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France Norway WCup Soccer
Norwegian fans perform a viking boat row during the World Cup Group I soccer match between Norway and France in Foxborough, Mass., near Boston, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)

Fans

World Cup fans flood stadiums and fan zones with dazzling costumes, facepaint and flags — in photos

JUNE 28, 2026

APTOPIX NBA Finals Knicks Spurs Basketball
A New York Knicks fan celebrates after the Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Saturday, June 13, 2026, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)

Basketball

Tale of the ticker tape: The quirky history behind the Knicks’ first NYC parade

JUNE 17, 2026

APTOPIX WCup Ref Denied Entry Soccer
Referee Omar Artan, who was denied entry to the United States, is welcomed by supporters upon his arrival in Mogadishu, Somalia, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

Soccer

Somali soccer referee denied entry to US for World Cup is welcomed home as a hero

JUNE 10, 2026

APTOPIX Netherlands WCup Soccer
Marktweg Street in The Hague, Netherlands, is decorated ahead of the start of the soccer World Cup, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

Netherlands

A street in The Hague is drenched in orange as Netherlands soccer fans celebrate the World Cup

JUNE 10, 2026

Argentina Soccer Religion
River Plate fans cheer during an Argentine league match against Boca Juniors in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, April 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Latin America

Why soccer fandom in Latin America feels almost sacred

JUNE 2, 2026

MÉXICO-AEROPUERTO-MUNDIAL
Trabajadores transportan un rollo de espuma junto al trofeo de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA durante una visita guiada para los medios de comunicación al Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez, en preparación para la Copa Mundial de 2026, en la Ciudad de México, el martes 19 de mayo de 2026. (AP Foto/Fernando Llano)

Sports

México ante prueba fuego para Mundial de Fútbol: culminar a tiempo obras en su principal aeropuerto

MAY 20, 2026

APTOPIX Britain London Marathon
Sebastian Sawe from Kenya crosses the finish line to win the men's race at the London Marathon in London, Sunday, April 26, 2026.(AP Photo/Ian Walton)

Marathon

Marathon milestone shattered: Sabastian Sawe breaks the fabled 2-hour barrier by 30 seconds

APRIL 27, 2026

Vrabel Russini Football
FILE- Reporter Dianna Russini works on the sidelines before the start of an NFL football game between the Oakland Raiders and the Denver Broncos Monday, Sept. 9, 2019, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

Media

AP first to report resignation of reporter from The Athletic who was photographed at a resort with New England Patriots coach

APRIL 24, 2026

NFL Draft Football
Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson poses after being chosen by the Los Angeles Rams with the 13th overall pick during the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Football

Photos of the NFL Draft

APRIL 24, 2026

Poll at 50-Greatest Players Basketball
Former Basketball player Cheryl Miller speaks beside Julie Church, Delta State women's basketball assistant coach, during an event Thursday, April 2, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Sports

AP partners with Arizona State University in unique event that leaned into Top 25 brand to cap 50th Anniversary of the women’s basketball poll   

APRIL 10, 2026

Poll at 50 Delta State Basketball
The Delta State basketball court is seen, Feb. 17, 2026, in Cleveland, Miss. (AP Photo/Alanis Thames)

College

Delta State’s women’s basketball legacy endures even as national spotlight has faded

APRIL 2, 2026

EU Semenya Court Ruling
FILE - South Africa athlete Caster Semenya, center, answers reporters with lawyers Gregory Nott, left, and Shona Jolly KC after Semenya won a partial victory at the European Court of Human Rights on in her seven-year legal fight against track and field's sex eligibility rules, Thursday, July 10, 2025 in Strasbourg, eastern France. (AP Photo/Antonin Utz, File)

Olympics

AP ahead of the pack on IOC decision to ban transgender women from women’s sports

APRIL 2, 2026

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