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TIMEThe US women's hockey team won its third Olympic gold medal, defeating Canada 2-1 in overtime on February 19 in Milan. Captain Hilary Knight tied the game with 2:04 remaining in regulation, and Megan Keller scored the winner 4:07 into the overtime period. The US went 7-0 in the tournament, outscoring opponents 33-2.
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NBC NewsAmerican figure skater Alysa Liu won the women's individual figure skating gold medal at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics with a score of 226.79, becoming the first U.S. woman to win Olympic gold in the event since Sarah Hughes in 2002. Liu, 20, rose from third place after the short program to claim gold, with Japan's Kaori Sakamoto and Ami Nakai taking silver and bronze. Teammate Amber Glenn rebounded from a disastrous short program to finish fifth.
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CBS NewsThe Indiana House Ways and Means Committee voted 24-0 to advance Senate Bill 27, which would create a Northwest Indiana Stadium Authority to finance and oversee a potential Bears stadium near Wolf Lake in Hammond. The Bears called it 'the most meaningful step forward' in their planning, while Illinois officials expressed frustration after a scheduled state hearing was canceled at the Bears' own request.
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NewsweekFreestyle skier Eileen Gu fell on her first run in women's halfpipe qualifying at the Milan-Cortina Olympics on Feb. 19 but recovered to qualify fifth with an 86.50, advancing to Saturday's final. The American-born athlete competing for China also responded to criticism from VP JD Vance and others, saying she feels like a 'punching bag for a certain strand of American politics.'
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New York PostBruce Meyer was unanimously elected interim executive director of the MLB Players Association on Wednesday, one day after Tony Clark resigned following an internal investigation that uncovered an inappropriate relationship with his sister-in-law, a union employee since 2023. The leadership change comes months before the current CBA expires and ahead of what is widely expected to be contentious collective bargaining, including a likely lockout and MLB's anticipated push for a salary cap.
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CBS NewsChina's Ning Zhongyan upset heavy favorite Jordan Stolz to win the men's 1,500m speed skating gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, setting an Olympic record of 1:41.98. Stolz, who had won gold in the 500m and 1,000m, finished 0.77 seconds behind for silver. Netherlands' Kjeld Nuis, the two-time defending champion, took bronze.
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USA TodayCanada captain Sidney Crosby left the quarterfinal win over Czechia with a right leg injury after being hit by Radko Gudas and later sandwiched by Martin Necas. Coach Jon Cooper said Thursday that Crosby has not been ruled out for the semifinal against Finland or the rest of the Olympics. Crosby skipped optional practice Thursday and MRI results have not been publicly disclosed.
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Daily MailSki mountaineering held its first-ever Olympic competition on Thursday in Bormio, Italy, with Switzerland's Marianne Fatton and Spain's Oriol Cardona Coll winning the women's and men's sprint gold medals respectively. The event debuted in blizzard conditions on the Stelvio course, featuring uphill skiing, on-foot climbing, and a downhill finish. Russia's Nikita Filippov, competing as a neutral athlete, took men's silver.
How much BS did the media push today?
