National Sports

BEIJING — Christine de Bruin wore an Olympic medal around her neck for the first time in her career, and the Canadian bobsledder liked the feeling. "It feels awesome," she said of the bronze medal she claimed in the Olympic debut of the monobob.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers signed American defensive back Deatrick Nichols to a one-year contract extension Monday. Nichols is now under contract with Winnipeg through the 2023 season.

YANQING, China — Kaillie Humphries crossed the finish line, stood on her sled and defiantly posed with folded arms.

BEIJING (AP) — Teenage Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been cleared to compete in the women's figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics despite failing a pre-Games drug test.

NEW YORK (AP) — On the field, the Los Angeles Rams are facing off against the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl 56.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Brady Tkachuk scored his team-leading 15th goal and added an assist, Connor Brown also had a goal and an assist and the Ottawa Senators completed a long-awaited 4-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Sunday.

MONTREAL — Last season, Jeff Skinner had just seven goals. On Sunday, he had more than half that, putting up his first-ever four-goal performance as the Buffalo Sabres downed the Montreal Canadiens 5-3.

PARIS (AP) — Strasbourg's fine form continued Sunday as Julien Stephan's side won 1-0 at Angers to strengthen its grip on fourth place in the French league and the Europa League spot.

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime won his first career title Sunday upsetting top-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-2 in the Rotterdam final.

Former Toronto FC forward Jordan Hamilton has joined Ireland's Sligo Rovers for the 2022 season. Sligo plays in the Irish top tier, the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division.