SAN JOSE — Tomas Hertl, the newest member of the Vegas Golden Knights, thanked Sharks fans and the city of San Jose on Friday night after he spent the first 11 years of his NHL career in a teal uniform. In a letter posted to his account on X, Hertl wrote that San Jose will … Read more
SAN JOSE – Anthony Duclair and Alexander Barabanov might have both played their last game in a San Jose Sharks uniform. Indications were early Thursday afternoon that Duclair and Barabanov would both be held out of the Sharks lineup for the team’s evening home game against the New York Islanders and be dealt to other … Read more
SAN JOSE – Injured San Jose Sharks center Tomas Hertl could be back before the end of the regular season, coach David Quinn said Tuesday, but the outlook for team captain Logan Couture appears to be more uncertain. Quinn said that Hertl is “ahead of schedule” as he continues to recover from surgery he had … Read more
Goalie Magnus Chrona will make his second career NHL start Saturday for the San Jose Sharks, and it will not be any easier than the first. Chrona will be in net tonight as the skidding Sharks play the Central Division-leading Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center to start a two-day, two-game road trip. “It’s going … Read more
SAN JOSE – Anthony Duclair said Monday he has not had any talks with the San Jose Sharks regarding a new contract — another indication, it seems, that general manager Mike Grier and the team’s front office are ready to move the speedy winger before the NHL trade deadline on March 8. The Sharks acquired … Read more
SAN JOSE – A San Jose Sharks team that had been shut out nine times this season – including twice in four games this month — faced the unenviable task Saturday of trying to put a puck past Nashville Predators goalie Juuse Saros. As has been the case for years now, it wasn’t easy. Sharks … Read more
SAN JOSE — Forward Givani Smith — out with a lower-body injury that cost him two months of playing time — will return to the lineup Saturday when the San Jose Sharks host the Nashville Predators at SAP Center. Smith (lower body) had been out since before Christmas but was activated off injured reserve Wednesday … Read more
INDIANAPOLIS — Golden State Warriors guard Steph Curry and the Western Conference nearly set a record for the most points scored by one team in an NBA All-Star Game. And they still lost by 25. Once again, the All-Star Game was all offense. The Eastern Conference beat the Western Conference 211-186 on Sunday night, with … Read more
BERKELEY — UCLA won it at the finish, but Cal coach Mark Madsen said the Bears lost it at the start. “We had a bad first half. They had all the energy. We were sluggish,” Madsen said after the Bears fought back from a 14-point deficit before losing 61-60 at Haas Pavilion on Saturday afternoon. … Read more
SAN JOSE – San Jose Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic has faced his share of criticism this season — and in previous years — for what’s perceived to have been a precipitous decline in play. It’s been written in this corner recently that he’s no longer a $7 million a year defenseman, and going back, whether … Read more