United States Olympic Team
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 - 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 - Emily Sweeney of United States reacts after her second run of the Luge World Cup women race in Sigulda, Latvia, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022. Summer Britcher and Emily Sweeney have been USA Luge teammates for years. They’ve traveled together, they’ve competed together, they’ve gone to the Olympics together, they’ve stood on World Cup podiums together. Being on a sled together was not part of the plan. (AP Photo/Roman Koksarov, File)
Britcher, Sweeney giving women's doubles luge a try for US

By Tim Reynolds Nov. 23, 2022 10:26 AM EST

FILE - Garrett Scantling, of the United States, makes an attempt in the shot put competition in the men's heptathlon at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, on March 18, 2022. Scantling, the U.S. decathlon champion, will miss the Paris Olympics due to a ban imposed after he falsified an email in trying to cover up a missed doping test. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, that the 29-year-old, who won national championships earlier this year, had accepted a three-year ban retroactive to June 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)
US decathlon champ out for Paris after missed doping tests

By Eddie Pells Nov. 18, 2022 03:18 PM EST

FILE - Sunisa Lee, of United States, reacts as she poses for a picture after winning the gold medal in the artistic gymnastics women's all-around final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo. The 2020 women's all-around gymnastics champion announced Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, that she will return to training at the elite level following the end of her sophomore season at Auburn next spring. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
2020 Olympic champ Sunisa Lee to make a run at Paris 2024

Nov. 15, 2022 02:31 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

This photo provided by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department in California shows three Olympic Games medals stolen during the course of a home burglary in Laguna Hills, Calif. On Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, authorities said they were seeking the public's help and are looking for the medals belonging to a member of the U.S. women's volleyball team. (Courtesy of Orange County Sheriff’s Department via AP)
3 Olympic volleyball medals stolen from California home

Nov. 10, 2022 11:17 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,...

In this photo provided by Grace Vine, Beau Welling stands with PGA of America's championship trophies on Oct. 18, 2019, ahead of a preview event for the new PGA facility in Frisco, Texas. Welling is the golf course architect responsible for PGA Frisco's Fields Ranch West course. Like many late-to-the-game Americans, Beau Welling got hooked on the sport of curling after seeing the shouting and sweeping and clattering stones while watching the Olympics on television. (Beau Welling Design photo via AP)
New world curling boss found late-blooming love for sport

By Jimmy Golen Nov. 04, 2022 01:05 PM EDT

Gold medalist Rebeca Andrade of Brazil, centre, Silver medalist Shilese Jones of the U.S., left, and Bronze medalist Great Britain's Jessica Gadirova celebrate during a medal ceremony for the Women's All-Around Final during the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships at M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Brazil's Andrade makes history, wins world gymnastics title

Nov. 03, 2022 05:27 PM EDT

Veronica Burton goes to the basket as the USA Basketball Women's 3x3 national team practices, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, in Miami Lakes, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Jimmer's new goal: The U.S. Olympic team, in 3x3 basketball

By Tim Reynolds Nov. 03, 2022 04:22 PM EDT

FILE - Albert Korir of Kenya crosses the finish line first in the men's division of the New York City Marathon in New York, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. Korir is looking to defend his New York City Marathon title when he races on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
NYC Marathon champion Albert Korir looks to defend title

By Doug Feinberg Nov. 03, 2022 03:11 PM EDT

FILE - Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve calls out to players during the team's WNBA basketball game against the Las Vegas Aces in Las Vegas, Thursday, May 19, 2022. The Minnesota Lynx signed coach Cheryl Reeve to a multi-year contract extension Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, and elevated her front office title from general manager to president of basketball operations. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP, File)
Lynx extend coach Cheryl Reeve, bump GM title to president

Nov. 03, 2022 02:02 PM EDT

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...

China tops Japan at sloppy men's gymnastics championships

Nov. 02, 2022 07:30 PM EDT
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — China won its 12th world men's gymnastics championship on Wednesday, putting together six solid if not always spectacular rotations to...

U.S. women earn record sixth straight world gymnastics title

Nov. 01, 2022 05:26 PM EDT
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — A pair of falls on the balance beam in qualifying cost Jordan Chiles a shot at the world all-around gymnastics title. She's...

FILE - Washington Wizards' Michael Jordan waves as he walks off the court at the end of an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers on April 16, 2003, in Philadelphia. It was Jordan's last NBA game. (AP Photo/Miles Kennedy, File)
Column: Brady may join top 10 who should've stayed retired

By Paul Newberry Oct. 28, 2022 04:29 PM EDT