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Gleason: Miller and Team USA fall one miracle short
Updated: March 2, 2010 9:48 am
Lindy Ruff shook his hand last after it was all over Sunday and the two teams began going their separate ways. He met Ryan Miller near center ice, put his left arm around his shoulder, patted him on the back and whispered in his ear, the Sabres coach and his goaltender reunited again.
• Sabres Edge blog: Miller to fly directly to Pittsburgh, will not start Tuesday
• Gallery: Photos of Sabres, WNYers from Olympic hockey tournament
• BuffaloNews.com Live video: Local fans take Team USA loss in stride
Canada 3, USA 2
Team Canada has the final answer
Updated: March 2, 2010 9:48 am
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Back seven years ago, when this coastal city was awarded these Olympic Games, this would have been how nearly any denizen of any province — from the cosmopolitan city of Vancouver to the tiny town of Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia — would have drawn up the final play on the final day.
Mesler's gold a win for all of us
Updated: March 2, 2010 9:48 am
Steve Mesler, who grew up on the West Side, on Saturday became the first Buffalo-area athlete to win Olympic winter gold. "It's a moment I have waited for my entire life," said Mesler.
• Gleason at the Games blog: Mesler never forgot Buffalo on his golden journey
• Related: Team Mesler celebrates bobsled win in Buffalo
• Related: Holcomb drives 'Night Train' to gold
Obama sends Molson beer to cover hockey bet
Updated: March 19, 2010 10:54 am
President Barack Obama followed through on his hockey bet with Canada, sending beer to the prime minister.
Visually impaired skier wins more Paralympic gold
Updated: March 18, 2010 5:19 pm
Brian McKeever of Canada won his second gold medal of the Paralympics, the 10-kilometer classic cross-country race for the visually impaired.
Test confirms Polish skier Marek doped at Olympics
Updated: March 17, 2010 7:14 am
The Polish Olympic Committee says a second test confirms that Polish cross-country skier Kornelia Marek tested positive for EPO at the Vancouver Winter Games.
Puck in gold-medal game heads to Hall of Fame
Updated: March 16, 2010 6:24 pm
The gold-medal puck is going to the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, after a brief detour to Switzerland.
Norway's wheelchair curlers are colorful, too
Updated: March 15, 2010 10:02 pm
Those wild, colorful pants worn by Norwegian curlers at last month's Olympics were so popular that their Paralympic counterparts felt compelled to sport the same look.
Russia criticized over Sochi Olympics construction
Updated: March 15, 2010 3:02 pm
The United Nations has criticized Russia for ignoring the ecological impact of construction projects for the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
Visually impaired cross-country skier strikes gold
Updated: March 15, 2010 4:37 pm
The medal was eight years in the making, and it helped ease some of Brian McKeever's Olympic heartache.
China leaves underage gymnast in the cold
Updated: March 12, 2010 5:23 pm
Used, perhaps abused and now tossed away. Chinese officials' treatment of Olympic gymnast Dong Fangxiao, found to have been underage when China fielded her at the Sydney Games in 2000, really makes the blood boil.
Canada's McKeever turning focus to 3rd Paralympics
Updated: March 12, 2010 3:07 am
Brian McKeever is turning his focus to another Paralympic Games less than two weeks after having his Olympic dreams dashed.
Polish skier tests positive for EPO at Olympics
Updated: March 12, 2010 3:02 am
Polish cross-country skier Kornelia Marek tested positive for EPO at the Vancouver Olympics in the first serious doping case of the games.
Crosby's gold-medal Olympic stick, glove found
Updated: March 10, 2010 6:40 pm
The stick and glove Sidney Crosby used to give Canada its Olympic gold medal are back where they belong.
US team to train at London university before games
Updated: March 11, 2010 4:34 am
The U.S. Olympic team will prepare and train for the 2012 London Games at a university complex near the athletes' village.
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GLEASON AT THE GAMES
It's hard for Miller to see silver lining
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Talk about cold comfort. Lindy Ruff met Ryan Miller near center ice after today's 3-2 overtime victory by Canada over the U.S. and congratulated Miller for a job well done. Miller appreciated the gesture, but ... "[Ruff] was happy and proud of how I handled myself...
Gold-medal game: Pick the three stars
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Ten minutes b4 faceoff. Canadian reporter looking for trade in goal pool takes my guy D. Keith for who? Drury.
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