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From my point of view, this was another game to remember. It came down to the wire with either side giving in until the final moments.   It was scoreless in the 1st period. But Canada got on the board early in the 2nd period on a short-handed goal by Kristin O’Neill (3rd).   Hilary Knight scored her (3rd) Olympic goal, deflecting a shot from Laylia Edwards and tying the game at 1-1 with 2:04 remaining.   Then, in overtime, Meghan Keller backhanded in the shot and went through

The United States women’s hockey team dominated Sweden and cruised to a 5-0 victory in the semi-finals. Cayla Barnes opening the scoring in the first period, scoring her first Olympic goal and by Taylor Heise (2nd), Abbey Murphy (2nd), Kendall Coyne Schofield (3rd), and Hayley Scamurra (3rd) adding to the lead in the second period.   Sweden was held scoreless and unable to break through the U.S. defense.   In net, U.S goalie Aerin Frankel was fantastic, she stopped all 21 Swe

Denmark struck first in the opening period when Nick Olesen scored his first Olympic goal, giving his team a 1–0 lead. Matt Boldy quickly answered with his first Olympic goal to tie the game at 1–1.   The U.S took control in the 2nd period with three goals from Brady Tkachuk (2nd), Jack Eichel (1st), and Norwood native Noah Hanifin (1st). The U.S. pushed its lead to 5-2. Phillip Brugisser cut the lead for Denmark at 5-3.   The U.S added two more goals by Jake Guentzel (1st) a

Brady Tkachuk opened the scoring in the first period with his first Olympic goal, converting off a pass from his older brother, Matthew, to give the U.S. a 1–0 advantage. Latvia responded by tying the game at 1–1.   Brock Nelson scored his first Olympic goal early in the second period to restore the U.S. lead. Tage Thompson (Buffalo Sabres) then added his first Olympic goal on the power play, extending the U.S. lead to 3–1. Nelson buried his second goal of the game later in t

Caroline Harvey put the U.S. on the board in the 1st period, scoring her 2nd goal of the Olympics, making it 1-0. Later, Hannah Bilka added her 2nd goal of the Olympics on the power-play, thanks to an amazing pass from Murphy, making it 2-0 in favor of the U.S.   Kirsten Simms and Hannah Bilka got the next two goals for the U.S. in the 2nd period. Simms (1st) on the power-play and Bilka (3rd, 2nd of the game), making it 4-0.   Layla Edwards, the young defenseman from the Univ

Alex Hall, the defending Olympic champion in men’s freestyle skiing slopestyle, earned silver in his return to the podium.   He scored 85.75 on his second run, trailing Norway’s Brik Ruud by just one point. But a slip on a rail early in his final run ended his chance of earning another gold.   Ruud with an impressive score of 86.28 on his second run. But in his final attempt, he fell. He had already won gold despite the fall.    This skiing event made its debut at the 2014 So

Alex Carpenter opened the scoring on the power-play in the first period, her (1st), which gave the Americans a 1-0 lead.   In the 2nd, the U.S got three more goals on the board to increase their lead. They got goals by Joy Dunne (1st), Haley Scamurra (1st), and Hilary Knight (1st).   Czechia got on the board in the 2nd on a breakaway goal by Barbosa Jurickova (1st).   Scamurra scored her 2nd goal of the game in the 3rd to make the score 5-1 U.S.   It was a great opening-round

Charlie McAvoy opened up the scoring with goal (4th) on the power-play, giving Boston an early 1-0 lead. Then, the Bruins got two more goals moments later by Elias Lindholm (9th, Power-play) and Tanner Jeannot (5th) making the score 3-0 Boston in the first period. David Pastrnak got on the board in the second period with his (21st) of the season, and giving Boston a 4-0 advantage. The Golden Knights started to make a comeback in the 3rd period with three goals of their own. J

From my point of view, Carson Beck took over the game for Miami, especially in the 4th quarter. He took command down the stretch when his team needed him the most.    Beck threw for 268 yards with two touchdowns, an interception and ran for a score. While he was at Georgia, he had never started in a college football playoff, but he is leading Miami to the national championship game.   Miami WR Malachi Toney had five catches for 81 yards and a 36-yard touchdown off a screen pa

Fraser Minten had a huge day, having a chance to play in his hometown, where he grew up in Vancouver, on Saturday, and scored two goals.   Minten got the Bruins on the board with a power-play goal to give Boston the lead 1-0. Elias Lindholm also had a goal on the power-play, and David Pastrnak had two assists.   Jermey Swayman had stopped all of Vancouver's 31 shots on net and has come up big for the Bruins when he is called upon.   Filip Hronek got the Canucks on the board w

1.    October 5: Patriots defeat the Buffalo Bills 23-20 in Buffalo 2.    December 2: Celtics beat the NY Knicks 123-117 3.    USA hockey wins the gold medal in the 2025 World Juniors Championship over Finland 4-3 in Overtime 4.    Rory McIlroy wins the 2025 Masters  5.    Lando Norris wins his first Formula 1 Championship 6.    Florida Gators win the 2025 NCAA men's Basketball Title against Houston 65-63  7.    Ohio State beating Notre Dame 34-23 for the 2025 College Footbal

The USA world junior team faced Slovakia in its third preliminary-round game yesterday.   Tobias Pitka goal at 8:53 of the 1st period, giving Slovakia a 1-0 lead. Later on in the period, Slovakia went up 2-0 on a goal by Tomas Chrenko at 11:15.   AJ Spellacy's short-handed goal split the lead in half to make 2-1 at 1:50 into the second period. Adam Belusko's goal gave Slovakia back their two-goal advantage at 3-1 with a short-handed goal of his own at 6:46. Brendan McMorrow t

Drake Maye did it again for the Patriots on Sunday against the Ravens on Sunday Night Football.   Maye found his tight end, Hunter Henry, for a one-yard touchdown to tie the game at 7-7. Andy Borregales' 45-yard field goal helped give the Pats the lead. The Ravens were able to tie the game on a Tyler Loop 36-yard field goal.   In the 3rd, Borregales gave the Pats the lead at 13-10, and the Ravens took the lead on Zay Flowers' 18-yard rushing touchdown, which made the score 17

Jaylen Brown scored a season-high 42 points and sealed the game with a breakaway dunk in the final seconds as the Celtics beat the NY Knicks 123-117 at TD Garden last night.   Derrick White had 22 points and scored seven of those in the final four minutes. Jordan Walsh had six points and five rebounds in the four-quarter coming off the bench.   Mikal Bridges had 35 points, leading the Knicks. Karl-Anthony-Towns added 29 points.     Boston has now won four of its last five gam

Isaiah Evans hit a go-ahead three-pointer with 19.7 seconds left to give #4 Duke Blue Devils a 67-66 win over # 15 Florida in the ACC/SEC Challenge at Cameron Indoor Stadium.   The sophomore was 0-for-7 from behind the arc when Florida's Boogie Fland hit a three-pointer with 34.6 seconds left, giving the Gators a 66-65 lead.   Cameron Boozer, the star freshman for Duke, was just outstanding and scored 29 points for the Blue Devils. Isaiah Evans had 13 points and a career-high

Drake Maye was just WOW yet again. I mean, what more can you say about this guy? Well, how about an MVP conversation, right? Maye completed 24 of 31 passes for 282 yards, two touchdown passes, and zero interceptions. Keyshon Boutte got a 3-yard TD pass from Maye, which gave the Pats a 17-0 lead at the time. Kyle Williams caught a 33-yard touchdown pass from Maye, making the score 24-7 in the 2 nd  quarter.   Marcus Jones made the play of the game from what I saw yesterday. Jo

Here are the College Football Rankings Week 3 1.    Ohio State 10-0   2.    Indiana 11-0 3.    Texas A&M 10-0 4.    Georgia 9-1 5.    Texas Tech 10-1 6.    Ole Miss 10-1 7.    Oregon 9-1 8.    Oklahoma 8-2 9.    Notre Dame 8-2 Alabama 8-2 BYU 9-1 Utah  8-2 Miami 8-2 Vanderbilt 8-2 USC 8-2 Georgia Tech 9-1 Texas 7-3 Michigan 8-2 Virginia 9-2 Tennessee 7-3 Illinois 7-3 Missouri 7-3 Houston 8-2 24.  Tulane 8-2 Arizona State 7-3 After watching the College Football rankings show l

Gunner Stockton was outstanding yet again for the Georgia Bulldogs against #10 Texas Longhorns. He threw four touchdown passes, two to Noah Thomas, a 30-yard TD pass to London Humphreys, and a 6-yard TD pass to Lawson Luckie. He also ran for a score as Georgia got their sixth straight win on Saturday night.   Arch Manning threw for 251 yards, one touchdown, and one interception. Texas (7-3, 4-2 SEC) saw its four-game winning streak come to an end and put its playoff hopes in

What more can we say about the 2025 New England Patriots this season, I can describe it in one word: Outstanding!   Drake Maye was once again just fantastic in this game against Tampa Bay. He threw for two touchdowns, one to Stefon Diggs on a 1-yard TD Pass and another to rookie Kyle Williams on a 72-yard TD pass, which tied the game at 7 in the first quarter.   TreVeyon Henderson is wow in my eyes right now. He rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns, including a 69-yard TD

USC QB Junior Jayden Maiava needed to have a good game, and he did just that against Michigan. He was just fantastic, going 25 of 32 passing for 265 yards and two touchdowns. You want to talk about great performances, this kid delivered in a big way.   USC running back Freshman King Miller was a beast and ran all over the Michigan defense all game long, rushing for 158 yards and a touchdown. Trojans’ Wide receivers Makai Lemon and Ja’Koi Lane were outstanding. Lemon had nine