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Today in Sports History-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 16, 2023 10:00 AM EST
Feb. 21 1931 — In the first major league night game, the Chicago White Sox play the New York Giants in a 10-inning exhibition in Houston. ...

Norway's Therese Johaug celebrates as she nears the finish during the women's 30km mass start free cross-country skiing competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Johaug wins 3rd Olympic gold in Beijing; Diggins gets silver

By Martha Bellisle Feb. 20, 2022 12:09 AM EST

Sean McCann looks on during a Biathlon event at the Soldier Hollow Nordic Center biathlon shooting range, Monday, Oct. 25, 2021, in Midway, Utah. To a casual observer, McCann appeared to be a U.S. biathlon coach helping his team get ready for the Olympic trials race, planned for the next day at the Soldier Hollow Nordic Center. But McCann's not a coach. He's a clinical psychologist who works for the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee — one of seven assigned to various sports teams. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Finding the 'happy bubble': Mental health key for Olympians

By Martha Bellisle Jan. 24, 2022 11:08 AM EST

FILE - Norway's Therese Johaug crosses the finish line to win the WSC Women's Mass Start 30km Classic cross-country event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany, March 6, 2021. Johaug has won three Olympic medals (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
Olympic cross-country preview: US eager to build on success

By Martha Bellisle Jan. 11, 2022 11:33 AM EST

United States' Jessie Diggins celebrates after winning the women's cross-country Tour de Ski, in Val di Fiemme, Italy, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)
Jessie Diggins wins 1st Tour de Ski title for United States

Jan. 10, 2021 09:52 AM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2014, file photo, a gold medalist stands behind the podium after the flower ceremony at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee heeded calls from American athletes, announcing Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, that it won’t sanction them for raising their fists or kneeling on the medals stand at next year’s Tokyo Games and beyond. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
Listening to athletes, USOPC won't punish Olympic protests

By Eddie Pells Dec. 10, 2020 10:47 AM EST