1988 — Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers becomes the NHL’s all-time assist leader, breaking the longtime mark of Gordie Howe. In his ninth season, Gretzky picked up assist No. 1,050 in a game ...

President Trump and Bobby Orr have also come to the public defense of Gretzky, whose support for Trump and appearance at a ...

I think the Red Sox might finally be fun again. Let’s just hope they’re not out to prove they’re smarter than everyone in ...

It was Edmonton’s first time on the Panthers’ ice since June 24, when Florida topped the Oilers 2-1 in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final. The Panthers won the clubs’ first meeting earlier this season, ...

We're tracking Ovechkin's pursuit of Gretzky's goal record and trying to determine the game in which he's most likely to ...

1960 — The United States hockey team scores six goals in the third period to beat Czechoslovakia 9-4 and win the gold medal in the Winter Olympics at Squaw Valley, Calif. The U.S. is down 4-3 after ...

LUKA DONČIĆ AND THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS You cannot convince me that Luka Dončić didn't want this one, and not just the W. In ...

In Wednesday’s “First Call,” the Pittsburgh Steelers will meet with a Heisman Trophy finalist at the NFL Scouting Combine. A former trade target of the team may be off the market. Both the Duquesne ...

Few athletes are widely considered the greatest of all time, but Wayne Gretzky earned that moniker for the sport of hockey. The Canadian-born superstar started ...

Alex Ovechkin has reached 30 goals in a season for the 19th time in his 20-year NHL career, adding to the league record he ...

Minnesota Wild Ryan Hartman had his suspension reduced from 10 games to eight by Commissioner Gary Bettman on Monday, though ...

Johni Broome. Man, that was a relatively quiet hammer-drop Saturday — and potentially a mic drop on PoY candidacy — as Broome led the top-ranked Tigers over Georgia.