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Chinese paramilitary police wearing goggles and face masks march in formation at the Yanqing National Sliding Center during an IBSF sanctioned race, a test event for the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Beijing, Monday, Oct. 25, 2021. A northwestern Chinese province heavily dependent on tourism closed all tourist sites Monday after finding new COVID-19 cases. The spread of the delta variant by travellers and tour groups is of particular concern ahead of the Winter Olympics in Beijing in February. Overseas spectators already are banned, and participants will have to stay in a bubble separating them from people outside. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Polish luge athlete injured in crash on Olympic track
By Tim Reynolds
Nov. 08, 2021 03:34 PM EST
Colorado Avalanche right wing Valeri Nichushkin, left, is checked by Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Riley Stillman during the third period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, in Denver. The Avalanche won 4-2. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Valeri Nichushkin facing doping case from 2013, Russia says
Nov. 08, 2021 11:40 AM EST
United States gymnast Simone Biles testifies during a Senate Judiciary hearing on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, in Washington. Simone Biles believes the post-Olympic tour she headlined proved cathartic. It also served as a touchstone for a movement within her sport and within herself. The 24-year-old gymnastics star thinks the tour -- which will be made available to stream in December -- expanded her horizons about what's next. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)
Regroup, reset: Biles to rest after trailblazing tour
By Will Graves
Nov. 08, 2021 09:35 AM EST
FILE - Annika Schleu of Germany cries after she couldn't control her horse to compete in the equestrian portion of the women's modern pentathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Tokyo, Japan, on Aug. 6, 2021. Amid a bitter divide with Olympic athletes over the removal of horse riding from modern pentathlon, the sport’s governing body on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, invited them to talks this week to consult athletes on which sport will replace riding following a horse abuse incident at the Tokyo Olympics. The horse that refused to compete in jumping for the German leader of the women’s competition was hit by a team coach, who was ordered to take lessons on animal welfare. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
Olympic sport to talk with athletes amid anger over changes
By Graham Dunbar
Nov. 08, 2021 06:48 AM EST
Pugh's goal gives Red Stars 1-0 playoff win over Gotham
Nov. 07, 2021 05:56 PM EST
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (AP) — Mallory Pugh scored the lone goal and the Chicago Red Stars knocked Gotham FC out of the playoffs with a 1-0 quarterfinal victory...
Runners cross the Queensboro Bridge during the New York City Marathon in New York, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
Comeback story: Korir wins NYC Marathon 2 years after 2nd
By Jake Seiner
Nov. 07, 2021 12:44 PM EST
Peres Jepchirchir wins New York City Marathon, becoming first woman to win marathon major in fall after Olympic gold
Nov. 07, 2021 11:06 AM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — Peres Jepchirchir wins New York City Marathon, becoming first woman to win marathon major in fall after Olympic gold. ...
Switzerland's Belinda Bencic reacts after loosing a point to Russia's Liudmila Samsonova during their Billie Jean King Cup final tennis match in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Russia beats Switzerland 2-0 to win Billie Jean King Cup
By Karel Janicek
Nov. 06, 2021 04:43 PM EDT
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press
Nov. 06, 2021 10:04 AM EDT
Nov. 7 1943 — The Detroit Lions and New York Giants play the last scoreless tie in the NFL. 1968 — Red Berenson scores...
Watanabe re-elected as international gymnastics president
Nov. 06, 2021 06:06 AM EDT
ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — Morinari Watanabe was re-elected to a new three-year term as president of the International Gymnastics Federation on Saturday after...
United States' Mikaela Shiffrin speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women's World Cup giant slalom, in Soelden, Austria, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)
Olympic champion ski racer Shiffrin dealing with back issue
By Howard Fendrich And Pat Graham
Nov. 05, 2021 06:08 PM EDT
Boxing body uses AI vetting of judges to restore trust
Nov. 05, 2021 01:28 PM EDT
BELGRADE. Serbia (AP) — Seeking to restore trust in its bouts, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) used an artificial intelligence system to analyze...
FILE - Runners make their way across the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge during the start of the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in New York. A limited field of 33,000 runners will jog off the Verrazzano Bridge and wind its way toward Central Park on Sunday, Nov. 7, as the New York City Marathon returns for its 50th edition after being wiped out in 2020 by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Julius Motal, File)
NYC Marathon returns from pandemic pause for 50th running
By Jake Seiner
Nov. 05, 2021 11:27 AM EDT
FILE - Chloe Esposito of Australia celebrates winning the gold medal at the awards ceremony of the women's modern pentathlon at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Aug. 19, 2016. Modern Pentathlon Australia said Friday, Nov. 5, 2021 it supports a decision by the sport’s international governing body to remove the show jumping discipline from the Olympic competition after the 2024 Paris Games. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)
Modern pentathlon to drop show jumping from Olympic program
By Dennis Passa
Nov. 04, 2021 10:02 PM EDT
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press
Nov. 04, 2021 04:56 PM EDT
Nov. 5 1927 — Walter Hagen beats Joe Turnesa 1-up to capture the PGA Championship for the fourth consecutive year and fifth overall. ...
Italy's Hannes Zingerle prepares prior to the of an alpine ski, men's World Cup giant slalom, in Soelden, Austria, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)
2 skiers to miss Canada's WCup races due to vaccine mandate
By Graham Dunbar
Nov. 04, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Climate activists unfurl a large banner reading "Code Red" across the street outside the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum as the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit takes place in Glasgow, Scotland, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
UN climate conference urges sports bodies to hit green goals
Nov. 03, 2021 02:52 PM EDT
Bikini rule changed in beach handball after player protest
Nov. 01, 2021 12:00 PM EDT
BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Bikini-style uniforms will no longer be mandated for female beach handball players following protests by players and European...
Runners make their way down the Champs Elysees avenue during the 5 kms (3,125 mils) "Marathon for all Paris 24" in Paris, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021. Over 3'600 amateur runners faced off Sunday against Kenyan marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge in a special race in the heart of Paris, as the city prepares to host the 2024 Olympics. All those he fails to catch over the 5-kilomter race will win access to an Olympic-related marathon in 2024. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Paris runners race Olympic marathon champion Kipchoge
Oct. 31, 2021 10:55 AM EDT
Washington Wizards head coach Wes Unseld Jr. gestures during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Beal, Dinwiddie lead Wizards past Celtics, 115-112 in 2 OTs
By Ian Nicholas Quillen
Oct. 30, 2021 10:17 PM EDT