National Hockey League

National Hockey League ends bid to hold 2020 World Cup, but hopeful for holding one in future

There have been three World Cup of Hockey tournaments with the last one taking place in 2016. Others were held in 2004 and 1996.

Four major US professional sports leagues could see $4.2 billion annually from legal betting, according to survey

The four major US professional sports leagues could reap a combined $4.2 billion annually as a result of legal sports betting, most of it indirectly from increased fan engagement, according to a casino industry survey

Fourteen killed in bus crash involving Canadian junior ice hockey team, say reports

Fourteen people were killed and 14 more were injured - including three critically - in the accident involving the Humboldt Broncos team bus, which was heading north for a Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League playoff game against the Nipawin Hawks.

Winter Olympics 2018: Olympic Athletes from Russia beat Germany in thrilling final to win men's ice hockey gold

Russia dramatically ended a 26-year men's hockey title drought by defeating Germany 4-3 in over-time in a championship-game thriller for the only gold medal by Russian men at the Pyeongchang Games.

NHL: Bryan Bickell returns to Chicago Blackhawks on day-long contract, dons jersey one last time

Bryan Bickell pulled a Chicago Blackhawks jersey down over his broad shoulders once again. He smiled as he posed for pictures with his wife, two daughters and parents. It was exactly what he wanted for the last day of his NHL career.

Las Vegas shooting: US sports fraternity express solidarity with victims and families

Less than 24 hours after the massacre at a country music concert in the Nevada gambling hub, athletes, teams and leagues reacted in disbelief as the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history hit home.