The National Hockey League is back in business after owners and players signed a memorandum of understanding to end the lockout that wiped out more than half the season.

The NHL Players Association said its members had voted to ratify a new contract, clearing the way for the league to proceed with a shortened season.

The NHL Players Association said it would delay the announcement of its ratifcation vote as players and owners continued to finalize the deal that would end the lockout and allow a shortened season.

Reflecting on a recent photo he snapped from outer space of war-torn Syria, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield appealed for peace from his perch in the sky, saying Thursday: "We're all in this together."

The National Hockey League has ratified a new collective bargaining agreement after a unanimous 30-0 vote by the board of governors on Wednesday.

Finnish superstar Teemu Selanne will get a chance to play at least one more more season, thanks to the end of the National Hockey League lockout.

Some of the players, who played for Continental Hockey League (KHL) clubs during the lockout in the National Hockey League (NHL) are currently on their way back to North America after it was announced the NHL and players reached a tentative deal Monday.

Hockey-mad Canadians are rejoicing after the NHL and players reached a tentative deal to end their lockout and salvage the season.

The NHL and players have reached agreement on a "framework" of a deal to end their lockout and salvage the season, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said Sunday.

The NHL and players have reached agreement on a "framework" of a deal to end their lockout and salvage the season, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said Sunday.

The National Hockey League and players have reached a tentative deal to end their lockout and salvage the season, US media reports said Sunday.

Key negotiators for the NHL and the NHL Players' Association met face-to-face alongside a federal mediator and appeared to be making progress toward a deal to salvage a shortened season.

The National Football League beat out Bundesliga Football for the honor of being the best attended professional sports league in the world, Sportingintelligence.com reported.

NHL owners and players continued talks aimed at saving a shortened season on Tuesday, with a contract agreement needed by mid-January in order to get games on the ice.

With the clock ticking toward cancellation of the entire NHL season, the players' union presented a response to the latest league contract proposal with the sides due to talk again Tuesday.

NHL star Alex Ovechkin used Twitter to trumpet his engagement to tennis star Maria Kirilenko on Monday, posting a picture of the Russian sports power couple.

Representatives of the NHL and the NHL Players Association met Sunday to talk about the league's latest proposal to strike a contract deal and salvage a shortened season.

The NHL has made a new "comprehensive" contract proposal to players, the latest bid to end the lockout that threatens to force the cancellation of the entire season.

National Hockey League players and club owners reached the 100th day of the league's shutdown over money issues Monday with no talks planned and shrinking hope to salvage even a shortened season.

The National Hockey League wiped out two more weeks of scheduled regular-season games on Thursday due to the ongoing lockout in a money dispute with players, having now lost 625 games through January 14.