Michael Irvin refiles defamation suit, All Arizona teams out of March Madness: top sports stories

From a Dallas Cowboys Hall of Famer re-filing a defamation lawsuit involving an alleged incident in Phoenix, to a rather fleeting appearance by Arizona teams in March Madness, here are the top stories in the world of sports this past week.

Coyotes beat Blackhawks 4-2, push points streak to 8

Juuso Valimaki broke a tie with 3:12 left and the Arizona Coyotes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Saturday night.

Coyotes sign Shane Doan’s son to entry-level contract

The Arizona Coyotes signed the 21-year-old forward to a three-year entry-level contract Thursday, beginning with the 2023-24 NHL season.

Coyotes beat Flames 4-3 in OT to extend points streak to 6

Travis Boyd scored at 3:10 of overtime and the Arizona Coyotes extended their points streak to six with a 4-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night.

Keller’s 2nd of game in OT gives Coyotes 5-4 win over Wild

Clayton Keller’s second goal of the game at 4:09 of overtime lifted the Arizona Coyotes to a 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday night.

Boyd scores twice in 3rd period, Coyotes beat Blues 6-2

Christian Fischer and Nick Schmaltz scored to give Arizona a 2-1 lead and Boyd put it away with his two third-period goals.

Hischier scores in OT as New Jersey Devils beat Arizona Coyotes 5-4

The Coyotes outshot the Devils 15-12 in the period and had several chances to score, the best being when Valimaki hit the right post on the only power play of the period.

Vejmelka, Coyotes beat Blackhawks 4-1 after Kane trade

The Blackhawks came out flat in the second game of a back-to-back after Kane was traded to the New York Rangers in a three-way deal that included Arizona.

Josi scores twice, Predators beat Coyotes 6-2

Connor Ingram, who broke into the NHL with Nashville, had 28 saves for Arizona.

Flames rally for 6-3 win, end Coyotes’ points streak at 9

Jakob Pelletier and Walker Duehr scored goals 25 seconds apart in the third period and the Calgary Flames rallied to beat the Arizona Coyotes 6-3 on Wednesday night.

Coyotes beat Blue Jackets 3-2 in OT to extend streak

The Coyotes rallied from a four-goal deficit against the Los Angeles on Saturday night, earning a point in the 6-5 shootout loss.

Ingram gets 1st shutout; Coyotes beat Lightning 1-0 in SO

Ingram made several stops on shots from point-blank range in the final 90 seconds of overtime and then stopped Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov in the shootout as the Coyotes extended their season-high point streak to seven games (4-0-3), the longest such current streak in the league.

O’Reilly scores in OT to lift Blues over Coyotes 6-5

Calle Rosen had two goals and Ryan O’Reilly scored in overtime to lift the St. Louis Blues over the Arizona Coyotes 6-5 on Saturday night.

Former Blackhawks legend Bobby Hull dies at 84

Bobby Hull, the all-time leading scorer in Blackhawks history, died Monday morning at the age of 84.

NY Rangers criticized for decision to skip wearing 'Pride'-themed gear

The team was supposed to wear Pride-themed jerseys and gear during warm-ups against the Las Vegas Golden Knights, but instead wore their "Liberty Head" jerseys.

Ice skating event honors child hockey player who died after cancer battle
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A different kind of sporting event took the spotlight at Sun Devil Stadium. Ice skating. It's part of an annual tribute to a nine-year-old hockey player who died of cancer. FOX 10's Irene Snyder has more.

Zegras scores in OT, Ducks top Coyotes for 3rd straight win

Trevor Zegras scored at 3:34 of overtime and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Arizona Coyotes 2-1 on Saturday night for their first three-game winning streak of the season.

Fowler scores twice, Ducks knock off Coyotes 5-2

Cam Fowler scored once the power play started and the Anaheim Ducks used a rare fast start to beat the Coyotes 5-2 on Tuesday night.

Ex-Coyotes Strome, Kuemper lead Capitals past Arizona 4-0

Arizona has dropped 10 of 11 overall. The Coyotes halted a nine-game losing streak by beating Detroit on Tuesday.