Today: November 15, 2024
Today: November 15, 2024

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Olympic champion Katie Ledecky's memoir, 'Just Add Water,' to be published June 11

Few swimmers have made a splash as big as Katie Ledecky, the Olympic gold medalist and two-time winner of The Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year award

Olympic champion Katie Ledecky's memoir, 'Just Add Water,' to be published June 11
Americas|Sports|US

Alyssa Naeher has 3 saves in a penalty shootout over Canada and the US heads to Gold Cup final

Alyssa Naeher had three saves in the penalty shootout after a rain-soaked 2-2 draw with Canada on Wednesday night, earning the United States a spot in the CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup final

Alyssa Naeher has 3 saves in a penalty shootout over Canada and the US heads to Gold Cup final
News|Sports|World

Israel's Olympic status not in question says IOC president Bach amid frustration with Russia

IOC president Thomas Bach confirms Israel faces no threat to its Olympic status ahead of the Paris Games despite the conflict in Gaza

Israel's Olympic status not in question says IOC president Bach amid frustration with Russia
Europe|News|Sports|World

Paralympics organizers bar Russians and Belarusians from opening and closing ceremonies in Paris

Russian and Belarusian athletes have been barred from marching in this year's Paralympics opening ceremony in Paris even if they are approved to compete as neutrals

Paralympics organizers bar Russians and Belarusians from opening and closing ceremonies in Paris
Americas|Asia|News|Sports|Travel|World

Surfers from Brazil and Australia win final Olympic qualifier in warm and windy Puerto Rico

Top surfers Gabriel Medina of Brazil and Sally Fitzgibbons of Australia have won the final qualifier for the upcoming Olympics following nine days of volatile weather

Surfers from Brazil and Australia win final Olympic qualifier in warm and windy Puerto Rico
News|Sports|US

Olympic commission suggests SafeSport be independent from USOPC

A commission charged with reviewing the Olympic system in the United States recommended Congress rework key facets of the U.S. Center for SafeSport, including making it completely independent of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and reimagining the way it deals with cases in the grassroots

Olympic commission suggests SafeSport be independent from USOPC
Crime|News|Sports|World

Four new appeals go to sports court chasing Olympic medals in Russian skater Valieva's doping case

Four appeals filed at sport’s highest court in fallout from the doping case of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva are set to delay awarding medals from the 2022 Beijing Olympics yet again

Four new appeals go to sports court chasing Olympic medals in Russian skater Valieva's doping case
Sports|US

Kayla DiCello takes gold in USA Gymnastics Winter Cup. Olympic champ Sunisa Lee falls on bars, beam

Kayla DiCello seized the accolades projected for some of her higher-profile counterparts by winning the uneven bars and floor exercise on the way to the all-around title at the USA Gymnastics Winter Cup on Saturday

Kayla DiCello takes gold in USA Gymnastics Winter Cup. Olympic champ Sunisa Lee falls on bars, beam
News|Opinion|Sports

MLB union says 2-second cut to pitch clock too soon for some pitchers

Major League Baseball’s move to slice two seconds off the pitch clock with runners on base is too much, too soon, according to the head of the players’ union

MLB union says 2-second cut to pitch clock too soon for some pitchers
Health|Sports

Olympic all-around champ Sunisa Lee is happy competing again. She also wants a skill named for her

Simply competing is an encouraging sign that Sunisa Lee is in a healthy place

Olympic all-around champ Sunisa Lee is happy competing again. She also wants a skill named for her
News|Sports

Russian Olympic Committee loses appeal against suspension by the IOC

The Russian Olympic Committee has lost an appeal against its suspension by the International Olympic Committee

Russian Olympic Committee loses appeal against suspension by the IOC
Entertainment|News|Sports

2012 Olympic champ Gabby Douglas pulls out of first meet in 8 years after testing positive for COVID

Gabby Douglas’ return to competition is going to have to wait

2012 Olympic champ Gabby Douglas pulls out of first meet in 8 years after testing positive for COVID
News|Sports|World

Many players from the 2022 Beijing Olympics are making an impact in the NHL

It has been two years since hockey at the Beijing Olympics went ahead without NHL players because of COVID-19 pandemic-related scheduling issues

Many players from the 2022 Beijing Olympics are making an impact in the NHL
Europe|News|Travel

Striking workers again close down the Eiffel Tower ahead of its starring role in the Paris Olympics

Striking workers have again closed down the Eiffel Tower

Striking workers again close down the Eiffel Tower ahead of its starring role in the Paris Olympics
Celebrity|Entertainment|News|Sports

LeBron James still committed to Paris Olympics, but health remains the big key

LeBron James still wants to participate in the Paris Olympics this summer, sure sounds like extending his NBA career for at least a couple more seasons is an option and said he would like to see his playing days end as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers

LeBron James still committed to Paris Olympics, but health remains the big key
Europe|Lifestyle|Travel

Carnival parades on the French Riviera celebrate the upcoming Olympics and pop culture

As most of Europe moves into the solemn weeks before Easter, the party is just getting started on the French Rivera

Carnival parades on the French Riviera celebrate the upcoming Olympics and pop culture
News|Sports|World

Steenbergen wins 100 free gold for the Netherlands at world championships

Marrit Steenbergen won gold for the Netherlands in the women’s 100-meter freestyle at the World Aquatics Championships

Steenbergen wins 100 free gold for the Netherlands at world championships
News|Sports|US|World

US wins another women's water polo world title, beating Hungary 8-7 for gold

The United States held off Hungary 8-7 to capture the women’s water polo title for the fifth time in the last six championships and eighth time overall

US wins another women's water polo world title, beating Hungary 8-7 for gold
Asia|News|Sports

Siobhán Haughey of Hong Kong captures her first long-course world title in Doha

Siobhán Haughey of Hong Kong has captured her first long-course world title, winning the women’s 200-meter freestyle at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar

Siobhán Haughey of Hong Kong captures her first long-course world title in Doha
Europe|Health|Sports

Swiss bobsled athlete has surgery after being thrown to ice and hit by sled in training crash

Swiss bobsled athlete Sandro Michel is recovering from emergency surgery after a training crash that has some sliders considering whether it’s safe or appropriate to compete in World Cup races this weekend

Swiss bobsled athlete has surgery after being thrown to ice and hit by sled in training crash
Europe|News

President's intervention keeps Paris' riverside bookstalls in place for the Olympics

French President Emmanuel Macron has canceled plans to move Paris’ famed second-hand booksellers’ boxes from the banks of the Seine River in preparation for the opening ceremony of the Olympics in July

President's intervention keeps Paris' riverside bookstalls in place for the Olympics
News|Sports|World

ISU defends its decision to give Russians bronze medal from Beijing Olympics after doping case

The governing body that oversees figure skating has defended its decision to award the bronze medal from the 2022 Beijing Olympics to the Russian squad

ISU defends its decision to give Russians bronze medal from Beijing Olympics after doping case
Asia|News|Sports|World

Chang Yani knocks off teammate Chen Yiwen for China's 8th diving gold medal at worlds

Chang Yani has topped teammate Chen Yiwen in the 3-meter springboard, giving the powerhouse Chinese team its eighth diving gold medal of the World Aquatics Championships

Chang Yani knocks off teammate Chen Yiwen for China's 8th diving gold medal at worlds
Sports

Summer McIntosh ends Katie Ledecky's 13-year unbeaten streak in 800-meter freestyle

Katie Ledecky’s 13-year unbeaten streak in the 800-meter freestyle is over

Summer McIntosh ends Katie Ledecky's 13-year unbeaten streak in 800-meter freestyle
Americas|News|Sports|World

Jamaican sprinter Fraser-Pryce to make Paris Games her fifth and final Olympics

Jamaican great Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce says the Paris Games will be her fifth and final Olympics

Jamaican sprinter Fraser-Pryce to make Paris Games her fifth and final Olympics
Crime|Sports

Victims recall lifetimes of trauma as former Olympian pleads guilty to molesting boys in 1970s

A former Olympian and longtime track coach will spend as much a 11 years in state prison after pleading guilty to charges of sexually molesting young boys in the 1970s while working at a sports camp in western Massachusetts

Victims recall lifetimes of trauma as former Olympian pleads guilty to molesting boys in 1970s
Sports

NBA MVP and 76ers center Joel Embiid had knee surgery. His injury could affect the US Olympic team

Joel Embiid’s timeline to return to the Philadelphia 76ers is still unclear following knee surgery

NBA MVP and 76ers center Joel Embiid had knee surgery. His injury could affect the US Olympic team
News|Sports|World

Russian skater’s strawberry dessert excuse was rejected by judges in Olympic doping case

A strawberry dessert contaminated by her grandfather’s heart medication was offered in sport's highest court as a possible cause of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s positive doping test

Russian skater’s strawberry dessert excuse was rejected by judges in Olympic doping case
Europe|Sports|World

Italian Olympic champion Jacobs reconnects with US family by moving to Florida ahead of Paris Games

Italian sprinter Marcell Jacobs still feels like he has something to prove as he prepares to defend gold in the 100 meters at this year's Paris Olympics

Italian Olympic champion Jacobs reconnects with US family by moving to Florida ahead of Paris Games
Environment|Europe

Paris votes whether to hit SUVs with eye-popping parking costs in latest green drive before Olympics

Parisians are voting whether to muscle SUVs off the French capital’s streets by making them much more expensive to park

Paris votes whether to hit SUVs with eye-popping parking costs in latest green drive before Olympics
Sports

NFL players enthusiastic about prospect of pursuing Olympic gold when flag football debuts in 2028

Tyreek Hill is a five-time All-Pro, eight-time Pro Bowl selection and Super Bowl champion

NFL players enthusiastic about prospect of pursuing Olympic gold when flag football debuts in 2028
News|Sports|US|World

O’Keeffe smashes women's US Olympic trials record in marathon debut, earns spot in Paris Games

Fiona O’Keeffe smashed the women’s U.S. Olympic marathon trials record in her debut at the distance to secure her spot in the Paris Games

O’Keeffe smashes women's US Olympic trials record in marathon debut, earns spot in Paris Games
Crime|Europe|News

Paris police say they detained a man who stabbed 3 people at the Gare de Lyon train station

Paris police say a man has injured three people in a stabbing attack at the Gare de Lyon train station in Paris

Paris police say they detained a man who stabbed 3 people at the Gare de Lyon train station
News|Sports|World

NHL announces plans to send players back to the Olympics in 2026 and 2030 for first time since 2014

NHL players are returning to the Olympics for the first time in more than a decade

NHL announces plans to send players back to the Olympics in 2026 and 2030 for first time since 2014
Asia|Sports|World

Australia's Koloi wins 1-meter, Daley-led Britain takes team gold at world championships

With China sitting out the first two diving events, other nations got a chance to shine on Day 1 of the World Aquatics Championships

Australia's Koloi wins 1-meter, Daley-led Britain takes team gold at world championships
News|Sports|US|World

US figure skaters celebrate gold medal from Beijing Olympics with a touch of bittersweetness

The U.S. figure skating team from the Beijing Olympics will receive a gold medal now that Russian skater Kamila Valieva has been disqualified for doping

US figure skaters celebrate gold medal from Beijing Olympics with a touch of bittersweetness
News|Sports|World

Russian figure skaters set to get Olympic bronze ahead of Canada despite Valieva's disqualification

The Russia figure skating team still stands to get bronze medals from the 2022 Beijing Olympics despite the disqualification of Kamila Valieva in a doping case

Russian figure skaters set to get Olympic bronze ahead of Canada despite Valieva's disqualification
Crime|News|Sports

What happens to Olympic medals now that Russian skater Valieva has been sanctioned for doping?

The highest court in sports sanctioned Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva for doping violations at the 2022 Beijing Olympics

What happens to Olympic medals now that Russian skater Valieva has been sanctioned for doping?
News|Sports|World

Teenager Valieva disqualified in Olympic doping case. Russians set to lose team gold to US

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been disqualified from the 2022 Beijing Olympics

Teenager Valieva disqualified in Olympic doping case. Russians set to lose team gold to US
News|Sports

Madison Chock and Evan Bates overcome illness for 5th US figure skating championship

Madison Chock and Evan Bates won their fifth U.S. figure skating title in the ice dance despite an illness that began to set in two days earlier when they performed their rhythm dance

Madison Chock and Evan Bates overcome illness for 5th US figure skating championship
Europe|News|Sports

Shiffrin gets up after losing control and crashing while landing a jump in a World Cup downhill

Mikaela Shiffrin has crashed into the safety nets after losing control while landing a jump during a World Cup women’s downhill

Shiffrin gets up after losing control and crashing while landing a jump in a World Cup downhill
News|Sports|US|World

Paris Olympic medals headed in big numbers to United States and China in one forecast

The United States is predicted to top the medals tables — both the overall count and gold-medal count — for the 2024 Paris Olympics

Paris Olympic medals headed in big numbers to United States and China in one forecast
Americas|News|Opinion|Sports|US|World

Grant Hill explains the decision surrounding Draymond Green's omission from the Olympic pool

USA Basketball says it wants the best for Draymond Green, which is why the federation does not have him in its plans for the Paris Olympics

Grant Hill explains the decision surrounding Draymond Green's omission from the Olympic pool
Sports|US

US women's basketball team to train in New York before heading to pre-Olympic tournament

The U.S. women’s basketball national team will get together for a few days in New York next month before playing in the FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgium

US women's basketball team to train in New York before heading to pre-Olympic tournament
News|Sports|World

Gymnastics body gives neutral status to 30 Belarusians but path to Paris Olympics is still unclear

The International Gymnastics Federation has granted neutral status to 30 athletes and officials from Belarus allowing them to take part in international competitions

Gymnastics body gives neutral status to 30 Belarusians but path to Paris Olympics is still unclear

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