From a Food Network chef to a pilot who landed a crippled jetliner on a river to a CBS stagehand, celebrity sightings were as plentiful as first downs at Sunday night's Super Bowl. ...more

February 2, 2009

Peyton Manning was nearly perfect, exactly what the Indianapolis Colts needed to overcome all the emotion the Jacksonville Jaguars got from Richard Collier's return. ...more

December 19, 2008

During pregame ceremonies Saturday night, Lightning center Jeff Halpern made his way to the Tampa Bay bench as his name was announced as part of the playing roster. ...more

October 13, 2008

Yankees owner George Steinbrenner made quite the entrance Tuesday night, waving to the crowd as he rode in on a golf cart before the All-Star Game. ...more

July 16, 2008

AVALANCHE 4, WILD 2: Paul Stastny had two goals and an assist to help Colorado beat Minnesota in the Wild's first outing after a five-day layoff. Colorado ran its mark to 7-1-1 over its past nine games. The Avalanche also have the best home record in the Western Conference at 9-1. Peter Budaj stopped 25 shots, and Ryan Smyth had a goal and an assist. Stastny's two goals in the second period, along with his assist on Wojtek Wolski's goal, gave him 100 points in 99 career games. He's just the sixth player in franchise history to reach 100 points in 100 or fewer contests. BLACKHAWKS 3, RED WINGS 2: NHL rookie scoring leader Patrick Kane had a power-play goal and an assist to help Chicago beat Detroit, ending the Red Wings' record-tying winning streak at nine games. Yanic Perreault and rookie Jonathan Toews also scored, and Jason Williams and Robert Lang each had two assists for the Blackhawks in their third straight victory and third of the season over Detroit. Jiri Hudler and Nicklas Lidstrom scored for Detroit. HALL OF FAME: Mark Messier, Ron Francis, Al MacInnis and Scott Stevens teamed up Sunday in the Legends Classic on the eve of their Hockey Hall of Fame inductions. Messier showed a burst of speed when he broke free down the right wing and planted a shot in a top corner of the net in the final minutes, but the Hall of Fame newcomers and their Expansion side teammates fell 12-11 to the Original Six team. The four new inductees, along with Jim Gregory, who goes into the builders' section, were presented with their HHOF blazers by president Bill Hay and former Maple Leafs coach Pat Quinn during pregame ceremonies. The Associated Press ...more

November 12, 2007