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Rutgers hires Nikki McCray-Penson as assistant hoops coach
11 hrs ago
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Rutgers has hired former Tennessee star Nikki McCray-Penson as an assistant coach for the women’s basketball team. Scarlet...
Swiss sprinter Alex Wilson banned 4 years for steroid use
18 hrs ago
BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Swiss sprinter Alex Wilson was banned for four years on Tuesday after an anti-doping tribunal judged he intentionally used an anabolic...
FILE - Blessing Okagbare, of Nigeria, races in a women's 200-meter heat at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Sept. 30, 2019. Sprinter Okagbare's doping violations will keep her Nigerian teammates from participating in the 4x100 meter relay at next month's world championships. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty, File)
Okagbare doping case DQs Nigerian relay team from worlds
By Eddie Pells
Jun. 27, 2022 06:56 PM EDT
FILE - Daniel Sedin, right, and Henrik Sedin pose with the King Clancy Memorial Trophy after winning the award at the NHL Awards, Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in Las Vegas. Swedes Henrik and Daniel Sedin and Daniel Alfredsson have been elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame. Goaltender Roberto Luongo, Finnish women’s star Riikka Sallinen and builder Herb Carnegie were also selected Monday, June 27, 2022, to be inducted in November. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Swede Day: Alfredsson, Sedins elected to Hockey Hall of Fame
By Stephen Whyno
Jun. 27, 2022 06:04 PM EDT
O'Toole wins Athletes Unlimited AUX Softball competition
By Cliff Brunt
Jun. 27, 2022 05:36 PM EDT
Pitcher Danielle O’Toole won the inaugural Athletes Unlimited AUX Softball competition, capping a comeback in which she went from nearly worst to first. ...
Lyles edges Knighton for the national title in the 200
Jun. 26, 2022 05:42 PM EDT
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Noah Lyles pulled in front of teenage sensation Erriyon Knighton at the finish to win the 200 meters at the U.S. track and field championships...
Sydney McLaughlin, center, clears the last hurdle on her way to setting a new world record in the women's 400 meter hurdles at the U.S. outdoor track and field championships, Saturday, June 25, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. (Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard via AP)
Sydney McLaughlin does it again, breaks own world record
By Anne M. Peterson
Jun. 25, 2022 07:41 PM EDT
Its Olympic future in doubt, weightlifting names new leader
Jun. 25, 2022 12:36 PM EDT
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Iraqi official Mohammed Jalood was elected president of the International Weightlifting Federation in chaotic scenes on Saturday. ...
Kerley, Jefferson win at the US outdoor championships
By Anne M. Peterson
Jun. 25, 2022 12:38 AM EDT
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Olympic silver medalist Fred Kerley flashed a peace sign at the crowd after winning the 100 meters at the U.S. outdoor track and field...
In a photo provided by the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committe, Natalie Coughlin arrives for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Colorado Springs, Colo., Friday, June 24, 2022. (Mark Reis/U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee via AP)
Vonn urges athletes use platform for good 'especially today'
By Eddie Pells
Jun. 24, 2022 11:14 PM EDT
Executive director Ramsey Baker to leave US Figure Skating
Jun. 24, 2022 07:42 PM EDT
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Ramsey Baker is leaving U.S. Figure Skating at the end of the year, leaving the organization in search of an executive director after...
Silver medalist team of Canada poses with their medals after the Mixed 4x100m Freestyle Relay at the 19th FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, June 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Anna Szilagyi)
Canadian swimmers enjoying best ever world championships
By Ciarán Fahey
Jun. 24, 2022 06:12 PM EDT
FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2020, file photo, United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee CEO Sarah Hirshland listens during a briefing with the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Los Angeles 2028 organizers in Beverly Hills, Calif. At their keynote addresses at this week's annual assembly of U.S. athletes and administrators, both CEO Sarah Hirshland and chair Susanne Lyons said the federation's top-line priority for the upcoming year is on athlete excellence and expanding revenue. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Tensions sparking change in US Olympic world, but how much?
By Eddie Pells
Jun. 24, 2022 03:28 PM EDT
FILE - Jasper Good (2), Jared Schumate (3) and Taylor Fletcher (4) compete during the cross-country stage of the Nordic combined 10 kilometers at the U.S. Olympic team trials at the Mount Van Hoevenberg Olympic Sports Complex on Friday, Dec. 24, 2021, in Lake Placid, N.Y. Nordic combined, which uniquely tests skiers on jaw-dropping jumps and heart-pounding trails, has been a part of the Winter Olympics since 1924. It is also the only Olympic sport without women. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)
IOC keeps women's Nordic Combined out of 2026 Olympics
By Graham Dunbar
Jun. 24, 2022 02:51 PM EDT
IOC will not add women's Nordic Combined to 2026 Winter Games; remains the only gender imbalanced Olympic sport
Jun. 24, 2022 12:54 PM EDT
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — IOC will not add women's Nordic Combined to 2026 Winter Games; remains the only gender imbalanced Olympic sport. ...
Ukraine boycotts judo Olympic qualifier as Russians compete
Jun. 24, 2022 12:18 PM EDT
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — Ukraine has begun a boycott of international judo events because the Russian team was allowed to compete as Olympic qualification began...
United States' Sha'Carri Richardson, right, celebrates her second-place finish in the women's 100 meters during the Prefontaine Classic track and field meet Saturday, May 28, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman)
Richardson fails to make 100 final at the U.S. championships
By Anne M. Peterson
Jun. 23, 2022 09:25 PM EDT
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press
Jun. 23, 2022 08:48 PM EDT
June 28 1935 — Alf Perry ties a British Open scoring record with a 283 total at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. Perry’s finishes five...
FILE - Salt Lake City Council Chairwoman Erin Mendenhall, from left, Fraser Bullock, chief operating officer of the 2002 Winter Games, Jeff Robbins, president and CEO of the Utah Sports Commission, Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski, Gov. Gary Herbert, USA Olympic speed skater Catherine Rainey-Norman and Salt Lake County Councilman Jim Bradley raise their arms in celebration after the USOC choose Salt Lake over Denver to bid on behalf of the U.S. for future Winter Games, Friday, Dec. 14, 2018 in Salt Lake City. Recent meetings with the IOC have led U.S. officials to believe all signs point toward Salt Lake City bidding for the 2034 Winter Olympics, though they say Utah's capital will be ready if asked to host the 2030 Games, too. (Steve Griffin/The Deseret News via AP, File)
Salt Lake City Winter Olympics bid more likely for 2034
By Eddie Pells
Jun. 23, 2022 03:54 PM EDT
FILE - Nigeria's Jahlil Okafor (15), center, celebrates with teammates after making a basket during men's basketball preliminary round game against Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics, July 31, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. The Nigerian government has made a sudden U-turn and cleared its national basketball teams to return to competition immediately. The sports ministry on Thursday, June 23, 2022 says the decision to lift a ban on the teams playing in international competitions came after an appeal to the government by the Nigerian Basketball Federation. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, file)
Nigerian government allows basketball teams to play again
By Gerald Imray
Jun. 23, 2022 12:05 PM EDT