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Canada Hands USA First Loss in Women’s Hockey (4-2) to Finish Group Play

The final game of Group A in women’s hockey saw the Canadians best the Americans (4-2) on Monday night. Team USA took the lead on back-to-back goals from Dani Cameranesi and Alex Carpenter (2-1) before Canada netted three unanswered goals in the second period. The Canadians went 4-0 in Group A with an untouchable goal differential (+28). The United States finished second in Group A and will still advance to the medal rounds beginning on Friday.

Watch: Canada def. USA (4-2)

Other Winter Olympics Highlights

Super-G: Team USA’s Ryan Cochran-Siegle Wins Silver

Figure Skating: USA’s Nathan Chen Breaks Short Program Record

Freeski Big Air: China’s Eileen Gu Wins Gold in Freeski Big Air Debut

Medal Count 

Russia (7)

Canada (6)

China (5)

Netherlands (5)

Norway (5)

Italy (5)

Austria (5)

Japan (4)

France (4)

United States (4)

Additional Storylines

CNN: Here’s Who Won Gold Medals at the Winter Olympics on Monday

Olympics: Canada Lay Down Olympic Marker With 4-2 Win Over Reigning Champs USA

NCAA

NCAA Polls & Highlights

Men’s AP Top-10

1. Auburn (22-1) | —

2. Gonzaga (19-2) | —

3. Purdue (20-3) | ↑1

4. Arizona (19-2) | ↑3

5. Kentucky (19-4) | —

6. Houston (20-2) | —

7. Duke (19-3) | ↑2

8. Kansas (19-3) | ↑2

9. Texas Tech (18-5) | ↑5

10. Baylor (19-4) | ↓2

Men’s AP Top-25

NCAA Men’s Basketball Highlights

#4 Arizona def. Arizona State (91-79)

Virginia def. #7 Duke (69-68)

#20 Texas def. #8 Kansas (79-76)

Women’s AP Top-10

1. South Carolina (21-1) | —

2. Stanford (18-3) | —

3. Louisville (21-2) | ↑1

4. Michigan (20-2) | ↑2

5. NC State (20-3) | ↓2

6. Arizona (17-3) | ↑2

7. Indiana (16-3) | ↓2

8. UConn (15-4) | ↑2

9. Iowa State (20-3) | ↑2

10. Baylor (17-5) | ↓1

Women’s AP Top-25

NCAA Women’s Basketball Highlights

#5 NC State def. #11 Georgia Tech (59-48)

THE HIGHLIGHTS

 NBA: Booker Bests DeRozan in Suns-Bulls

Devin Booker (38 points) and DeMar DeRozan (38 points) put on a show in Monday’s marquee matchup between the Suns and Bulls. Chicago rallied from a double-digit halftime deficit, but Booker’s Phoenix squad held on (127-124).

 NHL: Marner, Leafs Keep Streak Alive

The Maple Leafs beat the Hurricanes in Monday’s NHL match of the night (4-3, OT) thanks to two early goals from Auston Matthews before Mitchell Marner tied it in the third and won it in overtime. Marner’s goal streak is now at eight games, and the Leafs have won six consecutive.

THE STORYLINES

  Ranking Players on NBA Trade Block

The quality of an NBA trade candidate is in the eye of the beholder, but a few of the best have obvious objective appeal. Let’s rank the best players available considering past and projected productivity, and contract status. (Bleacher Report)

  Every MLB Team’s Post-Lockout Priority

At some point in the coming weeks MLB and the MLB Players Association will agree to a new collective bargaining agreement, and the owners\’ lockout will end. Every tam has work to do after the lockout, but some have more than others. (CBS Sports)

  Senior Bowl QB Rankings

Hundreds of NFL scouts and coaches descended upon the sleepy southern town of Mobile, Alabama, this past week in the hopes that the Senior Bowl would help separate a tightly clustered and hotly debated quarterback class. (FOX Sports)

 THE HEADLINES

LaMelo Ball & Dejounte Murray Named NBA All-Star Game Injury Replacements

(The Athletic)

IOC Reportedly Meets With Missing Chinese Tennis Player Peng Shuai

(Yahoo! Sports)

Saints RB Alvin Kamara Arrested on Battery Charges During Pro Bowl Weekend in Las Vegas

(ESPN)

QB Kyler Murray Unfollows Cardinals on Social Media With Contract Extension Looming

(CBS Sports)

PGA Tour Radio Fires Mark Lye After Disparaging WNBA Comments

(USA Today)

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