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New York Times
21-02-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Canada's stunning overtime win, plus Wemby's bad luck
The Pulse Newsletter📣 | This is The Athletic's daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! I challenge your call. Of course it was Canada, and of course it was in overtime. The brilliant 4 Nations Face-Off ended last night in the most thrilling — or heartbreaking — way possible, depending on your preferred country. Nearly 15 years ago, it was Sidney Crosby winning a gold medal for Canada against the United States in OT at the Olympics. It made him a legend, and he was on the ice last night when Connor McDavid earned his place in lore with his own OT winner against the U.S. It was swift, beautiful and decisive: CONNOR MCDAVID! OVERTIME WINNER! 🚨 CONNOR MCDAVID TRANCHE EN PROLONGATION! 🚨# — Hockey Canada (@HockeyCanada) February 21, 2025 Canada 3, USA 2. There is a brilliant yet jarring suddenness to OT at this level. Hockey is a fast game. It is hard to keep up with a whirring puck live, so every single second feels like must-watch TV when the next goal wins. That's how it felt for a little more than eight minutes last night. Three instant Pulse takeaways: How are we supposed to go back to the regular season after this? Wemby out Spurs wunderkind Victor Wembanyama is expected to miss the rest of the season with a blood clot, marking the end of a spectacular sophomore campaign for the league's brightest young talent. Wembanyama, 21, averaged 24.3 points, 11 rebounds and an NBA-best 3.8 blocks per contest in 46 games played, which renders him ineligible for any postseason awards. He was the front-runner for Defensive Player of the Year. Sam Amick says it's a short-term loss in what should still be an alluring career. Advertisement ESPN, MLB break up Major League Baseball and ESPN mutually agreed to opt out of their TV contract after this season, according to a memo sent to team owners by commissioner Rob Manfred. The reason cited by MLB: 'minimal coverage' on ESPN platforms outside of live games. The two have been partners since 1990. See more on their future here. More news 📫 Love the Pulse? Check out our other newsletters. What could be a huge moment in MLB history passed without much fanfare yesterday, in a game that didn't matter. Quickly: Welcome, robots. I promise to be nice. Forgive me if this sounds repetitive: A bright young USWNT star scored a breathtaking goal last night in international play, signaling the sort of star-is-born storyline this group of women is accustomed to by now. Such was the case with 21-year-old Ally Sentnor, who fired this laser beam into the top corner in the USWNT's 2-0 win against Colombia: Sentnor SENT! IT!#USWNT x @VW — U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (@USWNT) February 21, 2025 It was a moment for Sentnor, who got her first USWNT start last night and likely earned future playing time. Joining her in the youth movement was 17-year-old Lily Yohannes, who also made her first USWNT start, and was exquisite in the midfield. See more on the SheBelieves Cup win here, including Cat Macario's special return to the lineup. 📺 NBA: Knicks at Cavaliers 7 p.m. ET on ESPN We're due for an NBA reset this week, and here's a great place to start. Cleveland is still the clear leader of the Eastern Conference, but New York has been hot. One of these teams could easily make the finals. Take a gander. 📺 NCAAM: No. 14 Michigan State at No. 12 Michigan 8 p.m. ET on Fox An already spirited rivalry gets the added value of stakes here, as both these teams are the class of the Big Ten this year. Advertisement Get tickets to games like these here. 🎧 The Athletic Hockey Show asks what the U.S. will need to do to avenge this loss when the Olympics roll around. Try Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Our NFL staff embarked on a mock draft and came away with a big splash: the Raiders trading up for their QB of the future. See the picks here. The high-profile athlete burglaries are still a startling story. Alex Andrejev compiled a great rundown of all the facts. What's the next stop for Myles Garrett? The NFC East seems to be a likely landing spot, though none of these suitors would surprise me. Jim Bowden picks 10 teams that should target Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in free agency. The frenzy begins. The hottest college football recruiting team is … Illinois? It's true. Most-clicked in the newsletter yesterday: Our story on the weird saga of Quinn Hughes and Team USA at the 4 Nations Face-Off. Most-read on the website yesterday: The 4 Nations live blog, of course.
Yahoo
17-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
4 Nations: How Are Pittsburgh Penguins Faring At The Tournament So Far?
With the official halfway point of the 4 Nations Face-off tournament in the books, the NHL is experiencing resounding success in its first bout of international play since 2016. And representatives of the Pittsburgh Penguins - past and present - are playing a big part in that. Mike Sullivan's Team USA has already clinched a spot in Thursday's championship game at T.D. Garden in Boston, and Sidney Crosby and Team Canada can clinch with a regulation win against Finland on Monday. Here is how each Penguin in the tournament has fared so far: It's hard to argue with the results so far for Team USA. Sullivan's fingerprints have been all over both regulation wins for the U.S., as he's made a few coaching decisions and adjustments to help steer his team to victory. During the game against Finland, he made the choice to put Brady and Matthew Tkachuk on the same line, which paid dividends. He and Quinn also decided to change the defensive pairings against Canada to get more out of their matchups. But above all, Sullivan's hard-forechecking system is on full display. Team USA is winning puck battles, playing committed two-way hockey, implementing a trap-style defense, and executing on the rush, and using an aggressive forechecking attack. Matthew Tkachuk off the rebound 👊 #4Nations — USA Hockey (@usahockey) February 14, 2025 The team's power play is also clicking at 40 percent, which is the best team mark in the tournament so far. The structure is the same as the Penguins' successful power play this season, which is a credit to Quinn's work. Team USA is the only team with six points. The rest have two. They have been dominant, and the coaching has been a big part of that. Crosby's first game against Sweden on Wednesday was a masterclass. The 37-year-old captain - the oldest player in the tournament - registered three remarkable assists, including the primary assist on Mitch Marner's overtime winner, on the way to a 4-3 victory. MITCH MARNER! OVERTIME WINNER! 🚨MITCH MARNER TRANCHE EN PROLONGATION! 🚨# — Hockey Canada (@HockeyCanada) February 13, 2025 However, it was a bit of a mixed bag for Crosby against Team USA on Saturday. The team as a whole couldn't get much generated against a stingy American defense, and Crosby committed an egregious turnover in Canada's attacking zone that led directly to Dylan Larkin's game-winning goal. Crosby doesn't take wearing the maple leaf lightly, and he was visibly frustrated with himself after the game. It would not be surprising to see Crosby come back with a vengeance against Finland on Monday. Even though Rakell has not technically gotten himself on the scoresheet yet, he's been a very good player for Sweden so far in this tournament. In Sweden's first game against Canada, Rakell provided a perfect screen on Jonas Brodin's goal in the second period, and he was a force on the forecheck all night. He was also very good against Finland, as he was consequential on Sweden's first goal with his work along the walls and helped break Sweden out of the defensive zone leading up to Erik Karlsson's goal. Rickard Rakell had a well-executed screen on Binnington on that Brodin doesn't just fly by & get in Binnington's eye line momentarily. Once he was in position, Rakell skated out toward the puck, staying in the eye tried looking to the short side of the… — Jesse Granger (@JesseGranger_) February 13, 2025 He has been solid in all three zones, has helped generate a lot of offense, and has been one of the most physical players in the tournament. Even though he was technically demoted from the first line against Finland, he has been one of Sweden's best players. Now, he just needs the production to follow against Team USA on Monday. Karlsson has, arguably, been Sweden's best player. He is tied for eighth overall and is second in scoring among defensemen in the tournament - behind only Team USA's Zach Werenski - with a goal and an assist. And both his goal and his assist were vintage Karlsson stuff: a nice move around a Canadian defender for a helper on Adrian Kempe's goal and a snipe off the rush to score against Finland: Vilka handleder från Adrian Kempe 🚀 #4Nations Face-Off — NHL Sverige (@NHLsv) February 13, 2025 This feed from William Nylander to Erik Karlsson was too good! 🥵 #4Nations — Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 15, 2025 Karlsson looks comfortable and like his elite self alongside defensive partner Mattias Ekholm, and his creativity is on full display. The Penguins would certainly welcome this version of Karlsson once the 4 Nations break concludes. Bookmark THN - Pittsburgh Penguins on your Google News tab to follow the latest Penguins news, roster moves, player features, and more!
