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Team USA Frosts Canada, 5-3

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:22:00 CST

The United States pulled off its biggest Olympic hockey upset since the Miracle on Ice tonight, stunning Canada, 5-3, to advance to the quarterfinals of an already mixed-up tournament. Brian Rafalski scored two goals and set up another, and Ryan Miller held off a flurry of shots to lead the...

Colbert Arrives, Buries Hatchet With Canada

Will McCahill — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:22:00 CST

Comedian Stephen Colbert put his faux feud with Canada to rest today, taping his show in a Vancouver park to cheers from hundreds of locals. “This was a welcome that we could not have imagined … I take back everything I ever said about Canada,” said Colbert, who’d dubbed his...

'Screw' Those Soviet Hockey Players: Kid

Harry Kimball — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:46:00 CDT

What’s more inspiring than watching Kurt Russell speak the words of legendary hockey coach Herb Brooks to the 1980 men’s Olympic team before they played—and beat—the Russians in the film Miracle ? Try the same words coming from a 5-year-old. Well, maybe it’s just cuter, but for whatever...

Best Sports Movie Pep Talks

Matt Cantor — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 05:22:03 CDT

World got you down? Let one of these coaches buck you up: AskMen picks the best sports movie inspirational talks. The top five: Kurt Russell, Miracle : “If we played ‘em 10 times, they might win nine. But not this game.” Al Pacino, Any Given Sunday : “You find out life's this...