Against the political backdrop of the Russian invasion of Afghanistan and subsequent sanctions by the U.S. along with President Jimmy Carter's threat to boycott the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, the ...

COLORADO, USA — Sports Illustrated declared the "Miracle on Ice" the greatest moment in sporting history. The United States hockey team's win over the Soviet Union remains the ultimate underdog story, ...

ESPN’s 30 for 30 documentary series just finished their fall slate with The U Part 2 featuring after the Heisman Trophy ceremony, but it’s already time to get excited for the next wave of films.

Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2020, on the 40th anniversary of the Miracle on Ice. Al Michaels' "Do you believe in miracles?" call in the closing seconds of the United States' ...

— -- There have been a number of great hockey teams from outside of North America. The 2006 Turin Olympic champions from Sweden had a Vezina winner, seven Stanley Cup winners, a Norris winner, ...

Maite joined the AS USA in 2021, bringing her experience as a research analyst investigating illegal logging to the team. Maite’s interest in politics propelled her to pursue a degree in international ...

The USSR also won all 12 matchups with the United States between the 1960 and 1980 Olympics, outscoring the Americans 117-26. Even when the U.S. had NHL players playing for it in the 1976 Canada Cup, ...

Chris Peters is ESPN's NHL draft and prospects analyst. The Chicago native previously covered the NHL for CBSSports.com and founded the popular independent blog UnitedStatesofHockey.com where he ...

But in the end, the scoreboard will always read USA 4, USSR 3. Note: Corey Sznajder, who has consulted with NHL teams and manually tracks and documents NHL game film to help produce micro-stats for ...