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NBA suspends four players

CHARLOTTE — Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart was suspended seven games by the NBA on Wednesday, while three other players were also penalized for their roles in a fight during a game between the Pistons and Charlotte Hornets. Hornets forwards Miles Bridges and Moussa Diabate were each suspended four games for fighting and escalating the altercation, while Pistons center Jalen Duren got two games for initiating the altercation and fighting, the league announced. But the heaviest penalty went to Stewart, with the league saying it was based in part on his “repeated history ...

US duo winds up with silver medals

MILAN — Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron arrived at the Milan Cortina Olympics amid a swirl of controversy, with the French ice dancers hoping to upset the dominant American duo of Madison Chock and Evan Bates when it mattered most. They will leave with a gold medal. Maybe ...

‘Lizard’ leads US gold-silver grab in skiing moguls

LIVIGNO, Italy — When the powder settled on the Olympic moguls course, Elizabeth Lemley was basking, true to her nickname, in the glow of a gold medal. The 20-year-old American freestyle skier, called “Lizard” by her teammates, had slid and leapt over the slope’s icy bumps to land an ...

Warming up

Daily Trivia When the US beat Russia in the 1980 hockey semifinals at the Winter Olympics, what was the final score? (Answer below) TV/Radio Listings TELEVISION AUTO RACING 5 p.m. FS1 — NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series: Practice, Daytona International Speedway 7 p.m. FS1 — NASCAR Cup Series: Duel 1 at Daytona, Daytona International Speedway 8:45 p.m. FS1 — NASCAR Cup Series: Duel 2 at Daytona, Daytona International Speedway COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 7 p.m. ESPN2 — Fort Wayne at Green Bay 9 p.m. ESPN — Memphis at North Texas ESPN2 — Oregon St. at San ...

Bucs GM defends not having ‘Cutch’ on roster

BRADENTON, Fla. — Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington said Tuesday the team “will never shut the door” on potentially finding a role for Andrew McCutchen, a longtime cornerstone of the franchise. The Pirates on Monday reached an agreement with veteran slugger Marcell Ozuna ...

Pirates ink veteran DH Ozuna for $12M

Veteran slugger Marcell Ozuna is heading to Pittsburgh. The 35-year-old free agent has reached an agreement with the Pirates on a one-year deal worth $12 million, a person familiar with the agreement told The Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the ...