Starting Fresh A loss to the New Jersey Devils earlier this month began a bad stretch that cost Tampa Bay Lightning coach Barry Melrose his job. Rick Tocchet hopes he just started a good one.
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Breaking Out Now that Carolina’s Eric Staal has broken out of his scoring drought, the Hurricanes are hoping it won’t take another two weeks for him to score again.
New Boss NEW YORK (AP) -George Steinbrenner’s 35-year reign as boss of the New York Yankees ended Thursday when he passed control of baseball’s most famous team to his youngest son, Hal.
Coco Crisp Traded The Kansas City Royals picked up the leadoff hitter they had been seeking, acquiring center fielder Coco Crisp from the Boston Red Sox for reliever Ramon Ramirez on Wednesday.
Experience Counts UCLA may have a talented group of freshman ready to contribute, but its seniors could be the ones to maintain the program’s recent run of success.
First Test Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski admitted his team may have underestimated its last opponent in a close victory over the weekend. With stiffer competition around the corner, he hopes the Blue Devils have learned their lesson.
Old Rivals A report surfaced last week that Shaquille O’Neal might want to end his career with the Los Angeles Lakers. They probably don’t have any interest in him right now.
Road Warriors The Chicago Blackhawks are starting to earn better results on the road after struggling at the beginning of the season. They’ll try to carry that improved play into Dallas, where they’ve won once in the last seven years.
On A Roll The Edmonton Oilers face the tough task of slowing down the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday at home, something they couldn’t do earlier in the week in Detroit.
Scoring Drought The Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators were the NHL’s highest-scoring teams last season, but goals have been hard to come by for both of them lately.