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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. ...
Swiss Women's Hockey Team Wins Bronze Thanks To This Empty Netter
The Swiss took bronze in the women's Olympic hockey tournament today, thanks to this heads up play by 15-year-old forward Alina Muller. Down 3-2 with just over two minutes left to play, the Swedish team pulled its goalie to get an extra attacker on the ice. One minute later, Muller sent home the emp...
Yelling Is A Key Part Of Women's Curling
Thank you, person who made this compilation of skips screaming from the women's curling matches in Sochi. (For the unfamiliar: A skip is essentially the captain of the team who—vocally—directs the other members. Here's a better explanation.) It's evidence that regardless of a skip's nation, they all...
Can Women's Pro Soccer Work In America? An Investigation, In Sweden
Originally published in Howler Magazine, which you can purchase here. Follow the magazine on Twitter, @whatahowler. Photo by Ryu Voelkel....
Kelly Clark Wipes Out On First Run In Halfpipe Final
Kelly Clark's halfpipe final experience is beginning to mirror Shaun White's. As one of the top snowboarders in the world, she put up a big number in the qualifying round but struggled in her first run of the final and wiped out when she hit the lip. She is currently in 12th place, halfway through t...
Japan's Women's Hockey Team Is The Lovable Underdog Of The Olympics
The Japanese women's hockey team made Russia work for a 2-1 win today, to the surprise of many. But Japan's played much better than predicted, losing closely in two games against much better competition. On top of that, they've been a lot of fun both on and off the ice. Let's learn more about these ...
Japan Ties Russia With Knuckle Puck, Celebrates With Bow
The Japanese women almost had an upset brewing when they tied Russia early in the third period on this fluttering puck from the right point. Ayaka Toko floated the puck over four people, three of them Russian, before it dove down between goaltender Anna Prugova's glove and pads. It's basically an ...
Swiss Hot Dog Creates Short-Handed Goal
The Swiss women were down 2-0 to Canada in the second period but had a chance to cut the lead in half on a power play. Unfortunately, this little bit of behind-the-back hot doggery gave Canada a short-handed breakaway and a 3-0 lead. The second period has ended and it is now 5-0. ...
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What Is Going On Here? [Update]
The photo caption merely reads, "Volunteers push Switzerland goaltender Florence Schelling in a trolley as she leaves the Shayba Arena following a practice session." That explains nothing! ...
IOC Forces U.S. Olympic Goalie To Take Constitution Off Mask
That up there was the mask U.S. women's hockey goalie Jessie Vetter was going to wear at the Sochi Olympics. At least until the IOC forced her to take an image of the Constitution off the back....
Wilderness Women
Eva Holland's latest for SB Nation Longform is a good one:...
Fight Erupts In USA-Canada Women's Exhibition Game
USA-Canada is quickly becoming the kind of grudge match you can respect and not one that makes you feel uncomfortable for Robert DeNiro. Prior to last night's throwdown in Grand Forks, these two teams also had a massive brawl in October in Burlington, Vermont. That's two fights in in three months ...
Women's College Hockey Brawl Sets NCAA Record
On Friday night, after the final horn sounded on a not-particularly-chippy game between Bemidji State and Ohio State, the teams clashed in a massive brawl that saw 287 penalty minutes and 19 game disqualifications, both NCAA records for any division or gender....
The USWNT's Bus Broke Down, So The Players Hitched A Ride With Fans
I don't think there's any collection of athletes more likable than the members of the The U.S. Women's National Team. Case in point: The team was in Orlando, Fla., this weekend to play an exhibition match against Brazil when their team bus broke down after a practice session. Instead of waiting arou...
Gronk To Host Women's Football Clinic At Harvard. There Will Be Booze.
Sup, ladies. Do you like football? Do you like Rob Gronkowski? Do you want to learn some of the basics of how to play football? Would you like to learn those basics from Rob Gronkowski? Welp, for $99, Gronk is here to help. Provided you're at least 21 years old and you're into drinking before any so...
Today In Bad Ledes: "Football Can Be Confusing...Especially For Women"
The lede is the most vital line in a story. A reporter's chance to draw you in, tell you what the story is going to be about, and most importantly, not immediately alienate 50 percent of the readership....
Here Is A Crow Moving A Ball At The Women's British Open
A crow interrupted the final round of the Women's British Open on Sunday to move a ball, apparently so minor a thing that it did not even rate a mention from the announcers....
Fair Play?
Robert Lipsyte, ESPN's Ombudsman looks at why the first-rate documentary, Let Them Wear Towels, was seemingly buried when it was aired on the same night as the All-Star Game. ...
Ex-Oakland Basketball Players Claim Coach Gave Them Eating Disorders
Beckie Francis, the former Oakland University women's basketball coach, was fired last month without much explanation. Now, three former players—and others off the record—have come forth to the Detroit Free Press and accused Francis of intimidating them, criticizing their bodies and pushing them to ...
Let Them Wear Towels: How Far Have We Really Come?
Never mind the All-Star Game, tonight on ESPN gives Let Them Wear Towels. Over at ESPNW, Robin Herman asks How Far Have We Really Come?...