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Tokyo Olympic film debuts in Japan; headed next to Cannes
By Stephen Wade And Yuri Kageyama May. 22, 2022 10:07 PM EDT
Swimmer Ariarne Titmus sets 400-meter freestyle world record
May. 22, 2022 06:52 AM EDT
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Ariarne Titmus has broken the women’s 400-meter freestyle world record at the Australian swimming championships.
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US women's soccer equal pay victory decades in the making
By Anne M. Peterson May. 21, 2022 02:43 AM EDT
Canadian athletes, parents call for culture change in sports
May. 20, 2022 09:09 PM EDT
Scales should be banned from children’s gyms. Parents should be permitted to watch. Rules of acceptable behavior should be posted on gym walls with a toll-free line...

Bach says Russia ban is to protect athletes, not punish them
By Graham Dunbar May. 20, 2022 09:08 AM EDT
Zac Stubblety-Cook sets world record in 200 breaststroke
May. 19, 2022 07:33 AM EDT
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Olympic champion Zac Stubblety-Cook set a world record in the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the Australian swimming championships on...

US to host men's and women's Rugby World Cups for first time
By Steve Douglas May. 12, 2022 01:58 PM EDT

All-Japan committee meets to promote Sapporo Olympic bid
By Stephen Wade And Yuri Kageyama May. 10, 2022 02:41 AM EDT

Asian Games in China postponed because of spread of COVID-19
By Stephen Wade May. 06, 2022 02:51 AM EDT
American Armstrong sets swimming world record in 50 back
Apr. 29, 2022 09:33 AM EDT
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — American Hunter Armstrong has set a swimming world record in the men's 50-meter backstroke.
Armstrong posted a time of 23.71...

Girls hockey programs show promise in nontraditional markets
By Stephen Whyno Apr. 28, 2022 03:06 PM EDT
Tenn. center that hosted 1996 Olympics events burns down
Apr. 26, 2022 10:39 AM EDT
COPPERHILL, Tenn. (AP) — A fire early Tuesday destroyed Tennessee's Ocoee Whitewater Center, which served as the host site for paddling events during the 1996...

Olympic champ Jepchirchir wins 50th women's Boston Marathon
By Jimmy Golen Apr. 18, 2022 12:16 PM EDT
Jury acquits former Olympian equestrian rider in shooting
Apr. 14, 2022 05:38 PM EDT
MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) — A jury in New Jersey found a former Olympian equestrian competitor not guilty Thursday in the shooting of a woman at his training center...