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Girls Basketball Decline
Newell-Fonda's Rylee Hogrefe (32) fights for the ball with Storm Lake's Grace Kinkel (21) during a high school girls basketball game, Jan. 6, 2026, in Newell, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Basketball

Even in Caitlin Clark’s home state, girls high school basketball in decline. It thrives in this town

JAN. 28, 2026

Cortina’s Axis Games Olympics
Gold-medalist Josef Jennewein of Germany, center, silver-medalist Alberto Marcellin of Italy, left, and bronze-medalist Rudolf Cranz of Germany perform a fascist salute on the podium during the 1941 Alpine Ski World Ski Championships, in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy. (Fondazione Home Movies – Archivio Nazionale del Film di Famiglia via AP)

Olympics

Fascist salutes from the podium: Cortina’s forgotten ‘mini-Olympics’ during World War II

JAN. 27, 2026

Governors’ Bet College Football
FILE - U.S. Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., announces his run for Indiana governor on Dec. 12, 2022, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Sports

DeSantis loses bet on Miami Hurricanes, owes Indiana governor key lime pie and stone crabs

JAN. 20, 2026

Anthony-Joshua-Nigeria Boxing
In this photo provided by the Federal Road Safety Corps, people gather at the accident scene of British boxer Anthony Joshua in Lagos, Nigeria, on Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. (Federal Road Safety Corps via AP)

Crash

Anthony Joshua’s driver charged after deadly crash in Nigeria

JAN. 2, 2026

Ohtani Baseball
Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani shares a laugh with his translator during an interview with The Associated Press in Pasadena, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Athletes

Shohei Ohtani is the AP’s Male Athlete of the Year for record-tying 4th time

DEC. 19, 2025

AP All America Football
FILE - Ohio State defensive lineman Kayden McDonald (98) celebrates after recovering a fumble during an NCAA football game on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/Melissa Tamez, File)

College Football

Big Ten puts 10 on AP All-America first team, led by 4 from Ohio State and Hoosier star Mendoza

DEC. 15, 2025

Arizona Alabama Basketball
Alabama forward Amari Allen (5) shoots and hits a three-point shot over the defense of Alabama forward Taylor Bol Bowen (7) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)

College basketball

Arizona, Michigan stay 1-2 in AP Top 25 men’s poll; No. 15 Nebraska hits highest mark since 1991

DEC. 15, 2025

UConn USC Basketball
UConn guard Kk Arnold (2) drives the ball against Southern California during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

College basketball

Undefeated UConn keeps top spot in AP Top 25 women’s poll; Texas, South Carolina UCLA next

DEC. 15, 2025

Cortina Olympic Village
A view of the athlete's village for the Cortina Milan Winter Olympics, in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Italy

AP is first international media to visit Cortina d’Ampezzo Olympic Village

DEC. 5, 2025

ACC Phillips Travels Football
ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips, right, visits with Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, left, on the field before an NCAA college football game between Pittsburgh and Notre Dame in Pittsburgh, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Colleges

Deep sourcing secures exclusive, behind-the-scenes access to ACC commissioner

DEC. 1, 2025

Queens NC South Carolina Basketball
South Carolina guard Ta'Niya Latson (00) brings ball upcourt against Queens of Charlotte guard Magda Freire during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Columbia, S.C., Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

Basketball

UConn’s narrow victory keeps Huskies No. 1 in women’s AP Top 25, South Carolina, UCLA and Texas next

NOV. 24, 2025

Ohio St UConn Basketball
UConn guard Blanca Quinonez (4) celebrates with UConn forward Sarah Strong (21) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Ohio State, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Basketball

Michigan and TCU climb into top 10 of women’s AP Top 25 after big wins over ranked opponents

NOV. 17, 2025

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