Allyson Felix

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)

Allyson Felix, Naomi Osaka earn women's sports awards

Oct. 14, 2021 11:58 AM EDT

Allyson Felix, of the United States, smiles after finishing third in the women's 400 meters during the Meeting de Paris Diamond League athletics meet at Stade Charlety in Paris, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Olympic 100 champion Thompson-Herah wins in 10.72 at Paris

Aug. 28, 2021 02:55 PM EDT

Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah, left, wins the 100 meters, as American track and field sprinter Sha'carri Richardson, second from left, also competes, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, at the Prefontaine Classic track and field meet in Eugene, Ore. Richardson finished in last place. (AP Photo/Thomas Boyd)

Thompson-Herah wins 100, Richardson last in return

By Anne M. Peterson Aug. 21, 2021 06:59 PM EDT

Sha'carri Richardson gestures Friday, Aug. 20, 2021, during a news conference a day before competing in the 100 meters at the Pre Classic track and field meet in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Thomas Boyd)

Sha’Carri Richardson returns to competition at Prefontaine

By Anne M. Peterson Aug. 20, 2021 07:29 PM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Aug. 19, 2021 12:00 PM EDT
Aug. 20 1921 — Molla Bjurstedt Mallory beats Mary Browne, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 to win the U.S. women’s national tennis title at the Germantown...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 19, 2021 11:43 AM EDT
Aug. 20 1921 — Molla Bjurstedt Mallory beats Mary Browne, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 to win the U.S. women’s national tennis title at the Germantown...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 12, 2021 12:09 PM EDT
Aug. 17 1933 — Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees plays his 1,308th straight game to break Everett Scott’s record of 1,307. ...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Aug. 10, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 11 1943 — Volo Song, driven by Ben White, wins the Hambletonian Stakes in the third heat. 1948 — Demon Hanover,...

Sifan Hassan, of the Netherlands, wins the women's 10,000-meter run final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Women send powerful message in Olympic track and field

By Eddie Pells Aug. 08, 2021 02:24 AM EDT

The U.S. men's basketball team stands on the podium during the national anthem after receiving their gold medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Olympic medal count still counts even amid pandemic Games

By Jim Vertuno Aug. 07, 2021 12:07 PM EDT

Justyna Swiety-Ersetic, of Poland, celebrates after winning the silver medal in the the women's 4 x 400-meter relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

'I feel at peace': Felix exits stage with record 11th medal

By Eddie Pells Aug. 07, 2021 10:26 AM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2021, file photo, Allyson Felix, of United States smiles after taking the bronze, in the final of women's 400-meters at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

The Perseverance Games: Surreal Olympics approach their end

By Jenna Fryer Aug. 07, 2021 09:13 AM EDT

US women's team wins gold in 4x400-meter relay, giving Allyson Felix the most medals for any American track athlete

Aug. 07, 2021 08:34 AM EDT
TOKYO (AP) — US women's team wins gold in 4x400-meter relay, giving Allyson Felix the most medals for any American track athlete. ...