Federer, McEnroe push for Laver Cup's place in team tennis
Federer, McEnroe push for Laver Cup's place in team tennis
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GENEVA (AP) - Team events are having quite the resurgence on the men's tennis circuit, with three different competitions scheduled in the four months. What's still unclear, though, is whether they can all co-exist. «Something's got to shake out,»
Surfers to catch manmade waves on road to Olympic debut
Surfers to catch manmade waves on road to Olympic debut
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SAN DIEGO (AP) - Kelly Slater claims he has no «home wave» advantage at the Surf Ranch he co-founded in California's Central Valley, where many of the world's top surfers will compete Thursday through Saturday in the Freshwater Pro presented by Ou
Sex-abuse reports on rise; SafeSport Center seeks more money
Sex-abuse reports on rise; SafeSport Center seeks more money
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DENVER (AP) - The U.S. Center for SafeSport is fielding 55% more reports of sex abuse and other misconduct in 2019 than it did last year, leading to an increasingly urgent debate over who should provide the lion's share of money to an organization struggling
Suit seeks to block gondola linking Lake Tahoe ski resorts
Suit seeks to block gondola linking Lake Tahoe ski resorts
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RENO, Nev. (AP) - A wilderness protection group has filed a lawsuit to try to block construction of a 2.2-mile long (3.5-kilometer-long) gondola through a national forest to connect the ski resort that hosted the 1960 Winter Olympics with a neighboring one a
Former Olympic champ Missy Franklin weds Hayes Johnson
Former Olympic champ Missy Franklin weds Hayes Johnson
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DENVER (AP) - Five-time Olympic champion Missy Franklin has married former Texas swimmer Hayes Johnson in suburban Denver. The 24-year-old Franklin announced Saturday's wedding via Instagram. The Colorado native became the first woman to win four gold medals
Bond set at $1M on murder charges for gymnast's brother
Bond set at $1M on murder charges for gymnast's brother
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CLEVELAND (AP) - The brother of Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles has pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges in a shooting that left three men dead at a 2018 New Year's Eve party in Cleveland. Attorney Joseph Patituce (PAT'-eh-toos) entered th
U.S. beaten by France, 89-79, in basketball World Cup quarterfinals
U.S. beaten by France, 89-79, in basketball World Cup quarterfinals
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DONGGUAN, China — No gold. No medal. No more winning streak. The U.S. reign atop international basketball has ended — this time, thwarted by France at the World Cup. For the first time since 2006, the U.S. sent NBA players to a major internationa
Pulisic intrigued by possibility of playing in Olympics
Pulisic intrigued by possibility of playing in Olympics
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SHORT HILLS, N.J. (AP) - Christian Pulisic thinks about all the talented young American players and thinks they could go far in next year's Olympic men's soccer tournament, perhaps himself included. "I would never completely count that out because it's a hug
Spain: Woman's body found in search for missing Olympian
Spain: Woman's body found in search for missing Olympian
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MADRID (AP) - Spanish police have found a woman's body in a mountainous area near Madrid where officers have been searching for former alpine ski racer and Olympic medalist Blanca Fernández Ochoa. Fernández won a bronze skiing for Spain in the 1992 Winter G
Rams agree with QB Jared Goff on 4-year contract extension
Rams agree with QB Jared Goff on 4-year contract extension
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Quarterback Jared Goff has agreed to a four-year contract extension with the Los Angeles Rams through the 2024 season. The Rams confirmed the agreement Tuesday night. The team didn't disclose contract terms. Goff is beginning his fourth yea
US sprint star Christian Coleman cleared of doping violation
US sprint star Christian Coleman cleared of doping violation
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Top sprinter Christian Coleman will be eligible for this month's world championships and next year's Olympics after the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency dropped his case for missed tests because of a technicality. Coleman is the reigning U.S. champion and a favorite i
Wayde van Niekerk to miss worlds, still battling knee injury
Wayde van Niekerk to miss worlds, still battling knee injury
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Wayde van Niekerk won't defend his 400-meter title at the world championships because he hasn't fully recovered from a serious knee injury he sustained playing a charity tag rugby match in South Africa in late 2017. The Olympic champion and world-record holde
Tevin Biles-Thomas, brother of Olympian Simone Biles, charged in triple murder case
Tevin Biles-Thomas, brother of Olympian Simone Biles, charged in triple murder case
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The brother of Olympic gymnast Simone Biles was arrested and charged Thursday for the New Year's Eve shooting in Ohio that left three people dead and two others injured last year. Tevin Biles-Thomas — who is on Army active-duty — is accused of a s
Tokyo Olympics undecided on Placido Domingo appearance
Tokyo Olympics undecided on Placido Domingo appearance
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TOKYO (AP) - The Tokyo Olympics organizing committee has not decided what it plans to do about the appearance of Placido Domingo at a 2020 Games event and is looking into allegations the opera star sexually harassed several women. The Associated Press reporte
IOC details boxing qualifying events for Tokyo Olympics
IOC details boxing qualifying events for Tokyo Olympics
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - The IOC has detailed a «fair and transparent pathway to the Olympic Games» for male and female boxers trying to qualify for Tokyo. Four continental qualification tournaments have been confirmed as expected in China, Se
US Open 28th seed Suárez Navarro fined $40K after quitting
US Open 28th seed Suárez Navarro fined $40K after quitting
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NEW YORK (AP) - In the latest example of a player fined thousands of dollars at a Grand Slam tournament for what tennis officials deem a lack of effort, 28th-seeded Carla Suárez Navarro of Spain was docked $40,000 at the U.S. Open on Thursday, two days afte
Warholm runs 2nd fastest 400 hurdles ever at Diamond League
Warholm runs 2nd fastest 400 hurdles ever at Diamond League
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ZURICH (AP) - Karsten Warholm ran the second-fastest time in history to win the men's 400 meters hurdles in 46.92 seconds at the Diamond League finals on Thursday. The 23-year-old world champion from Norway took 0.20 seconds off his lifetime best, but was 0.1
Yes, Oui, Si, and Hai: Interpreters ready for Tokyo Olympics
Yes, Oui, Si, and Hai: Interpreters ready for Tokyo Olympics
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TOKYO (AP) - Alexandre Ponomarev is the chief interpreter for next year's Tokyo's Olympics. He speaks more than a half dozen languages: Russian, English, Spanish, French, German, Danish and Ukrainian. And he can get by in a handful of others. But at times, ev
Whitefish native is co-captain of US National Rugby 7s team
Whitefish native is co-captain of US National Rugby 7s team
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WHITEFISH, Mont. (AP) - A corner of Nicole Heavirland's lip curls into a devilish grin as she plays with the words in her head between sips of gourmet pour-over coffee. «You've got a lot of girls growing up wanting to be soccer players or basketball pla
Former 800-meter world champion suspended for doping
Former 800-meter world champion suspended for doping
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MONACO (AP) - Former world champion runner Marina Arzamasova has been provisionally suspended for doping after testing positive for a drug in development that is popular with body builders. The Athletics Integrity Unit said Tuesday it notified the 31-year-ol
US Curling Association to have new leader
US Curling Association to have new leader
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STEVENS POINT, Wis. (AP) - The national governing body for curling in the United States is getting a new leader. Rick Patzke (PAT'-skey) will step down as CEO of the United States Curling Association next month. Rich Lepping, who was the chairman of the organ
Isinbayeva calls for IAAF to lift Russia's ban for worlds
Isinbayeva calls for IAAF to lift Russia's ban for worlds
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MOSCOW (AP) - Former Olympic pole vault champion and current International Olympic Committee member Yelena Isinbayeva has called on the IAAF to lift Russia's ban from international track and field in time for the world championships next month. Russia has bee
Swiss Olympic chief says Tokyo heat and travel challenging
Swiss Olympic chief says Tokyo heat and travel challenging
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MACOLIN, Switzerland (AP) - Switzerland's Olympic team leaders foresee challenges coping with heat and humidity next year in Tokyo and venues scattered outside the city. Swiss team chief Ralph Stöckli says a team of around 110 athletes should be selected. Sw
Order restored: US beats Canada in pre-World Cup basketball
Order restored: US beats Canada in pre-World Cup basketball
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SYDNEY (AP) - The United States rebounded from a rare loss two days earlier to outclass Canada 84-68 in a pre-World Cup exhibition basketball game Monday. At the same arena where the Americans won Olympic gold at the Sydney 2000 Games the U.S. never trailed,
Russia coach banned for gesture at Olympic win over S. Korea
Russia coach banned for gesture at Olympic win over S. Korea
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - The International Volleyball Federation says it imposed a three-game ban on a Russia women's team coach for an offensive gesture he made after qualifying for the Olympics by beating South Korea. Sergio Busato was photographed smil
Danny Hay appointed coach of New Zealand men's team
Danny Hay appointed coach of New Zealand men's team
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Former international defender Danny Hay has been appointed as New Zealand's head coach, becoming only the second man to play for and coach the national team. The 44-year-old Hay, who played briefly for Leeds United and made 31 a
AP Interview: IAAF head Coe discusses Bolt, Coleman, Semenya
AP Interview: IAAF head Coe discusses Bolt, Coleman, Semenya
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PARIS (AP) - Usain Bolt's absence may feel like a giant void for fans, including IAAF President Sebastian Coe, when the world athletics championships begin next month. Bolt retired after the 2017 worlds, taking a haul of gold medals and jaw-dropping world rec
Column: Hope springs eternal as a sports collection is shed
Column: Hope springs eternal as a sports collection is shed
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STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (AP) - He ambles through the sprawling house, through the trove of treasures from a most interesting life, taking one last look at the autographed baseballs and signed jerseys, boxing gloves and football helmets, Olympic pins and an oil pa
Olympic gold medalists Lindsey Vonn, PK Subban engaged
Olympic gold medalists Lindsey Vonn, PK Subban engaged
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Lindsey Vonn and P.K. Subban can add a diamond (ring) to their gold (medals): The star athletes say they're engaged. Vonn, a three-time Olympic champion in Alpine skiing, and Subban, a defenseman for the NHL's New Jersey Devils who won a Winter Games hockey t
Serena vs. Sharapova set for prime time on Day 1 of US Open
Serena vs. Sharapova set for prime time on Day 1 of US Open
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NEW YORK (AP) - Serena Williams vs. Maria Sharapova is, not surprisingly, getting primetime billing at the U.S. Open. The two tennis stars' 22nd career meeting - and first at Flushing Meadows - will be the opening act in Arthur Ashe Stadium for the night sess
Olympic champion: Coleman's missed tests are an eye-opener
Olympic champion: Coleman's missed tests are an eye-opener
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PARIS (AP) - Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson says American star Christian Coleman's case of missed doping tests can teach athletes to be more responsible. Thompson, the women's 2016 Olympic gold medalist over 100 and 200 meters, says reports this wee
Ukraine sports officials accused of corrupt medicine scheme
Ukraine sports officials accused of corrupt medicine scheme
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KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian security services have accused leading sports officials of buying sham medicine for athletes and misappropriating public funds. The SBU, Ukraine's domestic security agency, says a top Sports Ministry doctor and others spent 8 mi
WADA suspends India's anti-doping lab
WADA suspends India's anti-doping lab
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NEW DELHI (AP) - The World Anti-Doping Agency has suspended India's drug-testing laboratory for six months, saying its analysis isn't up to scratch. WADA says it found «non-conformities» during a visit to the New Delhi lab, including with isotope
Former Rangers and 'Miracle on Ice' player charged in attack
Former Rangers and 'Miracle on Ice' player charged in attack
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GRAND MARAIS, Minn. (AP) - Mark Pavelich, a forward on the 1980 «Miracle on Ice» U.S. Olympic hockey team who went on to play for the New York Rangers and two other NHL teams, has been charged with assault for allegedly beating a neighbor with a m
CONCACAF men's Olympic qualifying in FIFA window
CONCACAF men's Olympic qualifying in FIFA window
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MIAMI (AP) - Men's Olympic soccer qualifying for North and Central America and the Caribbean will take place during a FIFA international match window from March 20 to April 1, a decision that means the United States may be able to use top young players with E
«Miracle on Ice» forward Pavelich charged with assault
«Miracle on Ice» forward Pavelich charged with assault
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GRAND MARAIS, Minn. (AP) - A former professional hockey player and forward for the 1980 «Miracle on Ice» Olympic team has been charged with felony assault for allegedly beating his neighbor with a metal pole, breaking several bones. Sixty-one-year
Pan Am Games protesters each get 12 months of probation
Pan Am Games protesters each get 12 months of probation
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DENVER — The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has handed down 12-month probations to the athletes who protested on the medals stand at the Pan American Games. In letters of reprimand sent Tuesday to hammer thrower Gwen Berry and fencer Ra
Shot putter David Storl out of worlds with back injury
Shot putter David Storl out of worlds with back injury
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DARMSTADT, Germany (AP) - Two-time world shot put champion David Storl says he will miss the track world championships with a back injury. The German won the world title in 2011 and 2013 and took silver in 2015 but has spent much of this season battling back
USOPC proposes more athletes on board as part of overhaul
USOPC proposes more athletes on board as part of overhaul
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DENVER (AP) - The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee is proposing an increase in athlete representation on its board and a recasting of its mission statement to include the job of promoting athletes' well-being. These changes are part of a proposal, releas
Inaugural Aurora Games ready to kick off in Albany, NY
Inaugural Aurora Games ready to kick off in Albany, NY
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - When former UCLA gymnastics coach Valorie Kondos Field was asked to be part of the inaugural Aurora Games, she jumped at the chance. Celebrating the female athlete is right up her alley. "The thing that really struck me is that we do celeb
