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Japanese women struggle to find a place in the Japanese sumo world

 Sumo is more than a sport in Japan. It’s a sacred tradition, a 1,500-year-old spectacle steeped in Shinto ritual and ceremony. But at its heart lies a long-standing taboo: women are still barred from the traditional ring, the dohyō in Japanese. That legacy is facing quiet resistance. While professional sumo — the sumo that the world […]

SEPT. 11, 2025

Arkansas’ Darius Acuff and Florida’s Todd Golden garner top spots in the AP’s All-SEC awards

Darius Acuff Jr., who is on pace to become the first since Pete Maravich in 1970 to lead the Southeastern Conference in scoring and assists in the same season, is The Associated Press player of the year in the league. With Acuff averaging 22.2 points and 6.4 assists, the 17th-ranked Razorbacks earned the No. 3 seed in this […]

MARCH 10, 2026

AP appoints Daisy Veerasingham as agency’s president and CEO

Daisy Veerasingham. (AP Photo) NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press appointed Daisy Veerasingham, its executive vice president and chief operating officer, as the news cooperative’s president and CEO on Tuesday, setting her up to replace the retiring Gary Pruitt at the beginning of next year. She will become the first woman, first person of […]

AUG. 3, 2021

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AP photographers accept Pulitzer Prize for Syria coverage

Five Associated Press journalists accepted the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography at an awards ceremony at New York’s Columbia University on May 30. It is the 51st Pulitzer for AP and the 31st for photography.

Documenting the history of news

The Associated Press Corporate Archives, tasked with documenting 177 years of AP history, this year celebrates its 20th anniversary.

AP nombra a Daisy Veerasingham presidenta de la cooperativa

Daisy Veerasingham. (AP Foto) NUEVA YORK (AP) — The Associated Press designó el martes a Daisy Veerasingham, actual vicepresidenta ejecutiva y gerente de ingresos, como nueva presidenta y CEO de la cooperativa noticiosa. Sucederá a Gary Pruitt, quien se retira al inicio del año próximo. Será la primera mujer, la primera persona de color y […]

AUG. 3, 2021

AP’s Doug Ferguson gets PGA lifetime journalism award

AP golf writer Doug Ferguson poses at the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Georgia, April 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Ferguson is the 30th recipient of the PGA award, which recognizes members of the media for steadfast coverage of golf throughout a career. Ferguson has covered more than 500 golf events. Ferguson joined the AP as […]

JAN. 15, 2019

AP’s paginated sports previews get new look from GateHouse

The Associated Press’ paginated sports previews are getting a fresh new look for 2015. GateHouse Media’s Center for News & Design will design and produce the pages, starting with the Super Bowl, set for release on Jan. 22.

JAN. 14, 2015

AP publishes history of baseball’s ‘Banned’ players, coaches

The Associated Press and Diversion Books have published “Banned: Baseball’s Blacklist of All-Stars and Also-Rans,” a comprehensive history written by former AP sports writer Hal Bock.

FEB. 21, 2017

Documenting the history of news

The Associated Press Corporate Archives, tasked with documenting 177 years of AP history, this year celebrates its 20th anniversary.

APs 2015 profit rises 30 percent on tax benefit cost cutting

AP’s 2015 results, released Wednesday, reflected some complex accounting. The news cooperative recognized a tax benefit of $165 million stemming from a financial blow that its auditors required the cooperative to absorb in 2011 after suffering three straight years of losses. After three consecutive years of operating profits, the AP was able to reverse the […]

APRIL 27, 2016