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Soccer FIFA Infantino Critics
FILE - FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during a news conference at the stadium in Mexico City, Wednesday, June 10, 2026, a day before the opening FIFA World Cup match between Mexico and South Africa. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)

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Senior FIFA official turns to AP to speak out against Infantino’s World Cup plan

AUG. 7, 2026

NCAA Women’s Flag Football
In this image provided by USA Football, USA Football national team players Maci Joncich (7) and Ashlea Klam, second from right, who will be flag football teammates in the fall at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, Calif., huddle with their teammates during USA Football's Rivalry Series game against Canada, Sunday, June 19, 2026, at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. (Kelli Tolar/USA Football via AP)

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A new football title chase lies ahead as women’s flag football closes in on NCAA championship status

AUG. 4, 2026

WPBL Making History Baseball
FILE - Mo'ne Davis watches her hit during a Women's Pro Baseball League exhibition game, Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

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A new league marks another major moment in a scattered history for women’s pro baseball

JULY 29, 2026

APTOPIX Argentina Spain WCup Soccer
Spain's Ferran Torres celebrates with the trophy after winning the World Cup final soccer match between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

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AP’s World Cup team delivers unmatched all-formats coverage of the world’s biggest sporting event

JULY 24, 2026

LeBron’s Decision What to Know Basketball
FILE - Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James throws chalk in the air before an NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

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LeBron James picks his final NBA challenge, and Philadelphia was his ultimate answer

JULY 24, 2026

WNBA Commissioner Engelbert Basketball
FILE - WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks prior to Game 1 of a WNBA basketball final playoff series between the Las Vegas Aces and the Phoenix Mercury, Oct. 3, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

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WNBA enjoys ‘hypergrowth’ under Commissioner Cathy Engelbert amid strained relationship with players

JULY 21, 2026

APTOPIX Argentina Spain WCup Soccer
Spain's Rodri celebrates with the trophy after winning the World Cup final soccer match between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

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How Spain built a soccer identity that conquered the world

JULY 20, 2026

British Open Golf Championship
Ryan Fox of New Zealand poses with the Claret Jug trophy in front of the club house, after winning the British Open Golf championships at Royal Birkdale golf club, in Southport, England, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

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Ryan Fox wins the British Open with a birdie on the final hole

JULY 19, 2026

WCup Soccer Photo Gallery
South Africa's Sphephelo Sithole and Canada's Jonathan David (10) go for a header during a World Cup round of 32 soccer match in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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This year’s World Cup has generated countless images. AP photographers pick their favorites

JULY 17, 2026

Italy WC Trophy Design
Giorgio Gazzaniga, son of the late sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, gestures as he speak to the Associated Press explaining the original drawing of World Cup trophy at a warehouse in Pioltello, Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

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How an Italian sculptor created the World Cup trophy that became an icon

JULY 16, 2026

Spain France WCup Soccer
France's Kylian Mbappe (10) and Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon (23) shake hands after the World Cup semifinal soccer match between France and Spain in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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Kylian Mbappé-led France falls flat in World Cup loss to Spain when hopes for a title were high

JULY 15, 2026

APTOPIX Switzerland Argentina WCup Soccer
Argentina's Lionel Messi, center, reacts after the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match against Switzerland in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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The World Cup quarterfinals, in photos

JULY 13, 2026

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