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Abbey Murphy says there’s no need for the USA men’s hockey team to apologize after Trump’s joke, highlighting the strong bond between the men’s and women’s teams and urging unity amid online backlash.
An AI stress-test by The Jerusalem Post asked four major AI platforms to predict a date for a US strike on Iran. Claude, Gemini, Grok, and ChatGPT varied from refusals to increasingly specific date windows (late Feb to early March 2026), illustrating how models can generate operational timing from public data under pressure, even as diplomats say the real timing remains uncertain and no action is predicted.
The U.S. men's hockey team arrived in South Florida after defeating Canada for Olympic gold in Milan, greeted at Miami International Airport with a water salute as Jack Hughes scored the 3-on-3 OT winner; the players will celebrate later at E11EVEN Miami despite a tight rest window.
Canada settled for silver after a 2-1 overtime loss to the United States in Milan, with the outcome decided by split-second decisions and outstanding goaltending. Despite outshooting the U.S. 42-28 and dominating the final 40 minutes, Canada couldn't finish its many chances. The piece says the margins are razor-thin and this setback doesn't threaten Canada's hockey future, which looks bright with a pipeline of stars like Bedard and Celebrini.
Canada coach Jon Cooper criticized the Olympic 3-on-3 overtime format as TV-driven after the U.S. beat Canada 2-1 in Milan on Jack Hughes’s OT winner, despite Canada dominating regulation and featuring top scorers like McDavid; Connor Hellebuyck made 41 saves to seal the gold, marking the United States’ first hockey gold since 1980.
An opinion piece argues the NHL should keep sending players to the Olympics because NHL participation dramatically boosts international viewership and national pride, even if it risks injuries or limited league profits. It cites the USA–Canada excitement in events like the 4 Nations Face-Off (nearly 10 million viewers for the final), and historic sports-media numbers such as 27.6 million viewers for the 2010 Olympic gold-medal game and 17.1 million for the Salt Lake City Games, contrasting with the 8.9 million peak for the modern-era Stanley Cup Final. The article concludes the intrinsic value for fans—seeing the world’s best compete for country—outweighs short‑term financial concerns and suggests building more World Cup‑style international events could yield long-term gains.
Canada’s pursuit of gold ended in an overtime defeat to the United States, 2-1, leaving silver medals and stern, sorrowful expressions as the moment of triumph for USA contrasted with Canada’s sting of not winning. The images of silver-medal recipients with resigned looks underscored the gap between gold’s joy and silver’s ache at these Milan Cortina Games.
USA defeated Canada 2-1 in overtime to win Olympic gold in a game where Canada outshot the U.S. 42-28 and controlled play for much of the action, but couldn’t convert on key power plays; Crosby was out injured, and Connor Hellebuyck made 41 saves as Canada earns its first silver since 1994, despite a strong effort.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani ordered a citywide traffic ban and shutdown of the traffic network from 9pm Sunday to noon Monday ahead of a massive snowstorm, allowing only essential or emergency travel and urging residents to avoid nonessential trips.
The United States beat Canada 2-1 in overtime to win its third Olympic men’s hockey title and first since 1980, powered by Jack Hughes’s sudden-death goal at 1:41 and a stellar 41-save performance from Connor Hellebuyck, in the first NHL-players Olympic Games in 12 years.
Jack Hughes scored a dramatic overtime winner to lift Team USA to its first Olympic men's hockey gold since 1980, defeating Canada in Milan as goaltender Connor Hellebuyck starred and Hughes fought through a teeth injury to seal the win.
Sidney Crosby, possibly facing his final Olympic Games, sat out Canada’s 2-1 overtime loss to the United States in the gold-medal game, a move framed as leadership and humility that underscored his team-first ethos as the U.S. captured Olympic gold in Milan.
Sidney Crosby sat out Canada’s Olympic gold-medal game against the United States with a lingering lower-body injury, extending his absence from the quarterfinal and semifinal as Canada fell 2-1; Connor McDavid captained in his stead and coach Jon Cooper said Crosby wouldn’t risk playing.
Jack Hughes scored 1:41 into overtime to lift Team USA to a 2-1 victory over Canada, ending a 46-year wait for Olympic gold in men’s hockey. Auston Matthews and Matt Boldy had given the U.S. the lead, Connor Hellebuyck made 41 saves, and the victory completed a U.S. hockey gold sweep at the Milan-Cortina Games.
Connor Hellebuyck made a miraculous paddle stop on Canada's Devon Toews to preserve a 1-1 tie in the Olympic gold-medal game, and Team USA went on to win in 3-on-3 overtime thanks to Jack Hughes, capturing its first men’s hockey gold since 1980.