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FILE - In this Feb. 15, 1978, file photo, Leon Spinks celebrates as his entourage holds him aloft after his 15-round split decision victory over world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali in Las Vegas. Former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks Jr. died Friday night, Feb. 5, 2021, after battling prostate and other cancers. He was 67. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi, File)
Former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks dies at 67
By Tim Dahlberg
Feb. 07, 2021 02:27 AM EST
Kaillie Humphries and Lolo Jones of the United States celebrate after winning the two women's bobsleigh race at the Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Championships in Altenberg, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Humphries, Jones win historic world bobsled title for US
By Tim Reynolds
Feb. 06, 2021 06:27 PM EST
Greek Olympic sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou poses for a photograph during an interview for the Associated Press, at Agios Kosmas marina in southern Athens, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. Bekatorou is the most successful female athlete in Greek sporting history who recently revealed that she was the victim of a sexual assault, allegedly by a senior sports official in 1998. In an interview with The Associated Press, Bekatorou said she was glad those revelations are having an impact in a country long accustomed to cronyism and senior-level impunity.   (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
AP Interview: Olympic champion adds voice to #MeToo movement
By Derek Gatopoulos And Theodora Tongas
Feb. 06, 2021 02:53 AM EST
FILE - In this July 16, 2017, file photo, Jussi Mikkotervo looks out from the bow of the Finnish icebreaker MSV Nordica as it sails through ice floating on the Beaufort Sea off the coast of Alaska while traversing the Arctic's Northwest Passage. Salla, Finland has launched a firmly tongue-in-cheek bid for the 2032 Summer Olympics, hoping to use its campaign to raise awareness about climate change and global warming. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
Column: Arctic city throws hat in ring for Summer Olympics
By Paul Newberry
Feb. 05, 2021 05:28 PM EST
US men's soccer opens Olympic qualifying March 18 in Mexico
Feb. 05, 2021 02:19 PM EST
MIAMI (AP) — The United States under-24 team will open men’s Olympic soccer qualifying against Costa Rica on March 18 at the CONCACAF tournament in Guadalajara...
A journalist wearing a face mask to protect against the spread of the coronavirus looks at an exhibit at a visitors center at the Winter Olympic venues in Yanqing on the outskirts of Beijing, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. Beijing Olympic organizers showed off the downhill skiing venue and the world's longest bobsled and luge track Friday, one year ahead of the scheduled opening of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
AP PHOTOS: Beijing Winter Olympics venues with 1 year to go
Feb. 05, 2021 06:49 AM EST
FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 29, 2021 file photo, a skier climbs the hill in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy. The natural beauty of Cortina will be of special importance at the alpine ski World championships, with organizers hoping that the images from the slopes beamed around the globe to TV viewers will make up for the lack of fans amid the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)
Skiing worlds in Cortina will lack fans but not scenery
By Andrew Dampf
Feb. 05, 2021 04:59 AM EST
FILE - United States' Ted Ligety speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men's World Cup Giant slalom, in Adelboden, Switzerland, in this Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, file photo. The World Pro Ski Tour starts the season this weekend with a pair of races in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The person you're competing against could be a national team member, World Cup competitor, college standout, journeyman or even two-time Olympic champion Ted Ligety, who’s been known to make an appearance in the field. (AP Photo/Marco Tacca, File)
From Kidd to Ligety, unique World Pro Ski Tour carries on
By Pat Graham
Feb. 05, 2021 02:57 AM EST
FILE - In this June 5, 1983, file photo, Dianne Durham, right, of Gary, Ind., gives autographs after winning the women's title at the McDonald's U.S.A. Gymnastic Championships at the University of Illinois in Chicago. Durham, the first Black woman to win a USA Gymnastics national championship, died on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, She was 52. (AP Photo/Lisa Genesen, File)
Durham, first Black US women's gymnastics champion, dies
By Will Graves
Feb. 04, 2021 06:19 PM EST
FILE - Pitcher Cat Osterman smiles as she answers a question during a news conference to announce the USA Softball 2020 Women's Olympic Team in Oklahoma City, in this Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019, file photo. Osterman says she will retire from the sport this year. The left-handed pitcher will represent Team USA at the Olympics before defending the Athletes Unlimited title she won last season at age 37. She surprised herself by claiming the Athletes Unlimited title and takes added confidence into her run at a second Olympic gold medal. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
USA's Osterman looks to end decorated softball career on top
By Cliff Brunt
Feb. 04, 2021 03:41 PM EST
FILE - Kaillie Humphries of the United States reacts after the women's monobob World Series in St. Moritz, Switzerland, in this Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. Humphries will seek a record fourth women’s bobsled world championship this weekend in Altenberg, Germany.(Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP, File)
Humphries seeking record 4th women's bobsled world title
By Tim Reynolds
Feb. 04, 2021 02:17 PM EST
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press
Feb. 04, 2021 01:25 PM EST
Feb 10 1908 — Tommy Burns knocks out Jack Palmer in the fourth round to defend his world heavyweight title in London. ...
IOC urges US government to help curb Saudi broadcast piracy
Feb. 04, 2021 01:23 PM EST
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Aiming to curb Saudi Arabia's piracy of Qatar-owned sports broadcasts, the International Olympic Committee has urged the U.S....
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press
Feb. 04, 2021 01:17 PM EST
Feb. 6 1943 — Montreal’s Ray Getliffe scores five goals to lead the Canadiens to an 8-3 triumph over the Boston Bruins. ...
Yoshiro Mori, the president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee, closes his eyes during a news conference in Tokyo Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. (Kim Kyung-hoon/Pool Photo via AP)
Head of Tokyo Games won't resign after statement about women
By Stephen Wade
Feb. 04, 2021 05:52 AM EST
The Olympic rings are visible atop the Olympic Tower in Beijing, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics will open a year from now. Most of the venues have been completed as the Chinese capital becomes the first city to hold both the Winter and Summer Olympics. Beijing held the 2008 Summer Olympics. But these Olympics are presenting some major problems. They are already scarred by accusations of rights abuses including "genocide"against more than 1 million Uighurs and other Muslim ethnic groups in western China. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Norway predicted to top medals table at Winter Olympics
By Stephen Wade
Feb. 04, 2021 04:45 AM EST
A countdown clock showing one year to go for the 2022 Beijing Olympics stands near the Olympics Tower, far center, and National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, which will again be a venue for the Olympics, in Beijing on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics will open a year from now. Most of the venues have been completed as the Chinese capital becomes the first city to hold both the Winter and Summer Olympics. Beijing held the 2008 Summer Olympics. But these Olympics are presenting some major problems. They are already scarred by accusations of rights abuses including "genocide"against more than 1 million Uighurs and other Muslim ethnic groups in western China. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Human rights, COVID at issue 1 year before Beijing Olympics
By Stephen Wade
Feb. 04, 2021 01:21 AM EST
Osterman to retire after '21 season with Athletes Unlimited
Feb. 03, 2021 01:55 PM EST
Defending champion Cat Osterman has committed to return for the second season of Athletes Unlimited softball before she retires. Osterman...
FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2020, file photo, visitors to Chongli, one of the venues for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, pass by the Olympics logo in Chongli in northern China's Hebei Province. A coalition of 180 rights group on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2020 called for a boycott of next year’s Beijing Winter Olympics tied to reported human rights abuses against ethnic minorities in China. The games are to open in one year, on Feb. 4, 2022, and are set to go forward despite the pandemic. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
Rights groups call for boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Games
By Stephen Wade
Feb. 03, 2021 12:17 PM EST
St. Louis Blues' Vince Dunn, center, is congratulated by teammates Jaden Schwartz (17) and Brayden Schenn (10) after scoring during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Arizona Coyotes Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Team Canada taps Blues' Armstrong as GM ahead of Olympics
Feb. 03, 2021 11:33 AM EST