Marty Reasoner

PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Penguins entered Friday's game looking to take a 2-0 series lead over the New York Islanders, but the bigger story surrounding this game was the return of Penguins captain Sidney Crosby after an absence of 13 games due to a...

The Sports Xchange By Vince Comunale, The Sports Xchange Islanders 4, Penguins 3 PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Penguins entered Friday's game looking to take a 2-0 series lead over the New York Islanders, but the bigger story surrounding this game was...

Islanders spoil Crosby's two-goal return PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Penguins entered Friday night's NHL playoff game looking to take a 2-0 series lead over the New York Islanders, but the bigger story was the return of Penguins captain Sidney Crosby....

The Sports Xchange By Vince Comunale, The Sports Xchange Penguins 5, Islanders 0 PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Islanders faced off in a playoff series for the first time in 20 years on Wednesday night. The Penguins came in as the...

Top-seed Penguins overwhelm Islanders in Game 1 PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Islanders faced off in a playoff series for the first time in 20 years on Wednesday night. The Penguins came in as the heavily-favored top seed in the...

The Sports Xchange Sabres 2, Islanders 1 (SO) BUFFALO, N.Y. - Ryan Miller made the most of his 500th game in a Buffalo Sabres uniform Friday night. Miller, the Sabres' goaltender, stopped all three shots in a shootout to give Buffalo a 2-1 win....

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Tomas Vokoun was sharp in making 33 saves, and Brandon Sutter snapped a tie early in the third period for the Pittsburgh Penguins, who rallied for a 4-2 victory over the New York Islanders that stretched their winning streak...

TV SPORTS SATURDAY Soccer-FIFA Women's World Cup, North Korea vs. Sweden, 6:45 a.m. (ESPN2); United States vs. Colombia, 10:30 a.m. (ESPN); MLS, New York at San Jose, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN2) Cycling-Tour de France, Stage 1, 7 a.m. (VERSUS), same-day tape,...

A depleted Blackhawks team couldn't overcome its battle with the Edmonton Oilers and their ally, the flu bug, Saturday night. With leading goal scorer Patrick Sharp and Tuomo Ruutu too ill to play and joined on the sidelines by fellow winger Jason...

The Blackhawks chose to take the positive side of gaining just one point Sunday. At a time when every point is critical, the Hawks failed to earn two. But after rallying twice to erase third-period deficits in a 6-5 overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers,...

The Oilers got to the Blackhawks early, put things away late and overcame some second-period lethargy that threatened to let Chicago back into the game. Petr Sykora had a goal and an assist to help Edmonton extend its winning streak to a season-high five...