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Mackenzie Blackwood said it all in a single expression. When asked how he felt about the wild 6-5 quarter-final loss to Finland that eliminated Canada from the world junior hockey championship Saturday, the goaltender took a deep breath, exhaled, then loudly swore. “Terrible,” said Blackwood after a pause. “It’s the worst thing ever, losing. “I hate it. Just gotta learn from it and move on.” Mitch Marner’s two power-play goals…

It was inevitable that at some point the NHL’s decision to allow hockey fans to vote for participants in the NHL All-Star game would result in the arrival of an unconventional candidate. That finally happened this year, when enforcer John Scott was voted the captain of the Pacific division for the 2016 All-Star game. There will be no shortage of columns explaining why this is a terrible thing. Social media…

If Barbara Wilson didn’t understand the unhappiness of University of Illinois sports fans when she took over as interim chancellor in August, the emails that flowed to her over the next three and half months provided an education. Wilson took over after the abrupt exit of Phyllis Wise just three weeks before football coach Tim Beckman was fired on Aug. 28. On Nov. 9, Wilson fired athletic director Mike Thomas….

Sports(Photo: File) COLLEGE FOOTBALL 12 p.m. ESPN — Penn St. vs. Georgia, at Jacksonville, Fla. 3:20 p.m. ESPN — Kansas St. vs. Arkansas, at Memphis, Tenn. 6:45 p.m. ESPN — Oregon vs. TCU, at San Antonio 10:15 p.m. ESPN — West Virginia vs. Arizona St., at Phoenix MIXED MARTIAL ARTS 8 p.m. FS1 — UFC 195, prelims, at Las Vegas NBA BASKETBALL 5 p.m. NBA — Phoenix at Sacramento 7…

We’re a few short days away from 2016 so it’s a good time to look back at the top 25 baseball stories of 2015. Some of them took place on the field, some of them off the field and some of them were creatures of social media, fan chatter and the like. No matter where the story broke, however, these were the stories baseball fans were talking about most this past…

Negro League pitcher James “Nip” Winters is pictured at the Negro League World Series in 1924.(Photo: UNITED STATES LIBRARY OF CONGRESS) A new historic marker in Hockessin memorializes a baseball star most locals probably never heard of.  During his prime in the 1920s, James “Nip” Winters dominated batters across the Negro Leagues. Following his career in baseball, the Washington, D.C., native lived a quiet life in Hockessin until his death.   …

KEN GRIFFEY JR. (Credit: AP / John Froschauer) Ken Griffey Jr., a 13-time All-Star and 10-time Gold Glove winner, played 22 seasons with the Seattle Mariners, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox. “The Kid” ranks sixth all-time in home runs with 630, and if it weren’t for several injury-plagued seasons, he could be higher on the list.

FILE/JOHN FROSCHAUER/ASSOCIATED PRESS Baseball: Griffey, a favorite son of Pacific Northwest, awaits Hall Ken Griffey Jr.’s power in the Kingdome and later Safeco Field wowed the Mariners’ fan base for over two decades. FILE/PETER SOUTHWICK/ASSOCIATED PRESS Baseball: Griffey, a favorite son of Pacific Northwest, awaits Hall Griffey Jr. would regularly make acrobatic catches that marveled baseball fans. More Information Jan. 6—Baseball Writers’ Association of America Hall of Fame vote is…

Channel 4 racing presenter Clare Balding with trainer Nicky Henderson Television coverage of horse racing is set for a major change next year with ITV to replace Channel 4 as the free-to-air broadcaster. ITV has won rights to cover fixtures including the Cheltenham Festival, Grand National, the Derby and Royal Ascot, from January 2017. It will broadcast a minimum of 34 days annually on the main ITV channel, with another…

What will 2016 bring to the sports world? USA TODAY Sports has an idea and shares its silly, serious and sublime predictions for the coming year: 1. Stephen Curry becomes the sixth player in NBA history to score at least 70 points in a game, joining Wilt Chamberlain, Kobe Bryant, David Thompson, Elgin Baylor and David Robinson. 2. Nick Saban does the Dabo when Alabama beats Clemson in the College…

Negro League pitcher James “Nip” Winters is pictured at the Negro League World Series in 1924.(Photo: UNITED STATES LIBRARY OF CONGRESS) A new historic marker in Hockessin memorializes a baseball star most locals probably never heard of.  During his prime in the 1920s, James “Nip” Winters dominated batters across the Negro Leagues. Following his career in baseball, the Washington, D.C., native lived a quiet life in Hockessin until his death.   …

Channel 4 racing presenter Clare Balding with trainer Nicky Henderson Television coverage of horse racing is set tor a major change next year with ITV to replace Channel 4 as the terrestrial broadcaster. ITV has won rights to cover fixtures including the Cheltenham Festival, Grand National, the Derby and Royal Ascot, from January 2017. It will broadcast a minimum of 34 days annually on the main ITV 1 channel, with…

Marc Kohn wanted to turn his grief over the death of his stepdaughter into something that would honor her memory and serve the community. So he built an ice rink in his backyard. “She was a huge hockey fan,” Kohn said. “She just loved it.” Since the rink opened three weeks ago at his Poolesville, Md. home, it has been filled with neighborhood children, skating with smiles on their faces…

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Less than an hour remained before the puck was dropped for the inaugural Outdoor Women’s Classic between the Boston Pride of the National Women’s Hockey League and Les Canadiennes de Montreal of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League, and NWHL Commissioner Dani Rylan was beaming. Rylan’s league and her sport were about to take center stage on the eve of the NHL’s signature regular-season event, the 2016…

Negro League pitcher James “Nip” Winters is pictured at the Negro League World Series in 1924.(Photo: UNITED STATES LIBRARY OF CONGRESS) A new historic marker in Hockessin memorializes a baseball star most locals probably never heard of.  During his prime in the 1920s, James “Nip” Winters dominated batters across the Negro Leagues. Following his career in baseball, the Washington, D.C., native lived a quiet life in Hockessin until his death.   …

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Less than an hour remained before the puck was dropped for the inaugural Outdoor Women’s Classic between the Boston Pride of the National Women’s Hockey League and Les Canadiennes de Montreal of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League, and NWHL Commissioner Dani Rylan was beaming. Rylan’s league and her sport were about to take center stage on the eve of the NHL’s signature regular-season event, the 2016…

With the dawn of a new year, the NASCAR world will soon be hard at work again in preparation for Daytona Speedweeks 2016 and the upcoming Sprint Cup Series season. But for even the most intense competitors, New Year’s Day and New Year’s Eve offer an opportunity for one last hurrah before getting down to business. From the Harvicks and the Buschs to Dale Earnhardt Jr. and fiancee Amy Reimann,…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Today the puck officially drops on Kraft Hockeyville USA 2016 at the 2016 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic featuring the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins broadcast on NBC at 1 p.m. ET. This year’s search for America’s most passionate hockey community reunites an all-star roster of partners, including the USA Hockey, National Hockey League Players’ Association, National Hockey League and NBC Sports Group. Through the program, hockey communities across the U.S. can now…

Negro League pitcher James “Nip” Winters is pictured at the Negro League World Series in 1924.(Photo: UNITED STATES LIBRARY OF CONGRESS) A new historic marker in Hockessin memorializes a baseball star most locals probably never heard of.  During his prime in the 1920s, James “Nip” Winters dominated batters across the Negro Leagues. Following his career in baseball, the Washington, D.C., native lived a quiet life in Hockessin until his death.   …