NHL

For the first time since 1990, the NHL's Detroit Red Wings won't be participating for a chance to hoist Lord Stanley's Cup. As such, the Pittsburgh Penguins now hold the title for the longest post-season steak at 10 seasons. Ironically enough, Sidney Crosby and the Penguins defeated the...

It was already an epic 12 months for sports championships, even before Tom Brady and the New England Patriots overcame a 25-point deficit to beat the Atlanta Falcons 34–28 in Super Bowl LI Sunday night. Brady earned himself his fifth Super Bowl win and was named as the game's Most...

The social media space had a mixed year, with Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) shares cooling off after a stellar 2015 amid the fake news and ad metrics scandals. Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) found itself in a mess, and Snap Inc., formerly Snapchat, is preparing to offer its shares to the public. Even amid...

As baseball fans gear up for game three of the World Series, currently tied at 1–1, tickets in Chicago are shattering records on the resale market. Super Bowl prices are popping up as the Cubs try to break its 108-year-old curse. Friday marks the Cubs first Fall Classic game at home since...

Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) and Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) have long competed with each other as two of the largest and most successful social media networks on the planet. Twitter shareholders are painfully aware of the fact that Twitter has often come out with the short end of the stick competing...

While Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) is set to release 2Q earnings later in the week, analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald are expecting to see improvements in Twitter's monetization strategy, despite seeing no growth in monthly active users or engagement figures. Cantor Fitzgerald is expecting Twitter to...

The National Hockey League (NHL) confirmed on Wednesday that it has granted an expansion franchise to the city of Las Vegas for the 2017–18 season. The team is owned by billionaire businessman Bill Foley. The NHL's Board of Governors unanimously approved the expansion, marking the first time...

The NHL's Los Angeles Kings won two Stanley Cups in recent history and are leading the fight against scalping companies that drive up prices for their own profit and drive away faithful fans from attending games. According to the Wall Street Journal, the LA Kings communicated its new resale policy...

Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ: NTRS) appears to have enabled a shocking fraud scheme that cost NHL players, including Bryan Berard and Michael Peca, at least $13.5 million, New York Daily News reported citing court documents and a former bank employee. The Scam NY Daily News said the scheme...

Following the Luis Suárez biting incident in which the Uruguyan striker chomped down on Italian player, Giorgio Chiellini, FIFA banned Suárez from all soccer-related activities for four months. FIFA’s action, however, missed an important point. Mexican referee Marco...

The National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players' Association reached agreement on the framework of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement early Sunday morning. After a marathon 16-plus hour negotiating session at the Sofitel Hotel that began Saturday afternoon, the sides announced...