Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick will not be appearing on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” after all. A show spokesman said Wednesday representatives of the NFL star called late Tuesday to cancel his appearance for personal reasons. The daytime talk show host’s interview with Vick was set to air Thursday, Feb. Read more

Kemba Walker had the ball at about the free throw line and he was being covered after a switch by a player 9 inches taller than him. He had quite a list of possible plays in front of him. He could have faked and faded for a jumper. He could have put his head down [...]

Corey Crawford and the Chicago Blackhawks needed this win, and it showed. Troy Brouwer’s perfectly placed centering pass went off a Minnesota defenseman for the tiebreaking goal in the third period, helping Crawford and the Blackhawks beat the Wild 3-1 on Wednesday night without ailing coach Joel Quenneville. Read more

The banged-up Pittsburgh Penguins had no Sidney Crosby or Evgeni Malkin to swoop in and come to the rescue in overtime. So up stepped Tyler Kennedy. Kennedy scored a power-play goal 4:10 into overtime and Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 29 shots in the Penguins’ 3-2 victory Wednesday night that sent the Colorado Avalanche to their ninth [...]

The deadline for Albert Pujols and the St. Louis Cardinals to reach a new contract agreement passed Wednesday with no new deal, making it likely the three-time MVP will test the free-agent market after the season. “We are greatly disappointed at this outcome,” Cardinals chairman William DeWitt Jr. Read more