Ned Lamont, Connecticut governor, looking at transgender policy after federal decision
Ned Lamont, Connecticut governor, looking at transgender policy after federal decision
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HARTFORD, Conn. -- Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont is not willing to lose federal education dollars over a state policy that allows transgender athletes to participate as girls in high school sports, he said Thursday. The Department of Education's Office for Civi
Gold-medal winning twins to receive North Dakota's top honor
Gold-medal winning twins to receive North Dakota's top honor
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Olympic gold-medal winning hockey players Monique Lamoureux-Morando and Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson will receive North Dakota's highest honor, Gov. Doug Burgum announced Thursday. The Lamoureux twins, as they are commonly known, are the
Gasol: Return to Lakers or Barcelona would be 'attractive'
Gasol: Return to Lakers or Barcelona would be 'attractive'
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MADRID (AP) - Pau Gasol wants to return to the NBA next season but hasn't ruled out finishing his career in Europe. The 39-year-old Gasol said Tuesday he needs to be playing next season to give himself “a chance” of making it to the Olympics one last tim
Olympic tennis spots based on post-French rankings in 2021
Olympic tennis spots based on post-French rankings in 2021
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LONDON (AP) - The tennis rankings that come out after the 2021 French Open will be used to determine who qualifies for the postponed Tokyo Olympics. The International Tennis Federation said Tuesday that its eligibility rules will be the same as originally se
Q&A: State of Tokyo Olympics 2 1/2 months after postponement
Q&A: State of Tokyo Olympics 2 1/2 months after postponement
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TOKYO (AP) - It's been 2 1/2 months since the Tokyo Olympics were postponed until next year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. So where do the games stand? So far, many ideas about how the Olympic can take place are being floated by the International Olympic C
The Latest: 3 more badminton tournaments canceled
The Latest: 3 more badminton tournaments canceled
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The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Badminton tournaments in Australia, India and South Korea have been canceled amid the coronavirus pandemic. The suspended Australian Open can’t find new dates. The Hyderab
The Latest: Cowboys star Prescott pledges $1M in Floyd wake
The Latest: Cowboys star Prescott pledges $1M in Floyd wake
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The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott says he is pledging $1 million “to improve our police training and address systematic racism through education and advocacy in our
Banned track coach Salazar gets court date for doping appeal
Banned track coach Salazar gets court date for doping appeal
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Banned track and field coach Alberto Salazar will try to overturn his four-year suspension at sport’s highest court in November. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Tuesday it will hear appeals from Salazar and endocrinologi
The Latest: Premier league clubs vote for contact training
The Latest: Premier league clubs vote for contact training
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The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Premier League clubs have voted unanimously to resume contact training in the latest step toward restarting the soccer season amid the coronavirus pandemic. The league says
AP PHOTOS: Olympic dreams for locked-down Venezuela athletes
AP PHOTOS: Olympic dreams for locked-down Venezuela athletes
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Stefany Hernández zips on her bike across a vast, empty boulevard in Venezuela's capital, getting in training where she can find it. A 2015 world champion bike motocross racer, she's trying to prepare for the Tokyo Olympics, now del
Uncertain costs put unconventional Tokyo Olympics in play for 2021
Uncertain costs put unconventional Tokyo Olympics in play for 2021
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TOKYO | Almost two months after the Tokyo Olympics were postponed, organizing committee CEO Toshiro Muto said Friday he still could not give an estimate of how much the one-year delay will cost. Figures in the Japanese media have ranged between $2 billion an
The Latest: Italian soccer league hopes to resume on June 13
The Latest: Italian soccer league hopes to resume on June 13
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The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ The Italian soccer league is hoping to resume competition on June 13. The date was agreed to during a video conference with all 20 Serie A clubs. It is subject to approval b
3 dead including suspected shooter at home near Sequim
3 dead including suspected shooter at home near Sequim
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SEQUIM, Wash. (AP) - Three people were found dead early Thursday in a shooting on the Olympic Peninsula near Sequim, the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office said. Siblings Samantha Faber, 34, and James Faber Jr., 32, were found dead along with Jacob M. Hunter,
The Latest: Olympic qualifying for beach volleyball extended
The Latest: Olympic qualifying for beach volleyball extended
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The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Beach volleyball teams will have an extra year to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. The system will otherwise remain the same. Most teams qualify by earning points on the inte
Emirati officials say fire strikes site of Dubai's Expo 2020
Emirati officials say fire strikes site of Dubai's Expo 2020
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A fire struck the site of Dubai's Expo 2020 on Monday, though Emirati officials said no one was injured. The blaze saw thick black smoke rise over the site of the world's fair in the southern edge of Dubai, one of seven she
The Latest: 70% laid off at Canada’s gymnastics federation
The Latest: 70% laid off at Canada’s gymnastics federation
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The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Canada’s gymnastics federation laid off 70% of its staff this week. The organization’s chief executive officer hopes the emergency funding announced Friday by the feder
Spanish athletes put on their police uniforms to fight virus
Spanish athletes put on their police uniforms to fight virus
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MADRID (AP) - It wasn’t long ago that Saúl Craviotto was sitting in his kayak contemplating a much-anticipated announcement by the Spanish Olympic Committee. As Spain’s most successful athlete entering the Tokyo Games, Craviotto was set to be named the c
Cardboard fans, empty stands: Leagues lurch back to life
Cardboard fans, empty stands: Leagues lurch back to life
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Taiwan is letting baseball fans return to its stadiums this week, becoming the first major government to let spectators back into sporting events since the COVID-19 pandemic made such an idea almost taboo. Most sports leagues around the world, even the ones p
Cost-cutting: More than 30 at USOPC take severance
Cost-cutting: More than 30 at USOPC take severance
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - More than 30 workers at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee have accepted voluntary severance packages as part of the federation's attempt to trim up to 20% of its expenses in response to shortfalls caused by COVID-19. Fur
The Latest: Canoe body planning in case Olympics canceled
The Latest: Canoe body planning in case Olympics canceled
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The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ The International Canoe Federation says it is planning its budget in case the Tokyo Olympics get canceled in 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic. The ICF says its boar
World Anti-Doping Agency seeks more funding in pandemic
World Anti-Doping Agency seeks more funding in pandemic
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DÜSSELDORF, Germany (AP) - Even with sports shut down and little testing going on, World Anti-Doping Agency President Witold Banka is trying to convince governments to stump up extra funding in the fight against drug cheats. Drug testing around the world ha
Former Olympic champ Jenny Thompson takes on new opponent
Former Olympic champ Jenny Thompson takes on new opponent
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Jenny Thompson still loves speed. Only now, she performs in an operating room rather than the pool. One of America’s greatest Olympic swimmers, Thompson is on the front line of the fight against coronavirus as an anesthesiologist at the VA Medical Center i
Modern love: Pentathlon couple balances training, military
Modern love: Pentathlon couple balances training, military
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He’s a unit supply specialist in the U.S. Army. She’s a multiple launch rocket systems crew member. Together, soldier-athletes Amro Elgeziry and Isabella Isaksen are a married Olympic modern pentathlon couple trying to navigate their way through the chall
Dubai Expo 2020 world’s fair postponed to October 1, 2021
Dubai Expo 2020 world’s fair postponed to October 1, 2021
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Dubai's Expo 2020 world's fair will be postponed to Oct. 1, 2021, over the new coronavirus pandemic, a Paris-based body behind the events said Monday. The announcement by the Bureau International des Expositions came just ho
Mondo Duplantis, Renaud Lavillenie split gold in backyard pole-vaulting
Mondo Duplantis, Renaud Lavillenie split gold in backyard pole-vaulting
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French pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie hardly treated this like a garden-variety competition. It was for backyard bragging rights. So he raised his intensity. Lavillenie and Mondo Duplantis of Sweden shared the gold medal Sunday during a men’s pole vaul
Shooting star: Archer aims at Tokyo gold with arm pain gone
Shooting star: Archer aims at Tokyo gold with arm pain gone
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In between remodeling his archery workshop and raising piglets, Brady Ellison shoots about 100 arrows a day on his custom-built range. That's not very high volume for him. He's scaled way back with the coronavirus pandemic postponing the Tokyo Games until nex
The Latest: 2021 badminton worlds moved to avoid Olympics
The Latest: 2021 badminton worlds moved to avoid Olympics
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The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ The 2021 badminton world championships will now start in November to avoid clashing with the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics. The Badminton World Federation says the event will r
Before the virus: Looking back on some last 'normal' moments
Before the virus: Looking back on some last 'normal' moments
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The coronavirus scare has done something to time. The days, weeks, and now the months, have blurred and stretched as talk of reopening the world has taken over for millions waiting and wondering at home. There are few of life's usual rhythms. And like so ma
The Latest: Bach says future may see fewer sports events
The Latest: Bach says future may see fewer sports events
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The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ IOC President Thomas Bach says the future of sports after the coronavirus pandemic might mean fewer international events. Bach cited “financial pressure” on organizers a
IOC official disagrees COVID-19 vaccine needed for Olympics
IOC official disagrees COVID-19 vaccine needed for Olympics
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SYDNEY (AP) - The head of the IOC’s coordination commission for the Tokyo Olympics said Wednesday he disagrees with suggestions by some scientists and doctors that a vaccine for COVID-19 is needed to hold the games. John Coates, an International Olympic Com
The Latest: Track body sets up fund to help athletes
The Latest: Track body sets up fund to help athletes
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The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Athletes in track and field can apply for money from a $500,000 fund to help them get through the coronavirus pandemic. World Athletics and the International Athletics Found
The Latest: Turkey sends protective equipment to the US
The Latest: Turkey sends protective equipment to the US
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The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. TOP OF THE HOUR: - Virus tame
Virus tamed in New Zealand, while Brazil emerges as hot spot
Virus tamed in New Zealand, while Brazil emerges as hot spot
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Surfers in New Zealand hit the waves at dawn, builders returned to construction sites and baristas fired up their espresso machines as the nation eased a strict lockdown Tuesday amid hopeful signs the coronavirus has been all bu
The Latest: Softball World Cup pushed back to 2022
The Latest: Softball World Cup pushed back to 2022
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The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ The men’s softball World Cup has been pushed back from 2021 to 2022 because of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on qualifying tournaments. The World Baseball Softbal
The Latest: Indonesia postpones national games due to virus
The Latest: Indonesia postpones national games due to virus
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The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. TOP OF THE HOUR: - AP Exclusiv
The Latest: Canada reskeds Olympic swimming trials to April
The Latest: Canada reskeds Olympic swimming trials to April
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The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Canada has rescheduled its Olympic swimming trials for April 7-11, 2021, in Toronto. It will be shortened to five days instead of seven, which was the original plan for thi
U.S. Olympics, Paralympics to cut 10% to 20% due to virus
U.S. Olympics, Paralympics to cut 10% to 20% due to virus
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DENVER - The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee is bracing for cuts of 10% to 20% because of the coronavirus pandemic that has pushed the Olympics back one year and triggered losses across the nation's sports organizations, The Associated Press has learned
Coke volume plunges 25% in April; hopes for 2nd half rebound
Coke volume plunges 25% in April; hopes for 2nd half rebound
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Coca-Cola's global volume tumbled 25% in April as the coronavirus pandemic gripped large swaths of the world population. Those volumes made up of bottled drinks and the syrups Coke sells to theaters, restaurants, stadiums and music venues were humming early i
Dubai wins tentative approval to delay its Expo 2020 to 2021
Dubai wins tentative approval to delay its Expo 2020 to 2021
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A world body on Tuesday tentatively approved Dubai's request to move its Expo 2020 world's fair to next year over the coronavirus pandemic. The Paris-based Bureau International des Expositions' executive committee said its
The Latest: Shops, schools reopening in Germany, Denmark
The Latest: Shops, schools reopening in Germany, Denmark
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The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. TOP OF THE HOUR: - Lockdown te
