By Stretch Jenkinson * The NHL entered the final 30 days of its regular season with Jason Robertson, Auston Matthews and Anze Kopitar leading their team to wins. * Wednesday’s edition of #NHLStats: Live Updates featured more notes from the three-game slate, including Alex Ovechkin now needing fewer than 50 goals to tie Wayne Gretzky for […]

By Stretch Jenkinson The National Hockey League and ESPN today announced an update to the 2023-24 NHL regular-season schedule. A Pacific Division matchup between the Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks on April 16 has been added as a national exclusive game on ESPN+/Hulu. This game replaces the previously scheduled ESPN+/Hulu matchup on March 26 […]

By Stretch Jenkinson           NEW YORK (March 20, 2024) – The National Hockey League announced today a start time change to the 2023-24 regular-season schedule. Game #1199, Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars, scheduled for April 3, will now begin at 8:30 p.m. […]

By Stretch Jenkinson   Updates from the EA SPORTS NHL 24 World Championship   March 20, 2024 CHEL Intel: North American Championship Edition will provide players and fans an overview of the EA SPORTS NHL 24 North American Championship and profile the eight players who have […]

By Stretch Jenkinson March 20, 2024 Wednesday, March 20: Stars Will Collide as Alexander Ovechkin & Washington Capitals Host Auston Matthews & Toronto Maple Leafs at 7:30 p.m. ET; Kirill Kaprizov & Minnesota Wild to Visit Anže Kopitar & Los Angeles Kings at 10 p.m.  […]

By Stretch Jenkinson March 20, 2024 * David Pastrnak, Mark Scheifele and Mikko Rantanen each propelled their teams to victory with a hat trick and boosted the NHL’s total in 2023-24 to 98. Pastrnak joined elite company among active players by notching a three-goal performance against a 12th different franchise. […]

By Bert Leeson INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – South Dakota State watched its name announced as a part of the 2024 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship Selection Show that aired on CBS on Sunday, March 17. The Jackrabbits were chosen as a 15-seed in the East Region […]

By Bert Leeson   ROCHESTER, Mich. – The No. 14 Golden Grizzlies men’s basketball team will look to grab its first-ever Round of 64 win in the NCAA Tournament as it’s set to face No. 3 Kentucky at the PPG Paints Arena, live on CBS with […]

By Joe Coopersmith   COLORADO STATE SERIES INFO • Thursday’s game would mark the third meeting between Texas and Colorado State but fi rst since the 1952-53 season. • The Longhorns have won the previous two matchups, both when the opponent was offi cially named […]

By Stretch Jenkinson March 19, 2024 NEW YORK (March 19, 2024) – The National Hockey League today issued the following statement regarding the passing of former forward Chris Simon: “The National Hockey League mourns the passing of Chris Simon, who played in more than 800 NHL games […]

By Stretch Jenkinson * Alex Ovechkin became the third player in NHL history to record at least 19 straight 20-goal seasons and helped the Capitals move into a playoff spot for the first time in 77 days. * Jeff Skinner scored his seventh career hat trick to help the Sabres inch closer to […]

By Joe Coopersmith GAME NOTES https://nevadawolfpack.com/documents/2024/3/19/Nevada_MBB_Game_Notes_vs_Dayton_Game_34.pdf   Nevada (26-7, 13-5 Mountain West) vs. Dayton (24-7, 14-4 Atlantic 10) Thursday, March 21 – 1:30 p.m. (PT) – Delta Center TV: TBS (Brad Nessler // Brendan Haywood // Dana Jacobson) Radio: KNEV 95.5 FM/The Varsity Network app […]

By Joe Coopersmith EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon men’s basketball received the No. 11 seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday and will play the No. 6 seeded South Carolina Gamecocks on Thursday in Pittsburgh, Penn. The reigning Pac-12 Tournament champions will travel […]

By Stretch Jenkinson * The Hurricanes, Jets and Rangers each picked up wins Sunday as the NHL’s top eight teams are now separated by five points or fewer in a jam-packed Presidents’ Trophy race. * Sidney Crosby continued his march to a 19th career point-per-game season and helped the Penguins stay in the hunt […]

By Stretch Jenkinson NEW YORK (March 18, 2024) – Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov, Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard and Minnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury have been named the NHL’s “Three Stars” for the week ending March 17.   FIRST STAR – NIKITA KUCHEROV, RW, TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING Kucherov tied […]

By Stretch Jenkinson NEW YORK (March 18, 2024) – Florida Panthers defenseman Dmitry Kulikov has been suspended for two games, without pay, for an illegal check to the head of Tampa Bay Lightning forward Conor Sheary during NHL Game No. 1063 in Sunrise, Fla., on Saturday, March 16, the National […]

By Stretch Jenkinson ABC Hockey Saturday in Primetime Featuring Eastern Conference Showdown Between Florida Panthers and New York Rangers at 8 p.m. ET Toronto Maple Leafs Face Off Against the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+/Hulu The Point Returns Thursday at […]

By Stretch Jenkinson   * The Lightning padded their Wild Card position and the Red Wings moved into one, while the Capitals and Islanders collected points as the Rush to the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs continues.   * The Hurricanes overcame a 3-0 deficit in a contest that saw them score two goals in the […]

By Stretch Jenkinson Temppanen Advances as Runner Up For Second Straight Year   COPENHAGEN (March 17, 2024) – In a rematch of last year’s European Championship, Erik ‘Eki’ Tammenpää,representing the New York Islanders, again prevailed over Teemu ‘Temppanen’ Karvonen representing the Anaheim Ducks to win the EA SPORTS NHL 24 European Championship title. The win marks […]

By Chris Coopersmith GAME NOTES | SCHEDULE PAGE (LINKS TO LIVE VIDEO AND LIVE STATS) | WESTWOOD ONE RADIO | NCAA BRACKET MOREHEAD, Ky. —  It March Madness, and the Morehead State Men’s Basketball team is looking for a little March gladness as the Eagles face off against Illinois in the […]