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FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2018, file photo, Shaun White, of the United States, jumps during the men's halfpipe finals at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The Burton snowboard company is donating 500,000 respirator masks to hospitals across the Northeast, harnessing the company's worldwide footprint to help put a dent in the country's lagging stockpile of personal protective equipment for the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

Snowboard company to donate 500,000 respirator masks across Northeast

by Eddie Pells Associated PressApril 8, 2020

The Olympic rings are reflected in the glass wall of a wedding chapel in the Odaiba section of Tokyo, Monday, March 23, 2020. The Tokyo Olympics are going to happen — but almost surely in 2021 rather than in four months as planned. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

All signs point to Tokyo Olympics being postponed

by Eddie Pells Associated PressMarch 23, 2020

FILE - In this March 16, 2018, file photo, UMBC players celebrate their 74-54 win over Virginia in a first-round game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament in Charlotte, N.C. This season's tournament, like all before them, would've been filled with dozens of legends in the making and diamonds in the rough--with teams that overcame adversity to get this far and superfans who inspired the country every bit as much as their team. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

No brackets and no knowing what might’ve been for March Madness

by Eddie Pells Associated PressMarch 15, 2020

FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2014, file photo, Pittsburgh Steelers strong safety Troy Polamalu watches from the bench in the second quarter of an NFL football game against the Cleveland Brownsin Cleveland. First-time eligibles Reggie Wayne and Polamalu are among 15 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's modern-day 2020 class. (AP Photo/David Richard, File)

Safeties first: Polamalu, Atwater heading to Hall of Fame

by Eddie Pells Associated PressFebruary 2, 2020

FILE - In this June 28, 2015, file photo, Alberto Salazar is shown at the U.S. track and field championships in Eugene, Ore. Salazar was excited about a performance-enhancing supplement he was trying out on his runners. The supplement ended up triggering a drawn-out investigation that led to Salazar’s four-year suspension from track and field. (AP Photo/Ryan Kang, File)

Suspicious athletes led to coaching great Alberto Salazar’s downfall

by Eddie Pells Associated PressOctober 1, 2019

FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2015, file photo, track coach Alberto Salazar watches a training session for the upcoming World Athletic Championships at the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing. Salazar, who trained four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah and a number of other top runners, has been given a four-year ban by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. USADA said in a news release Monday, Sept. 30, 2019, that Salazar and Jeffrey Brown were receiving four-year bans for, among other violations, possessing and trafficking testosterone while working at the Nike Oregon Project (NOP), where they trained top runners. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Track coach Alberto Salazar gets 4-year doping ban

by Eddie Pells Associated PressSeptember 30, 2019

Christian Coleman, of the United States, crosses the finish line to win the men's 100 meter final ahead of silver medalist Justin Gatlin, also of the United States, during the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. Andre De Grasse, of Canada, won the bronze medal. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Christian Coleman easily found: At the front of the pack at worlds

by Eddie Pells Associated PressSeptember 28, 2019

FILE - In this July 27, 2019, file photo, Allyson Felix holds her daughter Camryn after running the women's 400-meter dash final at the U.S. Championships athletics meet in Des Moines, Iowa. A rebellion led by some of the sport's top runners, Allyson Felix, Kara Goucher and Alysia Montano, is helping change that, and two months after the U.S. women's soccer players stated their case for equal pay, women in athletics are finding footing on an equally important crusade. "I feel like (my voice has been heard), and I feel like that only because of women coming together," Felix said in an interview with The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Allyson Felix, other stars, fight track’s pregnancy penalty

by Eddie Pells Associated Press, and Pat Graham Associated PressSeptember 26, 2019

FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2018, file photo, then-WNBA president Lisa Borders speaks before Game 1 of the WNBA basketball finals in Seattle. A report examining the U.S. Olympic system urges a move away from the "money for medals" funding system and a reconfigured board of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee that would give more power to athletes. The USOPC asked for the document, a 113-page report delivered this week by a committee headed by former WNBA Commissioner Lisa Borders. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Report urges new board, funding model for US Olympic system

by Eddie Pells Associated PressJuly 19, 2019

Virginia's De'Andre Hunter (12) goes up for a basket during the first half in the championship of the Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament against Texas Tech, Monday, April 8, 2019, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Comeback! Virginia gets its title, 85-77 in OT over Texas Tech

by Eddie Pells Associated PressApril 9, 2019April 9, 2019