Author: Christopher Glotfelty (Page 13 of 67)

      Team USA stuns Canada in thrilling victory

      February 21, 2010 /

      Battling a talented Canadian hockey team on its home ice, the United States defeated their neighbors to the north 5-3 in a key preliminary matchup.

      From ESPN.com:

      The Buffalo Sabres’ Ryan Miller made 36 saves and the United States shocked host Canada 5-3 in a key preliminary hockey matchup.

      “I got a lot of goal support from my boys & we really battled for each other,” Miller said.

      Miller withstood an onslaught by the Canadian team in the final moments with the Americans clinging to a one-goal lead.

      Devils teammates Jamie Langenbrunner and Brian Rafalski led the U.S. charge. Rafalski scored two goals and Langenbrunner had a goal and an assist.

      Hell yeah. This game was so fun to watch.

      The win earns the United States a bye, giving them an extra day of rest. The team will face a yet-to-be-determined opponent on Wednesday in the quarterfinals.


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      News, The Olympics

      Lung infection prompts Federer to withdraw from Dubai

      February 21, 2010 /

      Fresh off his victory at the Australian Open, Roger Federer will miss the Dubai Championships because of a lung infection.

      Organizers said on Sunday that the top-ranked Swiss star picked up the infection last week and will miss the $2 million event, which starts Monday, for the second straight year.

      A four-time winner in Dubai, Federer will rest for two weeks and is expected to return at Indian Wells on March 11.

      Jan Hernych of the Czech Republic replaces him in the main draw.

      Andy Roddick, the 2008 champion, withdrew from the tournament on Saturday.

      Roddick’s reason for withdrawing remains unclear, though I’m sure it has to do with his shoulder injury at the Australian Open. It must be more serious than we thought.

      As for Federer, his decision is an easy one. While the $2 million prize money would be nice, his only focus is winning Grand Slams at this point in his career and he needs to be completely healthy.


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      Tennis

      Reminder: United States vs. Canada in men’s hockey

      February 21, 2010 /

      Even though one of the most anticipated events of the 2010 Winter Olympics takes place in a few hours, I get the impression that many don’t know when it actually takes place. Olympic hockey is always entertaining, but watching the United States take on Canada in Vancouver is going to be pure bliss. Is the game going to be on NBC? Of course it’s not — they’re broadcasting the Czech Republic/Russia game instead. Whatever. The U.S./Canada game is scheduled to air live on MSNBC at 7 PM ET, so sit down with loved ones and remind yourself how great the Olympics can be.


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      The Olympics

      Vonn takes bronze in super-G

      February 20, 2010 /

      Lindsey Vonn has earned the bronze medal in the women’s super-G, finishing behind Tina Maze of Slovenia and Andrea Fischbacher of Austria, respectively.

      From FOXSports.com”

      While many of the pre-race favorites struggled with a sharp right turn midway down, Vonn made it through that section without a problem. But then she lost nearly half a second on the bottom section of the course.

      “Once I got past those difficult sections, I kind of backed off the gas pedal,” Vonn said. “I felt like I just didn’t ski as aggressively as I could have, and I think that’s where I lost the race.”

      Johanna Schnarf of Italy finished fourth and Elisabeth Goergl of Austria fifth. Super-combined winner Maria Riesch of Germany was eighth and Swedish standout Anja Paerson was 11th.

      It’s the first Alpine victory at these games for Austria, which entered the race with only Goergl’s downhill bronze. At the 2006 Turin Games, Austria won 14 medals — four of them gold.

      Fischbacher was reduced to tears after placing fourth in the downhill, finishing only three-hundredths of a second behind Goergl.

      This was the third of Vonn’s five events at the Winter Olympics. She previously won gold in the downhill, but fared poorly in the super-combined after crashing. Here next race is giant slalom on Wednesday.


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