Oliver Bjorkstrand
Denmark's Frans Nielsen skates with the puck during a men's ice hockey training session at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Danish men and women finish 'marathon' to reach Olympics

By Stephen Whyno And John Wawrow Feb. 03, 2022 04:19 AM EST

Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Joonas Korpisalo (70) stops a Detroit Red Wings right wing Filip Zadina (11) shot in the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Blue Jackets hold on, defeat Red Wings 3-2 for their 1st win

By Larry Lage Jan. 18, 2021 04:29 PM EST

FILE - Dallas Stars goaltender Anton Khudobin (35) makes a save against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the third period of Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final in Edmonton, Alberta, in this Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, file photo. Khudobin signed a $10 million, three-year contract to stay with the Stars. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Stanley Cup finalists land in NHL's altered Central Division

By Larry Lage Jan. 08, 2021 04:29 PM EST

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Seth Jones (3) shoots during during an NHL hockey training camp on Monday, July 13, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. (Joshua A. Bickel/The Columbus Dispatch via AP)
'Luck in disguise': Layoff helps Blue Jackets get healthy

By Mitch Stacy Jul. 15, 2020 03:15 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 8, 2020, file photo, an empty Parkview Field minor league baseball stadium is shown in downtown Fort Wayne, Ind. Unlike the NFL, NBA or Major League Baseball that can run on television revenue, it's impossible for some minor sports leagues in North America to go on in empty stadiums and arenas in light of the coronavirus pandemic. These attendance-driven leagues might not play again at all in 2020, putting some teams in danger of surviving at all and potentially changing the landscape of minor league sports in the future. (Mike Moore/The Journal-Gazette via AP, File)
The Latest: Kansas athletics facing imposing budget woes

By The Associated Press May. 27, 2020 06:16 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2018, file photo, Russian ice hockey player Mikhail Grigorenko holds his children after arriving at Sheremetyevo airport, outside Moscow, Russia from the Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Blue jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced the signing Monday, April 20, 2020, of forward Mikhail Grigorenko to a one-year contract for the 2020-21 season. A person with knowledge of the contract says it’s worth $1.2 million. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team does not release contract terms.(AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)
GM: Blue Jackets stay in the present but plan for the future

By Mitch Stacy Apr. 20, 2020 03:37 PM EDT