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Murdoch Near Deal to Sell Weekly Standard

Kevin Spak — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:19:02 CDT

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. is close to a deal to sell the Weekly Standard to billionaire media mogul Philip Anschutz, the Los Angeles Times reports. The conservative magazine boasts a modest circulation of 83,000, though Murdoch has long prized the cachet it granted him in Washington. But Murdoch now...

Palin's Carpet Burns Blues Goalie

Rob Quinn — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 03:30:00 CDT

St. Louis Blues goalie Manny Legace is sitting out tonight's game with a hip injury after a brush with politics, the AP reports. The team rolled a carpet out onto the ice for Sarah Palin to drop a ceremonial puck before last night's Kings game and Legace, the first player...

Selanne Scores 2 Goals to Lift Ducks by Kings

Mitch Pritchard — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 21:24:10 CDT

Teemu Selanne scored two goals, including the game-winner with 13:32 to play, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 last night. Selanne fired a wrist shot from the left circle past Kings goalie Dan Cloutier to break a 3-3 tie. Joe DiPenta and Ryan Getzlaf also...

Kopitar Lifts Kings Past Sharks

Jamie Buss — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:27:02 CDT

Anze Kopitar scored twice in the final 5:38 to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 4-2 victory over playoff-bound San Jose on Thursday night, handing the Sharks their first regulation loss in 21 games. Brian Willsie and Raitis Ivanans, who totaled seven goals in the Kings' first 80...

Stars Skate Over Kings

Mitch Pritchard — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:13:25 CDT

The Dallas Stars scored three power-play goals en route to a 7-2 rout of the Los Angeles Kings today, reports the Associated Press. Loui Eriksson scored one of the man-advantage goals in the second period, then scored 3 1/2 minutes later as the Stars lit the lamp four times in...

With Defeat of Dallas, Sharks Grab Advantage

Katherine Thompson — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:10:00 CDT

San Jose is guaranteed home ice in the first round of the playoffs after a 3-2 overtime victory against Dallas. The Sharks fell behind before Joe Thornton tied it up in the second. He then slipped the winning goal in during a 5-on-3 power play in the extra period, reports...

Wild Takes Over First Place in Northeast

Mitch Pritchard — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:17:57 CDT

The Minnesota Wild bounced back from an awful loss to Edmonton Monday to beat the Oilers 3-1 last night, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune . Niklas Backstrom made 32 saves for the Wild, who jumped over idle Calgary for first place in the Northwest Division. Branko Radivojevic had a goal and...

Late Rally Helps Kings Stagger Falling Stars

Mitch Pritchard — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 20:27:48 CDT

The Los Angeles Kings scored three goals in the final three minutes to rally for a 4-2 win over the Dallas Stars today, reports the Associated Press. Michal Handzus tied it for the Kings, and then Lubomir Visnovsky put the Kings ahead with 2:06 left in the game. Handzus...

Slumping Kings the Latest Chum for Sharks on Road Streak

Katherine Thompson — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:38:47 CDT

The Sharks didn't have much trouble against the NHL's worst team yesterday, cruising to a 2-1 victory over the Kings with backup goalie Brian Boucher in the net. San Jose stretched its road win streak to a league-best nine games, and has only lost one of its last 13, reports...