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FILE - In this March 9, 2016, file photo, Olympic fencer Alex Massialas poses at the 2016 Team USA Media Summit in Beverly Hills, Calif. If all the athletes from Stanford had been their own country, they would have tied for 11th place in the medal standings at the 2016 Olympics. It’s an eye-opening statistic that has been made more jarring because of the recent decision by Stanford to remove nine Olympic sports from its varsity program. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Stanford sports cuts could mean big loss for US Olympic team

by Eddie Pells Associated PressAugust 23, 2020August 23, 2020

FILE - In this May 16, 2019, file photo, Jason Caron tees off on the second hole during the first round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, N.Y. Caron returns for the PGA this year at Harding Park as business has picked up at the Long Island golf club in New York where he is a head golf professional. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Club pros at PGA Championship see COVID-related surge in golf back home

by Eddie Pells Associated PressAugust 5, 2020August 5, 2020

FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2014 file photo, members of the U.S. Women's National team warm up during practice at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah. Pro soccer returns to the U.S. next month when the National Women's Soccer League starts a 25-game tournament in a pair of stadiums in Utah that will be kept clear of fans to protect players from the coronavirus. Players from the nine teams will train and live at two Salt Lake City-area hotels, the league announced Wednesday, May 27, 2020....

NWSL returning to play with summertime tournament in Utah

by Eddie Pells Associated PressMay 27, 2020May 27, 2020

FILE - In this July 10, 2016, file photo, Simone Biles competes on the balance beam during the women's U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials in San Jose, Calif. At least 70 percent of U.S. Olympic sports organizations have applied for government loans in the coronavirus pandemic, underscoring the frailties within the world’s most dominant Olympic sports system. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

AP Exclusive: 70% of US Olympic sports applied for PPP funds

by Eddie Pells Associated PressMay 8, 2020May 8, 2020

FILE - In this March 10, 2020, file photo, a child tosses an already-autographed baseball while awaiting another signature from a passing player before a spring training baseball game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Seattle Mariners in Peoria, Ariz. Doctors, scientists and sports leaders are outlining the path back to playing fields for children in grassroots sports -- an exercise that could inform major organizations on how to get their industries up and running as well in...

Leaders chart path back to playing fields for amateur sports

by Eddie Pells Associated PressApril 29, 2020April 29, 2020

FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 18, 2019, file photo, Sebastian Coe leaves the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland. The date of the next world track championships is in limbo until the International Olympic Committee decides on a new schedule for the postponed Tokyo Games. Coe, the Olympic great who is now president of World Athletics, said Friday, March 27, 2020, there are plenty of options for rescheduling next year's world championships in Eugene, Oregon, but at...

Track world championships rescheduled for July 2022

by Eddie Pells Associated PressApril 8, 2020April 8, 2020

The Olympic Rings are displayed at the entrance of the International Olympic Committee headquarters during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Lausanne, Switzerland, Tuesday.

On hold: Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021

by Eddie Pells Associated Press, Stephen Wade Associated Press, and Mari Yamaguchi Associated PressMarch 24, 2020March 24, 2020

The Olympic rings are reflected in the glass wall of a wedding chapel in the Odaiba section of Tokyo, Monday. The Tokyo Olympics are going to happen — but almost surely in 2021 rather than in four months as planned.

All signs point to Tokyo Olympics being postponed

by Eddie Pells Associated PressMarch 23, 2020March 23, 2020

In this April 4, 1983, file photo, North Carolina State coach Jim Valvano, center with fist raised, celebrates after the team's win over Houston to win the NCAA men's basketball tournament championship in Albuquerque, N.M. This season's tournament, like all before them, would've been filled with dozens of legends in the making and diamonds in the rough - with teams that overcame adversity to get this far and superfans who inspired the country as much as their team.

March Sadness: No brackets and no knowing what might’ve been

by Eddie Pells Associated PressMarch 15, 2020

In this April 14, 2019 photo, Tiger Woods reacts after winning the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga. Woods' victory at the Masters might not have been the most important sports story of 2019. It was certainly one of the most uplifting. Voters chose Woods' dramatic comeback at Augusta National as The Associated Press sports story of the year.

Woods’ comeback at Masters named AP Sports Story of the Year

by Eddie Pells Associated PressDecember 25, 2019