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Caeleb Dressel dives at the start of a men's 50-meter freestyle preliminary heat during wave 2 of the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials on Saturday, June 19, 2021, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Dressel, Ledecky romp to wins at US Olympic swim trials

By Paul Newberry an hour ago

Members of Uganda’s Olympic team arrive at Narita Airport in Narita, near Tokyo Saturday, June 19, 2021. A member of the team has tested positive for the coronavirus and was barred entry into Japan, in the first detected infection among arriving athletes for the Tokyo Games opening in five weeks. (Sadayuki Goto/Kyodo News via AP)
Uganda Olympic team member tests positive for coronavirus

By Yuri Kageyama an hour ago

Ryan Crouser celebrates after setting a world record during the finals of men's shot put at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Friday, June 18, 2021, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Ryan Crouser goes big, breaks 31-year-old shot put record

By Pat Graham 24 hrs ago

Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto, left, and President Seiko Hashimoto attend the news conference after receiving a report from a group of infectious disease experts on Friday, June 18, 2021, in Tokyo. The experts including Shigeru Omi, head of a government coronavirus advisory panel, issued a report listing the risks of allowing the spectators and the measurements to prevent the event from triggering a coronavirus spread. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)
Top medical adviser says 'no fans' safest for Tokyo Olympics

By Stephen Wade And Mari Yamaguchi Jun. 18, 2021 09:04 AM EDT

Spain's Rafael Nadal waves after losing to Serbia's Novak Djokovic in their semifinal match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium Friday, June 11, 2021 in Paris. Novak Djokovic won 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-2. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Nadal, Osaka both out for Wimbledon; she'll go to Olympics

By Howard Fendrich Jun. 17, 2021 03:45 PM EDT

Spain's Rafael Nadal waves to the crowd after losing to Serbia's Novak Djokovic in their semifinal match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium Friday, June 11, 2021 in Paris. Djokovic won 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-2. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
'Listening to my body': Nadal to sit out Wimbledon, Olympics

Jun. 17, 2021 07:51 AM EDT

Doctor Sachihiro Ochi holds his work during an interview with the Associated Press in Yokohama near Tokyo, Tuesday, June 15, 2021. Ochi, artist who joined the anti-Olympic exhibition, also social worker and doctor in a clinic near Yokohama Stadium, which will host Olympic baseball and softball games. He says Yokohama and Tokyo, have hardened their policies on the homeless because of the Olympics. Public spaces that were once open are now covered with colored cones and obstacles to keep away the homeless, he said. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
'Suffocated': Art becomes form of protest against Olympics

By Kantaro Komiya And Chisato Tanaka Jun. 17, 2021 02:06 AM EDT

People walk by posters to promote the Olympic Games planned to start in the summer of 2021, in Tokyo, Wednesday, June 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Japan announces easing of virus emergency ahead of Olympics

By Mari Yamaguchi Jun. 17, 2021 12:38 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 1, 2021, file photo, athletes warm up prior to the men's synchronized 10-meter platform preliminary at the FINA Diving World Cup, served as a qualifying competition for Diving at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo. Public sentiment in Japan has been generally opposed to holding the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. This is partly based of fears the coronavirus will spike as almost 100,000 people — athletes and others — enter for both events.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
Why are Olympics going on despite public, medical warnings?

By Stephen Wade Jun. 17, 2021 12:20 AM EDT

People wearing protective masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk along a pedestrian crossing Wednesday, June 16, 2021, in Tokyo. The Japanese capital confirmed more than 500 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Japan looks to ease virus emergency ahead of Olympics

By Mari Yamaguchi Jun. 16, 2021 09:23 AM EDT

Judge dismisses murder charges against Simone Biles’ brother

Jun. 15, 2021 01:29 PM EDT
CLEVELAND (AP) — A judge in Ohio has dismissed murder charges filed against the brother of Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles, ruling Tuesday that...

Chief brand and communications officer of IOC Craig Spence speaks during an online press briefing for the presentation of the version three of Tokyo 2020 Playbook in Tokyo, Tuesday, June 15, 2021. (Behrouz Mehri/Pool Photo via AP)
Athlete warning: Follow the rules at Tokyo Olympics, or else

By Stephen Wade Jun. 14, 2021 09:38 PM EDT

Katie Ledecky participates in the Women's 400 Freestyle during wave 2 of the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials on Monday, June 14, 2021, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Need for speed: Ledecky wins 400 but slower than expected

By Paul Newberry Jun. 14, 2021 08:27 PM EDT

Kaylee McKeown, right, reacts with Minna Atherton after setting a new World Record in the Women's 100m Backstroke Final at the Australian Swimming Trials for Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games qualification, at the SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre in Adelaide, Sunday, June 13, 2021. (Dave Hunt/AAP Image via AP)
Australian swimmer breaks 100-meter backstroke world record

Jun. 13, 2021 06:13 AM EDT

Judge asked to order arrest of witnesses in triple-slaying

Jun. 12, 2021 02:39 PM EDT
CLEVELAND (AP) — Prosecutors in Ohio asked a judge to issue arrest warrants for three witnesses sought in the retrial of the brother of Olympic gymnastics...

Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli performs prior to the Euro 2020, soccer championship group A match between Italy and Turkey, at the Rome Olympic stadium, Friday, June 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, Pool)
Euro 2020 opening marks return of mega-scale sports events

By Karl Ritter Jun. 11, 2021 01:28 PM EDT

Kawasaki City Institute for Public Health Director General Nobuhiko Okabe speaks during a press conference after a roundtable on COVID-19 countermeasures at Tokyo 2020 Games in Tokyo, Friday, June 11, 2021. A group of experts participated in a third roundtable on COVID-19 countermeasures proposed for audience-related infection control. (Franck Robichon/Pool Photo via AP)
Tokyo Olympics still undecided on fans -- or no fans at all

By Stephen Wade Jun. 11, 2021 06:33 AM EDT

FILE - In this July 28, 2014, file photo, Maddie Groves of Australia swims to win silver in the Women's 200m Butterfly final at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre during the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. Cody Simpson was dominating attention ahead of Australia’s Olympic swimming trials, until Groves pulled out of the six-day meet following a series of social media posts condemning “misogynistic perverts” in the sport. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
Citing misogyny, Aussie swimmer pulls out of Olympic trials

By John Pye Jun. 11, 2021 12:54 AM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jun. 10, 2021 11:41 AM EDT
June 11 1898 — Willie Simms becomes the only African American jockey to win the Preakness Stakes when he rides Sly Fox to victory and the...

Intrernational Olympic Committee (IOC vice president John Coates speaks on a screen while Tokyo 2020 Olympics organizing committee president Seiko Hashimoto listens at a meeting of the IOC Coordination Commission for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Tokyo on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. IOC president Thomas Bach, Hashimoto, Japanese Olympic Minister Tamayo Marukawa and Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike attended a three-day meeting. (Yoshikazu Tsuno/Pool Photo via AP)
Brisbane set to be named 2032 Olympics host next month

By Graham Dunbar Jun. 10, 2021 11:24 AM EDT