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Stan Bowman steps down as GM of US men's Olympic hockey team after probe into sexual assault allegations with Blackhawks

Oct. 26, 2021 05:52 PM EDT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Stan Bowman steps down as GM of US men's Olympic hockey team after probe into sexual assault allegations with Blackhawks. ...

United States' Cayla Barnes scores a goal as Canada's Sarah Fillier, top defends in the first period of a women's hockey game in a pre-Olympic Games series Monday, Oct. 25, 2021, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Fillier scores 2, Canada beats US again in women's hockey

By John Wawrow

Oct. 25, 2021 11:24 PM EDT

United States forward Carli Lloyd (10) heads the ball as she attempts to score against South Korea goal keeper Yoon Younggeul, back, during the second half of an international friendly soccer match in Kansas City, Kan., Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. The match ended in a draw. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)

After decorated career, Lloyd will savor final game with US

By Anne M. Peterson

Oct. 25, 2021 05:28 PM EDT

FILE - Kayla Harrison is shown during a PFL (Professional Fighters League) bout against Larissa Pacheco at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., in this Thursday, May 9, 2019, file photo. Two-time Olympic gold medalist Kayla Harrison tries for another $1 million prize when she fights Taylor Guardado in the main event of the 2021 PFL Championships this week in Florida. (AP Photo/Greg Payan, File)

Harrison, now a mother of 2, fights for $1M PFL championship

By Dan Gelston

Oct. 25, 2021 10:53 AM EDT

Brody Malone, of the U.S., competes in the horizontal bar during the men's apparatus finals of the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Kitakyushu, western Japan, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Hu wins horizontal bar, Uchimura shines at gymnastics worlds

Oct. 24, 2021 12:53 PM EDT

United States' Ryan Cochran Siegle prepares to start during an alpine ski, men's World Cup giant slalom, in Soelden, Austria, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)

US skier Cochran-Siegle’s setback fuels Olympic motivation

By Eric Willemsen

Oct. 24, 2021 08:42 AM EDT

Vincent Zhou, center, reacts after receiving his final scores in the mens free skate at the Skate American figure skaint event Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)

Zhou takes advantage of Chen's struggles at Skate America

Oct. 24, 2021 01:58 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2019. file photo, Alex Quiñónez, of Ecuador, gestures after a men's 200 meter heat at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar. Olympic sprinter Alex Quiñónez was fatally shot in the port city of Guayaquil in Ecuador on Friday night, Oct. 22, 2021, police said. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Olympic sprinter Alex Quiñónez fatally shot in Ecuador

Oct. 23, 2021 09:45 AM EDT

Wei Xiaoyuan, center, of China, with her gold medal, Rebeca Andrade, left, of Brazil, with her silver medal, and Luo Rui, of China, pose for photos and video during the victory ceremony for the women's uneven bars final in the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Kitakyushu, western Japan, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Olympic vault champ Rebeca Andrade wins 2 medals at worlds

Oct. 23, 2021 09:30 AM EDT

Nathan Chen falls during the men's short program at the Skate America figure skating event Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)

Nathan Chen falters, Vincent Zhou leads at Skate America

Oct. 23, 2021 12:59 AM EDT

United States' Alex Cavallini knocks away the puck during the first period of the team's hockey game against the Canada, Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, in Allentown, Pa. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

Canada beats US 3-1 in pre-Olympic women's hockey game

By John Wawrow

Oct. 22, 2021 11:43 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021 file photo, Italian sprinter Lamont Marcell Jacobs poses with his Olympic gold medals before the Italian Formula One Grand Prix, at Monza racetrack, in Monza, Italy. The Italian Olympic movement is outraged over the exclusion of sprinter Marcell Jacobs from the nominees list for male athlete of the year by World Athletics. The sport’s governing body on Friday, Oct. 22 announced a list of 10 nominees for the prestigious award but found no room for the only man to win two golds on the track at the Tokyo Olympics. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, file)

Italy outraged after Jacobs excluded from award nominees

By Andrew Dampf

Oct. 22, 2021 06:00 PM EDT

Daiki Hashimoto, of Japan, competes on the pommel horse during the men's all-around finals in the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Kitakyushu, western Japan, Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Zhang Boheng wins all-around final at gymnastics worlds

Oct. 22, 2021 09:30 AM EDT

Sofia Goggia of Italy waits for the start of the first training prior the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup season in Soelden, Austria, Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. The Alpine Skiing World Cup season 2021/22 will be opened this weekend in Soelden, the traditional start of the FIS Ski World Cup. (Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP)

Goggia, Moioli to carry Italy's flag at Olympic ceremonies

Oct. 22, 2021 08:12 AM EDT

Residents wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus line up to receive booster shots against COVID-19 at a vaccination site near a residential area in Beijing, Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. China's capital Beijing has begun offering booster shots against COVID-19, four months before the city and surrounding regions are to host the Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Beijing offering COVID-19 boosters, 4 months before Olympics

Oct. 22, 2021 02:52 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 7, 2012, file photo, coach Mike Teti displays the bronze medal from the Seoul Olympics and the gold medal from the 1987 World Championship in Copenhagen in his office in Oakland, Calif. Longtime U.S. rowing coach Teti, who has been criticized by some of his former team members as being emotionally abusive and using physical intimidation, has resigned but immediately accepted a position funded by a large donor leading a new high-performance training club ahead of the 2024 Olympics in Paris. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

US Rowing accepts resignation of longtime men's coach Teti

By Janie Mccauley

Oct. 22, 2021 02:44 AM EDT

United States' Carli Lloyd warms up before an international friendly soccer match against South Korea in Kansas City, Kan., Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)

US women tie South Korea 0-0, snap 22-match home win streak

Oct. 21, 2021 11:05 PM EDT

Ski champ Vlhova to reduce WCup schedule, focus on Olympics

By Eric Willemsen

Oct. 21, 2021 04:20 PM EDT

SÖLDEN, Austria (AP) — Alpine skiing star Petra Vlhova plans to skip some World Cup races this season, abandoning the strategy that helped her win the overall...

FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2021, file photo, Nathan Chen poses with his gold medal in the men's championship at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Las Vegas. Since his disappointing sixth-place finish at the Pyeongchang Olympics, the 22-year-old Chen has won three world titles, the last three of his five U.S. championships, and the two most recent Grand Prix finals. He enters Skate America this weekend as the overwhelming favorite to win his fifth consecutive gold medal. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Chen and winning streak in spotlight as Skate America begins

By Barry Wilner

Oct. 21, 2021 01:06 PM EDT

Russian triathlete is 1st DQ from Tokyo Olympics for doping

Oct. 21, 2021 09:14 AM EDT

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — In the first formal disqualification of a Tokyo Olympics athlete for doping, Russian Igor Polyanskiy has been banned for three...