Olympic games
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press 8 hrs ago
July 1
1859 — Amherst defeats Williams 73-32 in the first intercollegiate baseball game. The game is played by Massachusetts Rules, a wide-open form of...

3-on-3 hockey league launches, could be step toward Olympics
By Stephen Whyno Jun. 29, 2022 04:28 PM EDT
Rutgers hires Nikki McCray-Penson as assistant hoops coach
Jun. 28, 2022 01:08 PM EDT
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Rutgers has hired former Tennessee star Nikki McCray-Penson as an assistant coach for the women’s basketball team.
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Swiss sprinter Alex Wilson banned 4 years for steroid use
Jun. 28, 2022 06:12 AM EDT
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...

Swede Day: Alfredsson, Sedins elected to Hockey Hall of Fame
By Stephen Whyno Jun. 27, 2022 06:02 PM EDT
O'Toole wins Athletes Unlimited AUX Softball competition
By Cliff Brunt Jun. 27, 2022 05:34 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.
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Lyles edges Knighton for the national title in the 200
Jun. 26, 2022 05:38 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 does it again, breaks own world record
By Anne M. Peterson Jun. 25, 2022 06:24 PM EDT
Its Olympic future in doubt, weightlifting names new leader
Jun. 25, 2022 12:34 PM EDT
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Iraqi official Mohammed Jalood was elected president of the International Weightlifting Federation in chaotic scenes on Saturday.
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Kerley, Jefferson win at the US outdoor championships
By Anne M. Peterson Jun. 25, 2022 12:36 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...

Vonn urges athletes use platform for good 'especially today'
By Eddie Pells Jun. 24, 2022 11:12 PM EDT
Executive director Ramsey Baker to leave US Figure Skating
Jun. 24, 2022 07:38 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...

Tensions sparking change in US Olympic world, but how much?
By Eddie Pells Jun. 24, 2022 03:26 PM EDT
IOC will not add women's Nordic Combined to 2026 Winter Games; remains the only gender imbalanced Olympic sport
Jun. 24, 2022 12:52 PM EDT
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — IOC will not add women's Nordic Combined to 2026 Winter Games; remains the only gender imbalanced Olympic sport.
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Ukraine boycotts judo Olympic qualifier as Russians compete
Jun. 24, 2022 12:16 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...
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Jun. 23, 2022 08:45 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...