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FILE - In this Sunday, July 28, 2019, file photo, Shelby Houlihan crosses the finish line as she wins the women's 5,000-meter run at the U.S. Championships athletics meet, in Des Moines, Iowa. Houlihan, the American record holder in the 1,500 and 5,000 meters, posted on social media that she’s been banned for four years following a positive test for what she concluded was a tainted pork burrito. Houlihan said she received an email from the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) on Jan. 14, 2021, notifying her that a drug testing sample returned a finding for the anabolic steroid nandrolone. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Runner says tainted burrito led to test for banned substance

By The Associated Press

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Judge dismisses murder charges against Simone Biles’ brother

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CLEVELAND (AP) — A judge in Ohio has dismissed murder charges filed against the brother of Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles, ruling Tuesday that...

Athlete warning: Follow the rules at Tokyo Olympics, or else

By Stephen Wade

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Cody Simpson rests after swimming in the Men's 100-meter Freestyle Heats at the Australian Swimming Trials for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic qualification at the SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre in Adelaide, Australia, Tuesday, June 15, 2021. Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers and singer Simpson were listed side-by-side in the promotional billing for a documentary series series ahead of Australia’s Olympic swimming trials. (Dave Hunt/AAP Image via AP)

Chalmers wins 100 freestyle final; Cody Simpson misses out

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Michael Andrew reacts after winning the Men's 100 Breaststroke during wave 2 of the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials on Monday, June 14, 2021, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Fast rising teens join Michael Andrew on US Olympic team

By Beth Harris

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Katie Ledecky participates in the Women's 400 Freestyle during wave 2 of the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials on Monday, June 14, 2021, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Need for speed: Ledecky wins 400 but slower than expected

By Paul Newberry

16 hrs ago

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2020, file photo, Michael Phelps speaks during a Panasonic news conference before the CES tech show in Las Vegas. It is June 2021 in an Olympic year, and Phelps is feeling it. In his mind and in his body. Except the winningest Olympian of all time has been retired for five years. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Emotions stir Michael Phelps in his return to US trials

By Beth Harris

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Connecticut women's basketball alumna and Seattle Storm star Sue Bird, right, talks to Ruby Randle, 5, and her mother Jaime, left, following a Storm win over the Connecticut Sun in a WNBA basketball game Sunday, June 13, 2021, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. Jaime, also a Connecticut alumna and friend of former UConn player Tina Charles, met Bird through Charles and this was Ruby's first chance to meet Bird. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day via AP)

US Olympic team to face WNBA players in Vegas All-Star Game

By Doug Feinberg

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Anderson, Smith picked for 3rd Olympics by USA Volleyball

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Matt Anderson and David Smith have been picked for their third straight Olympic appearance for the U.S. men's volleyball team. ...

AVP beach volleyball tour to open in Atlanta after Olympics

Jun. 14, 2021 02:05 PM EDT

The AVP beach volleyball tour is counting on an Olympic bump this summer. The U.S. pro tour announced a schedule Monday that will open Aug....

Serbia's Novak Djokovic poses with the trophy in front of the Eiffel tower during a photocall, Monday, June 14, 2021 in Paris, one day after winning French Open tennis tournament against Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece. (Christophe Archanbault, Pool via AP)

Analysis: Give Djokovic his due as he paves his ‘own path’

By Howard Fendrich

Jun. 14, 2021 12:55 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 9, 2021, file photo, Ryan Lochte competes in the men's 200-meter final at the TYR Pro Swim Series swim meet in Mission Viejo, Calif. Lochte, the swimmer who embarrassed himself and the U.S. five years ago in Rio de Janeiro, is seeking to make a record-tying Olympic team. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, Fole)

Lochte fails to advance in 200 free prelims at US trials

Jun. 14, 2021 12:39 PM EDT

Investigation to probe corruption in 2016 Olympic boxing

Jun. 14, 2021 12:03 PM EDT

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The International Boxing Association commissioned an investigation into possible corruption and match-fixing at the 2016 Olympic...

Czech Republic's Barbora Krejcikova holds the French Open tennis tournament women's cup, left, and women's doubles cup during a photocall Monday, June 14, 2021 in Paris. French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova completed a rare sweep of titles at Roland Garros as she won a third women's doubles major trophy with fellow Czech teammate Katerina Siniakova on Sunday. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

French Open champ Krejcikova 15th in singles, 1st in doubles

By Howard Fendrich

Jun. 14, 2021 10:45 AM EDT

Titmus just misses world record at Australian Olympic trials

Jun. 14, 2021 08:53 AM EDT

ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Ariarne Titmus narrowly missed the world record as she won the women’s 200-meter freestyle on Monday night at the Australian Olympic...

U.S. forward Carli Lloyd (10) slides on the turf after scoring in the first minute against Jamaica during the first half of their 2021 WNT Summer Series soccer match, Sunday, June 13, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)

Lloyd scores quick goal and US women defeat Jamaica 4-0

Jun. 14, 2021 01:49 AM EDT

Emma Weyant participates in the Women's 400 Individual Medley during wave 2 of the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials on Sunday, June 13, 2021, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

The Phelps factor: Kalisz claims return trip to Olympics

By Paul Newberry

Jun. 14, 2021 01:45 AM EDT

Downs, Schnell capture final spots on US Olympic diving team

Jun. 14, 2021 01:35 AM EDT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tyler Downs defeated a pair of Olympians to win the men’s 3-meter springboard title at the U.S. diving trials, earning a trip to the Tokyo...

FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 9, 2019 file photo, Nathan Adrian of United States competes in men's swimming 50m freestyle at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. Adrian is competing in the Olympic trials in Omaha, Neb., Sunday, June 13, 2021 (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)

Old-timers day: 30-somethings hanging on at US swim trials

By Paul Newberry

Jun. 13, 2021 04:01 PM EDT

Kaylee McKeown, right, reacts with Minna Atherton after setting a new World Record in the Women's 100m Backstroke Final at the Australian Swimming Trials for Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games qualification, at the SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre in Adelaide, Sunday, June 13, 2021. (Dave Hunt/AAP Image via AP)

Australian swimmer breaks 100-meter backstroke world record

Jun. 13, 2021 06:45 AM EDT