Athlete health

FILE - In this July 22, 2021, file photo, a health care worker fills a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. About 100 of the more than 600 U.S. athletes descending on Tokyo for the Olympics are unvaccinated, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee's medical chief said hours before Opening Ceremony on Friday, July 23. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

At least 100 US athletes unvaccinated as Olympics begin

By Eddie Pells 11 hrs ago

Belgium's Wout Van Aert, second left, crosses the finish line to win ahead of Britain's Mark Cavendish, wearing the best sprinter's green jersey, right, and Belgium's Jasper Philipsen, left, during the twenty-first and last stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 108.4 kilometers (67.4 miles) with start in Chatou and finish on the Champs Elysees in Paris, France,Sunday, July 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Olympic cycling road races are studies in contrast

By Dave Skretta 16 hrs ago

First lady of the United States Jill Biden waves during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (Dylan Martinez/Pool Photo via AP)

The Latest: Osaka lights cauldron at Tokyo opening ceremony

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AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jul. 22, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
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Fatoumata Yarie Camara, a Guinean freestyle wrestler scheduled to compete in the Tokyo Olympics, sits at her home in Conakry, Guinea Wednesday July 21, 2021. The West African country of Guinea has reversed an earlier decision to pull out of the Olympics and will send a delegation of five athletes to the Tokyo Games. Minister of Sports Sanoussy Bantama Sow made the announcement Thursday, July 22, 2021 after national and international outcries that followed an earlier declaration that Guinea would not send athletes to Tokyo, blaming the coronavirus and its variants. Camara was one of the five athletes affected by the decision. (AP Photo/Youssouf Bah)

Guinea reverses decision to pull out of Tokyo Olympics

By Boubacar Diallo And Carley Petesch Jul. 22, 2021 08:18 AM EDT

Players of Egypt pose for the group photo prior to their men's soccer match against Spain at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Sapporo, Japan. (AP Photo/SIlvia Izquierdo)

Spain held to 0-0 by Egypt with 6 players from Euro 2020

Jul. 22, 2021 06:22 AM EDT

Students cheer prior to a men's soccer match between New Zealand and South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Kashima, Japan. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

South Africa vs Japan 7/22/2021

Jul. 22, 2021 04:05 AM EDT

Federer, Osaka, Djokovic entered in US Open

Jul. 21, 2021 01:11 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Roger Federer, who withdrew from the Olympics because a knee injury, and Naomi Osaka, who skipped Wimbledon and withdrew from the French Open...

Wolves' Hernangómez makes Spain's Olympic roster after all

Jul. 19, 2021 04:28 PM EDT
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Spain power forward Juancho Hernangómez, who was ruled out of the Tokyo Games earlier this month because of a left shoulder injury, has made...

United States' Jerami Grant, left, and Spain's Sergio Rodriguez (6) scramble for the ball during the second half of an exhibition basketball game in preparation for the Olympics, Sunday, July 18, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Lillard, Johnson lead US to 83-76 exhibition win over Spain

By Doug Feinberg Jul. 18, 2021 11:00 PM EDT

WNBA basketball player Nneka Ogwumike, of the Los Angeles Sparks, arrives at the world premiere of "Space Jam: A New Legacy" on Monday, July 12, 2021, at Regal L.A. Live in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

AP sources: Ogwumike files appeal to play in Olympics

By Doug Feinberg Jul. 16, 2021 12:40 PM EDT

Kevin Love make a pass during practice for USA Basketball, Wednesday, July 7, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Love out, US basketball adds McGee, Keldon Johnson to roster

By Brian Mahoney Jul. 16, 2021 11:32 AM EDT

Team WNBA's Dearica Hamby, left, and Liz Cambage embrace before a WNBA All-Star basketball game against the United States, Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Citing anxiety, Cambage pulls out of Aussie Olympic team

By John Pye Jul. 16, 2021 01:55 AM EDT

FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday, July 9, 2020, Zuzana Hejnova of the Czech Republic competes in the 300 meter hurdles women in the Weltklasse track meet in Papendal, outside Arnhem, Netherlands. Two-time world champion in the women’s 400 hurdles Zuzana Hejnova has pulled out of the upcoming Tokyo Olympics due to an Achilles tendon injury, she announced Thursday July 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, FILE)

Former 400-meter hurdles champion Hejnova pulls out of Tokyo

Jul. 15, 2021 02:07 PM EDT

AP sources: Ogwumike denied by FIBA to play for Nigeria

By Doug Feinberg Jul. 14, 2021 11:05 PM EDT

Minnesota Lynx guard Layshia Clarendon, right, celebrates after scoring and drawing a foul during the second half of a WNBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Sparks Sunday, July 11, 2021, in Los Angeles. The Lynx won 86-61. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Minnesota enters Olympic break riding 7-game winning streak

By Doug Feinberg Jul. 13, 2021 01:38 PM EDT

French Open champion Krejcikova makes Prague Open 2nd round

Jul. 13, 2021 01:32 PM EDT
PRAGUE (AP) — French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova advanced to the second round of the Prague Open by beating qualifier Isabella Shinikova 6-2, 6-3 on...