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NEW YORK, N.Y. - The only thing that came close to matching the frustration of hockey fans during the NHL lockout was the mostly private emotions of the people in charge of negotiating the deal.

MIAMI - Sometimes, the buildup to a game can overwhelm what actually happens on the field. Certainly, No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 2 Alabama would have to play nothing less than a classic to live up to all the hype for Monday night's BCS championship.

LANDOVER, Md. - Russell Wilson raced ahead to throw the final block on Marshawn Lynch's fourth-quarter, go-ahead touchdown run, doing just enough to get in the way of the Washington Redskins safety near the goal line.

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From start to finish, social media was an ever-present force during the NHL's labour dispute.

The NHL and NHL Players' Association reached a tentative deal on a new collective bargaining agreement around 4:45 a.m. ET Sunday.

CALGARY - It might be coming later than he wanted, but Bob Hartley is a lot closer to finally getting behind the Calgary Flames' bench.

MINNEAPOLIS - Before everyone settled in for their fireworks on the Fourth of July, the Minnesota Wild put on quite a show themselves.

The clock is already ticking for NHL players preparing to return to the ice. With the end to the lockout pending, there will only be time for a brief training camp before a compressed schedule of 48 or 50 games.