Greg Cote’s Hot Button Top 10, the weekly Sunday notes column, finds the funny, damnable and offbeat in sports ...

1983 — In his 42nd game, Edmonton’s Wayne Gretzky scores his 100th point of the season ... is the only player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. 1996 — Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula announces his ...

The American League is founded. The league plans for a 140-game schedule, set player rosters at 14 and recognizes the Players Protective Association, the players’ union.

We're tracking Ovechkin's pursuit of Gretzky's goal record and trying to determine the game in which he's most likely to ...

The Miami Dolphins are projected to have 10 picks in this spring’s NFL Draft, including seven Day 3 picks. Maybe that last part doesn’t excite you. Maybe it should. Although many players taken ...

Alex Ovechkin moved within 20 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record with an empty-netter, helping the Washington ...

Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals are currently in Edmonton to take on the Oilers tomorrow night, and Ovechkin arrived to Rogers Place a little early to pay tribute to Wayne Gretzky.

Today, a look at how the legendary Wayne Gretzky got his start skating on a river at his grandmother's farm and then on what might be the most famous outdoor rink in Canadian history -- a ...

Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky turned 64 on Sunday. Birthday wishes poured in for arguably the greatest hockey player of all time. His wife, Janet, also penned a special wish for him on Instagram.

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is 20 goals away from making history, as he's on pace to finish with 895 goals, ...

Shortly after the Miami Dolphins' season had ended, in a press room at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, I asked coach Mike McDaniel an important question. Because at that moment, it felt like ...