Spain Olympic Team
FILE - Yusra Mardini and Tachlowini Gabriyesos, of the Refugee Olympic Team, carry the Olympic flag during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, July 23, 2021. The Olympic Refugee Foundation and the refugee Olympics team are the winners of this year’s Princess of Asturias Award for sports, the Spanish foundation that organizes the prizes said Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Refugee Olympic team awarded prestigious Spanish prize

May. 25, 2022 08:21 AM EDT

Barcelona's Gerard Pique, center, reacts during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Sevilla at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, April 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)
In leaked audio, Piqué asks for help to play at Olympics

By Tales Azzoni Apr. 20, 2022 07:59 AM EDT

FILE - Mexico's Hector Herrera plays during the first half of a FIFA World Cup qualifying soccer match, Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, in Cincinnati. The Houston Dynamo signed Mexican national team captain Héctor Herrera to a designated player contract Wednesday, March 2, 2022, that will run through at least the 2024 season. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean, File)
Dynamo sign Mexican star Héctor Herrera as designated player

Mar. 02, 2022 01:24 PM EST

Laura Barquero and Marco Zandron, of Spain, wave after competing in the pairs free skate program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Spanish figure skater Barquero fails Olympic drug test

Feb. 22, 2022 10:15 AM EST

Germany's Tobias Rieder, center, celebrates after scoring a goal against Canada with Moritz Muller, left, and Marcel Noebels (92) during a preliminary round men's hockey game at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
ATHLETES ON: Resilience and bouncing back after a setback

By Kelvin Chan, Candice Choi And Aaron Morrison Feb. 19, 2022 02:41 AM EST

FILE - Athletes eat a meal in a restaurant at the Olympic Village ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 1, 2022, in Beijing. (Wang Zhao/Pool Photo via AP, File)
ATHLETES ON: Best things they've eaten in the Olympic bubble

By Kelvin Chan, Candice Choi And Aaron Morrison Feb. 16, 2022 12:56 AM EST

From left, Nikita Katsalapov of the Russian Olympic Commitee, Zachary Donohue of the U.S., Evan Bates of the U.S., Madison Chock of the U.S., and Victoria Sinitsina of the Russian Olympic Committee are seen in the Green Room after competing in the ice dance figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, in Beijing. (Antonin Thuillier/Pool Photo via AP)
US ice dancers win Olympic bronze medal before retiring

By Sally Ho Feb. 14, 2022 01:15 AM EST

Norway's Aleksander Aamodt Kilde stands in the finish area after watching the the women's super-G where his girlfriend Mikaela Shiffrin, of United States is competing at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Shiffrin & Kilde, ski racing’s power couple, help each other

By Howard Fendrich And Pat Graham Feb. 13, 2022 04:54 AM EST

Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue, of the United States, perform their routine in the ice dance competition during figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
True test of love: Engaged ice dancers face off at Olympics

By Dave Skretta Feb. 13, 2022 12:21 AM EST

Wang Shiyue and Liu Xinyu, of China, compete in the team ice dance program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Dance Dominance: Montreal school keeps producing Olympians

By Dave Skretta Feb. 11, 2022 02:23 AM EST

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 21, 2000 file photo, Andreea Raducan of Romania, receives her gold medal in the women's all-around gymnastics competition at the Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Raducan was the women's all-around gymnastics champ when the Romanian star tested positive for pseudoephedrine, which was contained in a cold remedy she got from the team doctor. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)
Johnson, Jones highlight most infamous Olympic doping cases

By Noah Trister Feb. 10, 2022 06:28 AM EST

United States' Chloe Kim competes during the women's halfpipe finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Chen, Kim soar to Olympic gold medals on best day for US

By Bernie Wilson Feb. 10, 2022 05:48 AM EST

Donovan Carrillo, of Mexico, competes during the men's short program figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Mexican skater is a rare Latin American at Winter Olympics

By Sally Ho Feb. 08, 2022 09:36 PM EST

Adur Etxezarreta, of Spain makes a turn during a men's downhill training run at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Spanish skier could spring a surprise in Olympic downhill

By Daniella Matar Feb. 05, 2022 08:29 AM EST

Spain's Queralt Castellet airs out of the superpipe during the women's finals at the Winter X Games on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, at Buttermilk in Aspen, Colo. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times via AP)
Quantum leap of 'Q': Spanish boarder soars into 5th Olympics

By Pat Graham Feb. 03, 2022 01:21 AM EST

FILE - Ayumu Hirano, of Japan, makes a qualifying run on the halfpipe Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, during a U.S. Grand Prix snowboarding event at Copper Mountain, Colo. Long filled with potential, but only Ayumu Hirano's two silver medals to show for it over the past decade, a crew of Japanese riders appears poised to take over the halfpipe in Beijing with four bona fide gold-medal contender. (AP Photo/Hugh Carey, File)
Chairmen of the boards: Japanese team powerful in halfpipe

By Pat Graham Jan. 24, 2022 01:24 PM EST

FILE - United States head coach Adam Krikorian, right, directs players during a quarterfinal round win over Canada in a women's water polo match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Right after the Summer Olympics, Krikorian was done. Worn down by coaching the U.S. women's water polo team through a pandemic, he thought it might be time to try something new. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
US water polo coaches returning for Paris Olympics

By Jay Cohen Dec. 07, 2021 09:01 AM EST

Swiatek spoils Badosa's birthday at WTA Finals

By Carlos Rodriguez Nov. 15, 2021 05:28 PM EST
GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Iga Swiatek departed the WTA Finals with a win after spoiling Paula Badosa's birthday 7-5, 6-4 on Monday. The...

Barcelona's Pedri, centre, passes the ball challenged by Benfica's Nicolas Otamendi during a Group E Champions League soccer match between Benfica and Barcelona at the Luz stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
Pedri to sign new deal with Barcelona through 2026

Oct. 14, 2021 09:07 AM EDT

FILE - Los Angeles Lakers' Pau Gasol, from Spain, kisses the Larry O'Brian trophy after the Lakers won the NBA basketball championship in Orlando, Fla., in this Sunday, June 14, 2009, file photo. Pau Gasol announced his retirement from basketball on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, ending a career that lasted more than two decades and earned him two NBA titles and a world championship gold with Spain's national team. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Veteran Pau Gasol announces retirement from basketball

By Tales Azzoni Oct. 05, 2021 11:56 AM EDT