There were cheers across the country, after US men win first Olympic hockey gold since 1980

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — They chanted “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. The man was George Springer. He plays for the Toronto Blue Jays. “Extremely proud,” Florida Panthers forward Mackie Samoskevich said.

By TIM REYNOLDS