Report: Pelicans making Omer Asik ‘very much available’ in trade

The new Collective Bargaining Agreement reportedly won’t contain an amnesty clause, which will be fine by most teams. With the salary cap rising so rapidly under the new national TV contracts, it became difficult for a couple years to sign bad contracts. But one team that could use an amnesty clause: the Pelicans, who are […]

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Five team stats you may find interesting

The Bruins have taken a lot of shots this season, but not many have resulted in goals.

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These are tough times for the Lightning, from Yzerman right on down

Stamkos out, losses piling up, and a big three-game road swing upcoming.

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John Legend to headline 2017 NBA-All Star halftime show

After setting the bar impossibly low last year, the NBA improved its headliner for this year’s All-Star halftime show. NBA release: The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced today that 10-time Grammy® Award-winning recording artist John Legend will headline the 66th NBA All-Star Game halftime show on Sunday, Feb. 19 at Smoothie King Center in New […]

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Flyers’ Voracek named NHL’s first star of the week

In the first year of a big contract extension, he's earning his money.

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In praise of Eric Staal

Veteran center is enjoying a great bounce-back campaign with the Wild.

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DeMarcus Cousins says he doesn’t expect Kings to trade him

Fighting unrelenting chatter that they’ll eventually trade DeMarcus Cousins – some of it emanating from within the organization – the Kings have sent clear signals they will keep him. One person who has has received those signals? Cousins himself. Marc Stein of ESPN: Will the Sacramento Kings trade DeMarcus Cousins before he completes the second-to-last […]

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