NHL looks to Europe and outdoor roots
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The NHL will enter uncharted territory and return to its outdoor roots during a new season that begins on Saturday with the Anaheim Ducks starting their Stanley Cup defense on European ice.
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The Premier League has taken the first step towards staging some of its matches in Asia, North America and the Middle East.
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Playing an early-season game in Europe does not hinder a NFL club's chances for success, the owner of the New Orleans Saints said on Friday.
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The National Hockey League announced on Saturday it will open its regular season in Europe for the second straight year at the start of the 2008-09 campaign.
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The NHL is disappearing right before our eyes, and the reason is simple.
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With an NHL lockout in place, more than 150 players have signed to play in European leagues, including Markus Naslund with Modo (Sweden), Jaromir Jagr with Kladmo (Czech Republic) and Ilya Kovalchuk with AK Bars Kazan (Russia).
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The NFL's choice of where it will play  a regular season game outside the United States has been  narrowed down to five cities, one of which could be home to an  NFL franchise in the next 10 years, the football league's  commissioner said on Wednesday.
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The Boston Celtics will be one of four National Basketball Association teams who will play exhibition games in four European countries next October, commissioner David Stern announced.
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NASHVILLE (Billboard) - With a work stoppage for the  National Hockey League looking more likely with each passing  day, NHL arenas face the prospect of some dark days beginning  in September.
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With an NHL lockout in place, more than 150 players have signed to play in European leagues, including Peter Forsberg and Markus Naslund with Modo (Sweden).
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Is there a potential thaw in the cold war between National Hockey League owners and players?
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Initial impressions from the NFL's first regular season game in London have been very positive and the league is looking to stage more games in the United Kingdom, Germany, Canada and Mexico.
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The NHL is growing and heading in the right direction as it opens its second post-lockout season, commissioner Gary Bettman said Wednesday night.
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The NBA will return to Europe for  pre-season training camps and exhibition games, Commissioner  David Stern said on Saturday.
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A decade ago, the N.H.L.âs Canadian franchises were the leagueâs economic weak links. Now the skate is on the other foot.
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Eventually, they&#39;ll play hockey again. Maybe the owners will get their way and institute a salary cap. Maybe the players will get their way and a luxury tax will be imposed.
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NBA Europe Live, the National Basketball Association initiative in concert with Euroleague, tips off in five nations next week, but the prospect of NBA expansion to Europe remains distant.