Kamila Valieva, the favorite to win the gold medal in the women’s event, tested positive for a banned substance before the Olympics and is waiting to find out if she’ll be allowed to compete Tuesday.
Bob Aube
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Sports Digest: Newfoundland finishes four-game sweep against Maine Mariners
The Mariners rally from a two-goal deficit to force overtime but lose to the Growlers for the fourth time in five days, 4-3.
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Roeiseland, Fillon Maillet add to biathlon medal haul
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.