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FILE - In this May 22, 2019, file photo, Troy Vincent, NFL executive vice president of football operations, speaks to the media during the owners meetings in Key Biscayne, Fla. Flag football will be played at an international, multi-sport event for the first time next week during the World Games in Birmingham, Alabama. The NFL may be the sport’s biggest cheerleader. “When we talk about the future of the game of football, it is, no question, flag,” NFL executive Troy Vincent told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

NFL makes strong push for flag football with eye on Olympics

By Rob Maaddi 2 hrs ago

FILE - Yulimar Rojas, of Venezuela, reacts after setting a new world record in the Women's triple jump at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, March 20, 2022. Rojas cannot compete in long jump at the world championships in Oregon this month because her qualifying leap was done in unapproved shoes, track and field’s governing body World Athletics said Wednesday, July 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)

Shoe issue bars triple jump star Rojas from worlds long jump

11 hrs ago

FILE - Allyson Felix, of the United States, prepares to start in a semifinal of the women's 400 meters at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Aug. 4, 2021, in Tokyo. Felix was named to her 10th world championships team, where she will have a chance to run in the mixed relay event and add to her record medal collection. Felix, whose 18 medals are the most in world-championship history, has announced that this will be her final season in track. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

Allyson Felix gets mixed relay nod, heading to 10th worlds

23 hrs ago

Willian Davis of the U.S. dunks the ball as Cuba's Marlon Diaz looks on during the FIBA Americas qualifiers for the 2023 Basketball World Cup, In Havana, Cuba, Monday, July 4, 2022. The U.S. defeated Cuba 87-64 .(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

A win on the 4th: USA Basketball pulls away, tops Cuba 87-64

Jul. 04, 2022 09:14 PM EDT

FILE - Natalie Geisenberger, of Germany, celebrates winning the gold medal in luge women's singles at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. Two-time defending Olympic women's luge gold medalist Natalie Geisenberger has announced that she is expecting her second child. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

Olympic luge champ Natalie Geisenberger expecting 2nd baby

By Tim Reynolds Jul. 04, 2022 11:48 AM EDT

FILE - AC Milan's Franck Kessie celebrates after scoring his side's fourth goal during the Italian Cup quarter final match between AC Milan and Lazio at the San Siro stadium, in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. Barcelona has boosted its midfield by signing Franck Kessie as a free agent on Monday, July 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)

Lazio Rome vs AC Milan 2/9/2022

Jul. 04, 2022 09:16 AM EDT

Barcelona adds former AC Milan player Kessie to its midfield

Jul. 04, 2022 09:14 AM EDT

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, speaks during a press conference with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, July 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

Zelenskyy praises IOC for supporting bans on Russian sport

Jul. 04, 2022 08:49 AM EDT

FILE - Ryan Lochte, of the United States, bites his gold medal for the men's 200 meters freestyle at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Shanghai, China, on July 26, 2011. Ryan Lochte told The Associated Press by phone Sunday, July 3, 2022, that he is auctioning off all of his Olympic silver and bronze medals, with the proceeds going to a charity benefitting children. The 37-year-old swimmer earned 12 medals over four Olympics, including six gold that he plans to keep for now. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)

Ryan Lochte's 6 Olympic swimming medals up for auction

By Beth Harris Jul. 03, 2022 03:44 PM EDT

FILE - United States' Megan Rapinoe, right, celebrates after scoring the opening goal from the penalty spot during the Women's World Cup final soccer match between the United States and Netherlands at the Stade de Lyon in Decines, outside Lyon, France, July 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

Rapinoe's role changing as US preps for World Cup qualifying

By Anne M. Peterson Jul. 03, 2022 03:26 PM EDT

FILE - Barcelona's Luuk de Jong celebrates scoring his side's 3rd goal against Athletic Bilbao during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022. Adama Traoré and Luuk de Jong are leaving Barcelona after finishing their loan deals, the club said on Saturday, July 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort, File)

Athletic Bilbao vs FC Barcelona 2/27/2022

Jul. 02, 2022 12:58 PM EDT

US men's soccer reach 1st Olympics since 2008 with U-20 win

By The Associated Press Jul. 01, 2022 10:59 PM EDT
The United States qualified for its first Olympic men's soccer tournament since 2008 when the Americans beat Honduras 3-0 at San Pedro Sula on Friday night in the...

US closes in on basketball World Cup, tops Puerto Rico 83-75

Jul. 01, 2022 10:26 PM EDT
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Justin Jackson scored 26 points, Langston Galloway added 18 and the U.S. men's basketball team took another step toward qualifying for...

FILE - In this Wednesday, June 15, 2016, file photo, Oscar Pistorius leaves the High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, after his sentencing proceedings. South African former track star Oscar Pistorius has met with the father of Reeva Steenkamp, the woman he shot to death in 2013, as part of his parole process, the Steenkamp's family lawyer told The Associated Press on Friday July 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)

Seeking parole, Pistorius meets with girlfriend's father

By Gerald Imray Jul. 01, 2022 01:55 PM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jun. 30, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
July 1 1859 — Amherst defeats Williams 73-32 in the first intercollegiate baseball game. The game is played by Massachusetts Rules, a wide-open form of...

FILE - United States' Jordyn Poulter blocks the ball during the women's volleyball preliminary round at the 2020 Summer Olympics, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo. A stolen Olympic gold medal belonging to Poulter has been found in Southern California, authorities said Wednesday, June 29. Poulter reported the medal stolen May 25 after the Olympian discovered her car broken into at a parking garage in Anaheim, Calif., police said. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein,File)

Stolen Olympic gold medal found in Southern California

Jun. 29, 2022 06:53 PM EDT