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Canada beats U.S., wins women's hockey worlds
Danielle Serdachny scored a power-play goal in overtime as Canada beat the United States 6-5 to win the gold medal at the women's hockey world championships.
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Olympic Sports
Finland takes bronze with shootout win at worlds
Petra Nieminen scored the decisive shootout goal, and Finland defeated the Czech Republic 3-2 on Sunday to win its 14th bronze medal at the women's hockey world championship tournament.
Olympic Sports
U.S., Canada roll, set up hockey worlds final clash
The United States beat Finland 5-0 in the semifinal round, advancing the defending champions to their 23rd women's world hockey championship gold-medal game.
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Zito, Drury, Fitzgerald asst. GMs for USA Hockey
Florida's Bill Zito, the New York Rangers' Chris Drury and New Jersey's Tom Fitzgerald have been named as assistant general managers for USA Hockey's teams ahead of the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off next year and the 2026 Olympics in Italy.
Olympic Sports
Quarterfinals of women's hockey worlds set
Germany beat China 3-0 on Tuesday to finish the preliminary round of the women's world hockey championships with a 4-0 record for the first time in program history. Also advancing to the quarterfinals were Czechia, Switzerland and Japan.
Olympic Sports
U.S. edges Canada at hockey worlds to win group
The United States earned a 1-0 preliminary round win over rival Canada to clinch the Group A title heading into the women's world hockey championships.
Olympic Sports
Canada gets 100th win at women's hockey worlds
Canada eased by Finland 4-1 on Thursday night for its 100th program win at the IIHF women's world championship.
Olympic Sports
3-time Olympic hockey champion Agosta retiring
Canada's Meghan Agosta, who won three gold medals at the Olympics, announced her retirement from ice hockey Friday.
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IIHF extends ban of Russia, Belarus from worlds
Russia and Belarus will be excluded from the hockey world championships through the 2024-25 season, the sport's governing body said Monday.
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NHL
Guerin named U.S. hockey GM for 2026 Olympics
Wild GM Bill Guerin will be responsible for overseeing the building of the United States teams competing in the NHL's 4 Nations Face-Off tournament next year and the 2026 Winter Games.
Olympic Sports
Canada rallies, cuts U.S. lead in Rivalry Series
Ashton Bell and Renata Fast scored in a 2:38 span of the third period and Canada stayed alive in the Rivalry Series, rallying to beat the United States 4-2 on Wednesday night in Game 5.
NHL
Hockey Canada sexual assault case: Timeline of developments, what comes next
Five members of Canada's 2018 world junior team (four NHL players, one former NHL player) have been charged. Here's an update on what we know.
Ice Hockey
Police to detail assault case vs. 5 hockey players
Canadian authorities will hold a news conference Monday to discuss the sexual assault case involving members of the 2018 Canada world junior hockey team -- four of them current NHL players and one former NHL player.
NHL
Subban, Ferraro excited for NHL players to participate in the Olympics
P.K. Subban and Ray Ferraro react to the news that NHL players will participate in the Olympics again in 2026 and 2030.
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NHL won't interfere with Hockey Canada inquiry
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says the league is not going to do anything to "interfere with or influence" the sexual assault case against multiple players from the 2018 Canadian world junior hockey team.
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NHL
Ex-NHLer charged amid Canada juniors inquiry
Former NHL player Alex Formenton turned himself in to police in connection with an investigation into an alleged sexual assault by several members of the 2018 Canadian world junior team.
News
USA Hockey mandates neck protection for U18
USA Hockey is mandating neck laceration protection for all players under the age of 18, with the new rule going into effect Aug. 1.
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IIHF says Israel can play tourney after initial ban
The International Ice Hockey Federation said Wednesday that Israel will be able to play in an upcoming tournament after previously barring its national team from the event over security concerns.
News
IIHF reconsidering freeze-out of Israel hockey
The IIHF says it could allow Israel to play in some upcoming world hockey championship tournaments after earlier indicating that Israeli teams would be barred over concerns about security.
News
Israel barred from hockey events over security
The International Ice Hockey Federation has barred Israel from competing in its world championship events, citing security concerns.
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U.S. gets revenge on Sweden, wins world juniors
Isaac Howard scored twice in the second period and the U.S. beat host Sweden 6-2 on Friday to capture gold at the IIHF world junior hockey championship.
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Minneapolis-St. Paul to host 2026 world juniors
Minneapolis-St. Paul will host the 2026 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Hockey Championship, USA Hockey announced Friday.
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U.S., Sweden to vie for world junior hockey title
The United States will take on host nation Sweden in Friday's gold medal game at the world junior hockey championship in Gothenburg, Sweden.
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U.S. outlasts Czechs in shootout at world juniors
Isaac Howard scored the opening goal of the game and added the clincher in a shootout as the United States outlasted Czechia 4-3 on Friday at the world junior hockey championship.
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Snuggerud fuels U.S. rout at junior hockey worlds
Jimmy Snuggerud scored three goals in the first 12 minutes of the game and added an assist as the United States beat Switzerland 11-3 on Thursday at the world junior hockey championship.
Ice Hockey Standings
| Group A | W | OTW | OTL | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 USA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
 CAN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
 GER | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Group B | W | OTW | OTL | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ROC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
 DEN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
 CZE | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
 SUI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Group C | W | OTW | OTL | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 FIN | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
 SWE | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
 SVK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 LAT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Group A | W | OTW | OTL | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| USA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| FIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| ROC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| SUI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Group B | W | OTW | OTL | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 JPN | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| CZE | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| SWE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| CHN | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| DEN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Medal Tracker
Overall Medal Leaders
- 37
NOR - 32ROC
- 27GER
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
 NOR | 16 |
 GER | 12 |
 CHN | 9 |
Silver
 ROC | 12 |
| GER | 10 |
 USA | 10 |
Bronze
| ROC | 14 |
 CAN | 14 |
| NOR | 13 |
Overall Medal Leaders
- 5Bø
- 5Bolshunov
- 5Roeiseland
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
| Bø | 4 |
| Bolshunov | 3 |
| Roeiseland | 3 |
Silver
 Fillon Maillet | 3 |
 Takagi | 3 |
 Minjeong | 2 |
Bronze
| Latypov | 3 |
| Roeiseland | 2 |
 Liu | 2 |
Olympics News
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Venezuelan Olympic boxing medalist Francisco Rodríguez dies at 78
Venezuela's first Olympic gold medaist -- boxer Francisco "Morochito" Rodríguez -- has died at the age of 78.
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Track Cycling World Championships moving 2025 venue to Chile
UCI said Wednesday that the Track Cycling World Championships in 2025 will now be held in Chile instead of Argentina as previously announced.
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Marcel Hirscher coming out of retirement, to ski on Dutch team
Eight-time overall World Cup champion Marcel Hirscher is planning to return to ski racing next season after five years in retirement. And he is going to compete for the Netherlands -- his mother's country -- instead of his native Austria.
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Wichita to host 2025 U.S. Figure Skating championships
The U.S. Figure Skating championships will take place in Wichita, Kansas, next year in what should amount to a preview of the names to watch for the American team headed to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina, Italy.
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Alexis Ohanian invests in women's track with new invitational
Alexis Ohanian announced Tuesday that his venture capital firm was investing in women's track with the 776 Invitational, with the largest purse ever for a women's-only track event.
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Larry Nassar victims to receive $138.7M over FBI handling of case
The U.S. Justice Department announced a $138.7 million settlement with more than 100 people who accused the FBI of grossly mishandling allegations of sexual assault against Larry Nassar.
