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Koretzky, Lecomte give France sweep of MTB World Cup opener

May. 09, 2021 03:07 PM EDT
ALBSTADT, Germany (AP) — Victor Koretzky and Loana Lecomte gave France a sweep of the first men's and women's World Cup mountain bike races of the season...

Van der Poel, Ferrand-Prevot win short track MTB races

May. 07, 2021 04:41 PM EDT
ALBSTADT, Germany (AP) — Mathieu van der Poel and Pauline Ferrand-Prevot confirmed their status as the favorites in mountain biking at the Tokyo Olympics by...

US opens 2nd-chance Olympic baseball qualifying vs Nicaragua

Apr. 29, 2021 02:04 PM EDT
CARY, N.C. (AP) — The United States will open its second chance to qualify for the baseball tournament at the Tokyo Olympics when it faces Nicaragua on May 31...

Dave Wallace to be Mike Scioscia's Olympic pitching coach

Apr. 22, 2021 12:22 PM EDT
CARY, N.C. (AP) — Dave Wallace will be Mike Scioscia's pitching coach when the U.S. manager tries to qualify his team for the Olympic baseball tournament. ...

Olympic baseball qualifying in West Palm Beach, St. Lucie

By The Associated Press Apr. 13, 2021 12:23 PM EDT
The United States' delayed second chance at qualifying for the Olympic baseball tournament has been moved to the spring training home of the Houston Astros and...

Aussie field hockey teams face lack of games before Olympics

Apr. 08, 2021 12:39 AM EDT
PERTH, Australia (AP) — Australia's traditionally strong Olympic field hockey teams are having trouble playing competitive matches ahead of the Tokyo Games,...

Scioscia to manage US in Olympic baseball qualifying

By Ronald Blum Apr. 06, 2021 11:51 AM EDT
Mike Scioscia has the tough task of reaching the Olympic baseball tournament with a U.S. roster likely to include players cut during spring training and...

Llanez replaced on US Olympic qualifying roster by Tessman

Mar. 18, 2021 11:47 AM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Midfielder Ulysses Llanez will miss Olympic men’s soccer qualifying because of an ankle injury and was replaced on 20-man the U.S. roster by...

Soto, Cardoso, Llanez, Saucedo head US Olympic soccer roster

By Ronald Blum Mar. 11, 2021 07:30 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. coach Jason Kreis learned only Thursday that fans will be allowed at 25% capacity to attend Olympic men's soccer qualifying in Guadalajara...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 25, 2021 03:41 PM EST
Feb. 27 1918 — The first neutral site game in NHL history is held in Quebec City. Frank Nighbor scores twice in the first period to lead...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Feb. 22, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Feb. 23 1938 — Joe Louis knocks out Nathan Mann in the third round to defend his world heavyweight title at Madison Square Garden in New...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 18, 2021 12:47 PM EST
Feb. 20 1887 — The International Association, the first minor league baseball association, is organized in Pittsburgh. ...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 04, 2021 01:14 PM EST
Feb. 6 1943 — Montreal’s Ray Getliffe scores five goals to lead the Canadiens to an 8-3 triumph over the Boston Bruins. ...

The Olympic rings are visible atop the Olympic Tower in Beijing, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics will open a year from now. Most of the venues have been completed as the Chinese capital becomes the first city to hold both the Winter and Summer Olympics. Beijing held the 2008 Summer Olympics. But these Olympics are presenting some major problems. They are already scarred by accusations of rights abuses including "genocide"against more than 1 million Uighurs and other Muslim ethnic groups in western China. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Norway predicted to top medals table at Winter Olympics

By Stephen Wade Feb. 04, 2021 04:44 AM EST

Track cycling standout Fabian Puerta gets 4-year doping ban

Dec. 16, 2020 03:11 PM EST
AIGLE, Switzerland (AP) — Colombian track star Fabian Puerta, the 2018 keirin world champion and a medal favorite at next year's Tokyo Olympics, was given a...

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (10) drops to pass against the Seattle Seahawks in an empty CenturyLink Field due to the coronavirus during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
The Latest: Knicks shut training center after positive tests

By The Associated Press Nov. 10, 2020 04:35 PM EST

List 3/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Nov. 09, 2020 04:31 PM EST
GYMNASTICS Artistic World Cup in Melbourne, Australia, from Feb. 20-23: China team withdrew. All-Around World Cup in...

List 2/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Nov. 09, 2020 04:30 PM EST
CANOE-KAYAK African Olympic canoe slalom qualifier in Basel, Switzerland from March 14-15 canceled. Pan American canoe...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Nov. 09, 2020 04:29 PM EST
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

A fan wearing face mask to protect against coronavirus waits for the start of the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Portugal and Sweden at the Jose Alvalade stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
The Latest: Italy's swim team now in quarantine

By The Associated Press Oct. 20, 2020 03:06 PM EDT