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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

1.     U.S. Women’s Soccer winning Gold against Brazil 2.     U.S. men’s Basketball won Gold in a comeback win against France 3.    Katie...

The U.S. Women's Basketball also went into the gold medal game against France yesterday and won by one point, 67-66.   The U.S. Women's...

The U.S. Men's Basketball team went into the gold medal game against the host nation France on Saturday and won 98-87 to take home the...

The U.S. Women’s soccer team took the pitch against Brazil on Saturday for the Gold medal game, winning 1-0.   The 1st half was a battle...

Today, U.S. track star Noah Lyles won the men’s 100m final in a photo finish and just edged out Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson by...

Today, U.S. Swimmer Bobby Finke won the Men’s 1500m freestyle final with a new world record of 14:30.67. He became only the fourth...

The U.S. Women's Basketball team beat Germany 87-74 in their final group stage game and will shift their focus on the quarterfinal.  ...

Today, Katie Ledecky swims her way into history with her victory at the 800m freestyle final. Ledecky won her ninth and fourth...

The U.S. Men’s Basketball beat Puerto Rico 104-83 in their final group game today and will now focus on the quarterfinals. Anthony...

The U.S. Women’s Basketball team clinched a spot in the quarterfinals with a win against Belgium, 87-74 on Thursday. Breanna Stewart and...

Olympic Swimming: U.S. win silver in the Men's 4x200 m free relay The U.S. swimmers: Luke Hobson, Carson Foster, Drew Kibler, and Kieran...

The U.S. Women's Basketball team played Japan in their first game of group play on Monday and won by a score of 102-79. A'ja Wilson led...

The U.S. Women’s Soccer went into their second group stage game against Germany and won 4-1. Sophia Smith had a big game today, scoring...