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Commissioner Scott Butera says the Arena Football League is in ''serious negotiations'' with Ted Leonsis' Monumental Sports & Entertainment about bringing a team to Washington. Butera confirmed a Washington Post report that the Arena Football League had a strong interest in the Washington area and is in talks with Monumental. Butera said in a phone interview on Wednesday that the goal would be to have a team in place for the 2017 season. Continue to Article

February 10, 2016 5:57:pm EST

Minnesota Wild coach Mike Yeo is remaining positive amid the longest home losing streak in club history, even though snapping it against the NHL's best team won't be easy. The sinking Wild figure to be hard-pressed to end their six-game home slide when they meet Alex Ovechkin, Braden Holtby and the Washington Capitals on Thursday night. Minnesota (23-20-10) established its worst home losing streak at 0-3-3 with Tuesday's 4-3 overtime defeat to Dallas. Continue to Article

February 10, 2016 5:31:pm EST

The NHL's ''great expansion'' of 1967 delivered hockey to California, led to the ''Broad Street Bullies'' and legitimized the league as a major force in North American professional sports. Fifty years ago this week, the owners of the original six teams unanimously approved doubling in size by awarding franchises to Los Angeles, San Francisco/Oakland, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, St. Louis and Minneapolis/St. Paul. No other pro sports league had ever doubled the number of its teams and the move was considered a gamble. Continue to Article

February 10, 2016 3:03:pm EST

A return to Nashville for Washington Capitals coach Barry Trotz was nice, but winning was even better. Marcus Johansson had a goal and two assists to lead the Capitals over the Predators 5-3 on Tuesday night. Trotz was the first coach of the Predators and spent 15 years behind the Nashville bench. Continue to Article

February 10, 2016 1:08:am EST

- A big old star-studded podcast! Former New Jersey Devils and Minnesota Wild coach Jacques Lemaire Jacques Lemaire talks about Marty Brodeur, the 1995 Cup, the trap and coaching an expansion team. It's great. (Interviews start around 24 minute mark) - Martin Brodeur joins us as well, to talk about getting his number retired, his statue, becoming a star despite the Devils and the trapezoid. - Marek and Wyshynski, on the phone, breaking down the Dion Phaneuf trade. - News and notes from around the NHL. The Marek vs. Wyshynski Podcast is hosted by Jeff Marek of Sportsnet and Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo Sports , breaking down the NHL on a (somewhat) daily basis with their particular brand of whimsy and with guest voices from around the hockey world. MvsW streams live while its being recorded: LISTEN HERE! [ And if that doesn't work, try here. ] Continue to Article

February 09, 2016 4:27:pm EST

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