Philanthropy

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

FILE - Ryan Lochte, of the United States, bites his gold medal for the men's 200 meters freestyle at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Shanghai, China, on July 26, 2011. Ryan Lochte told The Associated Press by phone Sunday, July 3, 2022, that he is auctioning off all of his Olympic silver and bronze medals, with the proceeds going to a charity benefitting children. The 37-year-old swimmer earned 12 medals over four Olympics, including six gold that he plans to keep for now. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)

Ryan Lochte's 6 Olympic swimming medals up for auction

By Beth Harris Jul. 03, 2022 03:44 PM EDT

A soldier's helmet with a bullet hole near debris of burning military trucks, in a street in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. Russian troops stormed toward Ukraine's capital Saturday, and street fighting broke out as city officials urged residents to take shelter. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Poland, Sweden refuse to play Russia in World Cup playoffs

Feb. 26, 2022 11:43 AM EST

Germany to drop investigation into Olympic horse cruelty

Jan. 11, 2022 09:33 AM EST
POTSDAM, Germany (AP) — German prosecutors will drop an animal cruelty investigation into an athlete and a coach who were shown striking a horse during the Olympic...

FILE - Miami Marlins General Manager Kim Ng talks with the media before a baseball game against the New York Yankees in Miami, in this Friday, July 30, 2021, file photo. Kim Ng, the first female general manager in baseball with the Miami Marlins, received the Billie Jean King Leadership Award at the Annual Salute to Women in Sports on Wednesday night, Oct. 13, 2021, in New York(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Yankees at Marlins 7/30/2021

Oct. 14, 2021 12:17 PM EDT

FILE - Naomi Osaka, of Japan, speaks to the crowd after beating Marie Bouzkova, of the Czech Republic, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York, in this Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, file photo. Osaka earned the Wilma Rudolph Courage Award for bringing awareness to social justice and mental health issues at the Annual Salute to Women in Sports on Wednesday night, Oct. 13, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

ITF Czech Republic F5, Men Singles

Oct. 14, 2021 12:17 PM EDT

Allyson Felix, Naomi Osaka earn women's sports awards

Oct. 14, 2021 11:58 AM EDT

Sophie Goldschmidt taking over as US Ski & Snowboard CEO

Sep. 27, 2021 03:57 PM EDT
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — U.S. Ski & Snowboard appointed Sophie Goldschmidt as president and CEO on Monday, replacing Tiger Shaw. ...

FILE - In this June 27, 2012 file photo, Elizabeth Beisel looks on after swimming in the women's 200-meter individual medley preliminaries at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Omaha, Neb. Beisel competed in three Olympics, but she's never taken on a challenge quite like this. Honoring her late father and raising money for cancer research, she's planning to swim more than 12 miles through cold ocean waters to a popular vacation island off the Rhode Island coast. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Olympic swimmer Beisel hits the ocean to honor her father

By Paul Newberry Sep. 22, 2021 02:20 PM EDT

Albane Valenzuela, of Switzerland, hits from the 12th tee during a practice round prior to the women's golf event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Japan. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Swiss special as Valenzuela returns to Olympics with brother

By Doug Ferguson Aug. 02, 2021 06:29 AM EDT

FILE - In this Friday, April 24, 2015, file photo, New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist (30) celebrates after Game 5 against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs in New York. The Rangers won 2-1. The New York Rangers have bought out the contract of star goaltender Henrik Lundqvist. The Rangers parted with one of the greatest netminders in franchise history on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, when they paid off the final year of his contract. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

Rangers buy out star goaltender Henrik Lundqvist's contract

By Tom Canavan Sep. 30, 2020 10:47 AM EDT

FILE - In this July 28, 1984, file photo, some 1,200 helium balloons are released into the air from the field of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as part of the opening ceremony for the Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Dave Tenenbaum, FIle)

A red, white and blue Olympics in Los Angeles in 1984

By Tim Dahlberg Aug. 10, 2020 02:10 PM EDT

ILE - In this May 12, 2015, file photo, Kelly Slater competes in the Oi Rio Pro World Surf League event at Barra da Tijuca beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Professional surfers will be riding the waves again Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic shut down the sport in March. The Surf Ranch in Lemoore, Calif., some 100 miles from the Pacific Ocean, will provide a perfect bubble for the World Surf League’s Rumble at the Ranch featuring 16 surfers, including 11-time world champion Slater and Olympic qualifiers Kolohe Andino, Caroline Marks and four-time reigning world champ Carissa Moore. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)

Surf's up again for Slater, Olympic qualifiers at Surf Ranch

By Bernie Wilson Aug. 08, 2020 07:31 PM EDT

The Latest: 75 Penn State football players to return Monday

By The Associated Press Jun. 04, 2020 09:54 AM EDT

A TV cameraman films in the empty stadium as a part of precaution against the new coronavirus during the pre-season baseball game between Doosan Bears and LG Twins in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, April 21, 2020. South Korea's professional baseball league has decided to begin its new season on May 5, initially without fans, following a postponement over the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

The Latest: Track body sets up fund to help athletes

Apr. 28, 2020 07:12 AM EDT

A locked gate is seen by the Etihad Stadium where Manchester City was due to play Burnley in an English Premier League soccer match Saturday March 14, 2020, after all English soccer games were cancelled due to the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus. For most people, the new COVID-19 coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, but for some it can cause more severe illness.(AP Photo/Jon Super)

The Latest: European track championships in Paris canceled

By The Associated Press Apr. 23, 2020 07:33 AM EDT

A woman takes images of decorated bicycles, or flower bikes, as sign warns for the risk of spreading the coronavirus in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Sunday, April 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

The Latest: Bucks' Hill details family experience with virus

By The Associated Press Apr. 21, 2020 06:04 PM EDT

USOPC to cut up to 20%, says no games would be 'devastating'

By Eddie Pells Apr. 21, 2020 03:41 PM EDT
DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee is bracing for cuts of up to 20% because of the coronavirus pandemic and warning that a cancellation of...