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The Inspirational Note Canada's Women's Team Left The Men
When Team Canada entered their dressing room ahead of today's eventual 1-0 win, they found this note—left there by a group of players who already knew what it's like to beat the U.S. by a goal....
Has Any Player Been Screwed On Deadline Day As Badly As Danny Granger?
When Danny Granger woke up yesterday, he played for the Pacers (41-13), one of the best teams in the NBA. By the end of the day, he played for the 76ers (15-40), one of the worst. That's a drop in winning percentage of nearly 50 points. Getting traded midseason is always, in the words of Marcin Gort...
Canada Blows Out USA, 1-0
This was the game's only goal, a near-90-degree deflection from Jamie Benn early in the second period, a completely unsaveable puck for Jonathan Quick. Don't make the mistake of believing this was a fluke win, though; This was perhaps the most dominant 1-0 victory in recent memory....
The Last-Minute Hater's Guide To Canada
If you're as dedicated as I am to not doing anything, you're surely spending this afternoon watching the United States square off against Canada in the Olympic ice hockey semifinals. CANADA! Those horse-mounting salmon eaters needed to bribe a fucking post yesterday just to beat our women's team. ...
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It's Been A Horrible Two Days For Fred Davis [Mug Shot Update]
Above is a photo, sent to us by a reader, of Redskins TE Fred Davis being arrested yesterday afternoon in Tyson's Corner, Va. Fairfax County police confirmed Davis was charged with driving under the influence—in his year-old Rolls-Royce Phantom—but no further updates were available on his status thi...
Upstart Program Defeats In-State Powerhouse, Celebrates Appropriately
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The Battle Lines Are Drawn
The CBC's Douglas Gelevan tweeted out the above photo, of the Mountain Broadcast Center. We are three hours away from the U.S. vs. Canada in men's hockey, and North America's best and friendliest rivalry is proving as divisive among the media as it is in whatever trolly corner of the internet you pl...
Rob Ford Gets Air
Toronto mayor Rob Ford took a few hours off from not working to watch Canada prevail in the women's hockey gold medal game. This is the moment of victory at Toronto City Hall. For as bad as you may feel for the American players, save your sympathy for Ford's knees....
Canadians Freaking Out Over Winning Hockey Gold Is Just Fantastic
People spend their whole lives looking for something to love like Canadians love hockey. So what happens when you throw in a sudden death win for a gold medal? ...
Canadian Pride At The Women's Hockey Medal Ceremony
Here are the Canadian women singing, crying, hugging, celebrating their way through "O Canada." Congratulations to them. But this video is really for Americans. Click play. Force yourself to watch all the way through. ...
Here's Canada Celebrating Its Sudden Death Overtime Win For Gold
Canada beat the U.S. women's hockey team in OT for the gold medal, after coming back from an 2-0 hole with minutes left in the third and dodging an empty net rim-out. Marie-Philip Poulin—who also put in the equalizer—scored the winner on a power play goal after a Hilary Knight penalty. ...
This Is How Close The U.S. Was To Gold
Canada came back from a 2-0 deficit with two scores in 3:26, including Marie-Philip Poulin's equalizer with 55 seconds remaining, to send the gold medal game to overtime. It wouldn't have mattered if Canada's greatest hero—an inanimate goalpost—didn't come up with this huge save....
Why Is T.J. Oshie So Good In The Shootout?
T.J. Oshie is on Team USA for his shootout prowess. This is no secret. The behind-the-scenes looks at the roster selection make clear that the committee ranked him behind other forwards like Brandon Saad on pure skill, but put him on the team anyway because he's deadly when going one-on-one with a g...
USA! USA! USA!
Meghan Duggan puts the U.S. up 1-0 in the second period of today's gold medal game against Canada....
Canada's Curling Skip Gets Emotional While Watching Final Shot
Jennifer Jones's final stone wrapped up a 6-3 victory for her team in today's gold medal match against Sweden, capping off the Canadian team's unbeaten Olympic run. While watching her shot slide down the ice, the 39-year-old Jones couldn't help but get a little emotional. One thing that's cool about...
There's Another Darren Sharper Rape Investigation In Miami Beach
A new investigation surrounding Darren Sharper has cropped up in Miami. According to reports, Sharper is under investigation for sexual battery by Miami Beach police stemming from a report filed in January, and further, was linked to an incident in 2011 that sounds very similar to the allegations h...
Canada's Ladies Win Gold In Curling; Here's Where They Come From
With a 6-3 result over Sweden bringing home gold for captain Jennifer Jones's squad, Canada is exultant over their curling success. In the piece below, Adam Doster explores the culture they came from—it involves beer and pork hearts—by way of finding out just why curling is so much damn fun....
How Many Words Can You Spell Using Don Cherry's Jacket?
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