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Koretzky, Lecomte give France sweep of MTB World Cup opener

May. 09, 2021 03:07 PM EDT
ALBSTADT, Germany (AP) — Victor Koretzky and Loana Lecomte gave France a sweep of the first men's and women's World Cup mountain bike races of the season...

Van der Poel, Ferrand-Prevot win short track MTB races

May. 07, 2021 04:41 PM EDT
ALBSTADT, Germany (AP) — Mathieu van der Poel and Pauline Ferrand-Prevot confirmed their status as the favorites in mountain biking at the Tokyo Olympics by...

'Distance makes sense:' Semenya pins Olympic hopes on 5,000
'Distance makes sense:' Semenya pins Olympic hopes on 5,000

Apr. 15, 2021 05:40 AM EDT

Sabres fire coach Krueger while in midst of 12-game skid
Sabres fire coach Krueger while in midst of 12-game skid

By John Wawrow Mar. 17, 2021 09:09 AM EDT

Faivre saves gold for France as Pinturault falters in GS
Faivre saves gold for France as Pinturault falters in GS

By Eric Willemsen Feb. 19, 2021 11:29 AM EST

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 18, 2021 12:51 PM EST
Feb. 24 1960 — Bill Cleary’s four goals lead the United States to a 9-1 victory over West Germany in the hockey championship round of the...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 11, 2021 02:38 PM EST
Feb. 17 1923 — Cy Denneny of the Ottawa Senators becomes the NHL’s career scoring leader. He scores his 143rd goal to surpass Joe Malone in...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 11, 2021 02:34 PM EST
Feb. 13 1923 — The New York Renaissance, the first all-black pro basketball team, is organized. Rens become one of the dominant basketball...

World champs in women's curling canceled for 2nd year in row

Feb. 08, 2021 11:19 AM EST
GENEVA (AP) — The world championship in women’s curling were canceled for the second straight year on Monday, disrupting qualification for the 2022 Beijing...

Skiing worlds in Cortina will lack fans but not scenery
Skiing worlds in Cortina will lack fans but not scenery

By Andrew Dampf Feb. 05, 2021 04:57 AM EST

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 04, 2021 01:22 PM EST
Feb 10 1908 — Tommy Burns knocks out Jack Palmer in the fourth round to defend his world heavyweight title in London. ...

3x3 basketball player from Switzerland comes out as gay

Jan. 15, 2021 09:47 AM EST
ZURICH (AP) — A player on Switzerland’s 3x3 basketball team publicly came out as gay on Friday. Marco Lehmann announced his sexuality one...

The Latest: Knicks shut training center after positive tests
The Latest: Knicks shut training center after positive tests

By The Associated Press Nov. 10, 2020 04:35 PM EST

List 3/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Nov. 09, 2020 04:31 PM EST
GYMNASTICS Artistic World Cup in Melbourne, Australia, from Feb. 20-23: China team withdrew. All-Around World Cup in...

AP Interview: Italian swimmers locked up in Alpine resort
AP Interview: Italian swimmers locked up in Alpine resort

By Andrew Dampf Oct. 30, 2020 08:39 AM EDT

List 3/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Oct. 19, 2020 03:59 PM EDT
GYMNASTICS Artistic World Cup in Melbourne, Australia, from Feb. 20-23: China team withdrew. All-Around World Cup in...

List 3/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Oct. 12, 2020 05:22 PM EDT
GYMNASTICS Artistic World Cup in Melbourne, Australia, from Feb. 20-23: China team withdrew. All-Around World Cup in...

Human rights groups ask IOC to move Olympics from China
Human rights groups ask IOC to move Olympics from China

By Stephen Wade Sep. 09, 2020 02:40 AM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 13, 2020 11:32 AM EDT
Aug. 16 1920 — Cleveland shortstop Ray Chapman is hit in the head with a pitch by New York’s Carl Mays. Chapman suffers a fractured skull...

Cycling road world championships in Switzerland canceled
Cycling road world championships in Switzerland canceled

By Graham Dunbar Aug. 12, 2020 12:03 PM EDT