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Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto, left, speaks during a news conference at a proposed site for the Olympics ski jump in Sapporo, northern Japan, on July 30, 2022. Sapporo's bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics has been slowed, but not stopped, by fallout from the still-developing corruption scandal around the 2020 Tokyo Games. (Yuta Omori/Kyodo News via AP)
Sapporo election could restart bid for 2030 Winter Olympics

By Stephen Wade And Yuri Kageyama Apr. 06, 2023 01:57 AM EDT

Australia's Maddison Levi, left, prevents New Zealand's Jorja Miller from scoring a try during gold-medal Canada Sevens women's rugby match action in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, March 5, 2023. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
Argentina men, New Zealand women win at Vancouver Sevens

Mar. 05, 2023 10:39 PM EST

Canada's James Crawford speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men's World Championship super-G race, in Courchevel, France, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)
Lack of Winter Olympic bids may lead to rotating fixed hosts

By Andrew Dampf Feb. 13, 2023 01:52 PM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2020, file photo, the Olympic rings are reinstalled after it was taken down for maintenance ahead of the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics in the Odaiba section in Tokyo. The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee is encouraging individual sports to consider “category qualifiers” — classified in some sports as “open” categories — to ensure transgender athletes will have events to participate in once they reach puberty. The USOPC finalized its two-page “position paper” at its board meeting earlier this month and released it Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, addressing a proposed path forward for transgender participation in sports. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
Sapporo mayor says Tokyo bid-rigging hurt its Olympic bid

By Stephen Wade Dec. 20, 2022 07:53 AM EST

Vancouver's shot at hosting 2030 Winter Olympics dims

Oct. 27, 2022 05:09 PM EDT
VICTORIA, British Columbia (AP) — British Columbia's government will not support Vancouver's bid to hold the 2030 Olympics in the province, a move that places Salt...

FILE - Norway's Marius Lindvik competes during the World Cup ski jumping in Vikersundbakken, Norway, Saturday March 12, 2022. Ski jumping governing bodies from the United States and Norway have forged an unprecedented partnership. USA Nordic Sport and Norges Hopplandslaget announced Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, that their national ski jumping teams will share coaches and training facilities as part of a four-year agreement.(Terje Bendiksby/NTB via AP, File)
Ski jumping World Cup returns to US for 1st time since 2004

By Larry Lage Sep. 22, 2022 07:25 AM EDT

The 23 venues bidding to host World Cup matches in 2026

Jun. 15, 2022 02:07 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at the 23 venues bidding to host soccer matches at the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada: ___ ...

Protesters hold a banner which reads "The IOC is a bunch of thieves. Spend on welfare, not the Games." in Shinjuku district of Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, June 12, 2022. Holding “No Olympics” banners, protesters demanded Japan drop its bid for the 2030 Winter Games Sunday. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)
Small protests in Tokyo and Sapporo against Olympic bid

By Yuri Kageyama Jun. 12, 2022 08:38 AM EDT

Canadians hire Poulin as player development consultant

Jun. 07, 2022 09:37 AM EDT
MONTREAL (AP) — Hockey great Marie-Philip Poulin has joined the Montreal Canadiens' front office as a player development consultant. The role with the...

FILE - A volunteer walks past the Olympic rings ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Tokyo on July 22, 2021. Japan's northern city of Sapporo on Monday, June 6, 2022, rejected holding a referendum to give voters a choice over bidding for the 2030 Winter Olympics. The city's assembly, controlled by Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, which is also in charge of the national government, turned down having a public vote. Its meeting was streamed online. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris, File)
Sapporo rejects holding referendum over bidding for Olympics

By Yuri Kageyama And Stephen Wade Jun. 06, 2022 03:09 AM EDT

Ukraine team members climb on the Olympic Rings to pose for photo in the Olympic Village at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. Backers of Sapporo, Japan, to hold the 2030 Winter Olympics have gotten together to promote their bid. The Japanese city is competing with Salt Lake City, Vancouver, and a Spanish group that wants to return the Olympics to Barcelona. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
All-Japan committee meets to promote Sapporo Olympic bid

By Stephen Wade And Yuri Kageyama May. 10, 2022 02:41 AM EDT

FILE - The Olympic rings are seen during the closing ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics on Feb. 20, 2022, in Beijing. Will it be 2030, the first opening on the IOC calendar? Or might the International Olympic Committee make a double award and also name the 2034 host, which it did 4 1/2 years ago when it had two strong candidates and named Paris for the 2024 Olympics and Los Angeles for 2028. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)
Salt Lake, Sapporo head race to 2030 Olympics, and maybe '34

By Stephen Wade May. 02, 2022 01:08 AM EDT

FILE - The Olympic rings during the closing ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022, in Beijing. Officials in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo say there is public support for holding the 2030 Winter Olympics. However, Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto says the city has no plans to hold a binding public referendum for the final word. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)
Sapporo shows strong support for 2030 Winter Olympics

By Yuri Kageyama And Stephen Wade Mar. 16, 2022 08:59 AM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Feb. 27, 2022 10:00 AM EST
Feb. 28 1922 — In the first formal college conference basketball tournament, North Carolina beats Mercer 40-26 to win the Southern Intercollegiate...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 24, 2022 11:17 AM EST
Feb. 25 1940 — The first telecast of an American hockey game is transmitted over station W2XBS in New York. The viewing audience watches the New York...

FILE - Russian curler Alexander Krushelnitsky practices ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea on Feb. 7, 2018. Krushelnitsky failed a drug test and lost a bronze medal and was banned four years. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
Recent Russian doping controversies at the Olympics

Feb. 18, 2022 09:07 AM EST

Gold medal winner Sweden's Sandra Naeslund, red, and Silver medal winner Canada's Marielle Thompson, yellow, celebrate after crossing the finish line during the women's cross big final at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Naeslund claims Olympic skicross gold, ends Canada's reign

Feb. 17, 2022 06:00 AM EST

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Feb. 14, 2022 10:00 AM EST
Feb. 15 1932 — Eddie Eagen, as a member of the four-man U.S. bobsled team, wins a gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. He...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Feb. 13, 2022 10:00 AM EST
Feb. 14 1934 — The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the NHL All-Stars 7-3. The game is played as a benefit for fomer Toronto player Ace Bailey. Bailey suffers...

Seattle Kraken NHL hockey team pro scout Cammi Granato poses with her new book, "I Can Play Too," Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in Seattle. For years, Hockey Hall of Famer Granato was asked to write a book about her experience in becoming one of the finest women's hockey players of all time. She finally has, but on her own terms and with a specific audience in mind—kids. And while her book is based around hockey and her personal experiences, Granato is hoping the message can resonate beyond the ice. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Canucks hire Cammi Granato as an assistant general manager

Feb. 10, 2022 01:23 PM EST