Philanthropy
Germany to drop investigation into Olympic horse cruelty

Jan. 11, 2022 09:33 AM EST
POTSDAM, Germany (AP) — German prosecutors will drop an animal cruelty investigation into an athlete and a coach who were shown striking a horse during the Olympic...

FILE - Miami Marlins General Manager Kim Ng talks with the media before a baseball game against the New York Yankees in Miami, in this Friday, July 30, 2021, file photo. Kim Ng, the first female general manager in baseball with the Miami Marlins, received the Billie Jean King Leadership Award at the Annual Salute to Women in Sports on Wednesday night, Oct. 13, 2021, in New York(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
Yankees at Marlins 7/30/2021

Oct. 14, 2021 12:17 PM EDT

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)
ITF Czech Republic F5, Men Singles

Oct. 14, 2021 12:17 PM EDT

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

Sophie Goldschmidt taking over as US Ski & Snowboard CEO

Sep. 27, 2021 03:57 PM EDT
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — U.S. Ski & Snowboard appointed Sophie Goldschmidt as president and CEO on Monday, replacing Tiger Shaw. ...

FILE - In this June 27, 2012 file photo, Elizabeth Beisel looks on after swimming in the women's 200-meter individual medley preliminaries at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Omaha, Neb. Beisel competed in three Olympics, but she's never taken on a challenge quite like this. Honoring her late father and raising money for cancer research, she's planning to swim more than 12 miles through cold ocean waters to a popular vacation island off the Rhode Island coast. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
Olympic swimmer Beisel hits the ocean to honor her father

By Paul Newberry Sep. 22, 2021 02:20 PM EDT

Albane Valenzuela, of Switzerland, hits from the 12th tee during a practice round prior to the women's golf event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Japan. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Swiss special as Valenzuela returns to Olympics with brother

By Doug Ferguson Aug. 02, 2021 06:29 AM EDT

FILE - In this Friday, April 24, 2015, file photo, New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist (30) celebrates after Game 5 against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs in New York. The Rangers won 2-1. The New York Rangers have bought out the contract of star goaltender Henrik Lundqvist. The Rangers parted with one of the greatest netminders in franchise history on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, when they paid off the final year of his contract. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
Rangers buy out star goaltender Henrik Lundqvist's contract

By Tom Canavan Sep. 30, 2020 10:47 AM EDT

FILE - In this July 28, 1984, file photo, some 1,200 helium balloons are released into the air from the field of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as part of the opening ceremony for the Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Dave Tenenbaum, FIle)
A red, white and blue Olympics in Los Angeles in 1984

By Tim Dahlberg Aug. 10, 2020 02:10 PM EDT

ILE - In this May 12, 2015, file photo, Kelly Slater competes in the Oi Rio Pro World Surf League event at Barra da Tijuca beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Professional surfers will be riding the waves again Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic shut down the sport in March. The Surf Ranch in Lemoore, Calif., some 100 miles from the Pacific Ocean, will provide a perfect bubble for the World Surf League’s Rumble at the Ranch featuring 16 surfers, including 11-time world champion Slater and Olympic qualifiers Kolohe Andino, Caroline Marks and four-time reigning world champ Carissa Moore. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)
Surf's up again for Slater, Olympic qualifiers at Surf Ranch

By Bernie Wilson Aug. 08, 2020 07:31 PM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, file photo, fans pose below the NHL league logo at a display outside Falcon Stadium before an NHL Stadium Series outdoor hockey game between the Los Angeles Kings and Colorado Avalanche, at Air Force Academy, Colo. The NHL nailed down the final details of a playoff format if the season can resume on the same day word came out that another player has tested positive for the coronavirus. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
The Latest: 75 Penn State football players to return Monday

By The Associated Press Jun. 04, 2020 09:54 AM EDT

A TV cameraman films in the empty stadium as a part of precaution against the new coronavirus during the pre-season baseball game between Doosan Bears and LG Twins in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, April 21, 2020. South Korea's professional baseball league has decided to begin its new season on May 5, initially without fans, following a postponement over the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
The Latest: Track body sets up fund to help athletes

Apr. 28, 2020 07:12 AM EDT

A locked gate is seen by the Etihad Stadium where Manchester City was due to play Burnley in an English Premier League soccer match Saturday March 14, 2020, after all English soccer games were cancelled due to the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus. For most people, the new COVID-19 coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, but for some it can cause more severe illness.(AP Photo/Jon Super)
The Latest: European track championships in Paris canceled

By The Associated Press Apr. 23, 2020 07:33 AM EDT

A woman takes images of decorated bicycles, or flower bikes, as sign warns for the risk of spreading the coronavirus in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Sunday, April 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
The Latest: Bucks' Hill details family experience with virus

By The Associated Press Apr. 21, 2020 06:04 PM EDT

USOPC to cut up to 20%, says no games would be 'devastating'

By Eddie Pells Apr. 21, 2020 03:41 PM EDT
DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee is bracing for cuts of up to 20% because of the coronavirus pandemic and warning that a cancellation of...

FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2019, file photo, the United States Tennis Association Men's U.S. Open Trophy, one of the world's most recognized sports trophies, is displayed at the Tiffany Men's Pop-Up store in New York. The USTA says it is overseeing a commitment of more than $50 million to help the sport deal with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
The Latest: Mikaela Shiffrin performing for Goggles for Docs

By The Associated Press Apr. 16, 2020 05:17 PM EDT

FIFA President Gianni Infantino addresses a meeting of European soccer leaders at the congress of the UEFA governing body in Amsterdam's Beurs van Berlage, Netherlands, Tuesday, March 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
The Latest: NFL plans telethon to aid virus relief efforts

By The Associated Press Apr. 06, 2020 08:38 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2020, file photo, Leonardo DiCaprio arrives at the Oscars in Los Angeles. DiCaprio is helping to launch the $12 million America’s Food Fund aimed at helping low-income families, the elderly and those whose jobs have been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. Among those teaming up for the launch are philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs, Apple and the Ford Foundation. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
DiCaprio, others launch $12M coronavirus relief food fund

By Jonathan Landrum Jr. Apr. 02, 2020 05:05 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 1, 2020, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, appears at the White House, in Washington. The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum is creating a bobblehead of Dr. Fauci, wearing a suit, as he discusses the coronavirus pandemic. Museum co-founder and CEO Phil Sklar says they will donate $5 from every $25 Fauci bobblehead that's sold to the American Hospital Association. The funds will go toward getting masks and other protective equipment for health care workers. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon File)
Dr. Fauci's face will soon be on a bobblehead

By Carrie Antlfinger Apr. 02, 2020 02:59 PM EDT

The Olympic rings are seen Monday, March 30, 2020, in Tokyo. The Tokyo Olympics will open next year in the same time slot scheduled for this year's games. Tokyo organizers said Monday the opening ceremony will take place on July 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
The Latest: Becher defends Sharks' games amid county caution

By The Associated Press Mar. 31, 2020 07:47 AM EDT