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FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 3, 2005 file photo, The Golden State Warriors first round draft pick, Ike Diogu from Arizona State, poses for the team photographer at Media Day at their headquarters in downtown Oakland, Calif. USA. The 2005 NBA Draft had its share of international players, but Ike Diogu was the lone Nigerian-American, but now fifteen years later, Nigerians are setting records. (AP Photo/Dino Vournas, File)

Former NBA lottery pick saw wave of Nigerian players coming

By Ken Maguire
Nov. 27, 2020 11:08 AM EST
Venezuela's 2012 Olympic champion in fencing, Ruben Limardo Gascon, waits at a sushi bar for food he is to home-deliver as part of his job for Uber Eats, in Lodz, Poland, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. Limardo Gascon needs the food delivery job to support his family as lives and trains in Poland and plans to win a medal at Tokyo Olympics.(AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Venezuelan Olympian delivers food to support family

By Monika Scislowska And Czarek Sokolowski
Nov. 16, 2020 07:59 AM EST
FILE - In this March 8, 2020, file photo, United States forward Lynn Williams (13) chases after the ball during the second half of a SheBelieves Cup soccer match against Spain in Harrison, N.J. Williams had her momentum with the U.S. national team stalled by the coronavirus pandemic. She was hoping to earn a spot on the Olympic team this past summer. But the one-year delay has given her time to work on different aspects of her game. (AP Photo/Steve Luciano, File)

Lynn Williams hopes to regain momentum after strange year

By Anne M. Peterson
Oct. 30, 2020 03:31 PM EDT
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Suspended Russian track federation gets new president

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MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian track and field federation elected a state rail executive as its new president Monday as it attempts to have its doping suspension lifted ahead of the

FILE - In this Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016 file photo, Switzerland's Marc Gisin reacts after crossing the finish line during a men's World Cup downhill race, also a test event for the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics, at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre in Jeongseon, South Korea. Swiss downhill racer Marc Gisin announced the end of his career Monday Nov. 30, 2020, saying he had not fully recovered from a serious crash two years ago. Gisin was placed in a medical coma after hitting the snow hard at the Saslong course at Val Gardena, Italy. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Marc Gisin ends ski race career 2 years after serious crash

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ENGELBERG, Switzerland (AP) — Swiss skier Marc Gisin announced the end of his racing career on Monday, saying he had not fully recovered from a

A man and a woman wearing protective masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk in front of logos of Tokyo 2020 Olympics Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Tokyo Games won't confirm added costs reported at $3 billion

By Stephen Wade 7 hrs ago

TOKYO (AP) — Organizers of the delayed Tokyo Olympics have declined to confirm widely circulated reports in Japan that the costs of the one-year postponement will be about $3 b

USA Basketball runs past Bahamas 99-59 in AmeriCup qualifier

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — USA Basketball played inside a bubble for the first time Sunday and didn’t miss a beat.