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Sha'Carri Richardson waves after winning the women's 100-meter run at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Saturday, June 19, 2021, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Sha'Carri Richardson notches colorful win at Olympic trials

By Eddie Pells 16 hrs ago

U.S. forward Carli Lloyd (10) slides on the turf after scoring in the first minute against Jamaica during the first half of their 2021 WNT Summer Series soccer match, Sunday, June 13, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
Jamaica vs USA 6/13/2021

Jun. 14, 2021 12:37 AM EDT

U.S. forward Carli Lloyd (10) slides on the turf after scoring in the first minute against Jamaica during the first half of their 2021 WNT Summer Series soccer match, Sunday, June 13, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
Lloyd scores quick goal and US women defeat Jamaica 4-0

Jun. 14, 2021 12:35 AM EDT

United States' Lindsey Horan (9) and Portugal's Andreia Norton (8) go up for a header during the first half of an international friendly soccer match Thursday, June 10, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Sam Mewis scores in U.S. women's 1-0 win over Portugal

Jun. 11, 2021 12:13 AM EDT

Heath will practice with US, won't play in Summer Series

By Anne M. Peterson May. 25, 2021 04:00 PM EDT
Tobin Heath will join the U.S. women's national team in practice for next month's Summer Series in Texas but won't play in any event matches because of a knee...

US women to play Summer Series in Texas ahead of Olympics

By Anne M. Peterson May. 06, 2021 03:16 PM EDT
The U.S. women's national team will play Portugal, Jamaica and Nigeria during a five-match Summer Series next month in Texas. U.S. coach...

FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2012, file photo, Jamaica's Usain Bolt crosses the finish line to win gold in the men's 100-meter final in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
AP WAS THERE: 2012 London Olympics - Bolt defends 100 gold

Aug. 17, 2020 02:48 PM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 13, 2020 11:38 AM EDT
Aug. 20 1921 — Molla Bjurstedt Mallory beats Mary Browne, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 to win the U.S. women’s national tennis title at the Germantown...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 13, 2020 11:32 AM EDT
Aug. 16 1920 — Cleveland shortstop Ray Chapman is hit in the head with a pitch by New York’s Carl Mays. Chapman suffers a fractured skull...

FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2019, file photo, silver medal winner Justin Gatlin, of the United States, smiles during the medal ceremony for the men's 100m event at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar. Gatlin and Jamaican Asafa Powell may be late 30-something sprinters but they feel as youthful as ever. There's no retirement talk even with the Tokyo Games delayed for a year due to the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty, File)
The old guards: Gatlin, Powell hanging on for games in 2021

By Pat Graham Mar. 26, 2020 02:32 AM EDT