Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin didn’t need to say a word to each other after the Washington Capitals clinched a spot in the Stanley Cup Final with a Game 7 win over the Lightning on Wednesday.
Adam Hill
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After serving as sports editor of both the Silverado Star and UNLV Rebel Yell, the Detroit native remained in Las Vegas and embarked on his professional journalism career at the Review-Journal in 2002. He has covered MMA, prep sports, Raiders and Golden Knights while helping coordinate digital coverage for nearly every major sporting event to come through the valley.
One of hockey’s biggest stars is headed to his first Stanley Cup Final in his 13th season in the league to play a team that has only been around for one.
After announcing a deal to stream live fights on ESPN Plus this month, The Walt Disney Co. and UFC have reached a deal to air at least 10 live events per year on ESPN’s networks.
Bellator 200 main event canceled due to injury suffered by Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic, who will be unable to avenge 2011 loss to Las Vegan Roy Nelson.
Welterweight contender Kamaru Usman wanted to make a statement when he stepped in the cage against his most high-profile opponent to date in his first main event. He had to settle for just another victory.
The Jets know the odds are against them as they leave Las Vegas and head to Winnipeg for Game 5 against the Golden Knights trailing 3-1 in the best-of-seven Western Conference Final.
Three costly errors by Winnipeg led to all three Golden Knight goals Friday night in a Game 4 the Jets believed they still should have won.
Game 4 marks the first time the Winnipeg Jets have trailed in these playoffs after losing Game 3 of their best-of-seven series with the Golden Knights.
Winnipeg finally found a way to put a puck past Marc-Andre Fleury in the second period after a dominant start by the Golden Knights. The celebration was short-lived.
There were some discrepancies in the Winnipeg Jets locker room about just how long their stretch of poor hockey lasted Monday night.
The Golden Knights gave up quite a bit to acquire Tomas Tatar at the trade deadline in the hopes he would provide scoring punch for the stretch run and playoffs.
Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz plan to renew their rivalry with a cage fight later this year, both fighters have now stated publicly. No need to check the publication date on this article: This is 2018.
The Jets know how intimidating Bell MTS Place can be for opponents between the noise and the frenzied atmosphere generated by the rowdy crowd dressed all in white and screaming from the moment they walk in the building.
There was confusion about a Winnipeg goal in the first period that put the Jets up 3-0 after two replay reviews, but the NHL left little doubt that the correct call was made.
Almost all young athletes dream of a raucous, sold-out crowd chanting their name during a postseason game. But those visions don’t usually include the scenario being on the road and the incantation being used as a sarcastic taunt.