USA overcomes Canada in brutal conditions

All eyes will be on Paris now to see if the the U.S. women’s team can keep its historic Olympic run after the Americans won their seventh consecutive gold medal at the Tokyo Games. Five-time gold medalist Sue Bird is headed to international retirement. Dawn Staley said she is done coaching the Olympic team after becoming the first Black woman to lead the U.S. team and the second female to win a gold medal as a player, assistant and head coach.

Heading into this evening’s action, here are the day’s top NHL storylines: Senators’ high-flying rookie winger Brady Tkachuk to miss about month with leg injury

Auston Matthews outshone countryman Patrick Kane in Tuesday’s head-to-head matchup between American stars.