Alex Ovechkin, Alexander Semin and the Russians defeated Slovakia 6-2 to win gold at the IIHF World Hockey Championship.Slovakia opened the scoring just over a minute into the first period on a slap shot from captain Zdeno Chara. Slovakia would hold the lead until the midway point of the period when Ovechkin slipped a ... read more...

A look at the expansion of the global fishing industry — and the collapse of fish stocks. read more...

After getting a disappointing season from their veterans' last campaign, the Islanders should finally look to their prospects for next fall. Ryan Strome's name is at the top of the list.Islanders Steve Staios, Marty Reasoner, Milan Jurcina, Mark Eaton and Jay P... read more...

Jason Dufner’s wound healed a bit more on Sunday. In the 2011 PGA Championship, Dufner held a five-stroke lead with four holes to play only to choke it all away and eventually lose in a playoff. At the 2012 H... read more...

Juventus 0 – Napoli 2 (Coppa Italia Final, May 20, 2012) The first chance of the final fell to Napoli as Juan Zuniga’s header was palmed away by Juve... read more...

Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, a Libyan intelligence officer who was the only person ever convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, died Sunday nearly three years after he was released from a Scottish prison to the outrage of the relatives of the attack's 270 victims. He was 60. read more...

Derrick Rose's knee, Luol Deng's wrist and Joakim Noah's ankle dominate the mind of every Bulls fan in this hard offseason. These concerns and others will force Chicago to make moves to secure the present without mortga... read more...

The crowd at Staples Center in Los Angeles was ready for a party, but the Phoenix Coyotes played spoiler on Sunday with a 2-0 shutout victory over the Kings... read more...

Research shows that more than half of office workers are dissatisfied with the level of “speech privacy” in their offices, and managers are hearing their complaints. read more...

The Lake Show suffered another gut-wrenching loss at the hands of the Thunder on Saturday. L.A.’s late collapse was frighteningly similar to the Game 2 loss in OKC on Wednesday, which raises questions about their ability to perform in crunch time. The loss leaves th... read more...

IRVING, Texas — Phil Mickelson is usually Mr. Positive, but as he walked off the green following a 1-under 69 on Saturday at the HP Byron Nelson Championship, that left him six shots back of Jason Dufner, he sounded like a man who figured he was out of the hunt. "I t... read more...

Roger Federer's loss to Novak Djokovic in the Internazionali BNL d'Italia semi-final on Saturday could be viewed as a rare loss on Federer's stellar resume, but it is more than that.Federer's loss to Djovokic he... read more...

As if winning an NCAA regional for the second time in school history wasn't enough good news for USF softball, the Bulls will have the advantage of their home field for this week's Super Regionals, with Hofstra coming to play a best-of-three series at USF Softball Stadium starting on Thursday or Friday. Both USF and Hofstra knocked off seeded teams in their regionals, ... read more...

As if Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wasn't busy enough readying his company to go public this past week, he also somehow found time to marry long-time sweetheart Priscilla Chan yesterday. Social networking titan Facebook went public Friday in the largest tech IPO in history. read more...

Academic researchers fear measures would prohibit work with genetic databases. read more...

Despite protests from the band All Shall Perish, the identities of 80 alleged file-sharers of their music are set to be handed over to a Panama-based copyright troll. The manager of the band says he is shocked and angry that the troll had obtained the copyrights to All Shall Perish's music and has ordered the band's German-based label to call off the dogs. read more...

Will Barton scored 25 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and Joe Jackson added 13 points and seven assists as Memphis pulled away in the second half to defeat East Carolina 70-47 on Wednesday night. The Tigers (20-8, 10-3 Conference USA) outscored East Carolina 33-15 after halftime, building their lead to as many as 25 points. The 15 second-half points were a season low i... read more...

It is a beautiful time to be a Dodger fan.The team is 27-13 to close out their first 40 games of the season and have won eight of their last 10 games, only dropping two against the San Diego Padres.While the obvious superstar of the team is Matt Kemp, across the board, every player has done their fair sh... read more...

With a win today in Denver, the Mariners finished their 10-game road trip with a record of 4-6. Sure, the Mariners handled a nearly 40-year-old Andy Pettitte and swept through the Rockies, but let's not forget they lost by four runs or more at leas... read more...

After a tough loss to the Los Angeles Kings in the conference semi-finals, the St. Louis Blues will be looking for ways to improve their squad even more.  The Blues have about $9 million in cap space, courtesy of Capgeek, but also have some important signings to make.  David Perron, TJ Oshie, Chris Stewart, and Barret Jackman all need new contracts along with a few others.... read more...