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Curveballs are disappearing in MLB as velocity obsession reshapes pitching landscape

ATLANTA (AP) — Curveballs have been thrown a curve by a modern game valuing velocity over variety, disappearing from the major leagues by more than 20,000 annually. The Athletics have thrown curves on just 2.5% of pitches this season. The overall big league figure dropped from 10.7% in 2019 to 8.1% last year, the lowest […]

JULY 14, 2025

French Open 2025: Novak Djokovic is bothered by the weather more than anything in 1st-round win

PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic experienced the lowest of lows — pulling out of the French Open after tearing the meniscus in his right knee — and the highest of highs — winning a long-sought Olympic gold medal for Serbia — at Roland-Garros last year. This trip to the site went smoothly, once he got going. Other than some first-set interruptions […]

MAY 27, 2025

AP publishes memoir on Poland’s fight for freedom during Solidarity

As the world marks the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, The Associated Press is releasing a new memoir chronicling Poland’s historic stand for freedom against the Soviet Union in 1981.

FEB. 24, 2023

If you want that tattoo erased it’s going to hurt and it’s going to cost you

Colin Farrell’s had it done — many times. So have Angelina Jolie and Megan Fox. Heck, even Bart Simpson did. Whether it’s Marilyn Monroe’s face, Billy Bob Thornton’s name, a sultry rose or even Bart’s partially inscribed homage to his mother, some tattoos simply have to go for one reason or many others. But the […]

DEC. 8, 2025

Alleanza ANSA-Associated Press dal 2015

ANSA e Associated Press (AP), rispettivamente la prima agenzia di informazione multimediale in Italia e la prima agenzia del mondo, hanno firmato un accordo pluriennale a decorrere dal 1 gennaio 2015 per l’utilizzo e la commercializzazione dei loro principali prodotti testi, foto e video su tutte le piattaforme. Con questo accordo ANSA è il distributore […]

AUG. 26, 2014

From pizza to the moon Unique live content sees AP Live Choice reach 10k landmark

The Associated Press today announced that AP Live Choice, its multi-channel live video service, has now offered 10,000 live events since its launch in 2015.

NOV. 30, 2016

AP designa subdirector de foto para Latinoamérica y Caribe

Director de Fotografía y narrativa para América Latina y el Caribe Riacardo Mazalan. (Foto AP) Matt Chandler, director de noticias regional de AP, hizo el anuncio el jueves. “Ricardo es muy respetado por los fotógrafos, con sus décadas de experiencia en el manejo de grandes sucesos de última hora y la organización de eventos especiales […]

OCT. 3, 2019

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, aka Sincaraz, rule men’s tennis as the 2025 US Open arrives

OK, sure, maybe it wouldn’t be rational to say there’s no point in actually holding the full U.S. Open and instead just fast-forwarding to the inevitable matchup for the men’s championship between Jannik Sinner — assuming he’s healthy — and Carlos Alcaraz on Sept. 7. Seems reasonable, though. “We know,” Novak Djokovic acknowledged, “they’re the dominant force right now.” When singles action […]

AUG. 21, 2025

How AP calls a race at poll close

On Super Tuesday, AP declared Bernie Sanders the winner in California as soon as polls closed at 8 p.m. PT— one of four such race calls made that night as polls closed in a state.

AP’s extensive conventions coverage to include Facebook Live and shareable content

Editors and producers at member news organizations have been learning of AP’s plans to provide comprehensive 24/7 coverage inside and beyond the convention halls where Republicans and Democrats will gather in the next two weeks.

Women are flocking to DC for a historic pro baseball tryout. Here are some players to know

Hundreds of women will flock to Washington on Friday to take their first swings at turning pro baseball dreams into reality. Some at the historic tryout will be seasoned veterans and trailblazers in the women’s game. Plenty others are beginners chasing a shot at the pros. They’ll meet on the same field in a camp […]

AUG. 21, 2025

5 journalists win Cabot Prize for coverage of Latin America

AP’s Mark Stevenson, recipient of the 2015 Maria Moors Cabot Prize. Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism on Wednesday announced this year’s winners of the award, the oldest prize in international journalism. The winners are Mark Stevenson of the AP; Simon Romero of The Times; Lucas Mendes of GloboNews, a 24-hour news channel; and Raul […]

AUG. 12, 2015