Reggie Dunlop (Paul Newman) never received the memo that everything folds eventually. Or maybe he just refused to read it. The player-coach for perennial losers the Charlestown Chiefs, the ...

When Slap Shot was released on Feb. 25, 1977, it was a middling success. Despite mostly negative reviews that tended to focus on what they saw as the film's glorification of violence, it eventually ...

Former professional hockey player Guido Tenesi, who starred in the 1977 sports classic “Slap Shot,” died at 71 years old. “We’re saddened to learn of the passing of Guido Tenesi, a member of our ...

Thirty years ago, the average PGA golfer drove the ball 261.84 yards. Davis Love III was the longest hitter at 283.8 yards. In 2024, the average distance is 300.9 yards, with Cameron Champ leading the ...

In NHL.com's Q&A feature called "Sitting Down with …" we talk to key figures in the game, gaining insight into their lives on and off the ice. In this edition we feature Steve Carlson, center on the ...

'70s Week: "Slap Shot" could've been just another low-rent sports movie, but screenwriter Nancy Dowd saw it as a chance to give shape to a generation of nonconformist yearners. “I was thinking about ...