AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
Aug. 23
1898 — Malcolm Whitman wins the men’s singles title...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
Aug. 20
1921 — Molla Bjurstedt Mallory beats Mary Browne, 4-6,...
Australia pulls team from short-course swimming world titles
BRISBANE, Australia — Swimming Australia has scrapped its national short-course titles and won’t be sending a full team to the world short-course championships in...
Canadian Alex Baumann resigns as Swimming Australia CEO
SYDNEY — Two-time Canadian Olympic gold medalist Alex Baumann will leave his role as chief executive officer of Swimming Australia for health reasons.
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Brazilian Olympic Committee criticizes national soccer team
The Brazilian Olympic Committee will take action against its men's soccer national team after the players refused to wear the nation's official Olympic uniform...
NBC’s Tirico reflects on Tokyo Games, looks ahead to Beijing
Like many, Mike Tirico had some doubts about whether the Tokyo Games would go on. But once he landed in Japan last month to...
In ROC disguise, Russia has plenty to celebrate at Olympics
TOKYO — Russia by any other name is just as successful at the Olympics.
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AP Sportlight
Aug. 8
1902 — The United States, led by William Larned,...
Swimming federation to splash millions on African strategy
TOKYO — After an Olympics of too little diversity in the swimming pool, and less on the medal podium, the sport's governing body is...
Olympic baseball a cross between Double-A and Old-Timers Day
YOKOHAMA, Japan — Imagine Olympic swimming without the world’s top 100. Or track and field missing the 100 strongest and fastest. Or gymnastics, if...