College basketball
Julie Foudy poses for photos on the red carpet at the Women's Sports Foundation's Annual Salute to Women in Sports, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
Alexis Ohanian gets sports award, calls for reforms in NWSL

By Melissa Murphy Oct. 13, 2022 10:44 AM EDT

Sportlight: Week Ahead, Sept. 23-30

By The Associated Press Sep. 22, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Sept. 27 1894 — Aqueduct Race Track opens its doors. The building is torn down in 1955 and the new Aqueduct reopens on Sept. 14, 1959. ...

Mali's Alima Dembele runs past Japan's Nanako Todo during their game at the women's Basketball World Cup in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
USA vs Japan 9/23/2022

Sep. 22, 2022 08:48 AM EDT

Team captains pose for a group photo ahead of the women's Basketball World Cup in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. From left front, Puerto Rico's Pamela Rosado, United States' Breanna Stewart, Australia's Tess Madgen, Japan's Maki Takada, back row from left, South Korea's Kim Danbi, Belgium's Emma Meesseman, China's Yang Liwei, Mali's Meiya Tirera, Serbia's Tina Krajisnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina's Milica Deura, Canada's Natalie Achonwa and France's Sarah Michel. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
Poland vs Bosnia & Herzegovina 9/21/2022

Sep. 20, 2022 11:52 PM EDT

Rutgers hires Nikki McCray-Penson as assistant hoops coach

Jun. 28, 2022 01:08 PM EDT
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Rutgers has hired former Tennessee star Nikki McCray-Penson as an assistant coach for the women’s basketball team. Scarlet...

FILE - China's Gao Song, right, tries stop Australia's Lauren Jackson during their women's quarterfinal basketball game at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Aug. 7, 2012. Jackson is set to rejoin the national team at the age of 41 in a bid for another world championship medal Sydney’s Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)
Lauren Jackson set to return for Australia's Opals at age 41

Jun. 21, 2022 08:35 AM EDT

Ann Meyers Drysdale prepares her court-side broadcast prior to a Phoenix Mercury basketball game, Friday, June 3, 2022 in Phoenix. Ann Meyers Drysdale was the first woman to receive an athletic scholarship at UCLA. The Hall of Famer, longtime TV basketball analyst and mother of three shares how Title IX has shaped her life and career in a story for The Associated Press, and what needs to be done over the next 50 years for the law to continue to have a positive impact on young girls and women. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Title IX: Ann Meyers Drysdale shares how law shaped her life

By Ann Meyers Drysdale Jun. 20, 2022 02:43 AM EDT

The 23 venues bidding to host World Cup matches in 2026

Jun. 15, 2022 02:07 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at the 23 venues bidding to host soccer matches at the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada: ___ ...

Debbie Antonelli, a 2022 inductee into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor poses next to the hoop she used growing up, Saturday, June 11, 2022 in Knoxville, Tenn. Debbie Antonelli, Becky Hammon, Doug Bruno and Penny Taylor are among the 2022 inductees Saturday night into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. Title IX also is being honored with the hall’s Trailblazers of the Game award at its 50th anniversary. (AP Photo/Teresa M. Walker)
One Knoxville SC vs South Carolina United FC 6/11/2022

Jun. 11, 2022 08:04 PM EDT

Penny Taylor speaks during the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Knoxville, Tenn., Saturday, June 11, 2022. (Jamar Coach/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP)
Taylor calls for Griner's release at Hall of Fame induction

By Teresa M. Walker Jun. 11, 2022 08:02 PM EDT

FILE - Former Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt smiles as a banner is raised in her honor before the team's NCAA college basketball game against Notre Dame in Knoxville, Tenn., Jan. 28, 2013. The Late Pat Summitt, Lindsey Vonn, Michelle Kwan, Mia Hamm and Billie Jean King are among the nine individual women who will be inducted into the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame this summer. (AP Photo/Wade Payne, File)
Notre Dame-Tennessee (Women) 1/28/2013

Jun. 06, 2022 11:04 AM EDT

South Carolina guard Zia Cooke points to a teammate during the first half of a first-round game against Howard in the NCAA women's college basketball tournament Friday, March 18, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)
WNIT - First Round - Game 29 (win) at WNIT - First Round - Game 30 (win) 3/19/2022

Apr. 07, 2022 12:50 PM EDT

South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley speaks to her team during a film session at the Women's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Saturday, April 2, 2022, in Minneapolis. The players found ways to enjoy their time in Minneapolis preparing for the women's Final Four and a shot at a second national title. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Louisville Cardinals at South Carolina Gamecocks 4/1/2022

Apr. 07, 2022 12:50 PM EDT

South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley, right, greets fans as the team returns to the team's hotel following the Women's Final Four NCAA basketball tournament, Sunday, April 3, 2022, in Minneapolis. South Carolina defeated UConn earlier in the night to win the national championship. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
South Carolina's Dawn Staley becomes force on, off the court

By Pete Iacobelli Apr. 07, 2022 12:48 PM EDT

Auburn gymnast Sunisa Lee waits to perform at the University of Michigan, Saturday, March 12, 2022, in Ann Arbor, Mich. A record crowd came out to watch Lee, the reigning Olympic champion, and Auburn take on defending national champion Michigan. The arrival of Lee and several of her Olympic teammates at the collegiate level is helping fuel a spike in interest and participation in NCAA women's gymnastics. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Olympic gold medalist Sunisa Lee banking more NCAA success

By John Zenor Apr. 05, 2022 12:56 PM EDT

Maryland hires Skinn as assistant for Willard's staff

Mar. 24, 2022 05:55 PM EDT
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Maryland hired Tony Skinn as an assistant for new basketball coach Kevin Willard's staff. The school announced the move...

FILE - USA Basketball Men's National Team guard Kobe Bryant, left, talks with head coach Mike Krzyzewski during a practice Saturday, July 14, 2012 in Washington. The basketball coach's fingerprints are all over the highest levels of the game after a nearly five-decade head-coaching career. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Olympics USA Basketball 7/14/2012

Mar. 02, 2022 12:34 PM EST

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Feb. 27, 2022 10:00 AM EST
Feb. 28 1922 — In the first formal college conference basketball tournament, North Carolina beats Mercer 40-26 to win the Southern Intercollegiate...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 24, 2022 11:17 AM EST
Feb. 25 1940 — The first telecast of an American hockey game is transmitted over station W2XBS in New York. The viewing audience watches the New York...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Feb. 21, 2022 10:00 AM EST
Feb. 22 1919 — The first dog race track to use an imitation rabbit opens in Emeryville, Calif. 1936 — Figure skater Sonja Henie wins her...