With a bit of a thaw in the weather this week, events from the last week have produced some grounds for optimism as America moves toward world-changing midterm elections in the fall that, I’m ...

The United States women's hockey team's reaction to the national anthem after winning the gold medal went viral.

Hearing your country’s national anthem played after winning a gold medal is a moment every Olympian dreams of experiencing. The United States men’s hockey team had their dreams come true on Sunday.

Team USA women's ice hockey team shared an emotional moment on the podium as the national anthem played after they captured Olympic gold in a thrilling 2-1 overtime victory over Canada.

Team USA is back home. The United States men’s hockey team landed at Miami International Airport on Monday afternoon, a ...

Here's how the song became the heartbeat of USA hockey. Team USA's goal song at the 2026 Milan Olympics is "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd. This is the second straight tournament on the men's side where ...

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Hilary Knight and Evan Bates will be Team USA’s closing ceremony flagbearers, leading the American delegation as the Olympic Games wrap up Sunday.

Every U.S. goal at these Olympics is met with Lynyrd Skynyrd's iconic song from 1973, and American fans are loving it.

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — They chanted “U-S-A! U-S-A!” and a few openly wept at Lake Placid's Olympic Center, the same building where the “Miracle on Ice” happened exactly 46 years earlier. In ...

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