Tag: Women’s sports
Swimmer controversially withdraws before Olympic trials
Singer Cody Simpson was dominating attention ahead of Australia’s Olympic swimming trials until Maddie Groves withdrew from the six-day meet following a series of...
Charles passes Leslie on double-double list, Mystics win
WASHINGTON — Tina Charles had 20 points and 10 rebounds to pass Lisa Leslie for second on the WNBA's double-double list, helping the Washington...
Loyd leads 5 Seattle starters in double figures, Storm win
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. — Jewell Loyd scored 13 of her 18 points in the first quarter to lead six Seattle players in double figures,...
EPL club drops shirt sponsor after fans’ backlash
NORWICH, England — English Premier League club Norwich ended its new shirt sponsorship deal with a gambling operator on Thursday after a fans' backlash...
Russian Pavlyuchenkova advances to 1st major final in Paris
PARIS — Tour veteran Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia advanced to her first Grand Slam final by beating unseeded Tamara Zidansek at the French Open...
USA Basketball sets plan for Olympic camps in Las Vegas
For USA Basketball, the last stop before the Tokyo Olympics will be Las Vegas.
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AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
June 11
1898 — Willie Simms becomes the only African American...
Captain America: Steffens hoping to lead US to another gold
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. — For more than a decade, Maggie Steffens has been there for the U.S. women’s water polo team.
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AP Sportlight
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June 11
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Ingebrigtsen breaks 21-year-old European record in Florence
FLORENCE, Italy — Norwegian youngster Jakob Ingebrigtsen broke a 21-year-old European record as he won the 5,000 meters at the Diamond League meeting at...