Albany Times Union (Sunday)

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1994: Sweden wins its first hockey gold medal, defeating Canada 3-2 in the first shootout for a championsh­ip at the Winter Olympics in Lillehamme­r, Norway. Canada is 1:49 away from its first championsh­ip in 42 years when Magnus Svensson’s power-play goal ties it at 2. Paul Kariya’s shot is stopped by Sweden’s Tommy Salo after Peter Forsberg puts Sweden ahead on his team’s seventh shot.

2006: Effa Manley is the first woman elected to the baseball Hall of Fame. The former Newark Eagles co-owner is among 17 people from the Negro Leagues and pre-Negro Leagues chosen by a special committee.

2010: Steven Holcomb drives USA-1 to the Olympic gold medal in four-man bobsleddin­g, ending a 62-year drought for the Americans in the event. Holcomb’s four-run time was 3:24.46, with Justin Olsen, Steve Mesler and Curt Tomasevicz pushing for him.

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