Jeff Stone

While the hockey world bashed its head against the wall Thursday with rumors of the NHL lockout coming to an end there were some major sponsors praying for a resolution for a different reason. Beer companies in Canada have reported low profits after the two-month hold up that has seen arenas, bars and grocery stores sell less alcohol to lubricate the game-watching experience.

On Election Day, Mitt Romney said he was so confident he’d only written a victory speech.

Baseball’s steroid controversy will follow Mark McGwire for the rest of his life but the former slugger has moved on, first taking a job as hitting coach with the St. Louis Cardinals and now, three years later, with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Joe Namath has never been shy about his opinions. The football Hall of Famer and longtime New York Jets quarterback is in the headlines again for criticizing the team and their use, or non-use, of the still-new Tim Tebow.

When Obama and Romney are sweating over the exit polls, it’s easy to picture Christie sitting back and thinking about his own political future.

A letter from John Lennon to Eric Clapton in which the former Beatle promised he could take Clapton to new musical highs if they worked together is hitting the auction block.

A nun in Western New York was charged Monday with stealing more than $100,000 dollars from two parishes. The nun, Sister Mary Ann Rapp, stole the money to facilitate her gambling addiction, prosecutors said.

The religion of Mitt Romney, the first Mormon presidential nominee, has been a rarely discussed subtext of his campaign. The issue is unlikely to be answered with a newly emerging video of a visibly upset Romney sparring with a conservative radio host.

Scientists have released a report of their findings around the world’s rarest whale, which was seen on a New Zealand beach. The 2010 find was the first documented sighting of the whale in history.

A boy toddler was mauled to death at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium Sunday after he somehow fell into the African painted dog exhibit.

The New York City nanny accused of stabbing two children to death was charged with first-degree murder Saturday night, police told the New York Times. Yoselyn Ortega, 50, allegedly killed Lucia Krim, 6, and Leo Krim, 2, and tried to cut her own throat when the mother of the children, Marina Krim, came home to find the gruesome scene.

The New Jersey athletic community was in mourning over the weekend when news broke that Milt Campbell, widely regarded as the state’s most important athlete ever, died Friday at the age of 78.

Louis CK's first time hosting "Saturday Night Live" was a hit. The comedian was able to find humor in such topics as Hurricane Sandy, the election and Abraham Lincoln.

The devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy has led to gangs of looters taking advantage of areas without power.

There’s nothing quite like two goals in three seconds to take the wind out of a hockey team's sails, but that’s exactly what happened to the Toronto Marlies Thursday.

British intelligence officers are trying to decipher the meaning of a secret message sent during World War II. The mystery stems from the remains of a carrier pigeon found in a chimney in England.

Months after a server was fired for tweeting a picture of a receipt from NFL quarterback Peyton Manning with a generous tip, the latest viral sensation stems from a customer who did the opposite. The receipt, which is for a bill of $138.55, is marked with a note supposedly from a single mom who left no tip.

Rush Limbaugh will be the subject of an upcoming movie from actor and filmmaker John Cusack.

The balcony at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was standing when he was killed by an assassin’s bullet will be open to the public for the first time.

Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker furthered his reputation as one of America’s most genuine politicians Thursday when he invited neighbors who didn’t have power over to his home for a hot meal and some movies.

A Secret Service agent was found dead last week in the midst of an investigation into an apparent suicide. Rafael Prieto was being investigated by the agency after rumors of an alleged affair bubbled to the surface during an internal crackdown on agent behavior following the recent Secret Service prostitution scandal in South America.

After the October jobs report was released Friday and showed an uptick in both hiring and unemployment, President Obama filed it as a victory while Mitt Romney deemed it just another failed promise from the incumbent. The question remains, though, how much of an effect any president has on the economy.

The same issue that has splashed Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s name across national headlines is the same one that has him in the political fight of his life. Arpaio, who has run foul with the Justice Department for his treatment of Hispanics, is facing a wave of activism that’s pushed Democratic candidate Paul Penzone directly in the way of Arpaio’s re-election.

Comcast is being criticized for demanding a New Jersey family that had their home destroyed in Hurricane Sandy return their cable box.

George Wendt is expected to make a complete recovery after undergoing a successful coronary-bypass surgery Thursday.

A new report claims that sexually transmitted diseases like chlamydia and gonorrhea are more common among porn stars in Los Angeles than prostitutes working in Nevada.

The singer for the heavy metal band Suicide Silence was killed just hours after celebrating Halloween with friends, when Mitch Lucker died from injuries that came from a motorcycle accident.

Former Penn State President Graham Spanier was hit Thursday with an array of charges related to the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal.

A police officer in New Mexico is facing a lawsuit from a family who claims he used a taser gun on their 10-year-old son during a school career day after the boy jokingly refused to scrub the officer’s car.