2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games
Thunder sign forward Gabriel Deck

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder have signed Gabriel Deck to a multi-year contract. Per team policy, terms of the agreement...

Katie Ledecky competes in the women's 200-meter final at the TYR Pro Swim Series swim meet Friday, April 9, 2021, in Mission Viejo, Calif. Ledecky won the final. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Katie Ledecky wins 200 free with world's fastest time

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Ferreira lifts US over Costa Rica 1-0 in Olympic qualifying

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The United States managed to open the delayed Olympic men's soccer qualifying tournament with a win despite not playing well. Jesús...

Rower Gevvie Stone poses for a photo at Lady Bird Lake ahead of the upcoming U.S. Olympic rowing trials, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, in Austin, Texas. The 35-year-old, two-time Olympian and 2016 silver medalist in women's single sculls will be rowing for a return to the Olympics starting Monday, Feb. 20 when the U.S. trials begin in Sarasota, Fla. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Rower Stone pursuing Olympics that delayed medical career

By Jim Vertuno Feb. 21, 2021 10:04 AM EST

FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016 file photo, Nijat Rahimov, of Kazakhstan, sets a world record with a lift of 214kg during the men's 77kg weightlifting competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rahimov has been charged with swapping his urine samples in a doping case that could threaten his gold medal. The International Testing Agency says it charged Rahimov with “an anti-doping rule violation for ‘Urine Substitution’ which would have occurred over a period of time in 2016.” It is unclear if the allegations span the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Rahimov took gold with a world record lift in the men’s 77-kilogram class. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)
Olympic weightlifting champion charged in doping case

Jan. 19, 2021 04:28 AM EST

FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016 file photo, Gold medal winner Brianna Rollins from the United States shows off her medal during the medal ceremony for the women's 100-meter hurdles final during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rollins-McNeal has been provisionally suspended for a suspected doping rules violation it was reported on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. Rollins-McNeal won Olympic gold in the women’s 100-meter hurdles for the United States at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, File)
Olympic champion Rollins-McNeal suspended in doping case

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Mansai Nomura, a well-known actor in traditional Japanese comedic theater, and also a film actor speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee appointed Hiroshi Sasaki, a former advertising executive with Japan's powerful public relations and advertising agency, on Wednesday as the head creative director for the opening and closing ceremonies for the Olympics and Paralympics, replacing Nomura. (Kyodo News via AP)
Tokyo Olympics name Hiroshi Sasaki director for ceremonies

By Stephen Wade Dec. 23, 2020 12:48 AM EST

FILE - In this April 11, 2018 file photo, Kate Foo Kune of Mauritius plays against Sri Lanka's Sri Hasini Ambalangodage during their women's singles badminton match at Carrara Indoor Stadium during the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia. Four-time African badminton champion Kune has been banned for 2 years in a doping case, the ban began Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, file)
Badminton player Foo Kune banned for 2 years in doping case

Dec. 16, 2020 05:01 AM EST

FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 4, 2019 file photo, Conseslus Kipruto of Kenya, gold medal winner in the the men's 3000 meter steeplechase final, celebrates at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar. Olympic steeplechase champion Conseslus Kipruto of Kenya has been charged with having sexual intercourse with a 15-year-old girl and was released on bail Monday, Nov. 16, 2020 after pleading not guilty. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
Olympic champ Kipruto charged with having sex with minor

Nov. 16, 2020 09:52 AM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2016, file photo, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appears as the Nintendo game character Super Mario during the closing ceremony at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Abe was a star of the closing ceremony of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, parading before a 70,000 sellout at the Maracana stadium as Nintendo game character Super Mario. It was Abe's humorous invitation to the next Olympics in Tokyo. (Yu Nakajima/Kyodo News via AP, File)
Shinzo Abe -- aka 'Super Mario' -- loses out on Olympics

By Stephen Wade Aug. 28, 2020 08:49 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 29, 1928, file photo, American sprinters and Olympic champions Jackson Scholz, left, and Charles "Charley" Paddock pose together in their starting positions at New York's Columbia University. (AP Photo/File)
1928 Amsterdam: Women's track, gymnastics debut at Olympics

By Howard Fendrich Jul. 29, 2020 11:02 AM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 8, 2017, file photo, United States' Deajah Stevens races in a women's 200m first round heat during the World Athletics Championships in London. American sprinter Deajah Stevens was provisionally suspended Friday, May 1, 2020, for repeatedly being unavailable for doping tests.The Athletics Integrity Unit said Stevens amassed three whereabouts violations in a year. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
American sprinter Stevens banned 18 months for missed tests

By Graham Dunbar Jul. 16, 2020 08:42 AM EDT

Banned Olympic medalist now charged for false evidence

Jul. 14, 2020 08:45 AM EDT
MONACO (AP) — Olympic race walk silver medalist Maria Guadalupe Gonzalez lost her appeal against a four-year ban for doping and faced new charges on Tuesday...

FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2018, file photo, Peta Taufatofua carries a flag of Tonga during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. Taufatofua decided to leave his shirt on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 when he led a group of 23 fellow Olympians in a home workout video to help celebrate Olympic Day across 20 time zones. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Tongan flag bearer leads off 23 fellow Olympians in workouts

Jun. 22, 2020 11:17 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 24, 2020, file photo, workers stand at the bottom of the Olympic rings at Tokyo's Odaiba district. Just two months after the unprecedented postponement. Chief Executive Toshiro Muto was asked Thursday, May 28, 2020 about progress rescheduling next year's Tokyo Olympics. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
IOC seeks insurance compensation for delayed Tokyo Olympics

By Graham Dunbar Jun. 04, 2020 11:27 AM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 8, 2017, file photo, United States' Deajah Stevens races in a women's 200m first round heat during the World Athletics Championships in London. American sprinter Deajah Stevens was provisionally suspended Friday, May 1, 2020, for repeatedly being unavailable for doping tests.The Athletics Integrity Unit said Stevens amassed three whereabouts violations in a year. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
American sprinter Deajah Stevens suspended in doping case

May. 01, 2020 09:22 AM EDT

WADA says doping lawsuit by Russian cyclists dismissed

Mar. 25, 2020 11:01 AM EDT
MONTREAL (AP) — A lawsuit filed against the World Anti-Doping Agency by Russian cyclists in Canada was dismissed last month. WADA said...