Men's basketball

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard dribbles past Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. The Jazz won 120-105. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman)

Dallas Mavericks at Portland Trail Blazers 12/27/2021

Jan. 05, 2022 01:38 PM EST

Blazers' Lillard out next 3 games with abdominal injury

Jan. 05, 2022 01:37 PM EST

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry yells after scoring against the Sacramento Kings during the second half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

Sacramento Kings at Golden State Warriors 12/20/2021

Dec. 23, 2021 12:26 PM EST

FILE - Simone Biles watches gymnasts perform at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka were not the first elite athletes to struggle with their own mental health, but their public admissions this year spotlighted a crisis not often addressed in the sporting world. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

Mental health among athletes spotlighted in tumultuous 2021

By Jenna Fryer Dec. 22, 2021 09:56 AM EST

Ginobili, Chambers, Whalen among 1st-time hoop hall nominees

Dec. 21, 2021 05:08 PM EST
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Former San Antonio Spurs star Manu Ginobili, SuperSonics and Suns forward Tom Chambers and Olympic and WNBA champion Lindsay Whalen are...

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr reacts to action on the court during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis, Monday, Dec. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)

Golden State Warriors at Indiana Pacers 12/13/2021

Dec. 20, 2021 12:20 PM EST

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr claps for this team during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics, Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

Golden State Warriors at Boston Celtics 12/17/2021

Dec. 20, 2021 12:20 PM EST

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr reacts during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

Golden State Warriors at Philadelphia 76ers 12/11/2021

Dec. 20, 2021 12:20 PM EST

USA Basketball announces Kerr as next Olympic men's coach

By Tim Reynolds Dec. 20, 2021 12:18 PM EST

This Sept. 27, 2021, photo provided by U.S. Ski & Snowboard shows President and CEO Sophie Goldschmidt posed outside the USANA Center of Excellence in Park City, Utah. The new President and CEO of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association has vivid memories of her first time clicking into boots on a mountain in Chamonix, France, during a school trip at age 12. Sophie Goldschmidt’s best sport was always tennis — that’s what brought her from London to Baylor University on a scholarship — but the affinity for skiing stuck.(Sarah Brunson/U.S. Ski & Snowboard via AP)

New CEO of US skiing 'confident' of Olympic results, medals

By Pat Graham And Howard Fendrich Dec. 08, 2021 04:22 PM EST

A visitor to the Shougang Park walks past the a sculpture for the Beijing Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021. China on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, threatened to take "firm countermeasures" if the U.S. proceeds with a diplomatic boycott of February's Beijing Winter Olympic Games. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Column: US dignitaries shun Olympics. What about sponsors?

By Jim Litke Dec. 07, 2021 03:57 AM EST

FILE - WTA CEO Steve Simon appears during a retirement ceremony for Martina Hingis in Singapore. The suspension of all WTA tournaments in China because of concerns about the safety of Peng Shuai, a Grand Slam doubles champion who accused a former government official there of sexual assault, could result in cancellations of those events beyond 2022, Simon told The Associated Press on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim, File)

Column: Women's tennis leads lonely fight for human rights

By Paul Newberry Dec. 02, 2021 06:11 PM EST

Marc Gasol to play for Spanish club he founded

Nov. 25, 2021 05:13 PM EST
MADRID (AP) — Former NBA player Marc Gasol will play for the club he founded in the second division of Spanish basketball, he announced Thursday. ...

Isaiah Thomas returning to USA Basketball for qualifying

Nov. 19, 2021 01:13 PM EST
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Isaiah Thomas is putting on the red, white and blue again. Thomas was announced Friday as an injury...

USA Basketball picks team for initial 2 World Cup qualifiers

Nov. 15, 2021 01:20 PM EST
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — USA Basketball has picked its initial team for the opening games of qualifying for the 2023 World Cup. ...

FILE - Protesters raise a Tibetan flag and a banner in protest at the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics at the Acropolis hill in Athens, Greece, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021. A global trade union body has joined a long list human-rights advocates in challenging the propriety of China holding the 2022 Winter Olympics, and has singled out the International Olympic Committee for acquiescing in the face of alleged genocide and crimes against humanity reportedly taking place China. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis, File)

Beijing Olympics get 'gold for repression' in labor report

By Stephen Wade Nov. 09, 2021 12:16 AM EST

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Nov. 06, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Nov. 7 1943 — The Detroit Lions and New York Giants play the last scoreless tie in the NFL. 1968 — Red Berenson scores...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Nov. 04, 2021 04:54 PM EDT
Nov. 5 1927 — Walter Hagen beats Joe Turnesa 1-up to capture the PGA Championship for the fourth consecutive year and fifth overall. ...