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Valentina Plazas and Maximiliano Fernandez compete in the pairs short program at the U.S. figure skating championships in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
World champs Knierim, Frazier dazzle in Day 1 at nationals

By Janie Mccauley Jan. 26, 2023 06:02 PM EST

FILE - Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani, of the United States, perform in the ice dance figure skating free program at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. Feb. 20, 2018, in Gangneung, South Korea. The Olympic ice dancers along with Paul E. George, who served as the director of the U.S. Olympic Committee, were elected to the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Shibutani siblings elected to US Figure Skating Hall of Fame

Dec. 01, 2022 05:37 PM EST

FILE - A member of the Anaheim Ducks skates by the glass after it had been sprayed by water during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the San Jose Sharks Saturday, March 13, 2021, in Anaheim, Calif. The photo was part of a series of images by photographer Mark J. Terrill which won the Thomas V. diLustro best portfolio award for 2021 given out by the Associated Press Sports Editors during their annual winter meeting.(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks 3/13/2021

Mar. 04, 2022 03:24 PM EST

FILE - Emily Lee performs on the uneven bars during the Winter Cup gymnastics competition in Indianapolis, in this Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, file photo. Lee is among the 18 women competing at the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials in St. Louis starting on Friday night, June 25. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
Balancing act: Gymnast Emily Lee takes her shot at Olympics

By Will Graves Jun. 24, 2021 02:03 PM EDT

Efrain Álvarez left off US Olympic soccer training roster

By Ronald Blum Mar. 01, 2021 12:32 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — LA Galaxy midfielder Efrain Álvarez was left off the United States 31-man training roster ahead of Olympic qualifying for North and Central...

FILE - Nathan Chen reacts to his score in the men's short program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, in Greensboro, N.C., in this Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, file photo. The U.S. Figure Skating Championships are being moved from San Jose, California to Las Vegas. The national federation said Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, the switch was based partly on the successful bubble environment used for Skate America last month at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. San Jose will now get the 2023 nationals, while the 2022 event, which serves as the Olympic trials, will be in Nashville. Nationals will take place Jan. 11-21 in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Lynn Hey, File)
Figure skating nationals moving from San Jose to Las Vegas

Nov. 09, 2020 02:39 PM EST

FILE In this Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020 a general view of the Camp Nou stadium prior of a Spanish Copa del Rey soccer match between Barcelona and Leganes at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort, File)
The Latest: Japan's medical head says vaccine needed quickly

By The Associated Press Apr. 27, 2020 03:23 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 28, 2020, file photo, David Yee, an NPI mechanical engineer, tests voltage of new batteries at Bloom Energy in Sunnyvale, Calif. The COVID-19 outbreak has prompted companies large and small to rethink how they do business. Bloom Energy makes hydrogen fuel cells. But recently, they have been refurbishing old ventilators so hospitals can use them to keep coronavirus patients alive. (Beth LaBerge/KQED via AP, Pool, File)
Can you fix ventilators? A fuel cell engineer figures it out

By Adam Beam Apr. 02, 2020 01:16 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

The national office of the NCAA in Indianapolis is shown Thursday, March 12, 2020. The NCAA canceled the men's and women's Division I basketball tournaments amid coronavirus fears on Thursday. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
America’s Cup champ calls for cancellation of prelim regatta

Mar. 12, 2020 11:35 AM EDT