Men's sports
FILE - Former Chicago Blackhawks player Fred Sasakamoose is honored at the Edmonton Oilers-Chicago Blackhawks NHL hockey game Dec. 29, 2017, in Edmonton, Alberta. Sasakamoose is recognized as becoming the league's first Canadian aboriginal player in 1953, and he turned into a First Nations hero. But historians and the Hall of Fame would give that distinction to Mohawk player Paul Jacobs if he played in a game during the 1918-19 season. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Chicago Blackhawks at Edmonton Oilers 12/29/2017

Dec. 06, 2022 12:34 PM EST

FILE - Hockey Hall of Famer Willie O'Ree, left, waves to the crowd before dropping the ceremonial puck before an NHL hockey game between the Boston Bruins and the Edmonton Oilers in Boston, Jan. 4, 2020. The first elite Indigenous hockey players played well before Willie O’Ree became the first Black player to skate in an NHL game in January 1958. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
Hockey's history shows handful of non-white pioneers

By Stephen Whyno Dec. 06, 2022 12:33 PM EST

FILE - A partial view of the Stadium 974 prior to the start of the World Cup group G soccer match between Serbia and Switzerland, in Doha, Qatar, Qatar, Friday Dec. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)
Switzerland vs Serbia 12/2/2022

Dec. 05, 2022 04:46 PM EST

FILE - General view of the Khalifa International Stadium ahead the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between the Netherlands and the United States, in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
USA vs Netherlands 12/3/2022

Dec. 05, 2022 04:46 PM EST

FILE - A general view ahead of the World Cup, group B soccer match between the United States and Wales, at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in in Doha, Qatar, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)
Wales vs USA 11/21/2022

Dec. 05, 2022 04:46 PM EST

FILE - A general view of the Education City Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, File)
Qatar SC vs Al Arabi Doha SC 12/8/2021

Dec. 05, 2022 04:46 PM EST

FILE - A general view of the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, Monday, Dec. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, File)
EXPLAINER: What's post-World Cup future for Qatar's stadiums

By Graham Dunbar Dec. 05, 2022 04:45 PM EST

Marco Odermatt, of Switzerland, skis on the way to winning the men's World Cup super-G race at Lake Louise, Alberta, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Fast & smooth Odermatt proves to be ski racer to catch again

By Pat Graham Dec. 01, 2022 05:39 PM EST

FILE - Michelle Kwan, left, receives the US Olympic Committee (USOC), sport women of the year award from USOC Vice President Paul E. George during The John Hancock Champions on Ice 2004 Tour April 4, 2004, in Boston. Olympic ice dancers Maia and Alex Shibutani along with George, who served as the director of the U.S. Olympic Committee, were elected to the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Bizuayehu Tesfaye, File)
Shibutani siblings elected to US Figure Skating Hall of Fame

Dec. 01, 2022 05:37 PM EST

Steven Nyman, of the United States, packs up his skis after the men's World Cup downhill ski race was cancelled at Lake Louise, Alberta, Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)
At 40, US downhill racer Nyman still going full speed ahead

By Pat Graham Nov. 30, 2022 05:55 PM EST

FILE - Kenyan athletes train together just after dawn on a dusty track in Kaptagat Forest in western Kenya, on Jan. 30, 2016. The threat of an imminent ban by track and field governing body World Athletics, which would likely have repercussions for a number of medal contenders at next year's world championships and the 2024 Paris Olympics was conceded by the Kenyan sports ministry in a statement issued on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
Kenya faces threat of athletics ban for doping 'crisis'

By Gerald Imray Nov. 25, 2022 03:44 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

FILE- San Diego Padres relief pitcher Nick Martinez throws during the eighth inning in Game 1 of the baseball NL Championship Series against the Philadelphia Phillies on Oct. 18, 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)
Nick Martinez, Padres finalize $26 million, 3-year contract

Nov. 22, 2022 08:46 PM EST

FILE - The Olympic Rings light up the stadium during opening ceremonies for the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy, Friday, Feb. 10, 2006. Creative director Marco Balich, reveals to The Associated Press that he has been working for a year on a 30-minute show that will run ahead of the Soccer World Cup 2022 opening game between Qatar and Ecuador. He says local organizers "wanted to create a real show, which FIFA is not accustomed to.”(AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, Pool, File)
AP Exclusive: Balich leads Olympics-style World Cup ceremony

By Andrew Dampf Nov. 16, 2022 04:05 PM EST

FILE - Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen calls out to his team during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets on Jan. 31, 2020, in New York. Boylen and USA Basketball can clinch a spot in the 2023 World Cup by beating Brazil in a qualifying game on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
US holds off Colombia in World Cup qualifying, France wins

By Tim Reynolds Nov. 14, 2022 11:20 PM EST

FILE- Canada's Sidney Crosby hoists the trophy following his team's victory over Europe in the finals of the World Cup of Hockey finals on Sept. 29, 2016, in Toronto. he NHL and NHL Players’ Association have abandoned plans to hold a World Cup of Hockey in 2024, according to a a joint statement Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, calling it not feasible to hold the tournament as they had hoped in February of 2024. The league and union say they hope to stage it in February 2025 and will continue to plan for that. (Bruce Bennett/Pool Photo via AP, File)
Russia-Ukraine war derails World Cup of Hockey plans for '24

By Stephen Whyno Nov. 11, 2022 03:27 PM EST

FILE - Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen calls out to his team during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets on Jan. 31, 2020, in New York. Boylen and USA Basketball can clinch a spot in the 2023 World Cup by beating Brazil in a qualifying game on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
NY Red Bulls vs DC United 2/1/2020

Nov. 10, 2022 01:02 PM EST

FILE - Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen calls out to his team during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets on Jan. 31, 2020, in New York. Boylen and USA Basketball can clinch a spot in the 2023 World Cup by beating Brazil in a qualifying game on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
USA on brink of clinching spot in 2023 Basketball World Cup

By Tim Reynolds Nov. 10, 2022 12:59 PM EST

US marathon trials for 2024 Olympics will be run in Orlando

Nov. 08, 2022 12:15 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The 2024 United States Olympic marathon trials will be held along the streets in Orlando, Florida. USA Track and Field announced...

Today in Sports History-Stephen Curry hits 13 3-pointers

By The Associated Press Nov. 06, 2022 10:00 AM EST
Nov. 7 1943 — The Detroit Lions and New York Giants play the last scoreless tie in the NFL. 1968 — Red Berenson scores six goals,...