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Teammates celebrate with Canada's Victoria Bach after her goal against the United States in the first period of a women's hockey game in a pre-Olympic Games series Monday, Oct. 25, 2021, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Fillier scores 2, Canada beats US again in women's hockey
By John Wawrow
26 minutes ago
South Korea's Yeo Minji, left, and United States' Carli Lloyd, right, react at the conclusion of an international friendly soccer match in Kansas City, Kan., Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. The match ended with no score. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)
After decorated career, Lloyd will savor final game with US
By Anne M. Peterson
6 hrs ago
FILE - Kayla Harrison is shown during a PFL (Professional Fighters League) bout against Larissa Pacheco at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., in this Thursday, May 9, 2019, file photo. Two-time Olympic gold medalist Kayla Harrison tries for another $1 million prize when she fights Taylor Guardado in the main event of the 2021 PFL Championships this week in Florida. (AP Photo/Greg Payan, File)
Harrison, now a mother of 2, fights for $1M PFL championship
By Dan Gelston
12 hrs ago
Carlos Edriel Yulo, of the Philippines, poses during the victory ceremony for the the vault final in the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Kitakyushu, western Japan, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
Hu wins horizontal bar, Uchimura shines at gymnastics worlds
Oct. 24, 2021 12:53 PM EDT
United States' Ryan Cochran Siegle prepares to start during an alpine ski, men's World Cup giant slalom, in Soelden, Austria, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)
US skier Cochran-Siegle’s setback fuels Olympic motivation
By Eric Willemsen
Oct. 24, 2021 08:38 AM EDT
Alexandra Trusova, of Russia, performs during the women's short program at the Skate America figure skating event Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)
Zhou takes advantage of Chen's struggles at Skate America
Oct. 24, 2021 01:58 AM EDT
FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2019. file photo, Alex Quiñónez, of Ecuador, gestures after a men's 200 meter heat at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar. Olympic sprinter Alex Quiñónez was fatally shot in the port city of Guayaquil in Ecuador on Friday night, Oct. 22, 2021, police said. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Olympic sprinter Alex Quiñónez fatally shot in Ecuador
Oct. 23, 2021 09:45 AM EDT
Wei Xiaoyuan, center, of China, with her gold medal, Rebeca Andrade, left, of Brazil, with her silver medal, and Luo Rui, of China, pose for photos and video during the victory ceremony for the women's uneven bars final in the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Kitakyushu, western Japan, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
Olympic vault champ Rebeca Andrade wins 2 medals at worlds
Oct. 23, 2021 09:24 AM EDT
Aleksandra Boikova and Dmitrii Kozlovskii, of Russia, perform during the pairs short program at the Skate America figure skating event Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)
Nathan Chen falters, Vincent Zhou leads at Skate America
Oct. 23, 2021 12:59 AM EDT
United States' Hilary Knight looks for the puck during the second period of the team's hockey game against Canada, Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, in Allentown, Pa. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
Canada beats US 3-1 in pre-Olympic women's hockey game
By John Wawrow
Oct. 22, 2021 11:43 PM EDT
FILE - In this Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021 file photo, Italian sprinter Lamont Marcell Jacobs poses with his Olympic gold medals before the Italian Formula One Grand Prix, at Monza racetrack, in Monza, Italy. The Italian Olympic movement is outraged over the exclusion of sprinter Marcell Jacobs from the nominees list for male athlete of the year by World Athletics. The sport’s governing body on Friday, Oct. 22 announced a list of 10 nominees for the prestigious award but found no room for the only man to win two golds on the track at the Tokyo Olympics. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, file)
Italy outraged after Jacobs excluded from award nominees
By Andrew Dampf
Oct. 22, 2021 06:00 PM EDT
Zhang Boheng, center, of China, with his gold medal, Daiki Hashimoto, left, of Japan, with his silver medal, and Ilia Kovtun, of Ukraine, pose for photos and video during the podium ceremony after their men's all-around finals in the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Kitakyushu, western Japan, Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
Zhang Boheng wins all-around final at gymnastics worlds
Oct. 22, 2021 09:30 AM EDT
Sofia Goggia of Italy waits for the start of the first training prior the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup season in Soelden, Austria, Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. The Alpine Skiing World Cup season 2021/22 will be opened this weekend in Soelden, the traditional start of the FIS Ski World Cup. (Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP)
Goggia, Moioli to carry Italy's flag at Olympic ceremonies
Oct. 22, 2021 08:10 AM EDT
A group of women wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus use their smartphone to make appointment as residents line up to receive booster shots against COVID-19 at a vaccination site near a residential area in Beijing, Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. China's capital Beijing has begun offering booster shots against COVID-19, four months before the city and surrounding regions are to host the Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Beijing offering COVID-19 boosters, 4 months before Olympics
Oct. 22, 2021 02:52 AM EDT
FILE - In this May 7, 2012, file photo, coach Mike Teti displays the bronze medal from the Seoul Olympics and the gold medal from the 1987 World Championship in Copenhagen in his office in Oakland, Calif. Longtime U.S. rowing coach Teti, who has been criticized by some of his former team members as being emotionally abusive and using physical intimidation, has resigned but immediately accepted a position funded by a large donor leading a new high-performance training club ahead of the 2024 Olympics in Paris. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
US Rowing accepts resignation of longtime men's coach Teti
By Janie Mccauley
Oct. 22, 2021 02:40 AM EDT
United States forward Mallory Pugh (11) and South Korea midfielder Jl Soyun (10) battle for control of the ball during the second half of an international friendly soccer match in Kansas City, Kan., Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)
US women tie South Korea 0-0, snap 22-match home win streak
Oct. 21, 2021 11:05 PM EDT
Ski champ Vlhova to reduce WCup schedule, focus on Olympics
By Eric Willemsen
Oct. 21, 2021 04:18 PM EDT
SÖLDEN, Austria (AP) — Alpine skiing star Petra Vlhova plans to skip some World Cup races this season, abandoning the strategy that helped her win the overall...
FILE - In this March 25, 2021, file photo, Nathan Chen of the United States, skates in the men's short program at the Figure Skating World Championships in Stockholm, Sweden. Since his disappointing sixth-place finish at the Pyeongchang Olympics, the 22-year-old Chen has won three world titles, the last three of his five U.S. championships, and the two most recent Grand Prix finals. He enters Skate America this weekend as the overwhelming favorite to win his fifth consecutive gold medal. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
Chen and winning streak in spotlight as Skate America begins
By Barry Wilner
Oct. 21, 2021 12:54 PM EDT
Russian triathlete is 1st DQ from Tokyo Olympics for doping
Oct. 21, 2021 09:16 AM EDT
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — In the first formal disqualification of a Tokyo Olympics athlete for doping, Russian Igor Polyanskiy has been banned for three...
Angelina Melnikova, center, of Russia, with her gold medal, Leanne Wong, left, of the U.S., with her silver medal, and Kayla DiCello, of the U.S., with her bronze medal, pose for a photo during the victory ceremony after the women's all-around finals in the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Kitakyushu, western Japan, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
Melnikova wins all-around final at gymnastics worlds
Oct. 21, 2021 08:30 AM EDT