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FILE - Natalie Geisenberger, of Germany, celebrates winning the gold medal in luge women's singles at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. Two-time defending Olympic women's luge gold medalist Natalie Geisenberger has announced that she is expecting her second child. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)
Olympic luge champ Natalie Geisenberger expecting 2nd baby

By Tim Reynolds Jul. 04, 2022 11:48 AM EDT

FILE - Ryan Lochte, of the United States, bites his gold medal for the men's 200 meters freestyle at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Shanghai, China, on July 26, 2011. Ryan Lochte told The Associated Press by phone Sunday, July 3, 2022, that he is auctioning off all of his Olympic silver and bronze medals, with the proceeds going to a charity benefitting children. The 37-year-old swimmer earned 12 medals over four Olympics, including six gold that he plans to keep for now. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)
Ryan Lochte's 6 Olympic swimming medals up for auction

By Beth Harris Jul. 03, 2022 03:44 PM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, June 15, 2016, file photo, Oscar Pistorius leaves the High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, after his sentencing proceedings. South African former track star Oscar Pistorius has met with the father of Reeva Steenkamp, the woman he shot to death in 2013, as part of his parole process, the Steenkamp's family lawyer told The Associated Press on Friday July 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)
Seeking parole, Pistorius meets with girlfriend's father

By Gerald Imray Jul. 01, 2022 01:55 PM EDT

FILE - Daniel Sedin, right, and Henrik Sedin pose with the King Clancy Memorial Trophy after winning the award at the NHL Awards, Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in Las Vegas. Swedes Henrik and Daniel Sedin and Daniel Alfredsson have been elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame. Goaltender Roberto Luongo, Finnish women’s star Riikka Sallinen and builder Herb Carnegie were also selected Monday, June 27, 2022, to be inducted in November. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Swede Day: Alfredsson, Sedins elected to Hockey Hall of Fame

By Stephen Whyno Jun. 27, 2022 06:02 PM EDT

In a photo provided by the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, Michelle Kwan arrives for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Colorado Springs, Colo., Friday, June 24, 2022. (Mark Reis/U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee via AP)
Vonn urges athletes use platform for good 'especially today'

By Eddie Pells Jun. 24, 2022 11:12 PM EDT

Harris English hits on the driving range during a practice round for the U.S. Open golf tournament at The Country Club, Wednesday, June 15, 2022, in Brookline, Mass. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Faldo to retire as lead CBS analyst, replaced by Immelman

By Doug Ferguson Jun. 21, 2022 03:25 PM EDT

FILE - Ann Meyers drives during practice at the NBA rookie camp for the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis, Sept. 10, 1978. The Hall of Famer, long-time TV basketball analyst and mother of three shares how Title IX has shaped her life and career in an essay for The Associated Press, and what needs to be done over the next 50 years for the law to continue to have a positive impact on young girls and women. (AP Photo/File)
Title IX: Ann Meyers Drysdale shares how law shaped her life

By Ann Meyers Drysdale Jun. 20, 2022 02:43 AM EDT

Naomi Kawase, who directed the official documentary of the Tokyo Olympics, speaks to The Associated Press in Tokyo Friday, June 17, 2022. Kawase said her work was a challenge because public opinion was painfully divided, costs kept mounting, a scandal emerged over the logo design, disgruntled opening ceremony artists resigned and the Games were postponed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)
Olympic filmmaker needed 2 movies to cover Tokyo turmoil

By Yuri Kageyama Jun. 17, 2022 09:50 AM EDT

FILE - WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner leaves a courtroom after a hearing, in Khimki just outside Moscow, May 13, 2022. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was detained at the Moscow airport in February after vape cartridges containing oil derived from cannabis were allegedly found in her luggage, which could carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
Taylor calls for Griner's release at Hall of Fame induction

By Teresa M. Walker Jun. 11, 2022 08:02 PM EDT

FILE - Lindsey Vonn shows medals from her career as she holds a press conference after taking the bronze medal in the women's downhill race, at the alpine ski World Championships in Are, Sweden, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019. Lindsey Vonn, Michelle Kwan, Mia Hamm, Billie Jean King and the late Pat Summitt are among the nine individual women who will be inducted into the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame this summer. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti, File)
Phelps, Vonn among those heading to US Olympic & Para Hall

Jun. 06, 2022 11:10 AM EDT

FILE - Cannons' Paul Rabil (99) reacts after a goal during a Premier Lacrosse League game against the Redwoods, on June 4, 2021, in Foxborough, Mass. World Lacrosse, the international governing body of the sport, is making a proposal to have the Native American sport included in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. (AP Photo/Steve Luciano, File)
Pro lacrosse season begins as sport's leaders eye Olympics

By John Kekis Jun. 04, 2022 04:56 PM EDT

FILE - South African long distance athlete Caster Semenya (176) runs on her way to winning the 5,000 meters at the South African national championships in Pretoria, South Africa, April 15, 2021. A British newspaper has reported that double Olympic champion Semenya said she offered to show her body to track officials when she was just 18 years old to prove she was a female. (AP Photo/Christiaan Kotze/File)
Semenya says she offered to show track officials her body

By Gerald Imray May. 23, 2022 07:45 PM EDT

FILE - Japanese film director Naomi Kawase speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2018. The documentary film produced by Kawase about the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics premiered on Monday, May 23, 2022, shown to reporters and other invited guests in the Japanese capital. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
Tokyo Olympic film debuts in Japan; headed next to Cannes

By Stephen Wade And Yuri Kageyama May. 22, 2022 10:07 PM EDT

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic walks off the court after the team's loss in Game 5 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco, Wednesday, April 27, 2022. The Warriors won the series. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Jokic's NBA MVP a win for hoops-crazed nations outside US

By Ken Maguire May. 11, 2022 02:38 AM EDT

FILE - International Olympic Committee member Alex Gilady of Israel appears during a IOC-Tokyo 2020 1st Project Review session in Tokyo on April 3, 2014. An International Olympic Committee member from Israel who also previously served as a senior vice president of NBC Sports has died. Alex Gilady was 79. The IOC announced Gilady’s death. IOC member John Coates of Australia said Gilady died Wednesday in London. No cause of death was given. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)
IOC member Alex Gilady of Israel dies at 79

Apr. 14, 2022 05:06 AM EDT

Auburn gymnast Sunisa Lee performs during a meet at the University of Michigan, Saturday, March 12, 2022, in Ann Arbor, Mich. A record crowd came out to watch Lee, the reigning Olympic champion, and Auburn take on defending national champion Michigan. The arrival of Lee and several of her Olympic teammates at the collegiate level is helping fuel a spike in interest and participation in NCAA women's gymnastics. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
'Beacon of goodness': NCAA women's gymnastics is booming

By Will Graves Mar. 29, 2022 06:07 PM EDT

Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France perform in the rhythm dance program at the Figure Skating World Championships in Montpellier, south of France, Friday, March 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Papadakis, Cizeron shatter rhythm dance record at worlds

By Dave Skretta Mar. 25, 2022 01:40 PM EDT

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, greets International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach at an event welcoming IOC members ahead of the upcoming Winter Olympics at the Rus Hotel, Feb. 4, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. The International Olympic Committee has always been political, from the sheikhs and royals in its membership to a seat at the United Nations to pushing for peace talks between the Koreas. But Russia’s invasion of Ukraine three weeks ago exposed its irreconcilable claims of “political neutrality.” (AP Photo/David Goldman, Pool, File)
Russia invasion upends Olympic 'neutrality' — if it existed

By Stephen Wade Mar. 15, 2022 12:07 AM EDT

In this photo released by MexTenis, third-ranked Alexander Zverev of Germany smashes his racket on the umpire's chair moments after losing a doubles match of the Mexican Open tennis tournament in Acapulco, Mexico, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. Zverev was thrown out of the Mexican Open after he struck the umpire's chair three times, sat for a moment, then got back up and yelled at umpire Alessandro Germani that he "destroyed the whole (expletive) match" and struck the chair once more with his racket as the umpire climbed down. (Marcos Dominguez/MexTenis via AP)
Zverev put on 1-year probation for outburst in Acapulco

By Howard Fendrich Mar. 07, 2022 09:45 PM EST

FILE - Paula Badosa, foreground, of Spain, is viewed through her trophy as she begins to hold it up after defeating Victoria Azarenka, left, of Belarus, in the singles final at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, in Indian Wells, Calif. The photo was part of a series of images by photographer Mark J. Terrill which won the Thomas V. diLustro best portfolio award for 2021 given out by the Associated Press Sports Editors during their annual winter meeting. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
Coverage of Simone Biles wins AP story of the year honors

Mar. 04, 2022 03:23 PM EST