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Jerry Green: Jeremy Roenick's hyperbole aside, biggest hockey game was in 1972

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:37:00 EST

Jeremy Roenick was 2 years old in 1972, probably learning to skate on double runners. He did not have the privilege of witnessing the most important hockey game in history.

John U. Bacon: The real winners and losers from the Vancouver Olympics

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:07:00 EST

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman was among the losers. He said the NHL might skip the next Olympics. Now you know why he's considered the dumbest commissioner in all of sports.

Olympians Lindsey Vonn, Shaun White, Seth Wescott on Wheaties box

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:52:00 EST

U.S. Olympic gold medalists Lindsey Vonn, Shaun White and Seth Wescott are the latest athletes to grace the Wheaties box.

Russian Olympic Committee head resigns after flop

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:52:00 EST

The head of the Russian Olympic Committee resigned on Wednesday in the wake of the nation's worst performance at the Winter Games, news agencies said.

Ice dancing medalists are back at work

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:52:00 EST

Canton Township -- American ice dancing silver medalists Charlie White of Bloomfield Hills and Meryl Davis of West Bloomfield returned to practice Wednesday at the Arctic Edge in Canton Township to prepare for the World Figure Skating Championships this month.

NBC strikes gold with U.S.-Canada hockey game

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:27:00 EST

Sunday's gold-medal hockey game was the most-viewed hockey game in the United States in 30 years and the most-viewed show of any kind in Canadian history.

Alex Ovechkin: 'Canada deserved to win' gold

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:27:00 EST

"I watched only overtime (but) I think Canada deserved to win. They played better," Ovechkin said.

Gregg Krupa's Top 10 Olympic moments

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:37:00 EST

At their best, the Olympics are athletics in a purer form. Up close and in personal for 17 days, I found the Winter Games to be fascinating, compelling and exhilarating. It was an experience I'll never forget.

Alex Ovechkin: 'Canada deserved to win' gold

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:57:00 EST

"I watched only overtime (but) I think Canada deserved to win. They played better," Ovechkin said.

U.S.-Canada final brings Olympics to thrilling finish

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:37:00 EST

Vancouver, British Columbia -- Canada is hockey. And in the most pressure-packed arena -- the Winter Olympics -- the Canadians proved they are the world's best at the sport they invented. In a thrilling end to the 2010 Winter Games, Canada needed overtime to stall the American machine that rolled through the tournament unbeaten, winning 3-2 on Sunday, fulfilling the dreams of the hockey-crazed nation.