U.S. rowers aiming to make 2021 Olympic team stick together
U.S. rowers aiming to make 2021 Olympic team stick together
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ON THE OAKLAND ESTUARY, Calif. (AP) - With a thick, gray morning haze hanging extra low over the Oakland Estuary and limiting visibility, U.S. men's rowing coach Mike Teti lifted a bullhorn to his masked face from the coach’s boat and asked pair Liam Corrig
AP Interview: Tokyo leader: Vaccines give hope for Olympics
AP Interview: Tokyo leader: Vaccines give hope for Olympics
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TOKYO (AP) - The growing availability of coronavirus vaccines is a “ray of hope” for hosting the Olympics next summer, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike said Monday as Japan struggles with a new surge in infections. As host city, Tokyo will do “whatever it takes
Snowboard icon: Sports are great with or without Olympics
Snowboard icon: Sports are great with or without Olympics
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To all those surfers, rock climbers, skateboarders and, now, break dancers, who dream of taking their act to the Olympics soon, one of history's best snowboarders has a message: Your sports are great with or without the rings. Terje Haakonsen has been deliver
Patrick Reed shoots 8-under, takes 2-stroke lead in Dubai
Patrick Reed shoots 8-under, takes 2-stroke lead in Dubai
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Race to Dubai leader Patrick Reed shot an 8-under 64 Friday to take a two-stroke lead after the second round of the season-ending World Tour Championship. Reed, looking to become the first American to win what was formally k
PSV midfielder Richy Ledezma tears ACL in right knee
PSV midfielder Richy Ledezma tears ACL in right knee
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EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) - PSV Eindhoven midfielder Richy Ledezma has torn the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and will not play again this season, his club said Friday. The 20-year-old United States international injured his knee in the 18th
Listening to athletes, USOPC won't punish Olympic protests
Listening to athletes, USOPC won't punish Olympic protests
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The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee heeded calls from American athletes by announcing Thursday that it won’t sanction them for raising their fists or kneeling on the medals stand at next year’s Tokyo Games and beyond. The decision is a respo
Tokyo Games sponsors pay $3.3 billion, but more still needed
Tokyo Games sponsors pay $3.3 billion, but more still needed
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TOKYO (AP) - Domestic sponsors have already contributed a record of $3.3 billion to help pay for the Tokyo Olympics. That's at least twice as much as any previous Games. But it's still not enough. Now they're being asked to pay millions more to cover some o
USOPC responds to push for change in protest rule; won't sanction athletes for kneeling, raising fis
USOPC responds to push for change in protest rule; won't sanction athletes for kneeling, raising fis
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - USOPC responds to push for change in protest rule; won't sanction athletes for kneeling, raising fists on medals stand.
AP Exclusive: USOPC hears athletes, won't punish protesters
AP Exclusive: USOPC hears athletes, won't punish protesters
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The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee heeded calls from American athletes by announcing Thursday that it won’t sanction them for raising their fists or kneeling on the medals stand at next year’s Tokyo Games and beyond. It’s a response to a set of r
IOC suspends Belarus president Lukashenko from Olympic Games
IOC suspends Belarus president Lukashenko from Olympic Games
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - The IOC suspended the authoritarian president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, on Monday from all Olympic activities including the Tokyo Games next year. Lukashenko, who has led the Belarus Olympic Committee for 23 years, claime
Breakdancing gets Olympic status to debut at Paris in 2024
Breakdancing gets Olympic status to debut at Paris in 2024
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Breakdancing became an official Olympic sport on Monday. The International Olympic Committee’s pursuit of urban events to lure a younger audience saw street dance battles officially added to the medal events program at the 2024
Trump to honor legendary Iowa wrestler Gable at White House
Trump to honor legendary Iowa wrestler Gable at White House
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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump will present the nation’s highest civilian honor to Dan Gable, a renowned wrestler and coach from Iowa who won a gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Trump used an October campaign rally to announce the selection
Queensland state confirms Australian bid for 2032 Olympics
Queensland state confirms Australian bid for 2032 Olympics
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BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - The political leader of Australia’s Queensland state has re-affirmed her commitment to a bid to host the 2032 Olympics around Brisbane. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk confirmed after a meeting with International Olympic
AP Interview: Qatar plans 'normal' World Cup after vaccines
AP Interview: Qatar plans 'normal' World Cup after vaccines
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Qatar is now planning for a "complete normal” World Cup in 2022 after rapid progress in producing vaccines for the coronavirus, the tournament CEO told The Associated Press on Sunday ahead of the European qualifying draw. Early in the pandemic that forced t
FIFA extends 7-team Club World Cup to 2021; Japan to host
FIFA extends 7-team Club World Cup to 2021; Japan to host
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ZURICH (AP) - FIFA extended the smaller Club World Cup format for one more year Friday after a 24-team revamp scheduled for China in June 2021 was delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Japan was chosen to host a traditional, seven-team Club World Cup i
Ski events canceled at 2022 Beijing Olympic venues
Ski events canceled at 2022 Beijing Olympic venues
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OBERHOFEN, Switzerland (AP) - The International Ski Federation canceled several events in China on Friday that were supposed to test the venues for the 2022 Beijing Olympics, including next year’s snowboarding world championships. FIS cited travel restricti
Tokyo Olympics delay costs may reach $2.8 billion
Tokyo Olympics delay costs may reach $2.8 billion
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TOKYO (AP) - The cost of the postponement for the Tokyo Olympics could reach about $2.8 billion, according to figures released Friday by the Tokyo organizing committee, the Tokyo city government and Japan’s national government. The numbers are in line with
Parkour group urges IOC to reject its sport from Olympics
Parkour group urges IOC to reject its sport from Olympics
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- Organizers of the sport of parkour urged the IOC on Tuesday to reject adding the obstacle course-style street-running event to the 2024 Paris Olympics because of a dispute with the governing body of gymnastics. The Parkour Earth grou
Sorenstam elected president of International Golf Federation
Sorenstam elected president of International Golf Federation
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Annika Sorenstam was elected president of the International Golf Federation on Thursday, replacing the outgoing Peter Dawson. Sorenstam, a 72-time winner on the LPGA Tour and former No. 1, will take up the position on Jan. 1. The
Madrid says pandemic cost club more than 100 million euros
Madrid says pandemic cost club more than 100 million euros
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MADRID (AP) - Real Madrid lost more than 100 million euros ($120 million) in income because of the coronavirus pandemic, the club said on Wednesday. Madrid said the impact of the pandemic represented a 13-percent reduction in income for the 2019-20 season. I
Curling will go to Calgary 'bubble' for big 2021 events
Curling will go to Calgary 'bubble' for big 2021 events
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Curling officials say they will try to create a pandemic-free “bubble” environment in Canada that will allow the sport to proceed with many of its biggest tournaments in 2021. The men’s world championships, the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Tim Hor
Gwen Berry wins humanitarian award, insists US can do better
Gwen Berry wins humanitarian award, insists US can do better
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Gwen Berry won a humanitarian award Wednesday for raising social justice issues in the United States - a journey that began in 2019 when she raised her fist on the medals stand at the Pan-Am Games during the national anthem. Berry, the 31-year-old hammer thro
Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy's assa
Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy's assa
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy's assassin, has died.
Olympic fans from abroad may have health tracked by app
Olympic fans from abroad may have health tracked by app
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TOKYO (AP) - A mobile app could be among the measures used to track the health of fans from abroad if they are permitted to attend next year's Tokyo Olympics. An interim report on contingencies for holding the Tokyo Games was released on Wednesday. It was com
Parkour group urges IOC to reject their sport from Olympics
Parkour group urges IOC to reject their sport from Olympics
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Organizers of the sport of parkour urged the IOC on Tuesday to reject adding the obstacle course-style street-running event to the 2024 Paris Olympics because of a dispute with the governing body of gymnastics. The Parkour Earth g
IOC confirms Bach is only candidate for Olympic presidency
IOC confirms Bach is only candidate for Olympic presidency
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - The International Olympic Committee says Thomas Bach will have no opponents for his re-election as president in a vote scheduled in March. More than 100 IOC members were told Bach is the only candidate for the presidential poll a
Bogut retires, calls quits on his bid for an Olympic medal
Bogut retires, calls quits on his bid for an Olympic medal
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SYDNEY (AP) - Andrew Bogut is calling quits on his bid for an Olympic medal and has decided to retire after 15 years in professional basketball. The 36-year-old Australian had earlier cited back and ankle injuries, the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent postpon
Suspended Russian track federation gets new president
Suspended Russian track federation gets new president
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MOSCOW (AP) - The Russian track and field federation elected a state rail executive as its new president Monday as it attempts to have its doping suspension lifted ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. The federation, known as RusAF, will now be headed by Pyotr Ivanov
Hornets acquire Gordon Hayward, 2 draft picks from Celtics
Hornets acquire Gordon Hayward, 2 draft picks from Celtics
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Charlotte Hornets have acquired forward Gordon Hayward and unprotected 2023 and 2024 second-round draft picks from the Boston Celtics in exchange for a heavily protected 2022 second-round draft pick as part of a sign-and-trade trans
Reports: Cost of Tokyo Olympic delay put at about $2 billion
Reports: Cost of Tokyo Olympic delay put at about $2 billion
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TOKYO (AP) - The cost of the one-year postponement of the Tokyo Olympics is estimated to be just under $2 billion, or about 200 billion yen. Japan’s Kyodo news agency and the Yomiuri newspaper both reported the figure on Sunday citing unnamed sources clos
Olympic test event in China called off amid travel concerns
Olympic test event in China called off amid travel concerns
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Another test event for the 2022 Beijing Olympics was called off Saturday, when bobsled and skeleton officials canceled plans to have a training week and World Cup race on a newly built track to end this year’s sliding season. The decision comes just days a
Former NBA lottery pick saw wave of Nigerian players coming
Former NBA lottery pick saw wave of Nigerian players coming
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Fifteen years after Ike Diogu was a first-round NBA draft pick, Nigerians are setting records. Diogu was the lone Nigerian-American among a group of international players selected back in 2005. This year, a whole starting five and then some could be built fro
Tokyo Olympic organizers plan to host 18 test events
Tokyo Olympic organizers plan to host 18 test events
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TOKYO (AP) - The postponed Tokyo Olympics are getting a kickstart. Local organizers on Friday announced a series of 18 test events set to begin in March and run into May. The Tokyo Olympics are set to open on July 23, 2021, after being postponed eight months
Sakamoto dominates women's short program at NHK Trophy
Sakamoto dominates women's short program at NHK Trophy
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OSAKA, Japan (AP) - Kaori Sakamoto dominated the women’s short program Friday at the NHK Trophy, the final event of a figure skating Grand Prix series that has been shortened because of the coronavirus pandemic. The 2018 Four Continents champion opened her
100-meter world champion Coleman appeals doping ban to CAS
100-meter world champion Coleman appeals doping ban to CAS
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Men's 100-meter world champion Christian Coleman has formally appealed against his two-year ban for missing multiple doping tests, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said Thursday. The court also received an appeal by the World A
Belarus' Olympic body faces IOC punishment amid protests
Belarus' Olympic body faces IOC punishment amid protests
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - The IOC said Wednesday it is weighing formal punishments for Olympic officials in Belarus after widespread reports of reprisals against athletes amid protests against the country’s disputed presidential election. The authoritari
Luge federation calls off plans to race in China this season
Luge federation calls off plans to race in China this season
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Luge officials have called off plans to hold a World Cup race this season on the newly built track for the 2022 Beijing Olympics, citing the ongoing concerns about international travel during the coronavirus pandemic. The decision means the International Lug
NWHL season to last 2 weeks and played in Lake Placid bubble
NWHL season to last 2 weeks and played in Lake Placid bubble
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The National Women’s Hockey League season will be limited to a two-week run and played in a bubble in Lake Placid, New York, as a result of COVID-19 restrictions. The league announced Wednesday that its sixth season will be Jan. 23 to Feb. 5. Each of the si
2 weightlifters lose London Olympic medals because of doping
2 weightlifters lose London Olympic medals because of doping
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Two Romanian weightlifters were stripped of their 2012 Olympic medals on Wednesday after positive doping tests, extending the record of doping cases at any Summer or Winter Games to 77. The International Olympic Committee said sil
Simon Haydon, ex-AP international sports editor, dies at 64
Simon Haydon, ex-AP international sports editor, dies at 64
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LONDON (AP) - Simon Haydon, who shaped The Associated Press’ coverage of World Cups and Olympics as international sports editor and reported on landmark news events while traveling the world as a correspondent, including the downfall of Romanian dictator Ni
