Marte Olsbu Roeiseland of Norway wins her third gold medal in Beijing, and France’s Quentin Fillon Maillet uses perfect shooting to grab his second gold medal.
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NHL roundup: Ottawa’s Watson suspended for hit against Bruins
Austin Watson gets a two-game suspension after a late hit to the head of Bruins defenseman Jack Ahcan on Saturday.
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Olympic notebook: U.S. gets surprise gold in mixed aerials
The Americans upset China in the debut of the freestyle skiing team event.
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Celtics overhaul bench with three trades
Boston ships out seven players – including Josh Richardson, Dennis Schroder, Romeo Langford and Enes Freedom – and gets back Derrick White from the Spurs and Daniel Theis from the Rockets.
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NBA roundup: 76ers acquire Harden from Nets in exchange for Simmons
Philadephia finds a buyer for holdout guard Ben Simmons and adds James Harden in a blockbuster deal before Thursday’s trade deadline.
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Figure skater Nathan Chen captures long-sought Olympic gold medal
Chen, who stumbled to a fifth-place finish in 2018, turns in a near-flawless performance this time and wins by a wide margin.
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Clare Egan leads U.S. to seventh place in biathlon mixed relay
The Cape Elizabeth native helps the Americans challenge for their first-ever biathlon medal before falling back late in the 4×6-kilometer race.
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Australian Open: Barty one win away from ending Australia’s drought
Ash Barty, trying to become Australia’s first homegrown women’s singles champ since 1978, will face American Danielle Collins in Saturday final.
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Avalanche rally, beat Bruins in overtime
Colorado ties it in the final minute of regulation, then gets a power-play goal in OT to extend its franchise-record home winning streak to 17.
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NHL roundup: Penguins rally past Jets for fifth straight win
Sidney Crosby scores the only goal in the shootout after Pittsburgh erases a 2-0 deficit in the third period.