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AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Sep. 16, 2021 11:38 AM EDT
Sept. 17 1897 — England’s Joe Lloyd beats Scotland’s Willie Anderson by one stroke to win the U.S. Open in Wheaton, Ill. ...

In this Sept. 17, 2011 file photo, Serbia's Head Coach Dusan Ivkovic reacts during the EuroBasket European Basketball Championship 7th to 8th position classification match against Slovenia, in Kaunas, Lithuania. Serbian Basketball Federation says famous coach Dusan Ivkovic has died at the age of 77. Serbian media said Ivkovic died in a Belgrade hospital after a lung failure on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021. During his 46-year coaching career, Ivkovic led teams such as Partizan Belgrade, CSKA Moscow as well as Greek teams Aris, PAOK, Panionios, Olympiacos, AEK, as well as the Yugoslav and Serbian national teams. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)
Dusan Ivkovic, Serbian basketball coach, dies at 77

Sep. 16, 2021 06:36 AM EDT

FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 6, 2021 file photo, Annika Schleu of Germany cries as she couldn't controls her horse to compete in the equestrian portion of the women's modern pentathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Tokyo, Japan. A German coach in modern pentathlon who struck a horse at the Olympics was ordered on Monday, Sept. 6, 2021 to undergo training about animal welfare before she can work again at major competitions. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
Modern pentathlon coach who struck horse sent for training

Sep. 06, 2021 07:45 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2014, file photo, hockey pucks bounce off the wall during the warm up session before the USA vs Finland men's bronze medal ice hockey game at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. National Hockey League players are set to return to the Olympics in Beijing this winter after reaching an agreement with international officials. The league, NHLPA, International Olympic Committee and International Ice Hockey Federation struck a deal Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, that will put the best players in the world back on sports' biggest stage in February after skipping the 2018 Winter Games in South Korea. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
'A lot of work to come' after NHL reaches Olympic agreement

By Stephen Whyno And John Wawrow Sep. 04, 2021 10:13 AM EDT

United States' head coach Dawn Staley gestures to the players during women's basketball gold medal game against Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
South Carolina's Staley opens the door for Olympic return

Aug. 17, 2021 05:30 PM EDT

Lightning's Cooper to coach Canada in Beijing if NHL plays

Aug. 09, 2021 01:42 PM EDT
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — If NHL players are part of next year’s Beijing Olympics, Canada will have a two-time Stanley Cup champion behind its bench. ...

United States's Sue Bird (6), right, and teammate Diana Taurasi (12), center, celebrate after their win in the women's basketball gold medal game against Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
EXPLAINER: What's next for USA Basketball women's program

By Doug Feinberg Aug. 08, 2021 12:55 PM EDT

The United States women's water polo team poses with their gold medals after defeating Spain at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
US coach worried about future of collegiate water polo

By Jay Cohen Aug. 07, 2021 12:15 PM EDT

Annika Schleu of Germany cries as she couldn't controls her horse to compete in the equestrian portion of the women's modern pentathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
German coach suspended for striking horse at Olympics

Aug. 07, 2021 03:58 AM EDT

Male rhythmic gymnasts perform before the women's rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Left out of Olympics, men's rhythmic gymnasts loved in Japan

By Claire Galofaro Aug. 07, 2021 03:37 AM EDT

Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who arrived in Poland on Wednesday fearing reprisals at home after criticizing her coaches at the Tokyo Games, holds up an Olympic-related T-shirt with the slogan "I Just Want to Run" after her news conference in Warsaw, Poland, on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. Tsimanouskaya reached Poland by plane from Tokyo through Vienna, a circuitous route due to security concerns, days after she accused team officials of trying to force her to fly back to Belarus, where an authoritarian government has relentlessly pursued its critics. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
2 coaches removed from Tokyo Olympics in Belarus case

By Graham Dunbar Aug. 05, 2021 10:17 PM EDT

Belarusian dissident in Poland, Pavel Latushka, left, and Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, right, who came to Poland fearing reprisals at home after criticizing her coaches at the Tokyo Games, talk to journalists in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Belarus runner used quick thinking to avoid being sent home

By Monika Scislowska And Daria Litvinova Aug. 05, 2021 06:35 AM EDT

Japan's head coach Thomas Wayne Hovasse, left, high five with Japan's Saori Miyazaki (32) during women's basketball preliminary round game against the United States of America at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Not so crazy: Hovasse, Japan making women's hoops history

By Teresa M. Walker Aug. 05, 2021 03:44 AM EDT

The United States' Keyshawn Davis celebrates after winning a men's lightweight 63-kg quarterfinal boxing match against Russian Olympic Committee's Gabil Mamedov at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Punching out of it: USA Boxing has Olympic revival in Tokyo

By Greg Beacham Aug. 04, 2021 06:13 AM EDT

United States' Sue Bird (6), center, celebrates with teammates after making a shot during women's basketball preliminary round game against Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
UConn women hoops players making mark at Olympics

By Doug Feinberg Aug. 03, 2021 06:36 AM EDT

Lamont Marcell Jacobs of Italy is congratulated by teammate Gianmarco Tamberi after winning the final of the men's 100-meters at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Cameron Spencer/Pool Photo via AP)
AP Interview: Italy coach says Jacobs can run much faster

By Andrew Dampf Aug. 02, 2021 05:42 AM EDT

Jessica Thoennes, Charlotte Buck, Gia Doonan, Brooke Mooney, Olivia Coffey, Regina Salmons, Meghan Musnicki, Kristine O'Brien and Katelin Guregian of the United States react after competing in the women's rowing eight final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
British and American rowing boats flop in Tokyo

By Jim Vertuno Jul. 30, 2021 01:10 PM EDT

South Africa head coach Delaine Mentoor, kneeling second from left, talks to her team during a 33-1 loss to The Netherlands in a preliminary round women's water polo match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Delaine Mentoor hoping to grow water polo in South Africa

By Jay Cohen Jul. 30, 2021 11:33 AM EDT

FILE - Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan disagrees with a penalty called during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the New Jersey Devils in Pittsburgh, in this Saturday, April 24, 2021, file photo. Mike Sullivan has been named U.S. men’s hockey coach for the 2022 Olympics in Beijing. Sullivan will be behind the bench if the NHL participates. No deal is currently in place. Sullivan coached the Penguins to back-to-back Stanley Cup titles in 2016 and 2017. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Mike Sullivan named US men's hockey coach for 2022 Olympics

By Stephen Whyno Jul. 28, 2021 10:56 AM EDT

Simone Biles, of the United States, lands from the vault during the artistic gymnastics women's final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
'OK not to be OK': Mental health takes top role at Olympics

By Jenna Fryer Jul. 28, 2021 07:08 AM EDT