Youth sports
FILE - In this July 27, 2021, file photo, United States' Cat Osterman pitches during the first inning of a softball game against Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Yokohama, Japan. Osterman is closing out a decorated career during which she won an Olympic gold medal and two silvers and last year became the first Athletes Unlimited individual softball champion. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
Osterman retiring after strong Athletes Unlimited season

By Cliff Brunt Sep. 26, 2021 12:31 PM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Aug. 23, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 24 1904 — Holcombe Ward wins the men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association singles title. 1908 —...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 19, 2021 11:49 AM EDT
Aug. 24 1904 — Holcombe Ward wins the men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association singles title. 1908 —...

Nonprofit forms to revive Lyndon ice arena

Jun. 27, 2021 01:47 PM EDT
LYNDON, Vt (AP) — A nonprofit has been formed to reopen an ice arena in Lyndon and preserve youth hockey in Caledonia County. The Feton...

FILE - In this July 23, 2019, file photo, California attorney Michael Avenatti walks from a courthouse in New York, after facing charges. On Wednesday, June 9, 2021, Avenatti's lawyers said he should spend no more than six months behind bars after a jury concluded he tried to extort $25 million from Nike. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)
Lawyers: Avenatti shamed, merits leniency for Nike extortion

By Larry Neumeister Jun. 10, 2021 12:29 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, May 2, 2021, file photo, Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Adam Ottavino pitches against the Texas Rangers during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Arlington, Texas. When the Brooklyn-based 78 Youth Sports program was struggling, it put out a call to its most famous alum. Ottavino helped the organization that started him off in baseball raise as much as $20,000 so far to rebuild from a post-pandemic hole that almost drove it to bankruptcy. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter, File)
Ottavino helps out Brooklyn league that made him a pro

By Jimmy Golen Jun. 03, 2021 06:31 PM EDT

Rhode Island lifts outdoor mask requirements

Jun. 01, 2021 11:06 AM EDT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Masks will soon no longer be required when outdoors in Rhode Island, Gov. Daniel McKee announced Tuesday. The new...

Maine businesses changing mask rules under new guidance

May. 25, 2021 10:12 AM EDT
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Businesses around Maine are spending the early part of the week adopting new mask rules in the wake of new guidance from the state. ...

River Plate players walk off the field at the first half of a local league soccer match against Boca Juniors at the Bombonera stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, May 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Daniel Jayo)
River Plate without goalkeepers for Copa Libertadores match

May. 18, 2021 07:35 PM EDT

River Plate players walk off the field at the first half of a local league soccer match against Boca Juniors at the Bombonera stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, May 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Daniel Jayo)
20 footballers from River Plate test positive for COVID-19

May. 17, 2021 08:51 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Mississippi

By The Associated Press Apr. 28, 2021 01:30 PM EDT
Vicksburg Post. April 23, 2021. Editorial: The process of getting state and federal help to fix roads takes too long ...

COVID-19 vaccine available at WVa basketball tournaments

Apr. 25, 2021 03:07 PM EDT
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Fans attending the West Virginia girls and boys state basketball tournaments will have the chance to get their COVID-19 vaccines. ...

FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2018 file photo, a Visa Services gazebo stands outside the U.S. Embassy in London as visa applicants wait to go inside. A youth soccer club hoping to welcome its new coach from the United Kingdom to Louisiana says it has been caught up in a bureaucratic quagmire for more than a year. The recently filed federal lawsuit that involves a presidential order aimed at curbing travel to stop the spread of COVID-19 names the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. embassy in London as defendants. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
Louisiana soccer team sues US after coach is denied entry

By Jeff Martin Apr. 20, 2021 01:21 PM EDT

AP source: Portland gets Women's International Champions Cup

By Anne M. Peterson Apr. 08, 2021 01:38 PM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Women's International Champions Cup will be held at Portland's Providence Park in August, a person with knowledge of the event told...

Iowa City quarantines students, staff amid variant concerns

By David Pitt Apr. 07, 2021 05:05 PM EDT
JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa City school district said Wednesday that 127 students and five staff members tested positive for the coronavirus or are presumed...

All Michigan residents ages 16 and up eligible for vaccine

By David Eggert Apr. 05, 2021 12:20 PM EDT
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — All people ages 16 and older in Michigan became eligible for COVID-19 vaccines on Monday, as the state passed the halfway point in its...

The sun sets behind the stadium during a high school football game between El Modena and El Dorado in Orange, Calif., Friday, March 19, 2021. The team recently played its first football game in a year as more California counties ease coronavirus restrictions and life in the nation’s most populous state inches back to normalcy. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
AP PHOTOS: High school football, cheer return to California

By Jae Hong Apr. 01, 2021 02:43 PM EDT

31 new Washoe County cases of COVID-19 variant; new total 45

Mar. 25, 2021 09:30 PM EDT
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Washoe County health officials said Thursday they’ve identified 31 new cases of the COVID-19 variant that originated in the United Kingdom...

California cheerleaders score win against state ban

By Jocelyn Gecker Mar. 19, 2021 06:10 PM EDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After a spirited campaign, cheerleaders in California won the right Friday to return to high school football fields — and cheer. ...

FILE - Barrington, R.I.'s Miles Fontaine is hit by a pitch from Elizabeth, N.J.'s Derek Escobar during the fourth inning of a baseball game at the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pa., in this Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019, file photo. New Jersey won 2-0. The Little League World Series is planning to return in 2021 after last year's edition was canceled due to the COVID-19. (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar, File)
Play Ball! Little League World Series eyes possible return

By Will Graves Mar. 16, 2021 04:58 PM EDT