Robert Lang

PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Scottie Upshall wanted to knock down the flying puck and clear some room in front of Philadelphia's net. The Flyers forward did use his stick and deflect Michael Komisarek's shot — only the puck fell right into the net for...

Democrat Barack Obama has opened up a double-digit lead over Republican John McCain on Long Island, according to a new Newsday poll - winning a nearly 2-to-1 edge among voters most fearful of an economic calamity. The Newsday poll found Obama holding a...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) _ Ales Kotalik scored the only shootout goal the Sabres needed on Friday night, lifting Buffalo to a 2-1 win and spoiling the Montreal Canadiens' start to their 100th season. Drew Stafford also scored in the shootout, while Thomas...

The Detroit Red Wings once again hoisted the Stanley Cup last season, but there will be plenty of teams trying to prevent the 11-time champions from repeating. As the NHL season starts with doubleheaders in Europe today and Sunday before the season really...

Blackhawks coach Denis Savard already can think of one downside to his plan to try Patrick Kane at the center position. "If he plays center he'll break all of my records, so I don't know," Savard, a Hall of Famer, said jokingly Tuesday as training camp...

Blackhawks training camp will be a bit different this time around for Patrick Kane. A year ago Kane was a fresh-faced 18-year-old without a roster spot, a place to live or knowledge of the city and his teammates. This year Kane is a not-so-grizzled...

The Blackhawks solved their salary cap issues and shifted focus onto younger players Friday when they traded veteran center Robert Lang. The Hawks sent Lang and his $4 million salary to the Montreal Canadiens for a second-round draft pick in 2010....

The first in an occasional series. -- Cheap mortgages and cheap gas built this sprawling landscape of tan and gray stucco homes, iron gates and golf course communities. And the people who flocked here over the last decade -- upwardly mobile young...

Next stop: training camp. The Blackhawks organization has had a memorable summer. With the conclusion of the inaugural fan convention Sunday, all that remains — barring a major trade — is the wait until Sept. 19, when players and coaches will...

Tens of millions of Americans tethered to our coasts may be caught short as the Democratic National Convention opens in Denver this week. They've probably heard of the Denver Broncos, but what else is out there in those empty spaces except ranches,...

Some births may not appear in this listing because some hospitals are no longer releasing the names of newborns for publication. July 3 Amey, Jada Star, born to Tiffany Torrence and Jose Amey Jr., Kissimmee, Winnie Palmer Hospital. Arellano, Pedro Simon,...

The Blackhawks are determined to take this thing down to the wire. With their postseason lives hanging by a thread, the Hawks raced to a three-goal lead in the first period Wednesday night and defeated the Detroit Red Wings 6-2 before a capacity crowd of...