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Mascots of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, left, and Paralympics Games, a Phrygian cap, pose during a preview in Saint Denis, outside Paris, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. The soft bright red cap, also known as a liberty cap, is an updated version of a conical hat worn in antiquity in places such as Persia, the Balkans, Thrace, Dacia and Phrygia, where the name originates, in modern day Turkey. It later became a symbol of the pursuit of liberty in the French Revolution and is still worn by the figure of Marianne, the national personification of France since that time. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
China-made Paris Olympics mascots fuel criticism in France

Nov. 17, 2022 06:58 AM EST

FILE - Mascots of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, right, and Paralympics Games, a Phrygian cap, jump during a preview in Saint Denis, outside Paris, on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. Izzy, the much-hated blob that represented the 1996 Atlanta Games has been supplanted by the mascot for the Paris Olympics — a Phrygian cap. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)
Column: Izzy's long run as worst Olympic mascot is over

By Paul Newberry Nov. 15, 2022 06:24 PM EST

Sportlight-Week Ahead, Nov. 4-10

By The Associated Press Nov. 03, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Nov. 4 1934 — The Detroit Lions rush for an NFL-record 426 yards in a 40-7 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The only bright spot for the Pirates is...

Joel Embiid sits for an ice bath after practice on the first day of Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball training camp at the McAlister Field House on the campus of The Citadel in Charleston, S.C. on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. (Heather Khalifa/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
France hoping Embiid will join team for 2024 Paris Olympics

By Tim Reynolds Oct. 06, 2022 03:39 PM EDT

‘Unreal and surreal’: Skiers slam Asian Winter Games host

By Eric Willemsen Oct. 06, 2022 01:12 PM EDT
Leading World Cup skiers on Thursday questioned the decision to award a yet-to-be-built resort in Saudi Arabia the hosting rights of the 2029 Asian Winter Games,...

France ski world blasts Asian Winter Games in Saudi Arabia

Oct. 06, 2022 06:25 AM EDT
PARIS (AP) — The French ski federation, mayors from mountain resorts and ski instructors lashed out Thursday at the decision to award the 2029 Asian Winter Games to...

Head of Paris 2024 Olympics Tony Estanguet, center left, President of Greater Paris Metropolis Patrick Ollier, center right, head of the Paris Ile-de-France region, Valerie Pecresse, right, and head of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF), Brigitte Henriques, left, attend a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and the Olympics and Paralympics Council, at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. (Benoit Tessier/ Pool Photo via AP)
French NOC boss starts lawsuit over 'psychological violence'

Oct. 03, 2022 11:21 AM EDT

United States' Breanna Stewart gestures during a team practice session ahead of the women's Basketball World Cup in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
No Bird, Griner, Taurasi: US still favorite to win World Cup

By Doug Feinberg Sep. 20, 2022 10:50 AM EDT

Vicent Collet head coach of France shouts during the Eurobasket final basketball match between Spain and France in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Spain wins EuroBasket title, topping France 88-76 for gold

Sep. 18, 2022 05:08 PM EDT

Leon Marchand of France, center, Carson Foster of United States, left, and Chase Kalisz of United States pose with their medals after winning the men's 400m medley final at the 19th FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, June 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Léon Marchand lights up swimming worlds with 400 medley win

By Ciarán Fahey Jun. 18, 2022 04:55 PM EDT

CORRECTS FROM GAME 1 TO GAME 2 - Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) loses the ball while being defended by Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) and guard Stephen Curry during the second half of Game 2 of basketball's NBA Finals in San Francisco, Sunday, June 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
FIBA resists Paris Olympics plan for remote basketball venue

By Graham Dunbar Jun. 08, 2022 10:15 AM EDT

IOC reveals more talks with Peng Shuai, plans Europe visit

May. 20, 2022 12:02 PM EDT
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has continued to speak with Olympic officials since the Beijing Winter Games and wants to visit Europe...

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

New York Knicks' Evan Fournier, left, fouls Utah Jazz's Rudy Gobert who was on his way to the basket during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, March 20, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Players push Paris Olympics to find a new basketball venue

Mar. 24, 2022 12:16 PM 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

Russian rider Sivakov announces nationality switch to France

Mar. 04, 2022 07:58 AM EST
LONDON (AP) — After racing for the Russian team at the Tokyo Olympics, cyclist Pavel Sivakov announced his nationality switch to France on Friday citing the war in...

Peng Cheng and Jin Yang, of China, compete in the pairs short program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Lows far outweigh highs in Olympic figure skating program

By Dave Skretta Feb. 19, 2022 10:16 PM EST

Franziska Preuss of Germany skis during the women's 4x6-kilometer relay at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Epic Olympic battle highlights biathlon at Beijing Games

By Martha Bellisle Feb. 19, 2022 06:07 AM EST

A gate flag bends in the wind after high winds caused the postponement of the start of the mixed team parallel skiing event at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Olympic Alpine team event moved to Sunday because of wind

By Howard Fendrich Feb. 18, 2022 11:17 PM EST

Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier, right, of the United States, react 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)
Olympics Live: US skaters lose appeal to get silver medals

Feb. 18, 2022 09:09 PM EST