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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
21-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
4 Nations Face-Off: Connor McDavid scores golden goal for Canada to take down Team USA
Few games have ever felt as high stakes as USA and Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game. So naturally, it took the best player of a generation to end it. Connor McDavid etched his name in Canadian hockey history with a golden goal on Thursday in Boston, winning a game and a tournament that felt bigger than anything every played in an All-Star break. CONNOR MCDAVID LIGHTS UP THE LAMP IN OT FOR THE WIN 🚨(via @NHL) — Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) February 21, 2025 The goal was reminiscent of the golden goal McDavid's Canadian teammate Sidney Crosby scored 15 years earlier in the gold medal match of the 2010 Olympics. With national pride on the line, every player was invested in the game, and Canada had only survived to that point because of an unreal performance by goaltender Jordan Binnington in overtime. oh my gooodness, matthews with the chance but binnington the save — Shayna (@shaynagoldman_) February 21, 2025 The first two periods were both even, with each team notching a goal in each frame. Nathan MacKinnon got Canada on the board with his four goal of the tournament, most of any player, but Brady Tkachuk answered back. BRADY TKACHUK TIES IT UP FOR THE UNITED STATES 🇺🇸IT HAD TO BE HIM 👏 — ESPN (@espn) February 21, 2025 Tkachuk, who missed practice Wednesday with an illness, contributed a lot more than a goal, though. He was arguably the Americans' most physical player, delivering multiple big-time hits and setting the tone for the game. Team USA took the lead in the second period on a Jake Sanderson goal, and then Sam Bennett tied it right back. SAM BENNETT TIES THE GAME FOR CANADA 🇨🇦WHAT A HOCKEY GAME 🤯 — B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) February 21, 2025 There was no scoring in the third period, as strong goaltending and high-effort defending took over. Both countries waited for that one last punch, but the high stakes naturally had to last until there was a tournament-winning golden goal on the line. Even the overtime rules reflected how much each team wanted the win, as as there was no three-on-three hockey or a shootout. Just normal, sudden-death hockey, until one team wins. The game was a dead-even pick at BetMGM, with both nations carrying -110 odds entering the game. Canada was the pre-tournament favorite, but their 3-1 loss to the U.S. left a mark on how the rest of the tournament played out. Had the tournament been decided on that game, it would have been enough. The discontent between the two teams, amid worsening political relations between their two governmens, was palpable before the game and crystallized with three fights in the first nine seconds. Canada went on to strike first with a Connor McDavid goal, but the U.S. went on to score in every period for a thrilling 3-1 win. The loss didn't stop Canada from making the final, thanks to wins over Sweden and Finland, setting up a winner-take-all matchup with all the pressure of an Olympic final. Both players and fans completely latched their emotions to a completely new tournament, and the result was some top-tier hockey in the middle of the NHL season. In an age where every major sports league is fretting over what to do during its All-Star break, the NHL struck gold so hard it is bound to inspire copycats. As it turns out, national pride is one heck of a motivator.
Yahoo
21-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
4 Nations Face-Off: Connor McDavid wins it for Canada in OT
Few games have ever felt as high stakes as USA and Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game. So naturally, it took the best player of a generation to end it. Connor McDavid etched his name in Canadian hockey history with a golden goal on Thursday in Boston, winning a game and a tournament that felt bigger than anything every played in an All-Star break. CONNOR MCDAVID WINS THE 4 NATIONS FOR CANADA IN OVERTIME 😱🇨🇦 — ESPN (@espn) February 21, 2025 The goal was reminiscent of the golden goal McDavid's Canadian teammate Sidney Crosby scored 15 years earlier in the gold medal match of the 2010 Olympics. Every player was invested in the game, and Canada had only survived to that point because of an unreal performance by goaltender Jordan Binnington in overtime. oh my gooodness, matthews with the chance but binnington the save — Shayna (@shaynagoldman_) February 21, 2025 The first two periods were both even, with each team notching a goal in each frame. Nathan MacKinnon got Canada on the board with his four goal of the tournament, most of any player, but Brady Tkachuk answered back. BRADY TKACHUK TIES IT UP FOR THE UNITED STATES 🇺🇸IT HAD TO BE HIM 👏 — ESPN (@espn) February 21, 2025 Tkachuk, who missed practice Wednesday with an illness, contributed a lot more than a goal, though. He was arguably the Americans' most physical player, delivering multiple big-time hits and setting the tone for the game. Team USA took the lead in the second period on a Jake Sanderson goal, and then Sam Bennett tied it right back. SAM BENNETT TIES THE GAME FOR CANADA 🇨🇦WHAT A HOCKEY GAME 🤯 — B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) February 21, 2025 There was no scoring in the third period, as strong goaltending and high-effort defending took over. Both countries waited for that one last punch, but the high stakes naturally had to last until there was a tournament-winning golden goal on the line. Even the overtime rules reflected how much each team wanted the win, as as there was no three-on-three hockey or a shootout. Just normal, sudden-death hockey, until one team wins. The game was a true pick 'em at BetMGM, with both nations carrying -110 odds. Canada was the pre-tournament favorite, but their 3-1 loss to the U.S. left a mark on how the rest of the tournament played out. Had the tournament been decided on that game, it would have been enough. The discontent between the two teams, amid worsening political relations between their two governmens, was palpable before the game and crystallized with three fights in the first nine seconds. Canada went on to strike first with a Connor McDavid goal, but the U.S. went on to score in every period for a thrilling 3-1 win. The loss didn't stop Canada from making the final, thanks to wins over Sweden and Finland, setting up a winner-take-all matchup with all the pressure of an Olympic final. Both players and fans completely latched their emotions to a completely new tournament, and the result was some top-tier hockey in the middle of the NHL season. In an age where every major sports league is fretting over what to do during its All-Star break, the NHL struck gold so hard it is bound to inspire copycats. As it turns out, national pride is one heck of a motivator.
