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Kaillie Humphries, left, and Sylvia Hoffmann of the United States react after the women's two-women bobsleigh World Cup race in Igls, near Innsbruck, Austria, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Beijing bound: Bobsledder Kaillie Humphries now an American

By Tim Reynolds Dec. 02, 2021 06:40 PM EST

FILE - United States' Lex Gillette, right, jumps as his escort, left, looks on during the men's Triple Jump F11 at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, China, in this Friday, Sept. 12, 2008, file photo. Blind long jumper Lex Gillette is chasing after Paralympic gold after four straight silver medals. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
Blind long jumper envisions Paralympic gold after 4 silvers

By Pat Graham Aug. 26, 2021 01:26 AM EDT

Members of the Italian women's and men's track cycling team round the track during a training session inside the Izu velodrome at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Track cycling efforts in US hampered by outdated facilities

By Dave Skretta Jul. 30, 2021 10:36 PM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jul. 27, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
July 28 1913 — The United States wins its first Davis Cup since 1902 by beating Britain three matches to two. 1928 —...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jul. 22, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
July 26 1859 — The first intercollegiate Regatta is held in Worcester, Mass., with Harvard beating Yale and Brown. 1928...

Kazmir, Kivlehan, Alvarez help US baseball win prep game

Jul. 19, 2021 03:50 AM EDT
CARY, N.C. (AP) — Scott Kazmir allowed two runs over five innings, San Diego minor leaguer Patrick Kivlehan hit a three-run homer in a five-run first inning,...

FILE - Manchester United manager Casey Stoney gestures during the English Women's Super League soccer match between Aston Villa and Manchester United at the Bank's Stadium in Walsall, England, in this Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, file photo. Stoney has been hired as the new head coach of the National Women's Soccer League's expansion team in San Diego. Jill Ellis, who won a pair of World Cups as coach of the U.S. national team, is the San Diego team's president. “Jill and this ownership group are deeply committed to building a world-class club both on and off the field and I look forward to being a part of creating our culture and style of play as a team, Stoney said in a statement on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)
Casey Stoney hired as coach of San Diego NWSL team

Jul. 14, 2021 02:49 PM EDT

Holiday Bowl finds new home at baseball's Petco Park

By Bernie Wilson Jun. 23, 2021 09:33 PM EDT
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Holiday Bowl will move downtown to Petco Park after its home of 42 years, Qualcomm Stadium, was razed. Holiday Bowl...

FILE - In this Jan 15, 2019, file photo, Rodney Scott, then-U.S. Border Patrol's San Diego sector chief shakes hands through a section of newly-replaced border wall in San Diego. The chief of the Border Patrol said Wednesday, June 23, 2021, he was leaving his job after less than two years in a position that lies in the crosshairs of polarizing political debate. Rodney Scott wrote to agents that he will be reassigned. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
Border Patrol chief who supported Trump's wall is forced out

By Elliot Spagat Jun. 23, 2021 07:33 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 11, 2021, file photo, migrant women carry children in the rain at an intake area after turning themselves in upon crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in La Joya, Texas. The U.S. Homeland Security Department says thousands of asylum-seekers whose claims were dismissed or denied under a Trump administration policy that forced them to wait in Mexico for their court hearings will be allowed to return for another chance at humanitarian protection. The Associated Press has learned that registration begins Wednesday, June 23, 2021 for asylum-seekers who were subject to the “Remain in Mexico” policy and either had their cases dismissed or denied for failing to appear in court. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
US gives more asylum-seekers waiting in Mexico another shot

By Maria Verza And Elliot Spagat Jun. 22, 2021 05:23 PM EDT

Jon Rahm, of Spain, holds the champions trophy for photographers after the final round of the U.S. Open Golf Championship, Sunday, June 20, 2021, at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Column: An Open with a little karma of its own

By Tim Dahlberg Jun. 20, 2021 09:32 PM EDT

Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani hits a home run in the second inning of a baseball game Wednesday, June 16, 2021, in Oakland, Calif. Looking on is Athletics catcher Aramis Garcia. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
LEADING OFF: Ohtani 1st HR Derby entrant, Buehler vs D-backs

By The Associated Press Jun. 19, 2021 01:59 AM EDT

Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani hits a home run in the second inning of a baseball game Wednesday, June 16, 2021, in Oakland, Calif. Looking on is Athletics catcher Aramis Garcia. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
LEADING OFF: Ohtani 1st HR Derby entrant, Buehler vs D-backs

By The Associated Press Jun. 18, 2021 07:42 PM EDT

Xander Schauffele reads the lie on the 18th green during the first round of the U.S. Open Golf Championship, Thursday, June 17, 2021, at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
U.S. Open

Jun. 17, 2021 09:08 PM EDT

Xander Schauffele reads the lie on the 18th green during the first round of the U.S. Open Golf Championship, Thursday, June 17, 2021, at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Separated by pandemic, Molinari brothers unite at US Open

By Doug Ferguson Jun. 17, 2021 09:07 PM EDT

Jon Rahm, of Spain, plays his shot from the eighth tee during a practice round of the U.S. Open Golf Championship, Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Column: A different US Open than imagined at Torrey Pines

By Tim Dahlberg Jun. 16, 2021 02:14 AM EDT

Brooks Koepka plays his shot from the second tee during a practice round of the U.S. Open Golf Championship, Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
DeChambeau-Koepka spat overshadowing tough US Open course

By Doug Ferguson Jun. 15, 2021 06:11 PM EDT

Jon Rahm, of Spain, hits from the seventh tee during a practice round of the U.S. Open Golf Championship, Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Rahm preparing for US Open after positive COVID-19 test

By John Marshall Jun. 15, 2021 04:15 PM EDT

USS Mobile departs Gulf Coast for California homeport

Jun. 10, 2021 02:23 PM EDT
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — A Navy ship that was celebrated with a parade that drew more than 60,000 to downtown Mobile has departed the port city headed to its new...

In this July 8, 2013 photo provided by the U.S. Marines Corps, Robert F. Castellvi, who held the rank of Brigadier General at the time the photo was taken, poses for a photo at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. Officials announced Wednesday, June 9, 2021 that Castellvi will be relieved of his duties for failing to properly train Marines and sailors and evaluate the platoon before a training exercise in the summer of 2020 when a seafaring tank sank off the Southern California coast, killing nine troops. (Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)
Military relieves general of duties, cites tank sinking

By Julie Watson Jun. 09, 2021 04:45 PM EDT