Summer Olympic games
Alise Willoughby of the United States competes in the women's BMX Racing quarterfinals at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
BMX couple tackling life's big moments together

By John Marshall Jul. 31, 2021 11:47 AM EDT

El piloto británico Lewis Hamilton, de Mercedes, celebra en el podio después de ganar en Gran Premio Británico de la Fórmula Uno, en el circuito de Silverstone, Inglaterra, el domingo 18 de julio de 2021. (AP Foto/Jon Super)
AUTO RACING: Hamilton closing gap on Verstappen in F1 race

By The Associated Press Jul. 28, 2021 05:08 PM EDT

Kevin Harvick competes at a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, July 18, 2021, in Loudon, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
NASCAR hiatus: Drivers would like to make it a regular thing

By The Associated Press Jul. 27, 2021 01:29 PM EDT

Aric Almirola celebrates after winning the NASCAR Cup Series auto race Sunday, July 18, 2021, in Loudon, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
AUTO RACING: Race cars parked for two week Olympic haitus

By The Associated Press Jul. 20, 2021 03:19 PM EDT

This photo provided by IndyCar shows Leigh Diffey at an IndyCar Series race in Monterey, Calif., in a Sept. 18, 2019, photo. Leigh Diffey has been stereotyped, if you will, as the speed guy at NBC Sports. He's the lead announcer for this weekend's Indianapolis 500 and most of his network involves sports that go fast. His next assignment has Diffey covering the fastest athletes in the world. The 50-year-old Australian has been named play-by-play announcer of NBC Olympics’ track & field coverage for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. (Joe Skibinski/IndyCar via AP)
Man of Speed: Diffey to call Olympic track and field for NBC

By Jenna Fryer May. 25, 2021 01:08 PM EDT

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Nov. 09, 2020 04:29 PM EST
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Oct. 19, 2020 03:55 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Oct. 12, 2020 05:20 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

Buffalo Bills Head Coach Sean McDermott runs practice form the middle of the field with a mask on during the second day of training camp opened to the media at ADPRO Sports Training Center's outdoor field in Orchard Park, N.Y., Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. P (James P. McCoy/Buffalo News via AP, Pool)
The Latest: Tennessee cancels practice because of virus

By The Associated Press Aug. 28, 2020 09:49 AM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 13, 2020 11:38 AM EDT
Aug. 20 1921 — Molla Bjurstedt Mallory beats Mary Browne, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 to win the U.S. women’s national tennis title at the Germantown...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 13, 2020 11:32 AM EDT
Aug. 16 1920 — Cleveland shortstop Ray Chapman is hit in the head with a pitch by New York’s Carl Mays. Chapman suffers a fractured skull...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Aug. 10, 2020 03:29 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Aug. 03, 2020 04:07 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jul. 27, 2020 04:55 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jul. 20, 2020 04:18 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jul. 13, 2020 02:30 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

China cancels all international sports events for the year

Jul. 09, 2020 08:43 AM EDT
BEIJING (AP) — China says it will not stage any international sports for the rest of the year, apart from trials for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jun. 30, 2020 12:12 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jun. 23, 2020 11:54 AM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jun. 18, 2020 12:59 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...