Simone Soars: Biles named 2019 AP Female Athlete of the Year
They’re called “Simone Things,” a catchall phrase for the casual ease with which Simone Biles seems to soar through her sport and her life.
The next team in golf is the toughest to make for Americans
Gary Woodland was runner-up twice against strong fields in South Korea and Kapalua. He won the U.S. Open. He had another top-10 finish at the PGA Cham...
Russia accuses doping whistleblower of modifying key data
Russia is blaming the World Anti-Doping Agency's star witness for modifying key laboratory data. His lawyer says that's nonsense.
The Latest: Democratic debaters tackle China, Israel policy
LOS ANGELES — The Latest on the Democratic presidential debate (all times local):
AP Interview: Dressel a reluctant superstar heading to 2020
ATLANTA — In the post-Michael Phelps world, Caeleb Dressel fits snugly into the successor's slot.
The Tokyo taxi driver: Suit and tie — white gloves optional
TOKYO — Very few countries deliver better service than Japan: in shops, in restaurants, or in taxis.
‘Jumanji’ ends ‘Frozen 2’ hot streak to claim top spot
LOS ANGELES — “Jumanji: The Next Level” puts “Frozen 2” on second-place ice, while Clint Eastwood’s “Richard Jewell” opened with one of the worst box ...
Tokyo’s new stadium: A masterpiece by Japan’s Kengo Kuma
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spoke at Sunday's official completion of the new national stadium, the venue for the opening and closing ce...
Troubled waters: Open water swimming faces do-over of 2016
ATLANTA — Haley Anderson has been through this before.
Olympic champion Biles to headline post-Olympic tour
Simone Biles wants to bring gymnastics to the masses and plans to bring some of her friends along for the ride.
Hot Water: Pressure to move Tokyo Olympics open-water venue
TOKYO — The IOC moved next year’s Tokyo Olympic marathons and race walks out of the Japanese capital to avoid the stifling heat and humidity.
Video game maker to pay $10 million in gender bias case
SAN FRANCISCO — The maker of popular video game League of Legends has agreed to pay $10 million to female employees to settle a broad gender discrimin...
Approaching storm, snafus cast pall on Southeast Asian Games
CLARK, Philippines — An approaching typhoon is threatening to complicate the hosting by the Philippines of the largest biennial games in Southeast Asi...
Doping report obtained by AP shows depths of Russia cover-up
The Russians were running out of time. Experts from the World Anti-Doping Agency were heading to Moscow to finally receive the trove of data they’d be...
WADA panel recommends neutral status for Russia at Olympics
MONTREAL — Russian athletes should be forced to compete as neutrals at next year’s Olympics in Tokyo and other major events, a key World Anti-Doping A...
Embattled Russian track president Dmitry Shlyakhtin resigns
MOSCOW — The president of the Russian track and field federation has resigned two days after he was accused of obstructing an anti-doping investigatio...
AP Exclusive: Kaillie Humphries now ‘safe’ with USA Bobsled
Kaillie Humphries was on what bobsledders call a track walk a few days ago. The two-time Olympic champion was checking out the ice-covered sliding chu...
Tokyo Olympics: Japanese, English _ but where’s the French?
TOKYO — The French language has been almost invisible during the drawn-out preparations for next year’s Tokyo Olympics.
Muted launch for Google’s game-streaming service Stadia
NEW YORK — Google’s new game-streaming service Stadia demonstrates the possibilities of gaming from the cloud, but experts say it’s hindered by a lack...
Bach says opponents of Olympic marathon move wanted an edge
LONDON — Athletes who opposed moving the Olympic marathons and race walks from Tokyo to the northern city of Sapporo wanted a competitive edge, IOC Pr...
Chinese swimming star defends failure to take doping test
MONTREUX, Switzerland — Chinese Olympic champion swimmer Sun Yang defended his failure to take a doping test by testifying at a rare public hearing Fr...
France and Turkey qualify for Euro 2020
France and Turkey have qualified for the 2020 European Championship after Iceland drew 0-0 in Istanbul.
Ionescu and No. 1 Oregon stun US women’s national team
EUGENE, Ore. — Top-ranked Oregon stunned the U.S. women's national team 93-86 on Saturday to hand the Americans' their second loss to a college team i...
Domingo won’t perform at Tokyo Olympics cultural events
TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympics organizing committee said Friday opera legend Placido Domingo has said he won't perform at pre-Olympics cultural events in ...
Olympic champ’s heartfelt speech marks end of an era at WADA
KATOWICE, Poland — The only reason Beckie Scott's going-away speech to the World Anti-Doping Agency wasn't her finest moment was because of all that l...
US gov’t rep unhappy with WADA lobbying effort
KATOWICE, Poland — A key American delegate at the World Anti-Doping Agency meetings lashed out at the agency's director for using government money in ...
IOC’s large role in anti-doping creates conflict of interest
KATOWICE, Poland — The idea made sense. Given the rampant amount of drug abuse in Olympic sports, the sports world needed a global watchdog.
Jepkosgei wins NYC in 1st marathon, Kamworor takes men’s
NEW YORK — Joyciline Jepkosgei arrived in New York with a modest goal for her first marathon ever.
Skaters Kostornaia, Chen win at Internationaux de France
GRENOBLE, France — Alena Kostornaia left no doubt there's a new era in women's figure skating by a convincing win over Olympic gold medalist Alina Zag...
Kenya’s Mary Keitany eyes 5th NYC Marathon title in 6 years
NEW YORK — Mary Keitany is back for another bolt through the boroughs.