Chinese Taipei Olympic Team
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By The Associated Press Aug. 23, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 24 1904 — Holcombe Ward wins the men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association singles title. 1908 — Tommy Burns knocks...

Today in Sports History: NFL indefinitely suspends Vick

By The Associated Press Aug. 23, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 24 1904 — Holcombe Ward wins the men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association singles title. 1908 — Tommy Burns knocks...

Sportlight-Week Ahead, Aug. 19-25

By The Associated Press Aug. 18, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 23 1898 — Malcolm Whitman wins the men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship. 1926 — Molla Bjurstedt...

FILE - Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash coaches against the Milwaukee Bucks during the first half of an NBA basketball game on March 31, 2022, in New York. The East Asia Super League has started production on a reality TV series covering the inaugural season of the pan-regional basketball competition. Korean film director John H. Lee will lead the project and work with executive producers Ezra Holland, a director of CTRL Media owned by NBA great Nash. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray, File)
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Sportlight-Cal Ripken plays in his 2,000th consecutive game.

By The Associated Press Jul. 31, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 1 1936 — The Berlin Olympics begin. 1945 — New York’s Mel Ott hits his 500th home run in a 9-2 victory over the Boston Braves at the...

Sportlight-Week Ahead, July 29-Aug.4

By The Associated Press Jul. 28, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
July 29 1751 — The first International World Title Prize Fight takes place in Harlston, England. The champion, Jack Slack of England, beats the...

Big Liu among first 10 recruits for Bay Area Dragons in EASL

Jun. 22, 2022 03:02 AM EDT
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Liu Chuanxing has signed on as a foundation player with the Bay Area Dragons in the East Asia Super League after leaving his mark in...

Scottie Scheffler reacts after a putt on the 18th hole during the final round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at The Country Club, Sunday, June 19, 2022, in Brookline, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in the launch of a new ferry via a conference call at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 4, 2022. (Andrei Gorshkov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
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Huang Yu-ting of Taiwan reacts after her heat in the speedskating women's 500-meter race at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Taiwan premier wants athlete punished for wearing China suit

Feb. 20, 2022 12:57 AM EST

China's He Binghan competes during the men's halfpipe qualification at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Beijing Olympics get political with Taiwan, Uyghur questions

By Stephen Wade And Graham Dunbar Feb. 17, 2022 02:18 AM EST

In this photo provided by Charles Lee, his daughter Maggie Lee, of Taiwan, waits at the start of a ski competition held in Austria on Jan. 6, 2022. The four Taiwanese athletes competing in Beijing for the Winter Olympics, which open Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, can’t use Taiwan’s flag and have long competed under a name, Chinese Taipei. “When I’m meeting people, I’ll them I’m from Taiwan, because, if you tell people you’re from Chinese Taipei, nobody knows where you’re from, you can’t find it on Google,” she said. (Charles Lee via AP)
'Sheer tenacity': Taiwan skier falls on slope, picks self up

By Huizhong Wu Feb. 12, 2022 08:19 PM EST

Denise Herrmann of Germany collapses at the finish line during the women's 15-kilometer individual race at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Olympics Live: US figure skater Zhou out after COVID test

Feb. 06, 2022 09:07 PM EST

Chinese President Xi Jinping waves during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Emboldened China opens Olympics, with lockdown and boycotts

By Sarah Dilorenzo Feb. 04, 2022 04:01 AM EST

Nathan Crumpton, of American Samoa, carries his country flag during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
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Feb. 03, 2022 09:51 PM EST

In this photo provided by Charles Lee, his daughter Maggie Lee, of Taiwan, waits at the start of a ski competition held in Austria on Jan. 6, 2022. The four Taiwanese athletes competing in Beijing for the Winter Olympics, which open Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, can’t use Taiwan’s flag and have long competed under a name, Chinese Taipei. “When I’m meeting people, I’ll them I’m from Taiwan, because, if you tell people you’re from Chinese Taipei, nobody knows where you’re from, you can’t find it on Google,” she said. (Charles Lee via AP)
For Taiwan's Olympics team, everything is in a name

By Huizhong Wu Feb. 02, 2022 12:05 AM EST

FILE - Lien Te-An, of Taiwan, carries a flag during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Feb. 9, 2018. The four Taiwanese athletes competing in Beijing for the Winter Olympics, which open Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, can’t use Taiwan’s flag. They have long competed under a name, Chinese Taipei, that is rarely used and was forced on the team by a geopolitical divide that predates the Cold War. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)
Taiwan team relents, will attend Olympic ceremonies in China

Feb. 01, 2022 08:37 AM EST

United States' players celebrate after their win in the men's basketball gold medal game against France at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
US draws Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico for World Cup qualifying

By Tim Reynolds Aug. 31, 2021 08:31 AM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Aug. 23, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 24 1904 — Holcombe Ward wins the men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association singles title. 1908 —...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 19, 2021 11:49 AM EDT
Aug. 24 1904 — Holcombe Ward wins the men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association singles title. 1908 —...