USA women’s basketball team tops Japan to win seventh consecutive Olympic gold medal

Chicago finished 19 points out of a postseason spot last season and — given the strength of the Western Conference — it will be a challenge to make it in 2018-19.

For Beau Starrett, there are a few good reasons to be one of four brothers who grew up playing hockey: the competition was right under the same roof and you never had to go far to assemble a pickup game. “We had a goalie, a defenseman and two forwards. Almost a full starting lineup,� the Blackhawks prospect said. “My dad paves roads and highways for a living, so we have a nice big, sealed, coated driveway. We used to get out there all the time to play some 2-on-2 street hockey. We get along well, like to hoot and holler at each other but we had a blast with it and pushed each other.� Two of Beau’s brothers, Pete and Troy, entered the business world following their collegiate hockey careers at

P.K. Subban and Nashville hold a 3-2 series lead as they enter Game 6 against the Avalanche in Colorado.