US, UK condemn Hong Kong arrests of democracy advocates
HONG KONG — The United States condemned the arrests of at least 14 veteran pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong on charges of joining massive anti-gov...
Beyoncé, Gaga offer hope at all-star event fighting COVID-19
NEW YORK — Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder, Lizzo, Shawn Mendes and others sang classic songs brimmed with messages of hope and change during a TV special ai...
The Latest: Pistons rookie Doumbouya back home in France
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
Pagenaud beats Penske teammates to win another virtual race
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A second straight victory in virtual racing for Simon Pagenaud and Team Penske, and tempers were hot at the end of this one.
Walk, run or surf - but don’t sunbathe on Florida beaches
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Kevin Sweeny took his 2-year-old daughter on St. Augustine Beach on Saturday for the first time in weeks.
Former Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill dies at age 84
Paul O’Neill, a former Treasury secretary who broke with George W. Bush over tax policy and then produced a book critical of the administration, died ...
Pandemic costing youth sports millions, creating uncertainty
DALLAS — Less than a month ago, AAU President Roger Goudy watched membership in the long-running youth sports organization drop from 20,000 ahead of l...
More than Swag: Nichols leaves indelible mark on gymnastics
The end was supposed to include one last run at perfection. One final salute to the judges. One lingering wave to a packed arena followed by a group h...
How ‘The Last Dance’ started with a simple idea in 1997
The year was 1997. Andy Thompson had an idea. Adam Silver liked his plan.
Foreign ski workers stranded by virus get helping hand
MARSHFIELD, Vt. — They were far away from home -- young adults from Latin America, working seasonally at U.S. ski resorts. Then the coronavirus arrive...
Spain set to finish soccer season without fans in stadiums
MADRID — Soccer matches and other sports events in Spain will take place in empty venues at least until the end of the summer, the mayor of Madrid sai...
US animator, filmmaker Gene Deitch dies in Prague at 95
PRAGUE — Gene Deitch, an American Oscar-winning illustrator, animator, film director and producer has died. He was 95.
Asia Today: Singapore sees huge surge in new virus cases
BANGKOK — Singapore reported 942 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, a single-day high for the tiny city-state that pushed its total number of infectio...
NWSL had momentum heading into now suspended season
PORTLAND, Ore. — Morgan Weaver laughed it off when her agent told her she was going to be the second pick in the National Women's Soccer League draft....
ESPN, NFL Network ready to tackle challenges of remote draft
The NFL draft is annually one of the most ambitious productions that ESPN does. Next week's coverage might go down as THE most ambitious in the networ...
Russia tries again to win UN approval for virus resolution
UNITED NATIONS — Russia is trying again to win U.N. General Assembly approval for a resolution on the coronavirus pandemic, dropping a call to end uni...
Experts worry politics will guide voters’ virus precautions
WASHINGTON — Laura Herd says she sleeps better because her state's governor, Michigan Democrat Gretchen Whitmer, imposed one of the nation's strictest...
Judge: Tennessee can’t prevent abortions during coronavirus
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A federal judge Friday night ruled that Tennessee has to continue allowing abortions amid a temporary ban on nonessential medical p...
Ionescu goes No. 1 in WNBA draft to New York Liberty
NEW YORK — Sabrina Ionescu was the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft Friday night, going to the New York Liberty in an Oregon sweep of the top two picks.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump twists US-China coronavirus deaths
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is asserting that deaths from COVID-19 are much higher in China than in the U.S., when the opposite is true.
Detained migrant with COVID-19 forced to call in to court
HOUSTON — A detained immigrant who said he tested positive for COVID-19 was required to call in for a court hearing even after a guard said he was too...
Analysis: With new virus plan, Trump passes buck to states
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump's guidelines for states to reopen their economies had the hallmarks of a permission structure. But what he really cr...
Hope takes the reins on Wall Street, stocks rally worldwide
NEW YORK — In Wall Street’s tug of war between hope and pessimism about the coronavirus pandemic, hope is pulling back. U.S. stocks joined a worldwide...
Cuomo: Feds must help with testing. Trump: Stop complaining
NEW YORK — Gov. Andrew Cuomo and President Donald Trump tussled over wide-scale coronavirus testing Friday, with the governor arguing the federal gove...
IMF, World Bank pledge help amid calls for more debt relief
WASHINGTON — The 189-nation International Monetary Fund and its sister lending agency, the World Bank, on Friday pledged to step up their efforts to c...
Draft’s biggest losers: prospects without NFL medical exams
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida receiver Josh Hammond was “a little shocked” he didn’t get an invite to the NFL combine.
Bob Hermann, soccer boss who helped found NASL, dies at 97
LADUE, Mo. — Bob Hermann, the soccer executive who launched the Hermann Trophy given annually to the top college soccer players in the United States, ...
NASA, SpaceX pick May 27 to resume astronaut launches in US
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA and SpaceX have picked May 27 for resuming astronaut launches from the U.S. after nine years of complete Russian dependenc...
Senators urge anti-bias police training over mask fears
NEW YORK — Democratic lawmakers want police departments to be vigilant about any racially biased policing during the coronavirus pandemic, as people i...