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Nathan Chen acknowledges the audience after performing the men’s free skate at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, in Detroit.

Chen wins third straight U.S. figure skating title with ease

January 27, 2019, 4:28pm National Sports

Nathan Chen lived up to his own impressive standard at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Sunday, wrapping up his third consecutive national title with a sensational free skate. Read story

Serbia's Novak Djokovic, right, shakes hands with Spain's Rafael Nadal on the podium after winning the men's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019.

Djokovic routs Nadal for record 7th Australian Open

January 27, 2019, 10:51am National Sports

No. 1-ranked Novak Djokovic overwhelmed Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 on Sunday night to win a record seventh Australian Open championship and a third consecutive Grand Slam title. Read story

Metropolitan Division’s Sidney Crosby, left, smiles next to Kris Letang, both of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Crosby was selected the MVP of NHL All-Star Game in San Jose.

NHL All-Star game is Metropolitan affair

January 26, 2019, 9:53pm National Sports

Sidney Crosby had two goals and three assists to win the All-Star MVP, and Henrik Lundqvist pitched a first-half shutout to lead the Metropolitan Division to a 10-5 victory over the Central Division in the championship round of the NHL All-Star game Saturday night. Read story

Japan's Naomi Osaka poses with her trophy after defeating Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic in the women's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019.

Osaka wins Australian Open for 2nd Slam title

January 26, 2019, 6:09am National Sports

Naomi Osaka edged Petra Kvitova 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-4 on Saturday night (early Saturday morning Pacific time) to win the Australian Open for a second consecutive Grand Slam title. Read story

Alysa Liu greets fans while wearing her gold medal after winning the women’s title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, in Detroit.

Liu wins U.S. women’s figure skating title at age 13

January 25, 2019, 6:30pm National Sports

Alysa Liu became the youngest person to win an individual title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, stealing the show Friday night with two triple axels and taking the title more than six months before her 14th birthday. Read story

‘It was deathly quiet’ – Witnesses recall Zanardi’s crash

Alex Zanardi proceeds down the aisle of Berlin’s Trauma Center, following a press conference on his recuperation on Oct. 30, 2001. Zanardi lost both legs in an accident at the inaugural American Memorial 500 auto race in Lausitz, Germany. Now 52, Zanardi has seized every moment in the 17 years since and will cross off yet another remarkable achievement this weekend at Daytona International Raceway when he competes in the prestigious Rolex 24 at Daytona endurance race.

January 25, 2019, 6:28pm National Sports

The medical team had no idea where to even find injured driver Alex Zanardi as they raced toward the scene of his crash at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz in Klettwitz, Germany. The debris field stretched out for hundreds of yards on the gray pavement and the carnage looked like a war… Read story

Rivera, Halladay, Martinez seem set for Hall election

New York Yankees relief pitcher Mariano Rivera, the career saves leader.

January 21, 2019, 5:14pm National Sports

Mariano Rivera figures to make quick work of his Hall of Fame ballot appearance, just as he did of opposing batters, and could even set another record when voting is announced Tuesday: for highest percentage of ballots. Read story