1950 — Charles Cooper, an All-American from Duquesne playing with the Harlem Globetrotters, becomes the first black to be picked in the NBA draft when he’s taken by the Boston Celtics.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goal record Friday night with two scores against the Chicago Blackhawks. "The Great One" was in the building, with ...

Wayne Gretzky's preseason pick was a rematch of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final between the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers. But "The Great One" is switching things up. He’s still riding ...

Over the last few months, hockey legend and Canadian Wayne Gretzky has been seen plenty of times with and around American president Donald Trump. Famously, Trump has said he wants to annex Canada ...

It was an emotional day, April 18, 1999, when hockey legend Wayne Gretzky, "The Great One," retired a Ranger, with his final game at Madison Square Garden. Gretzky was held scoreless by the ...

After nearly two months of backlash, hockey legend Wayne Gretzky has finally addressed his relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump as criticism continues to mount against “The Great One.” ...

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Wayne Gretzky has broken his silence to state publicly that he is “proud…to be Canadian.” ...

TORONTO — Retired NHL great Wayne Gretzky downplayed his influence on Donald Trump in his first public comments since the U.S. president began his second term and began making references to ...

In New York on Sunday, Wayne Gretzky, the Great One, stood with a smile and applauded his record falling. “I said I’d be the first one to shake your hand when you broke the record,” Gretzky ...

Ovechkin scored his 895th goal Sunday against the Islanders, to pass Wayne Gretzky for the most goals scored by one player in NHL history. Gretzky, "The Great One," broke Gordie Howe's record of ...

When former NHL forward Wayne Gretzky surpassed Gordie Howe with his 802nd NHL goal in 1994, the hockey world believed the new mark would stand forever. It did — until Sunday. At UBS Arena in ...