Day: November 11, 2025

In Olympic ice hockey, teams are made up of five players and a goalie. All players must wear a helmet with face mask. The game has three 20-minute periods with 15-minute intermissions. The team that scores the most goals during group play advances to the semifinals and then to the gold medal game. During the semifinals and final, teams play a best-of-seven series. The first team to win six games wins the gold medal. If the teams are tied after six games, the medal winners are determined by a shootout.

Until the late 1980s, Olympic ice hockey was strictly amateur. But in 1998, the National Hockey League allowed its players to compete at the Olympics. Herb Brooks, the U.S. team’s head coach and the man behind the “Miracle on Ice,” thought his team was ready.

The crowd at Blyth Arena was pumped up, but the American team trailed Sweden 2-1 early in the second period. Then Bill Christian, the smallest player on the U.S. team, skated into the Soviet zone and slammed the puck past goalie Nikolai Puchkov.

The roar of the crowd grew even louder when Bobby Orr scored a goal and the Americans took a 4-3 lead into the third period. But the Soviets had a different plan. After the game had been tied, coach Valeri Kharlamov gave his team a pep talk. He told the players to “inhale oxygen,” as he gestured, and that’s what they did. They scored three goals in the final frame to beat Sweden and claim the gold medal.

Justin Rose shot a seven-under 65 on Saturday to take the lead at The Masters. The Englishman has a three-shot advantage over Corey Conners, Scottie Scheffler and Ludvig Aberg who share second place. Rose rolled in eight birdies to set the pace and make it clear his form at Augusta is strong.

Rory McIlroy is a shot further back after carding an even-par 66 in Round 3. The Northern Irishman ran into trouble on the front nine with bogeys at Nos. 8 and 10, but he responded with an eagle at the 15th. He then birdied the last two holes to keep his title bid alive.

His tee shot at the par-three 13th is a belter, launching into the trees right of the fairway. He then plays a lovely wedge from 87 yards that spins off the bank and into the cup for a birdie. It moves him up to 12 under and into a tie for the lead with DeChambeau.

Bryson DeChambeau shot a four-under 68 on Saturday to maintain his position in second. The two-time major winner hasn’t blown past expectations at the tournament, but he is close to winning his first green jacket.

The top 50 players and ties advance to the final two rounds at Augusta National Golf Club. The cut line landed at 2 over after the first two rounds. The Masters will conclude Sunday. The first group tees off at 9:40 a.m. ET.