World Hockey Association

DiedOf prostate cancer before he could become the first to drive 500 mph in a wheel-driven car, Don Vesco, 63. Vesco (above) and his brother and chief mechanic, Rick, 56, were hoping to break that barrier and eclipse...

Gordie Howe, one of his sport's fiercest warriors, can only watch and grieve as his wife—the smarts behind Mr. Hockey—slowly succumbs to a rare brain disorder

The Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League will give fans a free ticket if a fight does not break out in their Nov. 14 game against the Milwaukee Admirals.

Three diehards use the Web to evoke late and (at least to them) lamented sports leagues

Thanks for acknowledging how far women's hoops has come and how much fun we're having here in Knoxville.—WOODY ENGLISH, Knoxville, Tenn.