Alex Morgan finally makes debut in English soccer
Alex Morgan finally makes debut in English soccer
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LONDON (AP) - Nearly two months after signing, American superstar Alex Morgan finally made her debut for Tottenham as a second-half substitute in a 1-1 draw against Reading in the Women’s Super League on Saturday. Morgan came on in the 69th minute and didn'
Tokyo hosts 4-country gymnastics meet to test COVID safety
Tokyo hosts 4-country gymnastics meet to test COVID safety
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TOKYO (AP) - Gymnasts from the United States, China, and Russia will join counterparts from Japan in a one-day meet on Sunday in Tokyo, believed to be the first international sports event in the country since the Olympics were postponed seven months ago. The
Verdict in landmark Russian doping case expected this year
Verdict in landmark Russian doping case expected this year
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - A verdict in the landmark doping case that could strip Russia of its identity at the Olympics is expected within two months, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said Thursday. After a four-day hearing, CAS said it expected the ruli
$1 billion slated for Milan-Cortina Olympics infrastructure
$1 billion slated for Milan-Cortina Olympics infrastructure
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ROME (AP) - A wide swath of northern Italy will benefit from more than $1 billion in infrastructure development that the government has signed off on to improve access to the venues for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in 2026. Milan-Cortina Foundation CEO V
Sliders hit the ice for 1st day of training in Lake Placid
Sliders hit the ice for 1st day of training in Lake Placid
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On-ice training for the three American national sliding programs started Monday, though how the rest of the season will ultimately play out amid the coronavirus pandemic remains unclear. USA Luge hit the ice first on a snowy morning at Mount Van Hoevenberg i
Sports court opens 4-day hearing in Russian doping case
Sports court opens 4-day hearing in Russian doping case
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - A four-day hearing in a landmark legal case that could strip Russia of its identity at the next two Olympic Games and four years of world championships opened on Monday. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said the dispute between
Olympic Q&A: Pandemic planning for tickets, fans, doctors
Olympic Q&A: Pandemic planning for tickets, fans, doctors
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TOKYO (AP) - The postponed Tokyo Olympics are to open in just under nine months, and there are still far more questions than answers. Organizers in Japan and the International Olympic Committee say they are working on a vast number of contingency plans to hol
Lynn Williams hopes to regain momentum after strange year
Lynn Williams hopes to regain momentum after strange year
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Lynn Williams was on a roll, soccer-wise. It started last year about this time. She had helped her club team, the North Carolina Courage, win its second straight National Women's Soccer League title, then she did well in a pair of friendlies with the U.S. nat
Japan uses high-tech experiments to fill baseball stadium
Japan uses high-tech experiments to fill baseball stadium
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YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) - Officials in Japan are using some high-tech devices to see if they can fill sports stadiums closer to capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic. The baseball stadium in Yokohama will be used this weekend in an experiment to test if its 32,0
Awaiting Tottenham debut, Morgan focuses on making impact
Awaiting Tottenham debut, Morgan focuses on making impact
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LONDON (AP) - A dog barks on a neighbor’s balcony as Alex Morgan hankers for what she’s missing in London. “I’m pretty upset they aren’t here with me,” the American World Cup winner says of Kona and Blue, the dogs she rescued from an animal shelt
Christian Coleman banned, runs out of chances for Olympics
Christian Coleman banned, runs out of chances for Olympics
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To believe that the evidence supporting Christian Coleman's two-year ban from track is flawed is to believe that the 24-year-old sprinter really has redefined the title “World's Fastest Man.” It's to believe that in the span of 29 minutes last Dec. 9, Co
Priestman takes over as coach of Canadian women's team
Priestman takes over as coach of Canadian women's team
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Bev Priestman, who was an assistant on England's World Cup team last year, has been named the head coach of the Canadian women's national team. Priestman replaces Kenneth Heiner-Moller, who resigned this summer to join the Danish soccer federation after lead
World champion Coleman banned 2 yrs; to miss Tokyo Olympics
World champion Coleman banned 2 yrs; to miss Tokyo Olympics
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MONACO (AP) - Men's 100-meter world champion Christian Coleman was banned for two years on Tuesday and lost his chance to succeed Usain Bolt as the fastest man at the Olympic Games. Track and field's Athletics Integrity Unit said it banned the American sprint
Men’s 100-meter world champion Christian Coleman banned for 2 years for missed doping tests; to miss
Men’s 100-meter world champion Christian Coleman banned for 2 years for missed doping tests; to miss
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MONACO (AP) - Men’s 100-meter world champion Christian Coleman banned for 2 years for missed doping tests; to miss Tokyo Olympics.
IOC's Bach to skip Seoul ceremony, cites travel concerns
IOC's Bach to skip Seoul ceremony, cites travel concerns
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has decided against traveling to South Korea to accept a peace prize in person because of concerns about the coronavirus pandemic, officials said Saturday. Bach was named the winn
Olympic swim venue ready and now comes hard part: COVID-19
Olympic swim venue ready and now comes hard part: COVID-19
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TOKYO (AP) - Tokyo opened its new Olympic swimming venue on Saturday, and Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike pointed out that it was finished eight months ago, just weeks before the Tokyo Olympics were postponed until next year by the coronavirus. “We have now com
Nathan Chen dominates again in Skate America short program
Nathan Chen dominates again in Skate America short program
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LAS VEGAS (AP) - Looking like a world champion even this early in the figure skating season, Nathan Chen easily won the short program at Skate America on Friday night with a personal best score. Performing to Flamenco music in a spicy routine, the two-time wo
AP source: NBA targeting Dec. 22 as start to coming season
AP source: NBA targeting Dec. 22 as start to coming season
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The NBA may be back before Christmas and fans could return to games at some point next season, if one plan considered by the league's board of governors becomes reality. The board is targeting a Dec. 22 start to what would be a season of 70 to 72 games, with
Sliding track for 2022 Beijing Olympics to get 1st test
Sliding track for 2022 Beijing Olympics to get 1st test
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The sliding track built for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics is about to get its first test. With athletes from many nations - including the U.S. - unable to take part because of coronavirus and travel concerns, the certifying process for the track at the Yan
Rio gold medalist Esposito has 2nd chance to defend title
Rio gold medalist Esposito has 2nd chance to defend title
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Chloe Esposito announced in late January that a “wonderful, unexpected surprise” had occurred and that she wouldn’t be able to defend her modern pentathlon title at the Tokyo Olympics. “My husband, Matt Cooper, and I are bringing a mini Cooper into th
Australia scraps plans for games in Europe amid COVID spike
Australia scraps plans for games in Europe amid COVID spike
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SYDNEY (AP) - Football Federation Australia says it has canceled plans for its national teams to hold European training camps in November because of the “ongoing and evolving risks associated with COVID-19." Plans had been in the advanced stages for two int
In key pre-Olympic season, pandemic disrupts figure skating
In key pre-Olympic season, pandemic disrupts figure skating
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With the Summer Olympics in Tokyo delayed a year by the coronavirus pandemic, not much attention has been paid to the Winter Games scheduled for February 2022 in Beijing. Except for by those who participate in the sports that compete on the ice and snow - in
Italian swim team reports 10 more positive cases
Italian swim team reports 10 more positive cases
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ROME (AP) - The Italian swim team’s preparations for the Tokyo Olympics were put on hold after 10 more athletes tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday. World champions Simona Quadarella and Gabriele Detti are among those who contracted COVID-19 at
6 Russian officers charged in 'destructive' hacking campaign
6 Russian officers charged in 'destructive' hacking campaign
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department announced charges against Russian intelligence officers in cyberattacks that targeted a French presidential election, the Winter Olympics in South Korea and American businesses. The case implicates the Kremlin unit tha
US charges 6 Russian military officers in hacks aimed at American businesses, French elections, Wint
US charges 6 Russian military officers in hacks aimed at American businesses, French elections, Wint
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WASHINGTON (AP) - US charges 6 Russian military officers in hacks aimed at American businesses, French elections, Winter Olympics.
6 Russian military officers charged in vast hacking campaign
6 Russian military officers charged in vast hacking campaign
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Six current and former Russian military officers sought to disrupt through computer hacking the French election, the Winter Olympics and U.S. hospitals and businesses, according to a Justice Department indictment unsealed Monday that detail
More questions on human rights for Beijing Winter Olympics
More questions on human rights for Beijing Winter Olympics
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Zumretay Arkin posed a question in a recent on-line meeting with Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr., the prominent International Olympic Committee member who oversees preparations for the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing. “Why should China, a country running concentrat
Lomachenko, Lopez to give boxing fans a gift: free fight
Lomachenko, Lopez to give boxing fans a gift: free fight
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LAS VEGAS (AP) - In ordinary times, Vasiliy Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez would be the fight of the fall, a lightweight title match about as compelling as it gets in the boxing world these days. And in ordinary times people would have to cough up hundreds of d
LGBT groups in Japan launch petition seeking equality law
LGBT groups in Japan launch petition seeking equality law
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TOKYO (AP) - Sexual minority groups and human rights activists launched a petition on Thursday calling for an LGBT equality law in Japan in hopes that it can be enacted next year, when the country is to host the Olympics and will be the focus of internationa
The Latest: Skate Canada event called off because of virus
The Latest: Skate Canada event called off because of virus
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The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ The Canadian round of figure skating’s Grand Prix has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Skate Canada was scheduled for Oct. 30-31 in Ottawa but the Intern
Brazil volleyball star Castro to play in new US pro league
Brazil volleyball star Castro to play in new US pro league
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Three-time Brazilian Olympian Sheilla Castro is coming out of retirement to play in a new U.S. professional volleyball league early next year. She also hopes to make another Olympic team after already capturing two gold medals during
Meghan Duggan, a champion across women's hockey, retires
Meghan Duggan, a champion across women's hockey, retires
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In the midst of the U.S. women's hockey national team fighting for better wages and equitable support, Meghan Duggan got on the phone with every player to explain what it was all about. With the world championships on home ice weeks away and the stakes high
Canadian skier Manuel Osborne-Paradis retires
Canadian skier Manuel Osborne-Paradis retires
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CALGARY, Alberta (AP) - Three-time World Cup winner Manuel Osborne-Paradis of Canada announced his retirement Tuesday from competitive racing. The 36-year-old from North Vancouver, British Columbia, is a four-time Olympian, winner of 11 World Cup medals and
Olympic gold medal-winning U.S. captain Duggan retires
Olympic gold medal-winning U.S. captain Duggan retires
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Meghan Duggan, the 2018 Olympic gold medal-winning hockey captain, retired Tuesday after a career in which she was at the forefront of the U.S. women's players boycott over wages and equitable support that led to a new contract and a brighter spotlight on th
Tokyo to hold gymnastics meet featuring foreign teams
Tokyo to hold gymnastics meet featuring foreign teams
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TOKYO (AP) - Tokyo is planning to hold an international gymnastics meet next month that will exempt non-Japanese athletes from a 14-day quarantine period, an approach that might foreshadow planning for next year's postponed Olympics. The Japanese Gymnastics A
Charlie Moore, 1952 Olympic 400 hurdles champion, dies at 91
Charlie Moore, 1952 Olympic 400 hurdles champion, dies at 91
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Charlie Moore, the 400-meter hurdles champion at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, has died. He was 91. Moore died Thursday from pancreatic cancer, according to World Athletics. Cornell University also confirmed the passing of the school's former athletic director
IOC denies media claim of meddling in French investigation
IOC denies media claim of meddling in French investigation
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GENEVA (AP) - The IOC denied claims on Friday that President Thomas Bach intervened to help steer an Olympic official implicated in corruption away from France where the investigation has been led. German daily Süddeutsche Zeitung's suggestion that Bach cont
Thomas Bach to visit new Japanese PM, Tokyo Olympic leaders
Thomas Bach to visit new Japanese PM, Tokyo Olympic leaders
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TOKYO (AP) - IOC President Thomas Bach is planning a trip to Japan next month to meet with new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and organizers of the postponed Tokyo Olympics, organizing committee CEO Toshiro Muto said Friday. In an on-line briefing, Muto said t
Judo in Japan: Getting unwanted scrutiny for abuse, violence
Judo in Japan: Getting unwanted scrutiny for abuse, violence
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TOKYO (AP) - Japan is the home of judo, and the 19th-century martial art is sure to get more attention at home than any other sport at next year's Tokyo Olympics. But it’s also drawing unwanted scrutiny over widespread allegations of violence, and accompan
Stanford's Macario on USWNT's training camp roster
Stanford's Macario on USWNT's training camp roster
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Brazilian-born Stanford midfielder Catarina Macario is among the players who will take part in the U.S. women's national team training camp this month. The two-time winner of the MAC Hermann Trophy as the nation’s best college player, Macario had a Stanfor
