It's hard to miss Edmonton Oilers Captain Connor McDavid jumping over the fence of Warren Sillanpaa's downtown home. The artist, an extreme Oilers fan, has glued life-size paintings of some of the team's players and painted their jerseys on the fence around his front yard. He also put up team flags and an oil derrick on the lawn when the team made it to the playoffs. (June 20, 2024)
Hockey star helped his team win the first Stanley Cup
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon was the big winner at Thursday's NHL awards show, taking home the Hart Memorial Trophy as the league's MVP and the Ted Lindsay Award as the league’s most outstanding player as decided by the NHL Players Association.
TORONTO — Sergei Berezin, who played five of his seven NHL seasons with Toronto and was a reliable scorer for the Maple Leafs, has died at 52.
Goaltenders are on the move as NHL teams prepare for next season, and the trades made so far are far from stunners.
EDMONTON — The sting of losing Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final lingered for the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday.
NEW YORK (AP) — Hockey Hall of Famer Glen Sather, who built and coached the NHL's last great dynasty with the Edmonton Oilers in the 1980s and helped resurrect the New York Rangers in the early 2000s, is retiring after six decades in the sport as a player, coach and executive.
Fanatics and the NHL on Wednesday unveiled new on-ice player jerseys for the 2024-25 season, which officials say have been tested and refined well before making their debut in games this fall.
EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have a lot to do, and no general manager to help them do it.
Ken Holland and the Edmonton Oilers are parting ways.In a statement Thursday, Jeff Jackson, the Oilers' CEO of hockey operations, thanked Holland for his time as general manager of the National Hockey League club."The Edmonton Oilers and Ken Holland have mutually agreed that his contract will not be extended beyond the end of its current term," Jackson said."Over the past five seasons as general manager, Ken has not only built the Edmonton Oilers into one of the NHL's best teams, he has also est
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — NHRA drag racing great John Force has a head injury and has been moved from a trauma intensive care unit to a neurological ICU four days after a fiery, 300 mph crash in at the Virginia Nationals.
Just like that, the Euro 2024 group stage is over. It brought ecstasy, comedy and the occasional tear - the latter mainly from watching England play. While it was a joy to behold, it's time to turn ou...
The decorated athlete loves to live seaside—and even owns a superyacht
The Sacramento Kings struck a deal with the Toronto Raptors on Day 2 of the NBA draft.
It’s not been a easy start to Euro 2024 for Joao Felix, as he did not feature at all in either of Portugal’s opening two matches against Czechia and Türkiye. However, with qualification already s...
It was the dream that LeBron James first floated a few years ago, the notion of playing in the NBA alongside one of his sons.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan could have taken a chest-thumping victory lap Wednesday.
A Dutch beach volleyball player who served time in prison for raping a child 10 years ago will represent the Netherlands at this year’s Olympics.
Former U.S. Open finalist Leylah Fernandez advanced to her first semifinal of the year at the Eastbourne International by beating Harriet Dart 6-2, 6-1 on Thursday.
Former NBA star Jeremy Lin and his brother Joseph helped the New Taipei Kings defeat the Taoyuan Pauian Pilots in Game 5 of the P.League+ (PLG) finals on Thursday to secure the championship. Thrilling overtime finish: Joseph stepped up in the second quarter with crucial three-pointers, extending the lead for New Taipei. Jeremy, despite a torn meniscus, came off the bench to help the team overcome an early deficit.
A giant sinkhole that opened in a southern Illinois soccer field swallowed a large light pole and left a gaping chasm above an area where limestone is mined underground, authorities said.
