May 22, 2013 4:33 PM

Brian Urlacher is retiring from the NFL after 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears, according to his official Twitter account. "Although I could continue playing, I'm not sure I would bring a level of performance or passion that's up to my standards," Urlacher said in a statement he posted on Twitter. Bob LeGere looks back on Urlacher's career as his former teammates pay tribute to Urlacher's remarkable career.

May 22, 2013 7:07 PM

Prior to Game 3 in Detroit, captain Jonathan Toews told reporters that despite going without a goal through the Blackhawks' first seven playoff games, he wasn't going to let it affect his play."Right now, I'm trying not to let it build up too much in my own mind," he said. "Sometimes you start squeezing the stick and the rest of your game kind of goes downhill and I'm not going to let that happen."

May 22, 2013 5:30 AM

If the Blackhawks needed adversity in order to find their best game, they’ve got all they can handle now, and they better come out in Game 4 like it’s a Game 7. If they do that, they can still win this series.

May 22, 2013 4:40 PM

Through the first three games of the Western Conference semifinal series with the Blackhawks, nobody on the Detroit Red Wings has had a larger impact than goalie Jimmy Howard, who has stopped 96 of 101 shots. Detroit head coach Mike Babcock and Howard's teammates talk about their talented netminder.

May 22, 2013 9:48 AM

The Cubs messed up another good performance by one of their starting pitchers Tuesday night in a 5-4 loss at Pittsburgh. Even so, Matt Garza came off the disabled list and threw 5 shutout innings, making his immediate future quite interesting.