Kings bring Cup to 9-year-old hockey player injured in hiking fall

Genny Shepler fractured her skull and bruised her brain stem after slipping about 30 feet in the mountains near her home in July. Her walking when Cup arrives is another step in her recovery journey

Updated Stanley Cup has a surprise name: Kings co-owner Ed Roski

The Cup's first public appearance since the Kings' names were engraved reveals Roski's name, omitted from original list, added by league on top line with Phil and Nancy Anschutz and Tim Leiweke.

Gary Bettman, Donald Fehr meet for NHL labor talks

The NHL commissioner and union director are trying to 'bridge the gap on the major issues' in labor dispute.

Call it the Fehr Factor

Former MLB players' union boss is now in a similar capacity in the NHL, which is in the middle of a labor strife. With Fehr involved, it could be a long winter for hockey fans.

Economic issues emerge as sticking points in NHL lockout talks

Talks between the players' union and the NHL advance on safety, schedules and drug testing, but players oppose reductions to their share of hockey revenue.

NHL cancels rest of exhibition games; no agreement is imminent

The league releases a terse statement about the move. The season is set to start Oct. 11, but a resolution that would save the full season appears ever more unlikely, with talks at a standstill.

Some questions and answers as the NHL lockout continues

Time is running out before the Oct. 11 season opener, and no full-scale talks have taken place since Sept. 12. When can fans expect the season to start? The Times' Helene Elliott gives her insights.

The Stanley Cup: A sports trophy like no other

The NHL title won by the Los Angeles Kings in June literally etches their names in history, on the surface of the most magical championship hardware in sports.

Coaches turn attention to other matters during NHL lockout

Kings to have 52 names engraved on the Stanley Cup

Luc Robitaille honors mother's Stanley Cup request

The Los Angeles Kings' president of business operations takes the Cup to his parents' home in Norbertville, Canada, at the request of his mother, Madeleine, who has liver cancer.

NHL cancels preseason games through Sept. 30

On the fourth day of the NHL lockout, the league announces that exhibitions have been canceled through Sept. 30. Four Kings games and three Ducks games have been eliminated.

Who will it be for AEG?

Possible $7-billion price of the sports and entertainment empire limits the pool of buyers.

Sale of AEG throws curve into quest to bring NFL back to L.A.

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa says planned football stadium remains on track. But officials say new owners could seek different financial agreements.

AEG sale may be a bolt from NFL blues

Anschutz was never really sold on NFL in L.A. But a new local owner might be.

NHL clubs facing cold realities of labor dispute

With no imminent resolution to the dispute that led the league to lock players out, teams begin tightening their economic belts by laying off some employees and reducing the hours and wages of others.

Plenty of action on first day of NHL lockout but no labor negotiations

Several players sign with teams in Europe and the NHL tells fans on its website that it is 'committed to negotiating around the clock' to reach a new collective bargaining agreement.

National Hockey League locks out players amid labor deal rift

There are no last-minute negotiations as the previous collective-bargaining agreement expires. Training camps are scheduled to open Friday, but deep divisions remain over rising salaries and costs.