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United States daze to Canada in final to catch gold in World Junior Hockey Championship

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The United States upset intensely favored and undefeated Canada 2-0 in Edmonton, Alberta, on Tuesday to win the gold medal in the principal world junior ice hockey title played in an bubble.

In a defensive special, Boston College goaltender and Florida Panthers prospect Spencer Knight halted every one of the 34 shots he looked to make sure about Team USA’s first gold since 2017.

Knight recorded his third shutout of the occasion, the most for an American goaltender in the competition. Forward and Anaheim Ducks draft pick Trevor Zegras drove the competition in scoring with 18 focuses and was named most important player of the competition. The 18 focuses were the second most by an American part in competition history. Zegras additionally tied the record for most focuses by an American in his reality junior vocation with 27 in the course of the last two competitions.

The U.S. started to lead the pack in the primary time frame off a redirection at the front of the net from Los Angeles Kings prospect Alex Turcotte. That objective was the initial 5-on-5 objective Canada had permitted in the World Junior Championship and the first occasion when it had followed anytime in the competition.

“That was by far the biggest goal I’ve ever scored in my life,” said Turcotte, who was the No. 5 generally draft decision of Los Angeles in 2019 and was essential for a year ago’s U.S. crew that was dispensed with in the quarterfinals.

The U.S. overpowered Canada for stretches of the primary time frame and held a 13-9 shots-on-objective bit of leeway notwithstanding the 1-0 lead.

Zegras extended the Americans’ lead 32 seconds into the second time frame when he gathered the puck and slipped it past Canadian goalie Devon Levi, who was inclining the incorrect way.

That goal gave Zegras a bind with previous NHL player Jordan Schroeder for USA Hockey’s record-breaking scoring lead at the World Junior Championship with his 27th point gathered in the course of the last two competitions. He positions fifth among players who have showed up in numerous World Junior Championships with 2.25 focuses per game, a rundown that is driven by Hockey Hall of Famer Peter Forsberg.

Zegras additionally got second put on the Americans’ single-competition scoring list, assembling 18 focuses to lead all major parts in the 2021 competition. He moved past Jeremy Roenick and fell one short of Doug Weight’s record of 19, set in 1991. He was the lone U.S. player to be named to the competition top pick group, joining Canada’s Levi, Dylan Cozens and Bowen Byram, Finland’s Ville Heinola and Germany’s Tim Stuetzle.

Canada had outscored rivals 41-4 preceding Tuesday night’s last in its offer to rehash as world junior boss.

“This is the first team that really pushed back in the first period. We were not used to it and it took a little bit of time to get back at it. After we adjusted, we were really good, but we didn’t score,” Canada coach Andre Tourigny said.

The U.S. ended up shielding for a significant part of the second 50% of the game. Canada outshot Team USA 25-8 over the last two time frames, remembering a 15-1 shots-for objective favorable position in the last edge.

“We had our looks, but Knight played great. We didn’t get the bounces,” said Cozens, who led Canada and finished second among all players with 16 points in the tournament.

Knight, who was chosen thirteenth by and large by the Panthers in the 2019 NHL draft, made a few major recoveries in his third and last outing to the World Junior Championship. In the wake of gathering shutouts in games against the Czech Republic and Sweden in the fundamental round, he turned into the lone U.S. goalie to record three shutouts in a solitary competition and the simply American to gather three shutouts in his reality junior vocation. He was named U.S. player of the game.

Notwithstanding records set by U.S. players, Team USA video mentor Theresa Feaster turned into the principal lady to fill in as an associate mentor for a gold award winning group at the competition. Feaster has been on lead trainer Nate Leaman’s staff at Providence College for as far back as seven seasons, including the previous four as organizer of men’s hockey activities, separating video and measurements for the instructing staff.

“I told the guys after the game, I was going to be proud whether we won or lost this game,” said Leaman, who won the NCAA men’s hockey championship with Providence in 2015. “This was a group that cared about each other. They had good character. The team came together and they cared more about a team than anything individually.”

The success gave USA Hockey its fourth back to back triumph over Canada in a World Junior Championship last, having procured wins in 2004, 2010, 2017 and 2021. USA is 4-1 in gold-decoration games against Canada, which claims 18 golds in the competition’s set of experiences.

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Dodgers Unveil Plans for Friday Parade and Stadium Celebration

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The Dodgers announced Wednesday night that they would celebrate their World Series victory on Friday with a parade in Downtown Los Angeles and a special ticketed event at Dodger Stadium. The full broadcast of both tournaments will be available on AM 570, local television stations, and Spectrum SportsNet LA. Fans will not be able to attend both events due to scheduling conflicts, transportation, and logistical issues.

The parade will start at Gloria Molina Grand Park on Spring Street in front of City Hall at 11 a.m. PT. The procession will begin with an official kickoff by Mayor Karen Bass and go for 45 minutes from 1st Street to Grand Avenue to 5th Street, ending at the corner of 5th and Flower Street. Dodgers players will ride double-decker buses during the parade. Due to extensive street closures and a shortage of public parking, those who desire to join the parade are strongly recommended to use public transportation.

At around 12:15 p.m., a special ticketed event at Dodger Stadium will start after the procession. The stadium’s entrance gates will open at 9 a.m., and parking gates for attendees will open at 8:30 a.m. There will be food and merchandise for sale. Before the team arrives, there will be entertainment inside the stadium, including DodgerVision scoreboards that will show the parade. This event will be subject to all Dodger Stadium policies and procedures, including the reminder that signs, bags, and other objects that are prohibited by our policies are not allowed.

At 9:30 a.m., SportsNet LA and local networks CBS 2, NBC 4, KTLA 5, ABC 7, KCAL 9, and Fox 11 will start airing coverage of every event on Friday. On AM 570, there will be radio coverage.

The Los Angeles Dodger Foundation, which is working to address the most important issues confronting Los Angeles with a mission to enhance social justice, health care, education, and homelessness for all Angelenos, will get a part of the stadium event’s earnings.

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Tuten Leads the Hokies with 4 Touchdowns and 266 Running Yards in a Blowout Victory

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Thursday night, Virginia Tech defeated Boston College 42–21 thanks to a school record 266 yards and four touchdowns from Bhayshul Tuten.

For the Hokies (4-3, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who scored touchdowns on their first three possessions and never trailed en way to a second straight victory, Kyron Drones added two rushing scores and a touchdown pass.

Tuten completed 18 carries while also scoring on 83 and 61-yard touchdown runs, the latter of which came with 8:28 remaining to win the game. And he caught a touchdown pass from Drones that was 20 yards in length.

Tuten declared, “Every game is a special game.” “That’s how I look at it. I just felt a little better today. We had a bye week. I felt great throughout practice. I took the knee brace off (for a sore knee). I felt fast, I felt good, I felt fluid. I just came out and balled today, and that’s what we needed.”

After trailing 28-0 at the half, Boston College (4-3, 1-2 ACC) got within 28-21 on a 5-yard run by Kye Robichaux with 2:55 remaining in the third quarter, and they were on the drive early in the fourth. However, Robichaux was stopped on a fourth-and-1 at midfield, and Virginia Tech took advantage of the next play. With 11:02 remaining, Tuten scored on a 6-yard run to give Virginia Tech a 35-21 lead.

“That’s a good team that we beat tonight,” stated Brent Pry, the coach of Virginia Tech. “And we beat them soundly.”

With his 266 rushing yards, Tuten eclipsed the previous school record of 253 established by Darren Evans in 2008 versus Maryland. After removing Tuten from the game because of his proximity to the record, the Virginia Tech coaching staff decided to put him back in to break it. During the Hokies’ last drive, Tuten set the record with a 17-yard run.

“I normally don’t like that, but a school record at a place like Tech with so many great running backs, and he was deserving with his performance,” Pry stated.

Drones completed 14 of 18 passes for 164 yards and ran for 40 yards. Drones scored on runs of 11 yards and 1 yard on the Hokies’ opening two possessions. The Hokies finished with a season-high 533 yards, trailing just Tuten and Drones.

The Eagles finished with 372 yards, led by Thomas Castellanos, who passed for 205 yards and two touchdowns.

“I felt really good about the preparation for the game,” Boston College head coach Bill O’Brien remarked. “Obviously, I was wrong. We’ve got to prepare differently, better, whatever it might be. We’ve got to figure it out. … We’ve got to coach better. We’ve got a good coaching staff. We do. We have a lot of experience. But we didn’t play well tonight, so that’s on the coaching. We’ve got to coach better and hopefully we’ll get it turned around.”

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Shohei Ohtani Gets Standing Ovation After Achieving 50-50 Milestone, Then Hits 52-52

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After securing the first 50-50 season in MLB history on Friday, Shohei Ohtani made a triumphant homecoming to Dodger Stadium. He continued doing what he does best after that.

The Los Angeles Dodgers player began the 52-52 club with a home run and a steal against the Colorado Rockies, after the teams reached 50-50 and 51-51 in the same game. In the fifth inning, Ohtani faced Rockies starter Kyle Freeland. He worked the count full before taking a pitch at his armpits to deep center field.

Few batters possess the ability to hit a pitch that high and blast it 423 feet in the opposite direction.

After a double and a single two innings later, Ohtani advanced to second base on Mookie Betts’ first pitch.

Ohtani broke Rickey Henderson’s record of 13 home runs in a single game set in 1986 by recording both a stolen base and a home run for the 14th time this season.

After going 9 for 10 with four home runs, two doubles, three steals, six runs, and 12 RBI in his last two games, Ohtani is now one home run behind Aaron Judge for the MLB lead. The majority of that output occurred on Thursday night against the Marlins, when Ohtani not only reached 50-50 with style, but he also had one of the best offensive outings in MLB history.

Ohtani combined an incredible season-long feat with the 16th 10-RBI game in MLB history in the same game that he hit his 49th, 50th, and 51st home runs of the year and stole his 50th and 51st bases. In addition, it was the first three-homer, two-steal game in MLB history, all on the anniversary of Ohtani’s unbelievable—that he didn’t have Tommy John surgery—on September 19, 2023.

The only downside of that magical night was that it happened on the road. Still, Ohtani received a curtain call at LoanDepot Park in Miami. Dodgers fans made an effort to show their support by giving him a standing ovation before his first at-bat on Friday, which earned him a wave in return.

Though it’s unclear how far into untested terrain Ohtani can go in homers and steals, he may have reached 50-50.

In addition, there’s the playoff issue. With eight games remaining, the 92-62 Dodgers have a four-game lead over the San Diego Padres for the NL West championship. They also secured their spot in the playoffs on Thursday. They’ll need to get beyond a string of pitching injuries if they hope to give Ohtani a ring, regardless of where they finish in his debut postseason.

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