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FILE - Richard Torrez Jr., from the United States, left, exchanges punches with Cuba's Dainier Pero during their men's super heavyweight over 91-kg boxing match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. American and British boxing officials have on Thursday, April 13, 2023 launched a breakaway group with the aim of saving boxing’s place at the Olympics, to be called World Boxing. Lauren Price of Britain, a gold medalist at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, and silver medalist Richard Torrez Jr. of the United States are on the board as athlete representatives. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, file)
Breakaway group aims to save boxing's Olympic status

Apr. 13, 2023 08:10 AM EDT

Japanese Olympic Committee President Yasuhiro Yamashita, from left, and Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto listen to International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, right, speak during a news conference in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Jan. 11, 2020. Sapporo's bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics has been slowed, but not stopped, by fallout from the still-developing corruption scandal around the 2020 Tokyo Games. (Masashi Inoue/Kyodo News via AP)
Sapporo may delay Olympic bid to 2034 after Tokyo scandal

Apr. 10, 2023 08:22 PM EDT

FILE - Simone Biles, of the United States, poses wearing her bronze medal from balance beam competition during artistic gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. The sport of gymnastics' international investigations agency was created in 2019 to help protect athletes after the American sexual abuse scandal. The Gymnastics Ethics Foundation has now published its strategy to set new standards in safeguarding before the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The “Gymnasts 2028” details goals for its work to protect athletes from harassment and abuse, investigate complaints, prosecute disciplinary cases and monitor national federations. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko,File)
Ethics agency to better protect gymnasts for LA Olympics

By Graham Dunbar Mar. 23, 2023 07:15 AM EDT

USOPC gets record $10 million donation for mental health

Mar. 07, 2023 04:24 PM EST
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee is receiving a record $10 million donation to support its expanding mental-health...

Today in Sports History-Tiger Woods crashes his car in L.A.

By The Associated Press Feb. 22, 2023 10:00 AM EST
Feb. 23 1935 — George “The Iceman” Woolf makes history, riding Azucar to victory in the inaugural Santa Anita Handicap. Azucar beatS such greats as...

Today in Sports History-Winter Games open in PyeongChang

By The Associated Press Feb. 08, 2023 10:00 AM EST
Feb. 9 1912 — The U.S. Tennis Association amends the rules for the men’s singles championship play. The defending champion is required to play through...

FILE - United States Rosey Fletcher clears a gate during the women's snowboard parallel giant slalom race at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Bardonecchia, Italy, on Feb. 23, 2006. Olympic bronze medalist Rosey Fletcher filed a lawsuit accusing former snowboard coach Peter Foley of sexually assaulting, harassing and intimidating members of his team for years, while the organizations overseeing the team did nothing to stop it. Fletcher is a plaintiff in one of two lawsuits filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Snowboarders sue coach, USOPC in assault, harassment case

By Eddie Pells Feb. 03, 2023 05:42 PM EST

Young people play water polo at the University of Ghana in Accra, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
Ghana water polo grows as sport looks for more diversity

By Jay Cohen Feb. 02, 2023 06:00 AM EST

FILE - Katie Ledecky, of the United States, competes in the women's 1500-meter freestyle at the FINA Swimming World Cup meet in Toronto, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022. The American swimmer turned in another stellar performance at the world championships, set a pair of world records, and capped 2022 as The Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year by a panel of 40 sports writers and editors from news outlets across the country. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Katie Ledecky earns AP female athlete of year for 2nd time

By Paul Newberry Dec. 28, 2022 09:26 AM EST

FILE - San Diego Padres relief pitcher Nick Martinez reacts during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sept. 27, 2022, in San Diego. Martinez and the Padres finalized a $26 million, three-year contract for the pitcher to remain with San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
Dodgers at Padres 9/27/2022

Nov. 22, 2022 08:48 PM EST

Today in Sports History-Week Ahead, Oct. 14-20

By The Associated Press Oct. 13, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Oct. 18 1924 — Harold “Red” Grange accounts for six touchdowns in Illinois’ 39-14 win over Michigan. Grange returns the opening kickoff 95 yards for a...

LA28 Chairperson Casey Wasserman, center, speaks as he is joined by Nicole Hoevertsz, IOC member and LA28 coordination commission chair, left, and Janet Evans, LA28 chief athlete officer and 5-time Olympic medalist, during a news conference, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, in Los Angeles, updating their progress in planning the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics games. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
IOC committee visits sites for 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles

By Beth Harris Sep. 15, 2022 06:18 PM EDT

FILE - Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) controls the ball during an NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Pelicans in Los Angeles, Friday, April 1, 2022. The NBA schedule comes out Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 17, 2022, and it'll provide the first look at, among other things, when LeBron James might pass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA's all-time scoring leader. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
New Orleans Pelicans at Los Angeles Lakers 4/1/2022

Aug. 17, 2022 04:24 PM EDT

FILE - Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James shoots during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Feb. 8, 2021, in Los Angeles. James has agreed to a two-year, $97.1 million contract extension through the 2024-25 season with the Los Angeles Lakers, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
LeBron James inks 2-year, $97.1 million deal with Lakers

By Greg Beacham Aug. 17, 2022 04:23 PM EDT

Washington Nationals' Juan Soto takes a lead from first during the first inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Sunday, July 31, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
LEADING OFF: Soto on the block as Nats host Scherzer, Mets

By The Associated Press Jul. 31, 2022 08:41 PM EDT

Los Angeles Sparks center Liz Cambage (1) defends against Dallas Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale during the second half of a WNBA basketball game Friday, July 1, 2022 in Arlington, Texas. (Shafkat Anowar/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
Los Angeles Sparks part ways with 6-foot-8 Liz Cambage

Jul. 26, 2022 11:31 AM EDT

Los Angeles Olympics to begin July 14, 2028

Jul. 18, 2022 07:12 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 2028 Los Angeles Olympics kicked off a six-year countdown on Monday with the announcement of the dates for the Games’ return to the city. ...

FILE - USA's Kim Glass, left, jumps for the ball with Cuba wing spiker Rosir Calderon during a women's Volleyball match at the Olympics in Beijing on Aug. 11, 2008. A former Olympic volleyball player was attacked Friday, July 8, 2022, in downtown Los Angeles when a man threw a metal object at her face in an assault that fractured bones in her face and left one of her eyes swollen shut, the athlete said in videos posted to social media. Glass, a silver medalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, had been leaving a lunch on Friday afternoon when she saw a man run up with something in his hand. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)
Suspect charged in LA assault of Olympic volleyball player

Jul. 12, 2022 09:04 PM EDT

FILE - USA's Kim Glass, left, jumps for the ball with Cuba wing spiker Rosir Calderon during a women's Volleyball match at the Olympics in Beijing on Aug. 11, 2008. A former Olympic volleyball player was attacked Friday, July 8, 2022, in downtown Los Angeles when a man threw a metal object at her face in an assault that fractured bones in her face and left one of her eyes swollen shut, the athlete said in videos posted to social media. Glass, a silver medalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, had been leaving a lunch on Friday afternoon when she saw a man run up with something in his hand. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)
Olympian injured in downtown Los Angeles attack

By Stefanie Dazio Jul. 11, 2022 01:26 PM EDT

The 23 venues bidding to host World Cup matches in 2026

Jun. 15, 2022 02:07 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at the 23 venues bidding to host soccer matches at the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada: ___ ...