The Pittsburgh Penguins honored the legacy of the organization’s Black players and veteran Black hockey player Willie O’Ree with a portrait by Pittsburgh visual artist Ashanté Josey after the ...

The Academy Award-nominated actor is under fire for a series of tweets that resurfaced Thursday, expressing her views on topics such as race and religion. Read our review of The Brutalist, which ...

Willie O'Ree breaks the color barrier in the National Hockey League in 1958. O'Ree was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, on October 15, 1935. O'Ree's grandparents escaped slavery in the United ...

It’s been 67 years since Willie O’Ree became the first black player in the NHL when he made his debut with the Boston Bruins on Jan. 18, 1958. View the original article to see embedded media.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Blue Origin launched its massive new rocket on its first test flight Thursday, sending up a prototype satellite to orbit thousands of miles above Earth. Named after the ...

The team was founded in 1972 in Atlanta as the Atlanta Flames, and relocated to Calgary in 1980. In 1988–89, the Flames won their first and only championship. The Flames have won two Presidents ...

The story of African-Americans in sports is tightly related to the rise and continued fight for the culture in society at large. It is an effort that accounts not only for on-field excellence but ...

The Premier Hockey Federation’s Boston Pride added one of hockey’s most legendary names to their ownership group, announcing that Willie O’Ree has joined the organization as an owner.

BOSTON — Willie O’Ree has experienced many honors during his lifetime, from becoming the NHL's first Black player in 1958 with the Boston Bruins to being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame ...

Willie O’Ree won’t be standing on TD Garden ice ... And don’t sleep on Pittsburgh, which had won 10 in a row and was still fourth in the Metropolitan, ninth in the league.

The Pittsburgh Penguins were founded in 1967 during the league’s expansion from six to twelve teams. The 1992–93 Penguins won the franchise’s first-ever Presidents’ Trophy for being the ...