Women's sports
FILE - Lusia Harris Stewart shows off some of her medals and awards from her basketball career, Jan. 10, 2002, in her home in Greenwood, Miss. Harris, who was the only woman to be drafted by an NBA team and scored the first points in women's basketball history at the Olympics, died Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, her family announced. She was 66. (Tony Krausz/The Delta Democrat-Times via AP, File)
Women's basketball pioneer Lusia Harris dies at 66

By Doug Feinberg 18 hrs ago

Clouds move over newly groomed cross country ski tracks at the Cabin Creek Sno Park near Easton, Wash., on Dec. 19, 2021. When COVID-19 hit in the winter of 2020, many escaped cabin fever by hitting the ski trails and Nordic skis quickly became the new toilet paper – they were hard to find and sold out in stores. The ski boom has continued as the pandemic makes winter outdoor recreation appealing, but climate change means its future is uncertain. (AP Photo/Martha Bellisle)
Climate change makes the future of Nordic skiing uncertain

By Martha Bellisle Jan. 18, 2022 01:06 PM EST

A cross country skier glides along the freshly groomed trails at Cabin Creek Sno Park near Easton, Washington on Dec. 19, 2021. When COVID-19 hit in the winter of 2020, many escaped cabin fever by hitting the ski trails and Nordic skis quickly became the new toilet paper – they were hard to find and sold out in stores. The ski boom has continued as the pandemic makes winter outdoor recreation appealing, but climate change means its future is uncertain. (AP Photo/Martha Bellisle)
Climate change makes the future of Nordic skiing uncertain

By Martha Bellisle Jan. 18, 2022 01:05 PM EST

FILE - NWHL interim Commissioner Tyler Tumminia poses for a photo before a WNHL playoff hockey playoff game in Boston, Friday, March 26, 2021. The Premier Hockey Federation is more than doubling each teams’ salary cap to $750,000 and adding two expansion franchises next season in a bid to capitalize on the wave of attention women’s hockey traditionally enjoys following the Winter Olympics. “It’s an amazing investment by the ownership, and it really reaffirms the strength of their commitment to being a difference-maker in women’s hockey,” PHF Commissioner Ty Tumminia told The Associated Press.(AP Photo/Mary Schwalm, File)
Women's hockey league to increase salary cap, add 2 teams

By John Wawrow Jan. 18, 2022 07:02 AM EST

Natalie Geisenberger of Germany speeds down the track during her first run of the Luge World Cup women race in Sigulda, Latvia, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Roman Koksarov)
German luge star Geisenberger says she's going to Olympics

By Tim Reynolds Jan. 17, 2022 01:44 PM EST

Yao Ming, head of the Chinese Basketball Association and Ice Snow Sports Promotion Ambassador, left, reacts during a Linjia 7 Salon afternoon tea with journalists at Beijing International Club in Beijing, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. Former NBA great Yao Ming said Monday he and others had a pleasant talk when they met last month with Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai, whose disappearance after making a sexual assault allegation against a former government official raised international concern. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Former NBA great Yao Ming addresses Peng Shuai, Olympics

By Ken Moritsugu Jan. 17, 2022 06:22 AM EST

FILE - Women's snowboardcross gold medalist Michela Moioli, of Italy, celebrates during the medals ceremony at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. Defending Olympic gold medalists Sofia Goggia and Michela Moioli both come from the Bergamo area that was the first epicenter of COVID-19 in Europe. Goggia skis with a design of Bergamo's skyline on the back of her racing helmet. Moioli lost her grandmother to the virus. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
From Bergamo to Beijing, Italy aims for more Olympic success

By Andrew Dampf Jan. 17, 2022 05:18 AM EST

Winner Kaillie Humphries of USA on the podium after the Women's Monobob World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. (Mayk Wendt)/Keystone via AP)
USA Bobsled reveals 12-person team for Beijing Olympics

By Tim Reynolds Jan. 17, 2022 03:48 AM EST

Masked spectators arrive for the first round matches at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair)
Osaka, Nadal advance in Australia after Djokovic flies home

By John Pye Jan. 17, 2022 02:14 AM EST

FILE - U.S.head coach Joel Johnson reacts during the third period of a women's hockey game against the Canada, Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, in Allentown, Pa. In April 2021, he was promoted to become the U.S. women’s national hockey team coach following Bob Corkum’s abrupt resignation over COVID-19 protocols at the world championships. In June, Johnson was hired by St. Thomas University in St. Paul, Minnesota, to lead its women’s hockey program making the jump to the Division I level .(AP Photo/Chris Szagola, File)
US women's hockey coach Joel Johnson deftly juggles 2 jobs

By John Wawrow Jan. 17, 2022 01:58 AM EST

Fans take a selfie with a photo of defending champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia ahead of first round matches at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. Djokovic was deported from Australia Sunday, Jan 16, after losing a bid to stay in the country to defend his Australian Open title despite not being vaccinated against COVID-19. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair)
The Latest at the Australian Open: 5th-seeded Sakkari wins

Jan. 16, 2022 09:29 PM EST

Russia's Kamila Valieva performs during the women's free skating competition of the ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Raul Mee)
Valieva wins European figure skating title ahead of Olympics

Jan. 15, 2022 04:05 PM EST

Martins Dukurs from Latvia starts for his first run of the men's Skeleton world cup competition in Wintergerg, Germany, Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. (Caroline Seidel/dpa via AP)
Skeleton preview: Dukurs, Bos head to Olympics with momentum

By Tim Reynolds Jan. 15, 2022 02:15 PM EST

Shaun White of the United States, flies in the air during the final run of the snowboard halfpipe competition at the Laax Open, on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Laax, Switzerland. White finished third, marking his first podium finish since he won his third Olympic gold medal in 2018 and all but cementing his spot at next month’s games in Beijing. (Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP)
With Olympics waiting, White climbs the podium in Laax

By Eddie Pells Jan. 15, 2022 01:39 PM EST

Austria's Ramona Siebenhofer speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill race, in Zauchensee, Austria, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Giovanni Maria Pizzato)
Gut-Behrami wins downhill after Olympic champ Goggia crashes

Jan. 15, 2022 08:44 AM EST

Winner Kaillie Humphries of USA on the podium after the Women's Monobob World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. (Mayk Wendt/Keystone via AP)
Americans win monobob race, points title in Switzerland

Jan. 15, 2022 07:42 AM EST

Katie Uhlaender of United States speeds down the track during the woman Skeleton World Cup race in Sigulda, Latvia, Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Roman Koksarov)
Give me 5: Uhlaender makes 5th US Olympic skeleton team

By Tim Reynolds Jan. 15, 2022 02:31 AM EST

FILE - Sandor Liu Shaolin, left, of Hungary, leads his brother Liu Shaoang to win in men's 1,000 meter final of the ISU European Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, on Jan. 26, 2020. Born to a Chinese father and Hungarian mother, Liu Shaolin of Hungary is a contender in the 500 meter race at the Winter Olympics. (Tibor Illyes/MTI via AP)
Ready to rumble: Mixed relay debuts in short track skating

By Beth Harris Jan. 14, 2022 02:06 PM EST

FILE - United States' Joey Mantia skates during the men's 1500-meter World Cup speedskating race at the Utah Olympic Oval Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, in Kearns, Utah. Mantia is the gold-medal favorite in the 1,500 and his veteran presence guides the U.S. as a favorite in the team pursuit.(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
Dutch dominance in jeopardy at Olympic speedskating oval

By Beth Harris Jan. 14, 2022 01:45 PM EST

FILE -Ryoyu Kobayashi of Japan soars through the air during his second trial jump at the third stage of the 70th Four Hills ski jumping tournament in Innsbruck, Austria, Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. Even World-class athletes who compete in ski jumping and a former Olympian paid to analyze the sport have no idea who will win gold in Beijing. Defending Olympic champion Kamil Stoch has an injured left leg that is knocking him out of World Cup competition this week in his native Poland and puts his status for the 2022 Winter Olympics up in the air. Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi is the world's top-ranked ski jumper. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
Japan’s Kobayashi among favorites in wide-open ski jumping

By Larry Lage Jan. 14, 2022 12:14 PM EST