bright spots. He, along with the beleaguered Phillies bullpen and some heads-up baserunning by Michael Young, was instrumental in a 5-3 win over the ...
CHICAGO -- Jonathan Toews leaped into Marian Hossa's arms and yelled so loudly it threatened to drown out the 22,014 on hand at the United Center to witness either the end of the Blackhawks' season or what they hoped was the beginning of an epic ...
CHICAGO -- Daniel Carcillo has been in worse situations than what the Blackhawks were facing when they took the ice against the Red Wings on Saturday night in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals.
The veteran Hawks winger was a member of ...
CHICAGO -- Once the puck flicked off his stick and into the back of the net, Andrew Shaw wheeled and headed for the glass. The Blackhawks' winger approached with arms held high and then began pounding away, a moment of joy and catharsis and relief...
CHICAGO -- The Blackhawks looked like their regular-season selves Saturday night, deep and determined and unwilling to line up and shake hands with the Red Wings just yet.
On a night the Wings could have secured themselves a little break, they ...