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

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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

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...

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

FILE - Slovakia's Juraj Slafkovsky scores an empty net goal against Sweden during the men's bronze medal hockey game at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in Beijing. The new 3ICE 3-on-3 league debuted in mid-June with Hall of Famers Bryan Trottier, Grant Fuhr, Joe Mullen and Larry Murphy among the coaches. The International Ice Hockey Federation and IOC have discussed the possibility of bringing 3-on-3 to the Olympics for another medal event after the same happened with basketball at the Tokyo Games. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

3-on-3 hockey league launches, could be step toward Olympics

By Stephen Whyno Jun. 29, 2022 04:28 PM EDT

Rutgers hires Nikki McCray-Penson as assistant hoops coach

Jun. 28, 2022 01:08 PM EDT
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Rutgers has hired former Tennessee star Nikki McCray-Penson as an assistant coach for the women’s basketball team. Scarlet...

Lyles edges Knighton for the national title in the 200

Jun. 26, 2022 05:38 PM EDT
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Noah Lyles pulled in front of teenage sensation Erriyon Knighton at the finish to win the 200 meters at the U.S. track and field championships...

Sydney McLaughlin crosses the finish line to set a new world record in the women's 400 meter hurdles at the U.S. outdoor track and field championships, Saturday, June 25, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. (Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard via AP)

Sydney McLaughlin does it again, breaks own world record

By Anne M. Peterson Jun. 25, 2022 06:24 PM EDT

Kerley, Jefferson win at the US outdoor championships

By Anne M. Peterson Jun. 25, 2022 12:36 AM EDT
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Olympic silver medalist Fred Kerley flashed a peace sign at the crowd after winning the 100 meters at the U.S. outdoor track and field...

In a photo provided by the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, Michelle Kwan arrives for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Colorado Springs, Colo., Friday, June 24, 2022. (Mark Reis/U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee via AP)

Vonn urges athletes use platform for good 'especially today'

By Eddie Pells Jun. 24, 2022 11:12 PM EDT

Executive director Ramsey Baker to leave US Figure Skating

Jun. 24, 2022 07:38 PM EDT
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Ramsey Baker is leaving U.S. Figure Skating at the end of the year, leaving the organization in search of an executive director after...

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2020, file photo, United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee CEO Sarah Hirshland listens during a briefing with the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Los Angeles 2028 organizers in Beverly Hills, Calif. At their keynote addresses at this week's annual assembly of U.S. athletes and administrators, both CEO Sarah Hirshland and chair Susanne Lyons said the federation's top-line priority for the upcoming year is on athlete excellence and expanding revenue. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Tensions sparking change in US Olympic world, but how much?

By Eddie Pells Jun. 24, 2022 03:26 PM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jun. 23, 2022 08:45 PM EDT
June 28 1935 — Alf Perry ties a British Open scoring record with a 283 total at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. Perry’s finishes five...

On Title IX's 50th, USOPC seeks accord on transgender policy

By Eddie Pells Jun. 23, 2022 05:56 PM EDT
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The biggest gathering of the year for U.S. Olympic policymakers fell on Thursday, the 50th anniversary of Title IX. Not surprisingly,...

FILE - Salt Lake City Council Chairwoman Erin Mendenhall, from left, Fraser Bullock, chief operating officer of the 2002 Winter Games, Jeff Robbins, president and CEO of the Utah Sports Commission, Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski, Gov. Gary Herbert, USA Olympic speed skater Catherine Rainey-Norman and Salt Lake County Councilman Jim Bradley raise their arms in celebration after the USOC choose Salt Lake over Denver to bid on behalf of the U.S. for future Winter Games, Friday, Dec. 14, 2018 in Salt Lake City. Recent meetings with the IOC have led U.S. officials to believe all signs point toward Salt Lake City bidding for the 2034 Winter Olympics, though they say Utah's capital will be ready if asked to host the 2030 Games, too. (Steve Griffin/The Deseret News via AP, File)

Salt Lake City Winter Olympics bid more likely for 2034

By Eddie Pells Jun. 23, 2022 03:02 PM EDT