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Eruzione Talks 'Miracle' With Cardinals

JUPITER, Fla. -- At heart, most athletes are fans, too. So it proved Thursday morning as the St. Louis Cardinals got a visit from Mike Eruzione of hockey's Miracle on Ice fame. Eruzione showed up at the request of Cardinals manager Tony La Russa, who met the retired hockey star for the first time Wednesday night at a...

Happy Anniversary, Miracle on Ice

Twenty-nine years ago Sunday, a group of American college kids, led by head coach Herb Brooks, went up against the heavily favored Soviet Union and shocked the world with a 4-3 win, giving announcer Al Michaels a career moment and creating a piece of history that not only altered sports but America at large. Captain Mike...

Don Mattingly Can No Longer Hold Back His Love for Derek Jeter

The YES Network is airing a show called "Captain's Corner" tonight in which a panel of great New York captains all pat each other on the back and talk about what it takes to be a captain. The panel features guys like Harry Carson of the New York Giants, Mike Eruzione of the 1980 U.S. hockey team, and of course, Donnie...

Background on Mike Eruzione

Michael "Ritz""Rizzo" Eruzione (; born October 25, 1954) is an American former ice hockey player who was the captain of the 1980 Winter Olympics United States national team that defeated the Soviet Union in the famous Miracle on Ice game.

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