Claressa Shields
Sportlight-Usain Bolt wins the 200 meters

By The Associated Press Aug. 08, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 9 1936 — Jesse Owens becomes the first American to win four Olympic gold medals as the United States sets a world record in the 4x100 relay at the...

Sportlight-Week Ahead, Aug. 5-11

By The Associated Press Aug. 04, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 9 1936 — Jesse Owens becomes the first American to win four Olympic gold medals as the United States sets a world record in the 4x100 relay at the...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Aug. 08, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 9 1936 — Jesse Owens becomes the first American to win four Olympic gold medals as the United States sets a world record in the 4x100...

Keyshawn Davis, from the United States,left is punched by Cuba's Andy Cruz during their men's lightweight 63-kg boxing gold medal match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
Davis, Torrez can't end US men's boxing gold medal drought

By Greg Beacham Aug. 08, 2021 05:42 AM EDT

Players from the United States react after defeating Brazil to win the gold medal in women's volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Olympic Latest: Bach declares Tokyo Olympics officially over

Aug. 07, 2021 08:30 PM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 05, 2021 11:32 AM EDT
Aug. 6 1958 — Glen Davis of Columbus, Ohio, sets a world record in the 400 hurdles with a time of 49.2 in Budapest, Hungary. ...

Richard Torrez Jr., of the United States, right, lands a shot to the face of Kamshybek Kunkabayev, of Kazakhstan, during their super heavy weight +91kg semifinal boxing match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Punching out of it: USA Boxing has Olympic revival in Tokyo

By Greg Beacham Aug. 04, 2021 06:13 AM EDT

Japan's Sena Irie reacts after winning her women's featherweight 57-kg boxing match against Romania's Maria Nechita at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, Pool)
Olympic women's boxing is bigger, deeper, better in Tokyo

By Greg Beacham Jul. 29, 2021 12:50 PM EDT

USA Boxing team member Naomi Graham takes part in drills during a media day for the team in Colorado Springs, Colo., Monday, June 7, 2021. Graham has balanced the demands on her time splendidly in the past few years, and she persevered through the Olympic delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic with a focus 10 years in the making. Graham will be the first female active-duty soldier to fight in the Olympics, and she relishes the history she's making. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Army boxer Naomi Graham fights her way to Olympics for US

By Greg Beacham Jul. 06, 2021 05:24 PM EDT

2 new weight classes for women boxers in Tokyo Olympics

By The Associated Press Jul. 02, 2021 12:53 PM EDT
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: Uzbekistan heralded its arrival as an Olympic boxing powerhouse by topping the medals table with three golds and seven total. ... U.S....

FILE - Kayla Harrison is shown during a PFL (Professional Fighters League) bout against Larissa Pacheco at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., in this Thursday, May 9, 2019, file photo. Harrison's new bio reads, Olympic gold medalist, MMA champ, single mom. When tragedy struck her family, Harrison suddenly had to balance unexpected single motherhood with a blossoming career as an undefeated fighter for the PFL. Harrison is scheduled to fight against Cindy Dandois on Friday, June 25 in Atlantic City, N.J. (AP Photo/Greg Payan, File)
Now a single mom, MMA champ Harrison finds new purpose

By Dan Gelston Jun. 23, 2021 10:27 AM EDT

Claressa Shields climbs the cage after a Professional Fighters League mixed martial arts bout against Brittney Elkin in Atlantic City, N.J., Friday, June 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Olympic, professional boxing champ Shields wins MMA debut

By Dan Gelston Jun. 11, 2021 12:55 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 5, 2021, file photo, Claressa Shields, left, hits Marie-Eve Dicaire with a left during the fifth round of a boxing bout for the women's super welterweight title in Flint, Mich. Shields did it all in boxing. Two-time Olympic gold medalist. Professional titles in three weight classes. Now she'll try to conquer MMA, starting with her pro debut for Professional Fighters League on Thursday night, June 10, 2021, in Atlantic City, N.J. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Olympic medalist, boxing champ Shields to make PFL debut

By Dan Gelston Jun. 09, 2021 01:05 PM EDT

FILE - Boxers Claressa Shields speaks during a news conference ahead of a women's super welterweight title fight against Eve Dicaire in Flint, Mich., in this Wednesday, March 3, 2021, file photo. Two-time Olympic boxing gold medalist Claressa Shields has a date and an opponent for her mixed martial arts debut with the Professional Fighters League. Shields will fight Brittney Elkin on June 10, the promotion told The Associated Press on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. (Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP, File)
Claressa Shields to make MMA debut with PFL on June 10

By Greg Beacham Apr. 14, 2021 11:03 AM EDT

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...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Oct. 19, 2020 03:55 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Oct. 12, 2020 05:20 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Aug. 10, 2020 03:29 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Aug. 08, 2020 11:03 AM EDT
Aug. 9 1936 — Jesse Owens becomes the first American to win four Olympic gold medals as the United States sets a world record in the 4x100...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 06, 2020 10:55 AM EDT
Aug. 9 1936 — Jesse Owens becomes the first American to win four Olympic gold medals as the United States sets a world record in the 4x100...