Winter Sports News

The Minnesota Wild signed defenseman Tyler Cuma to an entry-level contract, the club announced on Friday.

The National Hockey League is coming to Fenway Park. The league is expected to announce at a news conference there Wednesday that the Boston Bruins will play the third annual Winter Classic at the home of the Boston Red Sox on Jan.

Three Idaho women are due to be inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, including Olympic gold medalists Andrea Mead Lawrence and Picabo Street and Paralympian Sarah Wills.

Sacramento Kings co-owner Joe Maloof estimates he lost $1 million staging last summer's inaugural Maloof Money Cup, the self-described "world's greatest skateboarding contest." "Maybe a little more," Maloof mused.

Jiri Hudler's days in Detroit are over - at least for now. Hudler's contract with Dynamo Moscow was filed Thursday with the Continental Hockey League , according to a league spokesman, meaning he will play next season in the same league as former star Sergei Fedorov.

John Paddock is back in the National Hockey League. The 55-year-old, who was fired as head coach of the Ottawa Senators in February 2008, was named Thursday as an assistant general manager for the Philadelphia Flyers.

The Tampa Bay Lightning signed defenceman Victor Hedman to a standard, three-year rookie contract on Thursday.

Witt joins Munich bid Retired figure skater Katarina Witt, seen in a 2003 photo, will lead the board of trustees for Munich's 2018 Olympic bid.

Today: It's no secret: Gentlemen prefer our photo gallery. Bye-bye Burnaby Joe Thursday, July 9, 2009 Joe Sakic is eighth in career-points , 11th in career-assists and 14th in career-goals . THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DENVER -- Longtime Colorado Avalanche captain Joe Sakic is officially retiring after 20 seasons and two Stanley Cup titles.

John Tavares is introduced to the media during a press conference. The ice has long been melted at Nassau Coliseum , and so too, apparently, have the 2008-09 standings.

It has been a sour state of affairs in Detroit for the Red Wings of late. It's already been said numerous times that the loss of Hossa to Chicago, Samuelsson to Vancouver, Kopecky, and Conklin will hurt the Red Wings enough... by Elie Aintabi 32 reads Breaking News It has been a sour state of affairs in Detroit for the Red Wings of late.

In the tradition of Scandinavia's frosty hockey rivalry, Sweden's Jonas Gustavsson isn't coming to Toronto to be the backup to the incumbent goaltender from Finland.

The lad who grew into a man in Montreal admits leaving the Canadiens wasn't easy.

Caleb Campbell's athletic path has taken an icy detour, possibly toward an unlikely spot in the Vancouver Olympics.

Lemieux calls it quits, again Claude Lemieux, seen going over the bench for a shift this past season, has announced his retirement for a second time.

So far, still so good for Roger Goodell and Jim Mora on Mount Rainier. The 50-year-old NFL commissioner and the 47-year-old Seahawks coach successfully reached Camp Muir on Tuesday, after an all-day climb with nearly 5,000 feet gained in elevation.

Sasha Obama as Agent 99? President Barack Obama says his daughters proved to be "great travelers" on the family's visit to Russia and they're fitting right in - even at the Kremlin.

Maybe Joe Sakic figured it would be too confusing with the new coach around. You know, Joe Sacco, Joe Sakic, how would the laundry guy be able to tell their stuff apart? Joe Sakic earned MVP in the 2002 Olympics when Team Canada won the gold medal.

Last week, the Oklahoma City Blazers announced they're folding the team due to the current economic downturn.

The Iowa Chops hockey franchise has been suspended from operating next season as a result of a violation of the league's rules, American Hockey League officials announced this morning.