The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee placed an employee on administrative leave after The AP reported that one of its coaches was accused of sexually abusing a young biathlete, causing her so much distress that she attempted suicide.

Rocky Harris, USOPC chief of sport and athlete services, sent an email to U.S. Biathlon national team members to address the “concerning allegations of abuse” raised by several biathletes in the AP report.

“We want to commend these athletes for their immense courage and strength in coming forward,” the email said. “Effective immediately, we have placed a USOPC staff member on administrative leave pending an internal investigation.”

Harris did not name the employee, but Gary Colliander was the only USOPC coach named in the report.

NHL

Jack Hughes scored the go-ahead goal and added two assists as New Jersey ended the Kings’ six-game winning streak with a 3-2 win Thursday night in Newark, N.J.

Hughes snapped his 12th goal of the season past Kings goalie David Rittich with 7:02 left in the third period to give the Devils their first lead. Ondrej Palat and Brett Pesce also scored for New Jersey.

Kings defenseman Jordan Spence opened the scoring when he fired a one-timer past Devils goalie Jacob Markstrom late in the second. Markstrom stopped 12 shots and moved to 14-6-2 this season.

MAPLE LEAFS 3, DUCKS 2: Max Pacioretty had two goals and an assist as Toronto won on home ice.

William Nylander also scored and John Tavares had two assists for the Leafs. Anthony Stolalrz started in goal and stopped seven before leaving due to a lower-body injury. Joseph Woll took over to start the second period and had 19 saves.

Jackson LaCombe had a goal and an assist, Frank Vatrano also scored and Ryan Strome had two assists for the Ducks in their fifth straight loss.

MLB

The Chicago Cubs acquired All-Star outfielder Kyle Tucker in a trade with Houston, paying a big price for one of MLB’s best hitters, multiple sources reported. The move was pending a review of medical reports.

The Cubs are sending third baseman Isaac Paredes, right-hander Hayden Wesneski and Cam Smith, a top infield prospect, to the Astros for Tucker, who is eligible for free agency after the 2025 season.

Tucker was limited to 78 games this year because of a fractured right shin, but he hit .289 with 23 homers and 49 RBIs for the AL West champions. He batted .284 with 29 homers, an AL-best 112 RBIs and 30 steals for Houston in 2023.

The New York Yankees agreed to acquire All-Star closer Devin Williams from Milwaukee for left-hander Nestor Cortes and infield prospect Caleb Durbin, multiple sources reported.

The Dodgers finalized a $17 million, one-year contract to add outfielder Michael Conforto along with a $22 million, two-year agreement to retain right-hander Blake Treinen.

SWIMMING

American Gretchen Walsh set three more world records at the world short course championships in Budapest, Hungary. She lowered the 100-meter individual medley time to 55.11 seconds in the final, and the 100 butterfly record twice.

In heats, Walsh broke Canadian Margaret Mac Neil’s mark of 54.05 from 2022 to 53.24. Then she dropped it again in the semifinals to 52.87. Walsh has seven world marks this week.

The U.S. men’s 4x200 relay team achieved two world records in the same final. The team clocked a winning 6:40.51, slashing nearly 4 seconds off its own record from the last championships in 2022 in Melbourne, Australia.

Also, Luke Hobson on the lead-off leg set the individual 200 freestyle world mark that Peter Biedermann of Germany held since 2009.

Americans also claimed the day’s other world records: Regan Smith won the women’s 50 backstroke final in a world-record time of 25.23, and Kate Douglass improved her own world mark in the 200 breaststroke from October to 2:12.50.

SKIING

Lindsey Vonn will return to World Cup ski racing next weekend for a pair of speed events in St. Moritz, Switzerland, as she continues her comeback at 40 years old.

An assortment of injuries, including to her knee, sent her into retirement. It will be her first major race since February 2019.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Dick Vitale, 85, said he’s cancer-free after his fourth bout with the disease in just more than three years.

Vitale had surgery in the summer to remove cancerous lymph nodes from his neck. He was previously treated for melanoma and lymphoma, and had radiation treatments last year for vocal cord cancer.