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Harris English hits on the driving range during a practice round for the U.S. Open golf tournament at The Country Club, Wednesday, June 15, 2022, in Brookline, Mass. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Faldo to retire as lead CBS analyst, replaced by Immelman

By Doug Ferguson Jun. 21, 2022 03:25 PM EDT

FILE - Ann Meyers drives during practice at the NBA rookie camp for the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis, Sept. 10, 1978. The Hall of Famer, long-time TV basketball analyst and mother of three shares how Title IX has shaped her life and career in an essay for The Associated Press, and what needs to be done over the next 50 years for the law to continue to have a positive impact on young girls and women. (AP Photo/File)
Title IX: Ann Meyers Drysdale shares how law shaped her life

By Ann Meyers Drysdale Jun. 20, 2022 02:43 AM EDT

Naomi Kawase, who directed the official documentary of the Tokyo Olympics, speaks to The Associated Press in Tokyo Friday, June 17, 2022. Kawase said her work was a challenge because public opinion was painfully divided, costs kept mounting, a scandal emerged over the logo design, disgruntled opening ceremony artists resigned and the Games were postponed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)
Olympic filmmaker needed 2 movies to cover Tokyo turmoil

By Yuri Kageyama Jun. 17, 2022 09:50 AM EDT

FILE - Cannons' Paul Rabil (99) reacts after a goal during a Premier Lacrosse League game against the Redwoods, on June 4, 2021, in Foxborough, Mass. World Lacrosse, the international governing body of the sport, is making a proposal to have the Native American sport included in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. (AP Photo/Steve Luciano, File)
Pro lacrosse season begins as sport's leaders eye Olympics

By John Kekis Jun. 04, 2022 04:56 PM EDT

FILE - South African long distance athlete Caster Semenya (176) runs on her way to winning the 5,000 meters at the South African national championships in Pretoria, South Africa, April 15, 2021. A British newspaper has reported that double Olympic champion Semenya said she offered to show her body to track officials when she was just 18 years old to prove she was a female. (AP Photo/Christiaan Kotze/File)
Semenya says she offered to show track officials her body

By Gerald Imray May. 23, 2022 07:45 PM EDT

FILE - Japanese film director Naomi Kawase speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2018. The documentary film produced by Kawase about the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics premiered on Monday, May 23, 2022, shown to reporters and other invited guests in the Japanese capital. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
Tokyo Olympic film debuts in Japan; headed next to Cannes

By Stephen Wade And Yuri Kageyama May. 22, 2022 10:07 PM EDT

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic walks off the court after the team's loss in Game 5 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco, Wednesday, April 27, 2022. The Warriors won the series. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Jokic's NBA MVP a win for hoops-crazed nations outside US

By Ken Maguire May. 11, 2022 02:38 AM EDT

FILE - International Olympic Committee member Alex Gilady of Israel appears during a IOC-Tokyo 2020 1st Project Review session in Tokyo on April 3, 2014. An International Olympic Committee member from Israel who also previously served as a senior vice president of NBC Sports has died. Alex Gilady was 79. The IOC announced Gilady’s death. IOC member John Coates of Australia said Gilady died Wednesday in London. No cause of death was given. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)
Alex Gilady, Israeli Olympic Committee member, dies at 79

Apr. 14, 2022 05:17 AM EDT

FILE - International Olympic Committee member Alex Gilady of Israel appears during a IOC-Tokyo 2020 1st Project Review session in Tokyo on April 3, 2014. An International Olympic Committee member from Israel who also previously served as a senior vice president of NBC Sports has died. Alex Gilady was 79. The IOC announced Gilady’s death. IOC member John Coates of Australia said Gilady died Wednesday in London. No cause of death was given. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)
IOC member Alex Gilady of Israel dies at 79

Apr. 14, 2022 05:06 AM EDT

Auburn gymnast Sunisa Lee performs during a meet at the University of Michigan, Saturday, March 12, 2022, in Ann Arbor, Mich. A record crowd came out to watch Lee, the reigning Olympic champion, and Auburn take on defending national champion Michigan. The arrival of Lee and several of her Olympic teammates at the collegiate level is helping fuel a spike in interest and participation in NCAA women's gymnastics. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
'Beacon of goodness': NCAA women's gymnastics is booming

By Will Graves Mar. 29, 2022 06:07 PM EDT

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, greets International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach at an event welcoming IOC members ahead of the upcoming Winter Olympics at the Rus Hotel, Feb. 4, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. The International Olympic Committee has always been political, from the sheikhs and royals in its membership to a seat at the United Nations to pushing for peace talks between the Koreas. But Russia’s invasion of Ukraine three weeks ago exposed its irreconcilable claims of “political neutrality.” (AP Photo/David Goldman, Pool, File)
Russia invasion upends Olympic 'neutrality' — if it existed

By Stephen Wade Mar. 15, 2022 12:07 AM EDT

Writing reading "Glory to Ukraine" is seen on the side of the trailer of the Russian cross-country national team, in Holmenkollen. near Oslo, Wednesday, March 2, 2022. In Norway, Russian cross-country skiers, who won 11 medals at the Beijing Olympics, were heading home after being excluded from competition by the International Ski Federation, known as FIS. The decision came after a three-day standoff with Norwegian ski officials, who said they would refuse to let Russians and Belarusians race if FIS maintained its previous policy of allowing them to compete as neutral athletes. (Torstein Boee/NTB scanpix via AP)
Gymnastics, curling add Russian athletes to sports bans

By The Associated Press Mar. 04, 2022 11:03 AM EST

Fireworks explode during the closing ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
NBC's scores are in: Record low Olympics ratings

By David Bauder Feb. 23, 2022 05:22 PM EST

FILE - A woman looks at her phone as she passes an Olympic logo inside the main media center for the 2022 Winter Olympics, Jan. 18, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
At Olympics, cybersecurity worries linger in background

By Kelvin Chan Feb. 20, 2022 10:13 PM EST

Residents film the fireworks explode over the iconic Bird's Nest Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Beijing, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Once savvy, NBC's Olympics deal is shakier after Beijing

By David Bauder And Joe Reedy Feb. 19, 2022 09:25 PM EST

The Russian Olympic Committee celebrates the winning goal during a shootout by Arseni Gritsyuk in a men's semifinal hockey game against Sweden at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
WHAT TO WATCH: Men's hockey final highlights last few medals

By Noah Trister Feb. 18, 2022 01:39 PM EST

Elana Meyers Taylor, of the United States, celebrates after the finish during the women's monobob heat 4 at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
WHAT TO WATCH: Shiffrin's last event, figure skating pairs

By Noah Trister Feb. 17, 2022 12:27 PM EST

Vanessa James and Eric Radford, of Canada, compete in the pairs team free skate program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
EXPLAINER: Robots and Olympics — a potent photo combination

By Mallika Sen Feb. 17, 2022 04:22 AM EST

Kamila Valieva, of the Russian Olympic Committee, competes in the women's short program during the figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
WHAT TO WATCH: Valieva's free skate, Bowe on the oval

By Noah Trister Feb. 16, 2022 12:45 PM EST

Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay holds the Lombardi Trophy after the NFL Super Bowl 56 football game Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. The Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
NBC's Tirico looks to finish Olympics after Super Sunday

By Joe Reedy Feb. 15, 2022 06:54 PM EST