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United States' forward Carli Lloyd is honored before a soccer friendly match against South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King)
Carli Lloyd plays final match for US in rout of South Korea

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South Korea's Yeo Minji, left, and United States' Carli Lloyd, right, react at the conclusion of an international friendly soccer match in Kansas City, Kan., Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. The match ended with no score. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)
After decorated career, Lloyd will savor final game with US

By Anne M. Peterson Oct. 25, 2021 05:23 PM EDT

Carlos Edriel Yulo, of the Philippines, poses during the victory ceremony for the the vault final in the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Kitakyushu, western Japan, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
Hu wins horizontal bar, Uchimura shines at gymnastics worlds

Oct. 24, 2021 11:18 AM EDT

Alexandra Trusova, of Russia, performs during the women's short program at the Skate America figure skating event Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)
Zhou takes advantage of Chen's struggles at Skate America

Oct. 24, 2021 01:05 AM EDT

Wei Xiaoyuan, center, of China, with her gold medal, Rebeca Andrade, left, of Brazil, with her silver medal, and Luo Rui, of China, pose for photos and video during the victory ceremony for the women's uneven bars final in the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Kitakyushu, western Japan, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
Olympic vault champ Rebeca Andrade wins 2 medals at worlds

Oct. 23, 2021 09:23 AM EDT

Aleksandra Boikova and Dmitrii Kozlovskii, of Russia, perform during the pairs short program at the Skate America figure skating event Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)
Nathan Chen falters, Vincent Zhou leads at Skate America

Oct. 23, 2021 12:37 AM EDT

Zhang Boheng, center, of China, with his gold medal, Daiki Hashimoto, left, of Japan, with his silver medal, and Ilia Kovtun, of Ukraine, pose for photos and video during the podium ceremony after their men's all-around finals in the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Kitakyushu, western Japan, Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
Zhang Boheng wins all-around final at gymnastics worlds

Oct. 22, 2021 09:28 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 7, 2012, file photo, coach Mike Teti displays the bronze medal from the Seoul Olympics and the gold medal from the 1987 World Championship in Copenhagen in his office in Oakland, Calif. Longtime U.S. rowing coach Teti, who has been criticized by some of his former team members as being emotionally abusive and using physical intimidation, has resigned but immediately accepted a position funded by a large donor leading a new high-performance training club ahead of the 2024 Olympics in Paris. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
US Rowing accepts resignation of longtime men's coach Teti

By Janie Mccauley Oct. 22, 2021 02:36 AM EDT

Russian triathlete is 1st DQ from Tokyo Olympics for doping

Oct. 21, 2021 09:12 AM EDT
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — In the first formal disqualification of a Tokyo Olympics athlete for doping, Russian Igor Polyanskiy has been banned for three...

Angelina Melnikova, center, of Russia, with her gold medal, Leanne Wong, left, of the U.S., with her silver medal, and Kayla DiCello, of the U.S., with her bronze medal, pose for a photo during the victory ceremony after the women's all-around finals in the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Kitakyushu, western Japan, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
Melnikova wins all-around final at gymnastics worlds

Oct. 21, 2021 07:55 AM EDT

Hideki Matsuyama, of Japan, watches his tee shot on the 18th hole during first round of the CJ Cup golf tournament Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)
Japan's Iwata takes 1st-round lead at Zozo Championship

Oct. 21, 2021 03:22 AM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2021, file photo, Rebeca Andrade, of Brazil, performs on the floor during the artistic gymnastics women's apparatus final at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The 50th artistic gymnastics world championships started Monday, Oct. 18, 2021 and will continue through Sunday in Kitakyushu, featuring more than 300 gymnasts representing 59 countries. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
Uchimura, 5 new Olympic champs headline gymnastics worlds

By Jim Armstrong Oct. 18, 2021 12:02 AM EDT

From left, women's singles silver medalist Kaori Sakamoto of Japan, gold medalist Mai Mihara of Japan, and bronze medalist Joanna So of Hong Kong pose on the ice during their medal ceremony at the Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy, a test event for the 2022 Winter Olympics, at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Japanese figure skaters win Olympic test event in Beijing

Oct. 16, 2021 02:49 AM EDT

FILE - Naomi Osaka, of Japan, speaks to the crowd after beating Marie Bouzkova, of the Czech Republic, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York, in this Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, file photo. Osaka earned the Wilma Rudolph Courage Award for bringing awareness to social justice and mental health issues at the Annual Salute to Women in Sports on Wednesday night, Oct. 13, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
ITF Czech Republic F5, Men Singles

Oct. 14, 2021 12:16 PM EDT

FILE - Bronze medalist Allyson Felix, of the United States, poses during the medal ceremony for the women's 400-meter run at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, in this Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, file photo. Olympians Allyson Felix and Jordan Larson were honored as Sportswomen of the Year by the Women’s Sports Foundation at the Annual Salute to Women in Sports on Wednesday night, Oct. 13, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
Allyson Felix, Naomi Osaka earn women's sports awards

Oct. 14, 2021 11:58 AM EDT

FILE - Los Angeles Lakers' Pau Gasol, from Spain, kisses the Larry O'Brian trophy after the Lakers won the NBA basketball championship in Orlando, Fla., in this Sunday, June 14, 2009, file photo. Pau Gasol announced his retirement from basketball on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, ending a career that lasted more than two decades and earned him two NBA titles and a world championship gold with Spain's national team. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Veteran Pau Gasol announces retirement from basketball

By Tales Azzoni Oct. 05, 2021 11:56 AM EDT

Residents wearing masks pass by a countdown clock for the Beijing Winter Olympic Games at the Wangfujing retail street in Beijing Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021. When the International Olympic Committee awarded Beijing the 2008 Summer Olympics, it said the Games would improve human rights and civil liberties in China. There is no such lofty talk this time with Beijing's 2022 Olympics - the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Games - opening in just four months on Feb. 4. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Beijing Olympics open in 4 months; human rights talk absent

By Stephen Wade Oct. 04, 2021 11:14 AM EDT

FILE - In this Friday, July 30, 2021 file photo, Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, of Belarus, runs in the women's 100-meter run at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Japan. An investigation into two Belarus team officials who tried to force sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya on a flight from the Tokyo Olympics will now be run by track and field authorities. World Athletics said on Thursday Sept. 30, 2021, its independent Athletics Integrity Unit is taking over the case from the International Olympic Committee. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
Athletics investigators take over Belarus Olympic case

Sep. 30, 2021 05:13 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 2, 2021, file photo, a woman adjusts her face mask as she walks by a statue featuring the Beijing Winter Olympics figure skating on display at the Shougang Park in Beijing. China's "zero tolerance" strategy of trying to isolate every case and stop transmission of the coronavirus has kept kept the country where the virus first was detected in late 2019 largely free of the disease. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
Organizers detail COVID-19 rules for Beijing Winter Olympics

Sep. 29, 2021 03:06 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2020, file photo, the Olympic Symbol is reinstalled after it was taken down for maintenance ahead of the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics in the Odaiba section in Tokyo. U.S. athletes trying to make the Winter Olympics will have to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 under a groundbreaking new policy announced Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021 by the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
Tokyo Games CEO: Official costs known early next year

By Stephen Wade Sep. 28, 2021 08:55 AM EDT