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Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer will not face criminal charges for allegedly beating and sexually abusing a San Diego woman after prosecutors said they were unable to prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt, AP reports.

Driving the news: The Los Angeles District Attorney's Office went over evidence from the civil restraining order proceedings and witness statements before determining there wasn't enough evidence to win a conviction, per AP.

Five women were disqualified from the mixed team ski jump final in Beijing because their jumpsuits were in violation of the rules, according to the International Ski Federation.

Why it matters: Ski jumping jumpsuits have been controversial because the rules governing what can and cannot be worn are hyper-specific and often include specifications many athletes feel are sexist.

MLB has stopped testing players for steroids for the first time in nearly 20 years because the league's drug agreement expired during the lockout, the Associated Press reports.

Why it matters: While a new agreement should be in place by Opening Day, players could attempt to use performance-enhancing drugs during this dark period, which began on Dec. 2 when the lockout became official.

Jessie Diggins became the first U.S. woman to win an individual Olympic medal in cross-country skiing, taking bronze in the women's sprint freestyle event on Tuesday.

Why it matters: It's another history-making Olympic moment for Diggins, who helped secure the first-ever U.S. team gold in cross-country skiing at the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang.

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U.S. figure skater Nathan Chen set a world-record score at the Beijing Winter Olympics men's short form program on Tuesday.

The big picture: Chen's score of 113.97 means he's well-placed for gold. It was one of several highlights for Team USA on Day 4 of the Games, as the U.S. added to its medal tally.

Skier Ryan Cochran-Siegle won Team USA an Olympic silver medal in the Super-G at the Yanqing National Alpine Center on Tuesday, 50 years after his mother's gold.

The big picture: Cochran-Siegle finished 0.04 seconds behind defending Winter Olympics champion Matthias Mayer of Austria. Cochran-Siegle's mother, Barbara Cochran, won gold in the slalom at the 1972 Games.

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Eileen Gu, the 18-year-old U.S.-born skier, won gold for China in the big air freestyle at the Beijing Olympics on Tuesday morning local time.

Details: Gu achieved a career-first 1620 to score 94.50 for the win.

The Biden administration on Monday condemned South Dakota's new transgender athlete ban, calling it "nothing more than bullying disguised as legislation."

Why it matters: The law, signed last week by Republican Gov. Kristi Noem, bars trans girls and women from participating in school sports that align with their gender identity. It's the 10th state in the U.S. to implement such a measure, according to think tank Movement Advancement Project.

Dutch speedskater Ireen Wüst made history on Monday, becoming the first athlete to win individual gold at five Olympics after claiming victory in the women's 1,500 meters.

Why it matters: Wüst, 35, won her first Olympic gold in 2006 when she was just 19. She has taken gold at every Winter Games since.

Brazil and Ecuador may not be known for cold weather sports, but athletes from these and other Latin American nations are competing in the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Why it matters: Despite coming from countries with few winter sports and having limited access to training facilities, these athletes are looking to replicate the success of Latin Americans who broke barriers in last summer’s Olympics.

Las Vegas made history this weekend, becoming the first city to ever host two All-Star Games at the same time.

The big picture: For decades, Vegas was as attractive to gamblers as it was unattractive to sports leagues. But as sports betting becomes legal state by state, leagues are embracing the city they once shunned.

Team USA men's figure skater Vincent Zhou will withdraw from the Winter Olympics individual competition after testing positive for COVID-19, the athlete said in an emotional Instagram post Monday.

What he's saying: "This is not the end. This is a setup for a bigger comeback," he said. "While it was always my dream to medal on an Olympic stage, which I did accomplish before this happened, the overarching dream was just to skate."

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara was charged and arrested Sunday for allegedly beating a person in a Las Vegas nightclub the night before, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said.

The big picture: Kamara was taken into custody after playing in the Pro Bowl on Sunday and was booked at the Clark County Detention Center, where he remained overnight.

America is obsessed with football — a love affair that has allowed the NFL to tighten its already-firm grip on our culture despite mounting scandals.

The big picture: From brain injuries to toxic workplaces to racism allegations, the NFL is no stranger to outrage. Then Sunday arrives, and all is seemingly forgiven.

The U.S. figure skating team won a silver medal at the Winter Olympics on Monday.

The big picture: The American team's best-ever Winter Games result was among many highlights on Day 3 of Olympic competition.

Peng Shuai announced she's retiring from tennis and called sexual abuse allegations she'd made against a former Chinese government official a "huge misunderstanding," in an interview with French sports news outlet L'Équipe published Monday.

Why it matters: Peng's interview denying her earlier allegations against former Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli was arranged by the Chinese Olympic Committee and conducted at its hotel in Beijing's Olympics "closed loop" in the presence of a COC official, the Washington Post notes.

Most viewers will still get their Olympics fix from traditional broadcasting, but NBC is betting that a cadre of early adopters equipped with Meta's Quest 2 headset will flock to consume 150 hours of live and on-demand content from the Games in VR.

The big picture: With today's headsets becoming more capable and the tech industry pushing new metaverse schemes, VR is gaining new momentum as a platform for mass-media content.