Olympics

Soccer coach’s life ban cut to 5 years in fixing case

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GENEVA — The coach who led Nigeria to two Olympic medals in men’s soccer had his life ban by FIFA in a match-fixing case...

Bird, Taurasi earn spots on fifth US Olympic basketball team

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Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi will try and become the first five-time Olympic gold medalists in basketball as they lead the U.S women's team...

Britain cycling team aims for more gold after rocky 5 years

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The most successful cycling nation at the Rio Olympics is aiming for more gold in Tokyo. ...

AP source: Harden commits to US Olympic men’s team for Tokyo

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USA Basketball’s Olympic men’s roster is getting closer to filled, with now as many as eight spots on the 12-person team claimed. ...

Johansen to lead US diving team at 3rd straight Olympics

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INDIANAPOLIS — Drew Johansen will serve as head coach of the U.S. diving team for the third straight Olympics. ...

Olympic boxer Fuchs determined to win her fight against OCD

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Ginny Fuchs' obsessive-compulsive disorder sometimes compels her to use a dozen toothbrushes a night, tossing one after another into the...

US Olympic skateboarding team unveiled, rolling toward Tokyo

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LOS ANGELES — The 12 members of the first U.S. Olympic skateboarding team stepped on their boards and skated through a corridor of tall...

U.S. Olympic swimming team

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The United States swimming team for the Tokyo Olympics, with name, age, hometown and events: ...

Tokyo: Olympics like no other with Olympic Village to match

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TOKYO — The pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics will be like no other when they open on July 23. And they'll have an idiosyncratic Olympic Village...

Dressel romps to another win at the US Olympic swim trials

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OMAHA, Neb. — Caeleb Dressel added another event to his Olympic program in Tokyo, powering to a dominating victory in the 100-meter freestyle at...