Richard played 978 NHL games, all with the Canadiens, from 1942 through his retirement in 1960, scoring 544 goals -- still ...

Matthews had 69 goals last season, but has been held to 26 so far. Leon Draisaitl of the Oilers is the runaway leader with 49 ...

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2005 — Norway’s Robert Sorlie wins his second Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in one of the closest races in years. Sorlie completes the 1,100-mile race across Alaska in nine days, 18 hours, 39 minutes ...

1953 — Seton Hall wins the NIT title with a 58-46 win over St. John’s. Walter Dukes, who led Seton Hall with 21 points and 20 rebounds, finishes as the tournament’s high scorer with 70 points and wins ...

MLB.com credits Pirates pitcher Rip Sewell with throwing the first eephus. It was named by teammate Maurice Van Robays, saying, “Eephus ain’t nothing, and that’s a nothing pitch.” MLB.com stretched ...

In an exclusive extract from his new book for Bloomsbury's Object Lessons series, Cambridge Historical Geography professor ...

With the matter of costs from this most recent case yet to be resolved and his Supreme Court challenge in the pipeline, it’s ...

1955 — NHL President Clarence Campbell suspends Maurice “Rocket” Richard for the remainder of the regular season and playoffs after striking linesman Cliff Thompson during a melee in a game ...