Packed trains, drinking: Japanese impatient over virus steps
Packed trains, drinking: Japanese impatient over virus steps
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TOKYO (AP) - Trains packed with commuters returning to work after a weeklong national holiday. Frustrated young people drinking in the streets because bars are closed. Protests planned over a possible visit by the Olympics chief. As the coronavirus spreads i
Japan set to extend virus emergency in Tokyo through May 31
Japan set to extend virus emergency in Tokyo through May 31
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TOKYO (AP) - Japan is set to expand and extend a state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas through May 31 as the coronavirus continues spreading and uncertainty grows about safely holding the Olympics just 11 weeks away. The current emergency in Tokyo and
Top Aussie female sailor Curtis picked to join SailGP squad
Top Aussie female sailor Curtis picked to join SailGP squad
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Nina Curtis has been picked to join the defending champion Australian team for the rest of SailGP’s second season as part of a developmental program to fast-track women into the global league. Curtis, who won a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics and s
US women to play Summer Series in Texas ahead of Olympics
US women to play Summer Series in Texas ahead of Olympics
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The U.S. women's national team will play Portugal, Jamaica and Nigeria during a five-match Summer Series next month in Texas. U.S. coach Vlatko Andonovski will use the matches as a final evaluation before he names an 18-player Olympic roster. The United Stat
Olympic track and field champion Tamara Press dies at 83
Olympic track and field champion Tamara Press dies at 83
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MOSCOW (AP) - Tamara Press, a three-time Olympic champion from the Soviet Union who withdrew from international competition amid speculation and jibes about her gender, has died. She was 83. The Russian track federation said Press died in the hospital on Apri
Pfizer, IOC strike vaccine deal for Summer Games in Tokyo
Pfizer, IOC strike vaccine deal for Summer Games in Tokyo
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Olympics organizers struck a deal with Pfizer and BioNTech on Thursday that will offer a COVID-19 vaccine to athletes before they head to the Summer Games in Tokyo. The International Olympic Committee said offering a vaccine to participants in the Olympic an
Pfizer and BioNTech to donate vaccines for Olympic athletes
Pfizer and BioNTech to donate vaccines for Olympic athletes
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Vaccine developers Pfizer and BioNTech will donate doses to inoculate athletes and officials preparing for the Tokyo Olympics, the IOC said Thursday. Delivery of doses is set to begin this month to give Olympic delegations time t
Pfzier and BioNTech to donate vaccines for Olympic athletes
Pfzier and BioNTech to donate vaccines for Olympic athletes
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Vaccine developers Pfizer and BioNTech will donate doses to inoculate athletes and officials preparing for the Tokyo Olympics, the IOC said Thursday. Delivery of doses is set to begin this month to give Olympic delegations time t
Anti-Olympic petition gains tens of thousands of signatures
Anti-Olympic petition gains tens of thousands of signatures
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TOKYO (AP) - An online petition calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be canceled has gained ten of thousands of signatures since being launched in Japan just days ago. The rollout of the petition comes with Tokyo, Osaka and several other areas under a state of e
Canadian boxer Many Bujold fighting for Olympic berth
Canadian boxer Many Bujold fighting for Olympic berth
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TORONTO (AP) - Mandy Bujold would have preferred fighting this battle in the ring. Instead, the Tokyo Olympics fate for Canada’s best boxer lies in the hands of the Court of Arbitration for Sport after her qualifying tournament was scrapped due to the pande
D.K. Metcalf to test speed in 100-meter Olympic trial qualifier
D.K. Metcalf to test speed in 100-meter Olympic trial qualifier
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When D.K. Metcalf reached a top speed of 22.64 mph as he chased down Arizona Cardinals safety Budda Baker in a game last October, USA Track and Field invited him to “test his speed against real speed” at the Olympic trials. So the Seattle Seahawk
Tuesday Sports In Brief
Tuesday Sports In Brief
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BASEBALL NEW YORK (AP) - Vulgar and direct, Yankees fans cranked up a baleful cacophony for the scandal-tainted Houston Astros - thunderous heckles that belied their pandemic-restricted numbers. About the only thing louder? Maybe the ball coming off Giancarl
Coe gives stamp of approval to Tokyo Olympic test event
Coe gives stamp of approval to Tokyo Olympic test event
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SAPPORO, Japan (AP) - Sebastian Coe, the head of the world governing body of track and field, said a half-marathon test event run in Japan’s northern city of Sapporo on Wednesday made him confident that the Olympic marathon can be held successfully in the c
Bela Karolyi, hall of fame gymnastics coach, accused of abusing Nadia Comaneci
Bela Karolyi, hall of fame gymnastics coach, accused of abusing Nadia Comaneci
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Hall of Fame gymnastics coach Bela Karolyi and his wife, Martha, are facing new accusations that they physically and psychologically abused young female athletes going back to the 1960s. According to the Daily Mail, Romanian author Stejarel Olaru wrote in a n
Italy to vaccinate its athletes for Tokyo Olympics
Italy to vaccinate its athletes for Tokyo Olympics
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ROME (AP) - The Italian Olympic Committee is making arrangements to vaccinate its entire team for the Tokyo Games. About two-thirds of the Italians qualified for the games have already been vaccinated against COVID-19 because they are affiliated with the mili
Boxer Felix Verdejo charged in killing of woman, unborn child
Boxer Felix Verdejo charged in killing of woman, unborn child
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Lightweight boxer Felix Verdejo has been charged with the kidnapping death of a woman and her unborn child, and he surrendered himself to federal agents in Puerto Rico on Sunday night. The FBI filed a criminal complaint in a federal court against Verdejo, acc
Tokyo Games need 500 nurses; nurses say needs are elsewhere
Tokyo Games need 500 nurses; nurses say needs are elsewhere
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TOKYO (AP) - Some nurses in Japan are incensed at a request from Tokyo Olympic organizers to have 500 of them dispatched to help out with the games. They say they’re already near the breaking point dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. Olympic officials h
Budget carrier flydubai posts $194M loss due to pandemic
Budget carrier flydubai posts $194M loss due to pandemic
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Dubai's budget carrier flydubai reported Sunday a loss of $194 million in 2020 as revenue fell by more than 50% in what it described as one of the toughest years in the aviation industry. The carrier's financial losses refl
Ryan Miller wins final home start, Ducks beat Kings 6-2
Ryan Miller wins final home start, Ducks beat Kings 6-2
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Ryan Miller made 23 saves to win the final home start of his 18-year NHL career, and the Anaheim Ducks snapped their 23-game streak without a home regulation victory Saturday night, beating the Los Angeles Kings 6-2. Trevor Zegras score
Olympic torch relay detour; diving test event opens in Tokyo
Olympic torch relay detour; diving test event opens in Tokyo
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TOKYO (AP) - The Tokyo Olympic torch relay will take another detour this weekend when it enters the southern island of Okinawa. A leg of the relay on Okinawa's resort island of Miyakojima set for Sunday has been canceled altogether with cases surging in Japan
Belarus Olympian to go on hunger strike as political protest
Belarus Olympian to go on hunger strike as political protest
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - An Olympic silver medalist who is one of Belarus’ most lauded athletes says he is going on a 10-day hunger strike to support victims of political repression in the country. Andrei Krauchanka, who medaled in the decathlon at the 2008 Gam
Ryan Miller's time: Ducks goalie to retire at end of season
Ryan Miller's time: Ducks goalie to retire at end of season
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Ryan Miller smiled and choked up a bit when he considered how his career as the winningest American-born goalie in professional hockey history almost never happened. When Miller first became fascinated with goaltending as a youngster gr
The Latest: Macron: France to reopen cafes, museums May 19
The Latest: Macron: France to reopen cafes, museums May 19
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PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron says France will reopen cafe and restaurant terraces on May 19 as well as museums, cinemas, theaters and concert halls under certain conditions. The decision comes as the country is slowly starting to step out of its p
Anaheim Ducks goalie Ryan Miller to retire at end of season
Anaheim Ducks goalie Ryan Miller to retire at end of season
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Anaheim Ducks goalie Ryan Miller will retire at the conclusion of the season, ending the 18-year career of the winningest American-born goaltender in NHL history. The 40-year-old Miller announced his decision Thursday. Miller has playe
The Latest: NYC mayor expects city to reopen by July 1
The Latest: NYC mayor expects city to reopen by July 1
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NEW YORK - New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio expects the city to “fully reopen” by July 1, with the lifting of the city’s COVID-19 restrictions. De Blasio told MSNBC the city will be ready for stores, offices and theaters to open at full strength. He
The Latest: Congo to return 1.3M AstraZeneca vaccine doses
The Latest: Congo to return 1.3M AstraZeneca vaccine doses
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NAIROBI, Kenya - Africa’s top public health official says Congo wants to give back some 1.3 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses so they can be distributed to other African nations. Africa Centers for Disease Control Director John Nkenga
The Latest: Africa CDC chief watches India surge with alarm
The Latest: Africa CDC chief watches India surge with alarm
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NAIROBI, Kenya - Africa’s top public health official says the continent is “watching with total disbelief” what is happening in India as it struggles with a devastating resurgence in COVID-19 cases. Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dir
The Latest: WHO chief says poor nations gave 0.3% of shots
The Latest: WHO chief says poor nations gave 0.3% of shots
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LISBON, Portugal -- The head of the World Health Organization says more than 1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered globally but 82% of them were given in high- and upper-middle-income countries. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebre
Kiley Neushul's retirement leaves hole on US water polo team
Kiley Neushul's retirement leaves hole on US water polo team
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LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. (AP) - Kiley Neushul had a plan. She was going to play for the U.S. women's water polo team in the Tokyo Olympics, and then move to Italy. Then the games were postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Neushul - one of the best playe
Tokyo organizers: 'Very difficult' to allow maximum Olympic crowds
Tokyo organizers: 'Very difficult' to allow maximum Olympic crowds
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Hopes for a normal Summer Games slipped again Wednesday as Tokyo organizers said full venues will be “very difficult” and delayed a decision on capacity limits. Foreign visitors will not be allowed to attend the events. Organizers decided Wednesda
The Latest: Tokyo residents asked to stay home for holidays
The Latest: Tokyo residents asked to stay home for holidays
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TOKYO - Japanese officials are asking the people to stay home during a string of “golden week” holidays beginning Thursday in a nationwide effort to curb the rapid resurgence of coronavirus cases less than three months before the Tokyo Olympics. Tokyo Gov
Miroslav Frycer, Czech defector who joined NHL, dies at 61
Miroslav Frycer, Czech defector who joined NHL, dies at 61
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Miroslav Frycer, who defected from Czechoslovakia and spent most of his eight seasons in the NHL with the Toronto Maple Leafs, has died. He was 61. He died after an unspecified brief illness, the Czech league team Orli Znojmo said on its website Tuesday. Fryc
Connecticut Sun's Rizzotti to continue as Olympic assistant
Connecticut Sun's Rizzotti to continue as Olympic assistant
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UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) - New Connecticut Sun president Jennifer Rizzotti plans to keep her second job this summer as an assistant coach on the United States' women's Olympic basketball team. The former UConn player and longtime college coach was introduced Tu
Japan's Olympic chief marks pride week with LGBTQ event
Japan's Olympic chief marks pride week with LGBTQ event
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TOKYO (AP) - The head of the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday took part in an event marking Japan's LGBTQ pride week at a center in the capital, as activists and dozens of lawmakers pushed for an equality law to be enacted before the games begin in less than three m
Olympic chief marks Japan's pride week with LGBTQ event
Olympic chief marks Japan's pride week with LGBTQ event
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TOKYO (AP) - The head of the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday took part in an event marking Japan's LGBTQ pride week at a center in the capital, as activists and dozens of lawmakers also pushed for an equality law to be enacted before the games begin in less than th
Australian Olympians to be given COVID-19 vaccine priority
Australian Olympians to be given COVID-19 vaccine priority
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SYDNEY (AP) - Australian athletes and support staff preparing for the Tokyo Olympics will be given priority for vaccines. The Australian government on Tuesday said members of the Olympic team would be vaccinated under a priority group which includes health-ca
Tokyo Olympic rules 'playbook' update to feature daily testing, no quarantine
Tokyo Olympic rules 'playbook' update to feature daily testing, no quarantine
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TOKYO — Tokyo Olympic organizers and the IOC are to unveil new plans this week to explain how 15,400 Olympic and Paralympic athletes can compete in Japan when the games open in three months in the midst of a pandemic. The rollout of the second edition o
Tokyo Olympics: More tests, no quarantine in updated rules
Tokyo Olympics: More tests, no quarantine in updated rules
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TOKYO (AP) - Tokyo Olympic organizers and the IOC are to unveil new plans this week to explain how 15,400 Olympic and Paralympic athletes can compete in Japan when the games open in three months in the midst of a pandemic. The rollout of the second edition o
The Latest: Outbreak shuts down Marlins' affiliate complex
The Latest: Outbreak shuts down Marlins' affiliate complex
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The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ The Miami Marlins’ minor league complex in Jupiter, Florida, was shut down for the weekend after five players tested positive for COVID-19, a Marlins spokesman said. The s
The Latest: Olympic champ bobsledder in hospital with virus
The Latest: Olympic champ bobsledder in hospital with virus
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The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Olympic champion bobsledder Alex Kopacz of Canada has been hospitalized with COVID-19. The 31-year-oldbrakeman entered London (Ontario) University Hospital on Wednesday and
