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Athlete union research aims to improve child protection

By Graham Dunbar May. 11, 2021 11:39 AM EDT
GENEVA (AP) — A world-wide network of athletes’ unions published research Tuesday aimed at better protecting young people in sports following sexual abuse...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jun. 25, 2020 12:03 PM EDT
July 1 1859 — Amherst defeats Williams 73-32 in the first intercollegiate baseball game. The game is played by Massachusetts Rules, a wide...

FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019 file photo, Manchester United's Marcus Rashford during their English Premier League soccer match against Manchester City at Etihad stadium in Manchester, England. Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford are expected to be available for Manchester United whenever the Premier League is allowed to resume after its suspension because of the coronavirus outbreak. Rashford is United’s top scorer and Pogba is the club’s most high-profile player. They were both sidelined with long-term injuries at the time play was halted in England. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira, file)
The Latest: 70% laid off at Canada’s gymnastics federation

By The Associated Press May. 09, 2020 11:03 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 26, 2020, file photo, Jason Hackedorn looks into Progressive Field, home of the Cleveland Indians baseball team, in Cleveland. With the distinct possibility of pro sports resuming in empty venues, a recent poll suggests a majority of U.S. fans wouldn't feel safe attending games anyway without a coronavirus vaccine.(AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)
The Latest: China's football association to cut pay

By The Associated Press May. 07, 2020 08:10 AM EDT

Former Canadian bobsled champion Douglas Anakin dies at 89

Apr. 30, 2020 05:49 PM EDT
INVERMERE, British Columbia (AP) — Douglas Anakin, a member of the four-man Canadian bobsled team that won the Olympic gold medal in 1964, has died. He was 89....

An Israeli police officer wearing protective gear waits to detain Ultra orthodox men as they pray in a synagogue in defiance of government measures to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, in Bnei Brak, a suburb of Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, April 2, 2020. ‏On Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a police cordon around the largely ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak, to limit movement to and from the city. Bnei Brak has the second highest number of coronavirus cases in Israel. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Virus masks, apps: The race is on to avoid hidden carriers

By Lori Hinnant Apr. 02, 2020 10:28 AM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2017, file photo, the New England Patriots customized Boeing 767 jet rests on the tarmac at T.F. Green Airport, in Warwick, R.I. The Patriots private team plane is expected to land in Boston on Thursday, April 2, 2020, returning from China with more than one million masks to help control the spread of the coronavirus. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
The Latest: MLS extends training moratorium through April 24

By The Associated Press Apr. 02, 2020 06:44 AM EDT