Ice hockey
NHL Weighs Expansion to 33 Teams
The NHL Board of Governors revisited 33-team expansion for the first time since June, with Texas and Atlanta among candidate markets and a decision expected by year's end.
Gary Bettman
Ovechkin: Russia's Olympic Ban Talk Feels Pointless Now
The Washington captain says he's stopped speculating on Russia's international ban, doubting Gary Bettman alone controls the decision to return.
Barry Melrose, former NHL coach and ESPN analyst, dies at 70
The ex-Kings coach led Los Angeles to the 1993 Stanley Cup Final and spent decades as an ESPN hockey analyst before retiring in 2023 with Parkinson's disease.