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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Calgary Flames coach Bill Peters acknowledged in a letter of apology on Wednesday that he used offensive language in dealing with a Nigerian-born player 10 years ago in the minors.

The firing of hockey commentator Don Cherry by Sportsnet, a a TV channel owned by Canadian communications and media company Rogers Communications, has elicited thousands of online comments from users calling for a responsive boycott.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Flyers have turned their fans into Raging Bullies.

Major League Baseball spares no effort in celebrating the life and achievements of Jackie Robinson, the man who broke the sport’s color barrier. Now, the National Hockey League is lobbying congress to gain recognition for the “Jackie Robinson of Ice Hockey.”

USA Today Sports columnist Hemal Jhaveri has accused the Boston Bruins of siding with “misogyny” and a majority white male audience, by partnering with the Barstool Sports website in a recent stadium promotion.

Yankees fans are calling for a boycott in response to the team’s banning of Kate Smith’s version of God Bless America. The team ditched the late singer’s rendition after a they learned Smith had also sung some controversial songs about blacks back in the 1930s.

The Carolina Hurricanes may have earned the lovable nickname of the “bunch of jerks,” but it appears not all the jerks are in North Carolina. A fact brought to light on Wednesday when Boston sports radio host Fred Toettcher unceremoniously dumped an interview with a Hurricanes beat writer due to his Southern accent.

The decision of the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Flyers to ditch the songs and statues associated with 1930’s era songstress Kate Smith, has become a heated topic of conversation in the sports world.

ESPN analyst Will Cain came out swinging against the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Flyers for banning singer Kate Smith’s rendition of “God Bless America,” because other songs she sang back in the 1930s may be considered “racist” today.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers are covering a statue of singer Kate Smith outside their arena, following the New York Yankees in cutting ties and looking into allegations of racism against the 1930s star with a popular recording of “God Bless America.”

March 26 (UPI) — Legendary rapper Eminem has a plan to increase success in the Alliance of American Football. He wants the league to allow fighting.

Goaltender Braden Holtby says he won’t join his team when the Washington Capitals visit the White House to celebrate their Stanley Cup win.

The Los Angeles Kings may be 22 points out of first place in the Western Conference, but that doesn’t mean they can’t still attract some star power.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A person with direct knowledge of the decision says the Washington Capitals will go to the White House on Monday to celebrate their Stanley Cup championship.

New York Islanders fans showered former player John Tavares with abuse upon his return to Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Thursday. Apparently, the fans did not much appreciate Tavares’s return as a Maple Leafs player.

There’s never a good time to tell a family that their going to have to uproot and change their entire lives. Though, informing them of such a thing while they’re going through childbirth has got to be one of the worst times to do it.

Gritty, the very unattractive official mascot of the Philadelphia Flyers and, unofficially, the adopted mascot of several militant leftist organizations, got himself arrested on Saturday for streaking.

Starting a business is never easy. Though, the brain-trust that put together the Alliance of American Football was probably hoping to last more than a week before not making payroll and having to sell the whole operation to an NHL owner.

Most fans would likely consider baseball as the sport where onlookers would be most at risk for getting struck by flying objects, and those fans would be right.

A child’s first season on a team, at any level, is a very emotional and family-oriented event. If that season happens to be his first as a pro, it must be even more so. And if that child happens to badly maul his opponent in his first fight as a pro? Well, that’s going to bring quite a smile to mom and dad.

The kinder and gentler face of the modern NHL, took a backseat to the rough-and-tumble ways of old on Monday night. As players from two Original Six rivals — the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens — dropped the gloves and duked it out at TD Garden.

Jan. 11 (UPI) — Alex Ovechkin flipped 6-foot-9 defenseman Zdeno Chara over the wall just three minutes into the Washington Capitals’ win against the Boston Bruins.

There are certain things you need to have in abundant supply, if you’re going to host a party for over 76,000 hockey fans. Ample supplies of food and beer, would be very high on that list. Especially if you plan on hosting these fans outdoors, during winter time.

The Chicago Blackhawks have struggled mightily this year, and haven’t given their fans much to cheer about. Now, on top of that, it appears they’ve started fighting their fans.

The St. Louis Blues had a goal taken away on Tuesday, after the puck entered the Florida Panthers net in an odd, and rather painful way.

A team from Seattle will become the 32nd National Hockey League franchise, joining the league in time for the 2021-2022 season, it was confirmed on Tuesday.

The Pittsburgh Penguins are tied for dead last in the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference. As a result, Penguins fans haven’t had an awful lot to cheer about this year.

Left-wingers have adopted Gritty, the mascot of the Philadelphia Flyers, and forced it into service as a symbol of Antifa.

It’s not often that one hockey player refuses to fight another. It’s even less often that a player calls himself a “p*ssy,” while refusing to fight another player.

Deadspin is confused as to why the pro-police Thin Blue Line flag, was included in a ceremony recognizing the victims of the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting.

The Pittsburgh Penguins will wear “stronger than hate” patches on their jerseys, in memory of the victims of last weekend’s Tree of Life Synagogue shooting.

The Pittsburgh Penguins have canceled a Halloween-themed night at the rink, and will replace the event with a fundraiser for the victims of the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue.

A new report finds that legalized sports gambling could bring a $4.2 billion dollar windfall to the various professional sports leagues.

WASHINGTON (AP) — From banner to blowout, the Washington Capitals’ Stanley Cup defense is off to a rousing start.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers have introduced an odd-looking new team mascot — a 7-foot fuzzy creature named Gritty with a wild, orange beard.

NHL player David Booth took issue with the slogan accompanying Nike’s new Colin Kaepernick ad, citing the fact that Islamist terrorists on 9/11 certainly “believed” in their cause.