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FILE - United States' Jake Sanderson, from left, Tanner Dickinson and Chaz Lucius celebrate a goal against Finland during the first period of an exhibition game in Edmonton, Alberta, Dec. 23, 2021, before the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship tournament. Sanderson, who plays hockey for the University of North Dakota, was named to the 2022 U.S. Olympic team after the NHL announced it was not sending players to the Olympics. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
North Dakota Fighting Hawks at North Dakota State Bison 12/22/2021
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FILE- Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom (19) warms up before Game 5 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series against the Boston Bruins, Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Washington. The Swedish hockey star and longtime Washington Capital tested positive for pseudoephedrine and had to miss the Olympic final in Sochi. Sweden lost to Canada. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals 5/23/2021
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Florida forward Emanuely de Oliveira (11) tries for the ball against South Carolina forward Laeticia Amihere (15) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Gainesville, Fla. (AP Photo/Alan Youngblood)
South Carolina Gamecocks at Florida Gators 1/30/2022
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Spectators sit in the stands before the FIS Snowboard Cross World Cup at Zhangjiakou Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou in northern China's Hebei Province, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. The venue will host the freestyle skiing and snowboard competitions at the upcoming 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Club NXT vs KAA Gent 11/29/2021
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FILE- Boston Bruins' David Krejci plays during an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, in Philadelphia. Czech Republic's Krejci is among the players to watch at the 2022 Beijing Olympics without an NHL presence. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
Boston Bruins at Philadelphia Flyers 2/3/2021
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FILE - Louie Vito competes during the snowboarding superpipe final at the Dew Tour iON Mountain Championships, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013, in Breckenridge, Colo. For years, Vito, who parlayed his halfpipe career into one of a part-time celebrity, has represented the red, white and blue of Team USA. For Beijing, he’s switching to the green, white, and red of Italy as he returns to the Olympic arena for the first time since taking fifth on the halfpipe in Vancouver in 2010. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)
Dew Tour
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Davidson guard Hyunjung Lee (1) shootsover Virginia Commonwealth guard KeShawn Curry (11) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Davidson, N.C., Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman)
Virginia Commonwealth Rams at Davidson Wildcats 1/26/2022
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Sweden goalkeeper Emma Soderberg (30) blocks a shot against Czech Republic during a preliminary round women's hockey game at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Republic of Korea vs China 2/6/2022
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FILE - China's Peng Shuai makes a forehand return to Japan's Nao Hibino during their first round singles match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill, File)
Australian Open Men Singles
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FILE - Peng Shuai, of China, returns a shot to Maria Sakkari, of Greece, during the second round of the US Open tennis championships on ug. 29, 2019, in New York. China's Foreign Ministry is sticking to its line that it isn't aware of the controversy surrounding tennis professional Peng Shuai, who disappeared after accusing a former top official of sexually assaulting her. A ministry spokesperson said Friday that the matter was not a diplomatic question and that he was not aware of the situation. (AP Photo/Michael Owens, File)
US Open Women Singles
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FILE- Buffalo Sabres' Eric Staal in action during warm-ups prior to an NHL hockey game, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Philadelphia. Thanks to the NHL bowing out of Beijing, Staal is at the Olympics once again. “I’m excited to be here. It’s been a unique couple of years here with everything going in the world and when the NHL opted to not play and my situation was what it was and I jumped at this chance.” (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton, File)
Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers 1/18/2021
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FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2019, file photo, NBC sportscaster Mike Tirico works the sidelines during an NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears in Chicago. Tirico is about to give new meaning to double duty when NBC broadcasts the Olympics and Super Bowl next month. Tirico will anchor the network’s primetime coverage of the Beijing Games, but will also host the Super Bowl pregame show from Los Angeles on Feb. 13 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Haynes, File)
Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears 9/5/2019
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FILE - Mikaela Shiffrin, of the United States, reacts after her final run in the women's slalom skiing event during the U.S. Alpine Championships, March 28, 2012, in Winter Park, Colo. Shiffrin finished in first place. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart, File)
Nature Valley US Alpine Ski Championship
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FILE- Italy's Sofia Goggia gets to the finish area after completing an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill, in Val d'Isere, France, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta, File)
ITF Italy 39A, Women Singles
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T-Mobile Arena stands in Las Vegas before an NHL hockey game between the Vegas Golden Knights and the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, in Las Vegas. The arena is the site for this year's NHL All-Star game. (AP Photo/David Becker)
Buffalo Sabres at Vegas Golden Knights 2/1/2022
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