Edmonton, AB (SportsNetwork.com) – The Edmonton Oilers acquired the rights to defenseman Nikita Nikitin from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for a fifth-round draft pick in 2014. Nikitin, 28, spent the last two-plus seasons with the Blue Jackets, posting […]
Tampa, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – The Tampa Bay Lightning used the second of their two compliance buyouts on forward Ryan Malone, the team announced Wednesday. Malone, 34, is now an unrestricted free agent. He had one year at $2.5 million remaining […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Pac-12 Conference has long been considered one of the more dominant in college football, and its association with the “Power Five” is well established. But with the ever-increasing gap that exists between the Southeastern Conference […]
Tampa, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – The Tampa Bay Lightning signed forward Ryan Callahan to a six-year contract on Wednesday. The deal reportedly is worth $34.8 million with an annual cap hit of $5.8 million. Callahan, 29, was scheduled to become an […]
Las Vegas, NV (SportsNetwork.com) – Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Tuukka Rask of the Boston Bruins were among those named to the 2013-14 First All-Star Team on Tuesday. Crosby garnered his third nod on the top squad the […]
Denver, CO (SportsNetwork.com) – Colorado Rockies right-handed pitcher Christian Bergman will miss at least six weeks with a broken bone in his left hand. Bergman was struck in the hand by a line drive off the bat of Milwaukee Brewers […]
Omaha, NE (SportsNetwork.com) – Virginia and Vanderbilt are going to a deciding Game 3 of the title set in the College World Series. Brandon Waddell went the distance on the mound and Kenny Towns went 3-for-5 with a two-run single, […]
Las Vegas, NV (SportsNetwork.com) – The National Hockey League Players’ Association and the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association came to a consensus on Tuesday night as the NHL presented its major awards to cap the 2013-14 season: Sidney Crosby is, hands […]
Las Vegas, NV (SportsNetwork.com) – Calder Trophy winner Nathan MacKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche and Ondrej Palat of the Tampa Bay Lightning headlined the NHL’s All-Rookie Team for the 2013-14 season. Joining the duo were defensemen Torey Krug of the […]
Las Vegas, NV (SportsNetwork.com) – Los Angeles Kings captain Dustin Brown was chosen as the 2014 recipient of the Mark Messier Leadership Award. The award recognizes an individual as a superior leader in hockey and as a contributing member of […]