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"I’ll have the rainbow on my helmet," Hamilton said ahead of F1’s race in Miami this weekend. "It’s no different to when we were in Saudi.”
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There is a new law in California prompted by the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others. It makes it a crime for first responders to take unauthorized photos of deceased people at the scene of an accident or crime.
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Evgenia Medvedeva listened to K-pop boy-band Exo before her stunning short program: "I feel more confident because of them."
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BREAKING: IOC has added 3-on-3 basketball as an Olympic event for the 2020 Tokyo Games.
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American
@Simone_Biles
has done it: She has now won more world championship medals than any other gymnast.
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@jellingworth
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American gymnast Simone Biles is the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year for 2023. This is the third time Biles has won the award.
The 26-year-old dazzled in her return to competition following a two-year break after the 2020 Olympics.
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BREAKING: Cleveland Indians removing Chief Wahoo logo from game jerseys and caps, starting in 2019 season
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IOC member Dick Pound says Tokyo Olympic organizers have until late May to see if the virus is under control. If not, "you're probably looking at a cancellation."
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'Trailblazer' -- Doris Burke will reach another milestone when she calls the conference and NBA Finals for ESPN Radio, becoming the first woman to serve as a game analyst on a network TV or radio broadcast this deep into the postseason.
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BREAKING: Simone Biles is back.
The gymnastics superstar plans to return to competition at the U.S. Classic outside Chicago in early August, her first event since the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. That event is roughly a year before the Paris Games.
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Evgenia Medvedeva says she had her "dreams come true" by meeting members of EXO (
@weareoneEXO
) before
#ClosingCeremony
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BREAKING: Caster Semenya loses her long legal battle against track and field’s rules limiting female runners’ naturally high testosterone levels.
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U.S. national team star Megan Rapinoe says she’s ‘uniquely and very deeply American.’
She says he would ask her detractors to look hard into what she’s saying and the actions she takes.
#FIFAWWC
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BREAKING: UEFA will no longer stage this season's Champions League final in St. Petersburg after Russia attacked Ukraine, The Associated Press has learned.
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@RobHarris
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The Olympic moment Evgenia Medvedeva has been waiting for: K-pop group EXO (
@weareoneEXO
) will perform during the
#Pyeongchang2018
closing ceremony.
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The Latest: K-pop band EXO (
@weareoneEXO
) to play Olympic closing ceremony
#Pyeongchang2018
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The Latest: Vice President Mike Pence and his wife did not stand for the combined Korean team’s entrance.
#OpeningCeremony
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APNewsBreak: Major League Baseball has stopped testing players for steroids for the first time in nearly 20 years due to the expiration of the sport’s drug agreement.
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@ronaldblum
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One Good Thing: Meet
@TankSchottle
, who's embodied the
@SpecialOlympics
and provided daily affirmations that have been a beacom of joy and hope during the pandemic.
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@jmarshallap
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BREAKING: Candace Parker, who led the Chicago Sky to the franchise’s first WNBA championship, has been named The Associated Press’ Female Athlete of the Year for a second time.
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@dougfeinberg
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BREAKING: Star gymnast Simone Biles voted AP Female Athlete of the Year after golden run at Rio Olympics.
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Cristiano Ronaldo has become the highest-scoring man in international soccer history with his 110th goal for Portugal.
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For the fifth time,
@serenawilliams
is AP's Female Athlete of the Year, as selected by members and editors. Her remarkable return to tennis included reaching the finals at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in 2018.
@briancmahoney
:
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BREAKING: Las Vegas police say surveillance video shows Britney Spears inadvertently hit herself in the face after her hand was pushed off NBA rookie Victor Wembanyama. No charges will be filed.
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British singer Calum Scott says he'll visit Philadelphia and perform his pop hit “Dancing On My Own” if the Phillies win the World Series. The song has become their postseason anthem for the second straight year.
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For the third time,
@KingJames
is AP Male Athlete of the year as selected by AP members and editors. Even without a title, 2018 a big year as he opened his 'I Promise' school and furthered using his voice as an activist.
@ByTimReynolds
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BREAKING: Shohei Ohtani, the two-way superstar for the Los Angeles Angels, is the AP Male Athlete of Year.
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@gregbeacham
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Volleyball has been the No. 1 sport in girls participation in the United States for almost a decade. Now, the professional void is being filled by three upstart leagues.
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APNewsBreak: CBS Sports signs multiyear deal with the
@WNBA
to broadcast 40 games per season beginning next month.
by
@dougfeinberg
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“I don’t think about my age, but I do think about being the third Black manager” to win a World Series.
Dusty Baker reflects with
@kristieap
on finally winning a championship as manager.
Full story:
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BREAKING: Cavaliers superstar LeBron James voted AP Male Athlete of 2016 after bringing NBA title to Cleveland.
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Shohei Ohtani can opt out of his $700 million Dodgers deal if controlling owner Mark Walter or president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman lose their roles with the team, an AP source says.
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The New York Liberty had a 13-hour travel day that included bus rides, commercial flights and time spent at three airports to get from Connecticut to Las Vegas.
The wear-and-tear on their bodies is one reason players are lobbying for charter flights.
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Umpire Ángel Hernández has lost his lawsuit against Major League Baseball alleging racial discrimination.
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On the move: Seven-time NASCAR champion
@JimmieJohnson
will team with Ganassi for a 2-year IndyCar program.
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@jennafryer
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BREAKING: Major League Baseball will start testing for opioids and cocaine. Only players who do not cooperate with their treatment plans will be subject to discipline.
Marijuana will also be removed from MLB's list of 'drugs of abuse'
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APNewsBreak: Baseball's All-Star Game no longer to determine World Series home-field advantage.
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The Olympic moment Evgenia Medvedeva has been waiting for: K-pop group
@weareoneEXO
will perform during the
#Pyeongchang2018
closing ceremony.
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Meet the 13 women who rode every stage of the Tour de France ahead of the men, all 2,082 miles.
No podiums or prize money.
Team
@desELLESauVELO
instead is hoping for recognition, respect and the return of the women’s
#TDF2018
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Two-time
#NBA
MVP and father of two daughters Stephen Curry has made it a mission to support girls' basketball. For one afternoon, he ensured 200 girls had a chance to try to be a little bit like him.
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After an earthquake in Albania, two boys at a hospital told visiting Prime Minister Edi Rama it was their dream to meet their football heroes.
On Friday, that dream came true when they met Juventus players Christiano Ronaldo and Gianluigi Buffon.
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Yuzuru Hanyu has just come off winning gold and he's looking at his next challenge: Trying to land a jump that's never been landed in competition.
Read AP's coverage of Hanyu's gold medal win:
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Fourteen-time All-Star. TV analyst. Red carpet photographer.
@AROD
is a man of many talents.
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Russian figure skater
@JannyMedvedeva
could close week at Olympics by winning gold, meeting K-pop band
@weareoneEXO
#Pyeongchang2018
#Olympics
@DWAZ73
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US women's team wins gold in 4x400-meter relay, giving Allyson Felix the most medals for any American track athlete.
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One Good Thing: Meet
@TankSchottle
, who's embodied the
@SpecialOlympics
and provided daily affirmations that have been a beacom of joy and hope during the pandemic.
by
@jmarshallap
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German soccer club Schalke is removing the logo of Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom from its jerseys following Russia's attack on Ukraine.
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BREAKING: Oscar Tshiebwe of
@KentuckyMBB
is the Associated Press men’s college basketball player of the year.
Full story:
Tshiebwe shares key advice he received from his father:
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BREAKING: Major League Baseball owners OK a proposal that could lead to the coronavirus-delayed season starting around the Fourth of July weekend in ballparks without fans.
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Jemele Hill returning to television as narrator of Showtime documentary series "Shut Up and Dribble" less than two months after leaving ESPN.
@joereedy
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The PGA of America cut ties to President Donald Trump when it voted Sunday to take the PGA Championship event away from his New Jersey golf course next year.
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@dougferguson405
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Japanese knuckleball pitcher Eri Yoshida said she's looking forward to playing in the US as she prepares for a new chapter in her career.
She'll play for two months in the Empire League, an independent baseball league in upstate New York.
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BREAKING: The Atlanta Braves say baseball great and one-time home run king Hank Aaron has died at 86.
Story soon. Full MLB coverage 👇
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The AP joined "heartbroken" American skier
@guskenworthy
on a tour of a Korean dog meat farm that's about to be shuttered.
@jake_seiner
recounts the visit.
#Pyeongchang2018
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Bucks guard Sterling Brown sues Milwaukee over stun-gun arrest by police for parking violation.
#NBA
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The FBI is now investigating the noose left in the garage stall of Black driver Bubba Wallace before a NASCAR race in Alabama.
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@jennafryer
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Seattle Mariners' Amanda Hopkins breaks barriers as first female baseball scout in more than 50 years
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American Michelle Carter wins gold, upsets favorite Valerie Adams in women’s shot put
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NBA player
@EnesKanter
plans to open a charter school in Oklahoma City that focuses on serving low-income minority students and those from immigrant families with limited English-speaking abilities.
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The Washington Nationals are making their pitch to President-elect Joe Biden.
The Nats have invited Biden to toss out the ceremonial first ball next season on opening day.
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BREAKING: Lindsey Vonn has won the bronze medal in the world championship downhill in the final race of her skiing career
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Michael Jordan got emotional while unveiling the first of two medical clinics he and his family funded in Charlotte.
The clinics will provide medical care to underprivileged members of the community.
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New Buccaneers QB Tom Brady stopped from working out in public park in Tampa closed due to coronavirus.
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Alex Zanardi takes center stage at Daytona, inspiring his fellow drivers as he prepares for a return to the track at the
@Rolex24Hours
“It is just another chapter of a very fortunate life.”
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@jennafryer
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Former NHL star Jeremy Roenick will not be returning to NBC Sports after his suspension for making inappropriate comments about coworkers.
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@swhyno
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Naomi Osaka won the U.S. Open for her third Grand Slam title. She also distinguished herself in 2020 for speaking out about racial injustice and police brutality. For her work on and off the court, Osaka was selected the AP Female Athlete of the Year
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Former boxing champion Floyd Mayweather has offered to pay for George Floyd’s funeral and memorial services, and the family has accepted the offer.
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A golf club in Pennsylvania has apologized for calling police on a group of black women after the co-owner and his father said they were playing too slowly and refused to leave
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Volunteers gathered at the Beijing Winter Olympics media center early this week to catch a glimpse of Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu.
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German gymnasts took the floor for their first competition at
#Tokyo2020
wearing unitards with leggings that stretched down to the ankle, saying the choice is intended to push “against sexualization” in women’s gymnastics.
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@clairegalofaro
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BREAKING: PGA of America votes to move 2022 PGA Championship event away from Trump National Golf Club after Capitol insurrection.
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A young Tunisian swimmer who barely qualified for the 400-meter freestyle in
#Tokyo2020
surprised everyone by winning gold. “I was in tears because when I see the flag of my country and I hear the anthem ... I dedicate it to all the Tunisian people.”
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AP Exclusive: Home Run Derby could decide All-Star Game winner, with labor pact reading “If the All-Star Game remains tied after nine innings, the game will be decided by a Home Run Derby" between the teams.
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Kyrie Irving apologizes for saying the Earth is flat, saying he was "huge into conspiracies" and should have kept thoughts private '
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Coco Gauff has defeated Caroline Wozniacki, becoming the first American teenager since Serena Williams more than two decades ago to reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals in consecutive years.
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After competing in seven World Cups, 43-year-old midfielder Formiga is set to play her farewell match for Brazil this month.
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Italians celebrated the European Championship as a new beginning not only for their youthful national team but for a country that’s been yearning to return to normalcy after being hit hard and long by the pandemic.
by
@Karl_Ritter
#ITA
#Euro2020
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Her name was Gianna Maria Onore Bryant. Her dad, Kobe Bryant, called her Mambacita.
She was going to be basketball’s female version of him. Her promising life came to a shocking, sudden and sad end Sunday.
@ByTimReynolds
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BREAKING: The International Olympic Committee has officially chosen Brisbane, Australia, to host the 2032 Summer Olympics.
by
@gdunbarap
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Shohei Ohtani has been named The Associated Press' Male Athlete of the Year for the second time in three years.
Before Ohtani signed the most lucrative contract in sports history, the superstar put together yet another season of unparalleled brilliance.
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Becky Hammon became the first woman to direct a team in NBA history, taking over the Spurs following coach Gregg Popovich’s ejection in the first half.
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BREAKING: Shalane Flanagan pulls away from Mary Keitany to become 1st American to win women's New York City Marathon since 1977
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NBA referees lead a march on the Disney campus in support of players and everyone else standing against racial injustice.
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BREAKING: San Diego native Joe Musgrove throws first no-hitter in Padres history in 3-0 win over Texas Rangers
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AP sources: The San Francisco Giants postponed a news conference to introduce Carlos Correa after a medical concern arose during the All-Star shortstop’s physical.
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APNewsBreak: CC Sabathia gets $500,000 bonus despite ejection from final regular-season start.
@ronaldblum
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Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred has met with Bernie Sanders over a proposal to drop 42 minor league teams
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Protesters gathered outside Madison Square Garden, where President Donald Trump was set to attend UFC 244.
More on tonight's fight from
@APgelston
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Ichi-who?
AP photographer Bill Kostroun spotted Ichiro Suzuki hiding in a fake mustache and glasses in the Mariners dugout at Yankee Stadium.
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BREAKING: The head of the women’s professional tennis tour says all WTA tournaments will be suspended in China because of concerns about the safety of Peng Shuai, a player who accused a former government official in that country of sexual assault.
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Poland is refusing to play its World Cup qualifier against Russia in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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BREAKING: Major League Baseball's collective bargaining agreement expires, allowing 1st work stoppage since 1995.
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BREAKING: Aliyah Boston of South Carolina is The Associated Press women's basketball Player of the Year. 🏀
Read the story on the
@GamecockWBB
star:
See
@aa_boston
being surprised by her parents with the good news 👇
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