According to Hall of Fame NBA writer Sam Smith, Michael Jordan didn’t like that Horace Grant wasn’t intimidated by him while they were teammates on the Chicago Bulls. That’s why Jordan ...

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In the fourteenth weekly Metropolitan Division snapshot, the division had a combined four regulation losses. The Columbus Blue Jackets and New York Islanders even got hot. All this and more in this week’s snapshot.

1999 — Basketball superstar Michael Jordan announces his second retirement just prior to start of lockout-shortened 1998-99 NBA season; returns in 2001 with Washington.

Washington Capitals goalie Charlie Lindgren left Friday's game soon after a collision in the crease. Follow this tracker for the latest NHL news.

I think it's the appropriate one, or no one else will have an opportunity to win if I keep playing," Jordan said in 1999. As they say, jokes are half-meaning. Before retiring, the "Black Cat" wreaked havoc throughout the NBA by guiding the Bulls to six NBA Championships in eight years.

The Edmonton Oilers signed veteran defenseman John Klingberg for the rest of the season. Follow this tracker for the latest NHL news.

Edmonton Oilers forward Evander Kane's return from abdominal surgery will be delayed by knee surgery. Follow this tracker for the latest NHL news.

Jewish athletes shine across sports this week, from the Australian Open to NHL trades and college basketball rankings.

As part of his 20 Fantasy Thoughts, Michael Amato tells you why the time is now to take a chance on Pierre-Luc Dubois

Sign up here to get it every weekday morning.🚨 Headlines 🏀 Upsets galore: Three ranked men's college basketball teams were in action on Thursday, and they all lost to unranked teams. Minnesota beat No.

Duke, led by coach Jon Scheyer, clocks in at No. 3 on the men’s side, with a 15-2 record and an 11-game winning streak of their own. Scheyer, who played professionally in Israel with Maccabi Tel Aviv after winning the NCAA title as a Duke player in 2010, has drawn support from the university’s Jewish student body.