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• Baseball history unpacked, February 23
Happy birthday, Rob Bowen! | Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB factoids, gathered from reputable sources. Several sad endings, commemorated today. Happy birthday to Rob Bowen! On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various ...2023
• Baseball history unpacked, February 22
Happy birthday, Brian Duensing! | Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB factoids, gathered from reputable sources. Baseball on skates and other stories. Happy birthday to Brian Duensing. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s co...2023
• Nik Antropov’s Hockey Journey From Kazakhstan to the NHL
You don’t see an NHL player from Kazakhstan every day but look no further than Nik Antropov. On Feb. 18, 1980, he was born in Oskemen, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union; on…...2023
• Scott Radley: Canada’s first world juniors was in 1974. In the Soviet Union. It didn’t end well

Jim Turkiewicz was a 19-year-old defenceman with the Peterborough Petes and recalls attending the first-ever world junior tournament...2022
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• Baseball history unpacked, February 23
Happy birthday, Rob Bowen! | Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB factoids, gathered from reputable sources. Several sad endings, commemorated today. Happy birthday to Rob Bowen! On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various ...2023
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2023
"1980 - ”Miracle on Ice”: US ice hockey team beats the heavily favored Soviet Union, 4-3 at Lake Placid in one of the biggest upsets in Olympic history; Americans go on to win the gold medal."

2022
"Since the fall of the Iron Curtain, the NHL has found player representation from many countries that were once part of the Soviet Union."

2021
"Part of the chain is claimed by Japan and the territorial dispute over some of the islands dates back to the time when the then-Soviet Union seized them at the end of World War Two, and has kept the two countries from signing a formal peace treaty."

2020
"college kids shocked the world by defeating the powerhouse Soviet Union en route to winning Olympic gold."

2018
"The hockey stick that Mike Eruzione used to score the game-winning goal in the famed Miracle on Ice game against the Soviet Union during the 1980 Winter Olympics sold for $290,000 to a private collector."

2017
"Others say that it was a way for the United States to show its might during the height of the Cold War with the then-Soviet Union."

2016
"Joining him are Yugoslavia’s Kresimir Cosic (silver in 1968 and 1976, gold in 1980); the Soviet Union’s Sergei Belov (bronze in 1968, 1976 and 1980, gold in 1972); Lithuania's Arvydas Sabonis (gold in 1988, bronze in 1992 and 1996); Croatia’s Drazen Petrovic (bronze in 1984, silver in 1988 and 1992); and the USA's David Robinson (bronze in 1988, gold in 1992 and 1996) and LeBron James (bronze in 2004, gold in 2008 and 2012)."

2015
"All these years later, Dave Christian is still quick with a smile when asked about the signature moment of his hockey life -- the amazing Miracle on Ice triumph over the Soviet Union."

2014
"Viktor Tikhonov, the legendary coach of the Soviet Union national team powerhouses, died Monday after a long illness."

• Baseball history unpacked, February 23
Happy birthday, Rob Bowen! | Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB factoids, gathered from reputable sources. Several sad endings, commemorated today. Happy birthday to Rob Bowen! On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various ...2023
• Baseball history unpacked, February 22
Happy birthday, Brian Duensing! | Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB factoids, gathered from reputable sources. Baseball on skates and other stories. Happy birthday to Brian Duensing. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s co...2023
• BCB After Dark: Reinforcements
Photo by Brian Fluharty/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks you who will be the big-name free agent that Ken Rosenthal promised Welcome back to BCB After Dark: the mellow spot for night owls, early-risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. I hope you’ve had a pleasant week so far. I know you’ve made our week more pleasant by joining us. Come on in, grab a tabl...2022
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• What USA Basketball's past Olympic losses mean for 2016
Still the favorite for the gold, the USA men's basketball team has had a few close calls last week during pool play. After blowing through their exhibition games and crushing China and Venezuela in their first Olympic matches, Team USA fought off a tough Australian team by 10 then a scrappy Serbia squad and an experienced France team by three apiece. While the makeup of this American team isn't ...2016
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• Baseball history unpacked, February 23
Happy birthday, Rob Bowen! | Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB factoids, gathered from reputable sources. Several sad endings, commemorated today. Happy birthday to Rob Bowen! On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various ...2023
• Could Carmelo Anthony Become the Greatest Olympic Men's Basketball Player Ever?
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• Manu Ginobili Commits to Playing for Argentina in Rio 2016 Olympics
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• Manu Ginobili Commits to Playing for Argentina in Rio 2016 Olympics
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• USA Wins Gold in FIBA World Championship
<p>ISTANBUL (AP) -- Maya Moore scored 18 points and the U.S. beat Spain 77-64 to win its second straight gold medal at the women's world championship Sunday. </p><p> Lindsay Whalen added 12 points for the United States (6-0), which hasn't lost in a gold medal game in the world championship since 1983, when it was beaten by the Soviet Union 84-82. Except for a hiccup in 2006 when ...2014
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• Opinion: Miracle on Ice was unforgettable night 40 years ago. For one writer, it ended with phone call to Mike Eruzione's family
The USA hockey team stunned the world by beating the Soviet Union 40 years ago at the Lake Placid Olympics before going on to win the gold medal. ...2020
• Greatest Games: Miracle On Ice – No. 1 International Game
A team of U.S. college kids shocked the world by defeating the powerhouse Soviet Union en route to winning Olympic gold. Sure, it was just a hockey game, but it gave a hurting country a much-needed boost, and maybe even helped end the Cold War. The post Greatest Games: Miracle On Ice – No. 1 International Game appeared first on TheHockeyNews....2020
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• 'Miracle On Ice' team reunites in Lake Placid
2015

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• How the 1980 ‘Miracle on Ice’ taught America to be great again

“Do you believe in miracles?” Al Michaels famously asked the nation after the USA Olympic hockey men’s team’s improbable 4-3 victory against the Soviet Union on February 22, 1980, at Lake Placid. It likely remains the most famous call in sports history. Michaels answered his own question with an emphatic “Yes!” And as a 10-year......2020
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• Way-back Playback: USA shocks Soviet Union in 'Miracle on Ice'
2015
• What in the World: The Y’s and Wherefores of How Cubans Name Their Children
Many born during the Cold War were given first names beginning with Y. Experts differ as to whether it was in tribute to the Soviet Union, or in rebellion....2016
• Legendary Soviet coach Tikhonov dies at 84
Viktor Tikhonov, the legendary coach of the Soviet Union national team powerhouses, died Monday after a long illness. He was 84. Tikhonov won three Olympic gold medals and eight World Championships as the coach of the Soviet Union national te......2014
• Eruzione's Miracle on Ice stick sells for $290K
2018
• Top-5 Ukrainians in NHL History
Since the fall of the Iron Curtain, the NHL has found player representation from many countries that were once part of the Soviet Union. 1994 saw the first Russian-born players…...2022
• Summit Series Game 8: Paul Henderson’s storybook goal puts Canada on top of the hockey world

Editor’s note: This story was originally published in the Star on Sept. 29, 1972, following Canada’s 6-5 win in Moscow, and is part of Summit Series At 50 — celebrating the 50th anniversary of the iconic eight-game hockey series between the Soviet Union and Canada....2022
• Summit Series Game 2: Canadians show why they’re the NHL stars, evening series with Soviets

This story was originally published in the Star on Sept. 5, 1972 and is part of ‘Summit Series At 50’ — celebrating the 50th anniversary of the iconic eight-game hockey series between the Soviet Union and Canada....2022
• 1980 U.S. Olympic gold medal hockey team reunites in Lake Placid
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• Manu Ginobili Commits to Playing for Argentina in Rio 2016 Olympics
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• USA Wins Gold in FIBA World Championship
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