TOUR 2018: A look at the main Tour de France contenders
TOUR 2018: A look at the main contenders for the Tour de France, which starts on Saturday in the Vendee region:JULY 2, 2018
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TOUR 2018: Divisions remain after Froome's drug case
This was supposed to be the year Chris Froome was warmly welcomed into cycling royalty with an expected record-tying fifth Tour de France title.JULY 2, 2018
World Cup host set for historical fencing to forget soccer
SARANSK, Russia (AP) The World Cup gave unprecedented global exposure to the relatively obscure Russian republic of Mordovia, the name of which could have passed for a mythical se...JULY 1, 2018
Report: Tour organizers don't want Froome on starting line
PARIS (AP) Le Monde newspaper says Tour de France organizers have forbidden four-time champion Chris Froome from taking part in this year's race.JULY 1, 2018
Olympic gold winning sprinter Irena Szewinska dies at 72
WARSAW, Poland (AP) Irena Szewinska, a Polish sprinter who dominated women's athletics for two decades, winning seven Olympic medals, and who later became a member of the Internat...JUNE 30, 2018
Texas officials to address claims of abuse at Karolyi ranch
DALLAS (AP) Texas prosecutors on Friday filed sexual assault charges against Larry Nassar and a trainer who worked at his side, expanding the worst abuse scandal in U.S. sports hi...JUNE 29, 2018
LeMond, Holocaust survivors ride to celebrate Jewish life
WARSAW, Poland (AP) Three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond, two Holocaust survivors and some 200 others took part in a symbolic ride from Auschwitz-Birkenau to a Jewish cult...JUNE 29, 2018
Brazil court allows prosecution of US swimmer Ryan Lochte
SAO PAULO (AP) The prosecution of U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte for filing a false police report during the 2016 Olympics is back on after a Brazilian court decision this week.JUNE 29, 2018
USA Gymnastics names Forster high-performance coordinator
USA Gymnastics is turning to Tom Forster to help plot a way forward in the wake of the scandal against a former disgraced national team doctor that has rocked one of the crown jewe...JUNE 28, 2018
Rise of women's hockey gives Szabados chance to keep playing
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Having already blazed a trail in men's professional hockey, three-time Canadian Olympic team goalie Shannon Szabados will continue her career by finally giving...JUNE 28, 2018
Luge two-time Olympian Matt Mortensen retires
Matt Mortensen, a two-time Olympian in doubles luge and a five-time national champion, announced his retirement from sliding Wednesday after a career that spanned 20 years.JUNE 27, 2018
Sunny Sochi turns into World Cup playground
SOCHI, Russia (AP) Warm weather, beaches, amusement parks.JUNE 25, 2018
Shannon Miller returns to coach CWHL's Calgary Inferno
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) Former Minnesota-Duluth coach Shannon Miller is returning to coaching with the Canadian Women's Hockey League's Calgary Inferno.JUNE 23, 2018
Saransk swells from building boom of World Cup proportions
SARANSK, Russia (AP) Valerie Fayzullina expresses a hopeful sense of wonder as she stands near a wire sculpture of a soccer player, in the shadows of eight new apartment high-rise...JUNE 22, 2018
In scandal’s wake, USA Gymnastics elects new directors
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) USA Gymnastics has elected a new Board of Directors in the wake of the sexual abuse scandal involving former national team doctor Larry Nassar.JUNE 21, 2018
Semenya going to CAS to fight controversial new rules
LONDON (AP) Caster Semenya, the world and Olympic 800 meters champion, will go to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to fight ''unfair'' regulations that hinder certain female ath...JUNE 18, 2018
Kremlin is relieved that no one died in Moscow taxi crash
MOSCOW (AP) The Russian government says it's relieved that nobody died in a weekend taxi crash in Moscow that injured two Mexican soccer fans and six other pedestrians.JUNE 18, 2018
North and South Korea hold talks on Asian Games cooperation
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) Athletes from the rival Koreas will march together under a single flag in the opening and closing ceremonies of the upcoming Asian Games in Indonesia, offi...JUNE 18, 2018
Mexico shakes with excitement over Germany World Cup win
MEXICO CITY (AP) �� Thousands of exuberant Mexican soccer fans took to the streets Sunday to cheer their national team's long-shot win again...JUNE 17, 2018
Russia beats Canada 43-20 for the first time
RICHMOND, Ontario (AP) Russia beat Canada for the first time by a comfortable 43-20 in rugby on Saturday.JUNE 16, 2018
Italy beats Japan 25-22 in 2nd test to level series
KOBE, Japan (AP) Italy clung to a shrinking lead in the second half to beat Japan 25-22 in the second rugby test and level the two-match series on Saturday.JUNE 16, 2018
Josef Fendt remains International Luge Federation president
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) Josef Fendt has been elected to another term as International Luge Federation president.JUNE 16, 2018
Russian official urges love at World Cup after backlash
MOSCOW (AP) Russian women and visiting World Cup soccer fans: be fruitful and multiply.JUNE 14, 2018
Italy make 2 changes for 2nd test vs. Japan
TOKYO (AP) Italy coach Conor O'Shea has made two changes to his starting lineup for Saturday's second rugby test against Japan.JUNE 14, 2018
World Series shows softball growth for non-US programs
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) USA Softball executive director Craig Cress hopes the Women's College World Series offered a glimpse of the sport's future.JUNE 13, 2018
