'Jurassic Park' to 'Apocalypse Now': USOPC faces steep climb
'Jurassic Park' to 'Apocalypse Now': USOPC faces steep climb
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DENVER (AP) - Even before the coronavirus pandemic wiped the Summer Olympics off the 2020 sports calendar, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee was an organization in peril. In an online address Thursday, made necessary because the annual assembly canno
Coe supports athletes' right to take knee on Olympic podium
Coe supports athletes' right to take knee on Olympic podium
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TOKYO (AP) - Sebastian Coe stood at the edge of the track at Tokyo's new National Stadium on Thursday. Dressed in a blue suit and speaking in a light drizzle, he repeated his support for the right of athletes to advocate for social or racial justice at next y
Asian nations ready to ease back into international football
Asian nations ready to ease back into international football
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Tottenham star Son Heung-min isn't required for the South Korean national team's return from a COVID-19 enforced hiatus, so he can focus on the Premier League. It'll be full domestic-based squads when South Korea and the South Korea
US women's soccer team plans camp in Colorado this month
US women's soccer team plans camp in Colorado this month
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CHICAGO (AP) - The U.S. women's national team will hold a training camp beginning Oct. 18 in Commerce City, Colorado. The roster has not been announced for the 10-day training camp, which will be the first time the team will come together since the SheBeliev
Tokyo Olympics say they found savings even as costs rise
Tokyo Olympics say they found savings even as costs rise
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TOKYO (AP) - Tokyo Olympic organizers estimate they have found cost-savings of about $280 million by simplifying and cutting some frills from next year’s postponed games. The report came as the International Olympic Committee executive board met on-line wit
IOC gets official look at simplification for Tokyo Olympics
IOC gets official look at simplification for Tokyo Olympics
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TOKYO (AP) - The IOC and local organizers are trying to “simplify” the postponed Tokyo Olympics, promising to save money in what one study says is already the most expensive Summer Olympics on record. The executive board of the International Olympic Commi
Man fighting convictions in Olympic, clinic bombings
Man fighting convictions in Olympic, clinic bombings
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A man who was sentenced to life imprisonment after pleading guilty in the fatal bombing of an Alabama abortion clinic and the 1996 Atlanta Olympics is arguing he deserves a new sentencing hearing or a chance to withdraw his plea. Eric
Alex Morgan leaving tea-cup celebrations to Spurs teammates
Alex Morgan leaving tea-cup celebrations to Spurs teammates
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It took Alex Morgan a moment to wonder what all the laughter was about after a penalty was scored during a Tottenham training session. The celebration, of course. Her new teammates could not resist mimicking the tea-sipping celebration that drew the ire of t
Bird, Stewart look to lift Seattle past Aces to fourth title
Bird, Stewart look to lift Seattle past Aces to fourth title
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Sue Bird and Breanna Stewart just don't lose when they reach basketball's biggest stage. Whether competing in the Olympics, for an NCAA championship or in the WNBA Finals, Seattle's stars have always come out on top. The pair have helped USA Basketball win t
Bill to reform USOPC, protect athletes approved by Congress
Bill to reform USOPC, protect athletes approved by Congress
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WASHINGTON (AP) - A bill that would give Congress the power to dissolve the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee’s board of directors and would more than double the federation’s funding for the U.S. Center for SafeSport is headed to President Donald Trum
Ski World Cup program aims to limit risks, costs in pandemic
Ski World Cup program aims to limit risks, costs in pandemic
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GENEVA (AP) - Organizers of Alpine skiing’s World Cup revealed a season schedule Thursday that limits the risk from the coronavirus pandemic but retains races in China to test a venue for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Two women’s races in Yanqing, northwest o
Elite women cite training limits in London Marathon buildup
Elite women cite training limits in London Marathon buildup
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Kenyan runner Brigid Kosgei isn't expecting to lower her world record in Sunday's London Marathon, not with her training limited by the coronavirus pandemic. Kosgei and challenger Ruth Chepngetich said Thursday that pandemic restrictions in Kenya prevented th
Grand Prix Final in figure skating postponed due to pandemic
Grand Prix Final in figure skating postponed due to pandemic
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BEIJING (AP) - The Grand Prix Final in figure skating has been postponed by the International Skating Union due to the coronavirus pandemic. The ISU made the announcement Wednesday without setting a new date for the competition, which also serves as a test ev
Rangers buy out star goaltender Henrik Lundqvist's contract
Rangers buy out star goaltender Henrik Lundqvist's contract
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NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Rangers have bought out the contract of star goaltender Henrik Lundqvist. The Rangers parted with one of the greatest netminders in franchise history on Wednesday when they paid off the final year of his contract. Since joining th
Tokyo Olympics name Mikako Kotani as new sports director
Tokyo Olympics name Mikako Kotani as new sports director
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TOKYO (AP) - The organizing committee of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has named Mikako Kotani as its new sports director. She takes over the position on Thursday. Kotani won two bronze medals in synchronized swimming - now called artistic swimming - at the 1988 O
No matter who wins the finals, Kentucky will have champions
No matter who wins the finals, Kentucky will have champions
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - The Lakers primarily wear purple and gold. The main Heat colors are red and black. And these NBA Finals seem tinged in blue - Kentucky blue, to be precise. No matter what happens in this title series, Kentucky’s list of NBA cha
Osterman crowned first Athletes Unlimited softball champion
Osterman crowned first Athletes Unlimited softball champion
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Team USA pitcher Cat Osterman is the first Athletes Unlimited softball champion. The league crowned her its individual champion Monday based on points scored in games played during a five-week season played in a bubble at a sports complex in Rosemont, Illinoi
IOC president warns Italy over government interference
IOC president warns Italy over government interference
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ROME (AP) - Italy’s Olympic team risks the humiliation of being placed on probation for the Tokyo Games if the country’s sports minister does not back down amid a two-year-long dispute that amounts to government interference, IOC president Thomas Bach sai
Tokyo Olympics Q&A: Should athletes be priority for vaccine?
Tokyo Olympics Q&A: Should athletes be priority for vaccine?
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TOKYO (AP) - It's been six months since the Tokyo Olympics were postponed until next year by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the last few weeks, everyone from new Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to IOC President Thomas Bach have tried to assure the Japanese pub
Perfect prep: Halep takes 14-match win streak to French Open
Perfect prep: Halep takes 14-match win streak to French Open
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ROME (AP) - Two months of physical training. Then three months of practice on clay courts. Followed by two straight titles on the red dirt. Amid all the tumult of the coronavirus pandemic, Simona Halep might very well have found the perfect formula to prepar
Japan's new prime minister vows to host Olympics next year
Japan's new prime minister vows to host Olympics next year
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TOKYO (AP) - Japan’s new prime minister said Saturday that he’s determined to host the Tokyo Olympic Games next summer as “proof that humanity has defeated the pandemic.” The 2020 Games were postponed as the coronavirus spread worldwide, and there’
Asian Champions League to look at game hub venues for 2021
Asian Champions League to look at game hub venues for 2021
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - The Asian Champions League could play a second season in centralized hub venues next year because of the coronavirus pandemic, the competition’s organizer said Friday. The 2020 edition restarted this month after a pause since M
Tokyo Olympics and IOC find mostly minor areas to 'simplify'
Tokyo Olympics and IOC find mostly minor areas to 'simplify'
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TOKYO (AP) - Tokyo Olympic organizers announced several “simplification” changes Friday for next year’s postponed games, though with few large-scale cost savings. Simplifying the Tokyo Games has been a pledge of the International Olympic Committee and l
Man United recruit Heath eager to play at Old Trafford again
Man United recruit Heath eager to play at Old Trafford again
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LONDON (AP) - Stepping back inside Old Trafford this week took Tobin Heath back eight years, to one of the wildest Olympic soccer matches ever played. Heath remembers it as an “epic.” Three times the United States trailed Canada. Three times the game was
The Latest: Judo federation cancels event in Japan
The Latest: Judo federation cancels event in Japan
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The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ The International Judo Federation has canceled an event in Japan because of the coronavirus pandemic. The IJF had announced a return to international competition after a mon
Tokyo Olympics CEO suggests relaxed entry rules for athletes
Tokyo Olympics CEO suggests relaxed entry rules for athletes
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TOKYO (AP) - Tokyo Olympics officials are proposing that the government relax immigration regulations to allow athletes to enter the country before next year's postponed games and train during a 14-day quarantine period, Toshiro Muto, the CEO of the organizin
Silver to CNN: A later NBA season may disrupt Olympic plans
Silver to CNN: A later NBA season may disrupt Olympic plans
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday that his “best guess” is that next season will not start until at least January, plus acknowledged that the later-than-usual schedule could mean top U.S. men’s players miss next sum
Tokyo needs to convince sponsors Olympics will really happen
Tokyo needs to convince sponsors Olympics will really happen
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TOKYO (AP) - The only thing more difficult than staging next year's Tokyo Olympics in a pandemic might be convincing sponsors to keep their billions of dollars on board in the midst of economic turbulence and skepticism. To make the point this week, IOC Presi
Olympic bid scandal linked to former IOC member's son
Olympic bid scandal linked to former IOC member's son
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TOKYO (AP) - A consulting company working for the Tokyo Olympic bid committee paid about $370,000 to the son of then-influential IOC member Lamine Diack before - and after - the Japanese capital was picked in 2013 to host the 2020 Games, news agency Kyodo rep
Asian Games gold medalist runner banned 4 years for doping
Asian Games gold medalist runner banned 4 years for doping
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MONACO (AP) - Bahraini distance runner Hassan Chani has been banned for four years for doping and stripped of his 2018 Asian Games gold medal, the Athletics Integrity Unit said Thursday. Changes in Chani's blood values in his biological passport led to the ch
New Japanese PM gets word out: He supports Tokyo Olympics
New Japanese PM gets word out: He supports Tokyo Olympics
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TOKYO (AP) - Japan’s new prime minister has gotten the word out to the president of the International Olympic Committee that he is behind next year’s delayed Tokyo Games. Yoshiro Mori, the head of the local organizing committee and also a former prime min
For some bobsled hopefuls, the Olympics may be a click away
For some bobsled hopefuls, the Olympics may be a click away
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USA Bobsled and Skeleton typically has staff spending part of the spring and summer months on the road recruiting, looking for new talent and luring them with the potential of representing their country in the Olympics. This year, amid a pandemic, none of tha
Figure skater Medvedeva returns to coach Tutberidze
Figure skater Medvedeva returns to coach Tutberidze
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MOSCOW (AP) - Olympic silver medalist Evgenia Medvedeva said Wednesday she has returned to working with Eteri Tutberidze, the Russian figure skating coach who first took her to stardom. Medvedeva and Tutberidze appeared together in a televised training sessio
New Japanese Cabinet retains most key ministers
New Japanese Cabinet retains most key ministers
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TOKYO (AP) - New Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, elected by parliament on Wednesday after pledging to pursue his predecessor Shinzo Abe's policies, formed a 20-member Cabinet that retains many previous ministers. Here are some key appointees: ___ DEF
Friendship between Ireland, tribes lives on in lacrosse
Friendship between Ireland, tribes lives on in lacrosse
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More than 170 years ago, a U.S. tribe did Ireland a solid. The European country has not forgotten it. The Ireland Lacrosse team recently bowed out of the sport’s top international tournament to open up a spot for the Iroquois Nationals. It’s the latest i
Tokyo, IOC dismiss study showing Olympic costs rising
Tokyo, IOC dismiss study showing Olympic costs rising
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TOKYO (AP) - The CEO of the Tokyo Olympics and the IOC member in charge of Japan's games have dismissed a new study from the University of Oxford that finds Tokyo is the most expensive Summer Games since 1960. Tokyo, postponed to 2021 because of the coronavir
AP sources: Lake Placid won't host 2021 bobsled worlds
AP sources: Lake Placid won't host 2021 bobsled worlds
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Lake Placid will no longer be the host of this season’s bobsled and skeleton world championships because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, according to two people with knowledge of the situation. The International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation fi
Japan celebrates Osaka; Sponsors cautious about activism
Japan celebrates Osaka; Sponsors cautious about activism
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TOKYO (AP) - Japan is celebrating Naomi Osaka's victory at the U.S. Open, especially her array of corporate sponsors. But like much of Japan, they are more muted in backing - or understanding - her campaign against racial injustice in the United States. Unlik
Former World Anti-Doping Agency chief John Fahey dies at 75
Former World Anti-Doping Agency chief John Fahey dies at 75
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John Fahey had an impressive career in Australian politics and international sport. There were few people, if any, who had a bad word to say about him, a testimony to the New Zealand-born Fahey's genteel and always understanding demeanor. Fahey, a former pres
Alex Morgan joins influx of top Americans in English league
Alex Morgan joins influx of top Americans in English league
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Alex Morgan once famously celebrated a goal against England by pretending to sip a cup of tea. Now she’ll get to try out the English way of life for real. “Shall we get the teabags in?" read a post on the official Twitter account of the England Women's te
