By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer MILAN (AP) — When organizers designed the 4 Nations Face-Off to be played in February 2025, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said the intent was for it to serve as an appetizer for hockey at the Olympics. What it turned out to be, beyond a smashing ...
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer MILAN (AP) — The United States is on top of the hockey world for the first time in nearly a half-century. No miracle needed. Jack Hughes scored less than 2 minutes into overtime and the U.S. beat Canada 2-1 in the gold medal final at the Milan ...
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer MILAN (AP) — Go ahead and put the names Jack Hughes and Connor Hellebuyck right in the same revered place that Mike Eruzione and Jim Craig have occupied since their " Miracle On Ice " triumph in 1980. It had been 46 years since the United States ...
By STEPHEN WHYNO and TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writers MILAN (AP) — Dave Christian got emotional throughout the Winter Olympics watching nephew Brock Nelson play for the U.S., just like he did during the magical run in 1980. Then it got even better: He got to congratulate Nelson after ...
By PAT GRAHAM and EDDIE PELLS AP Sports Writers LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — By taking chances, Eileen Gu is building a sport. She's winning medals. Yet on a sunny Sunday at the Olympics where she defended her title on the halfpipe, maybe the best prize of all was knowing her grandma would ...
By DEREK GATOPOULOS and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press TESERO, Italy (AP) — Jessie Diggins crossed the line Sunday as she has done so often over 15 years on the world stage — with the tank entirely empty. Collapsed on the snow with her chest heaving, Diggins ended a 50-kilometer ...
