NEW YORK (AP) --The clock struck midnight, and the NHL turned into another sports league closed for business. Unable to reach agreement on a new labor deal, the National Hockey League locked out its ...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman expects negotiations with the players' association on a new collective bargaining agreement to begin in a couple of weeks. In a wide-ranging ...

NEW YORKNEW YORK — NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman felt all the anger directed toward him as the lockout dragged on and threatened to wipe out the entire hockey season. So when he stood on a podium ...

NEW YORK - With only two days left to avoid another damaging NHL lockout, players and owners huddled in separate circles to discuss what now seems inevitable. One day after the NHL and the players' ...