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United States' Lindsey Jacobellis celebrates after winning a gold medal in the women's cross finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Finishing touch: 16 years later, Lindsey Jacobellis gets her gold

by Eddie Pells Associated Press, and Pat Graham Associated PressFebruary 9, 2022

FILE - Skiers look east to the high peaks of the Rocky Mountains while skiing on man-made snow, Dec. 4, 2021, in Beaver Creek, Colo. Olympic athletes in Alpine skiing and other outdoor sports dependent on snow are worried as they see winters disappearing. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Olympians worry as ‘Winter’ disappears from Winter Games

by Howard Fendrich Associated Press, and Pat Graham Associated PressJanuary 31, 2022

FILE - Mikaela Shiffrin, center, talks with her ski technician, right, along with her father, Jeff Shiffrin, left, after a practice run for the women's World Cup ski race in Aspen, Colo., Nov. 23, 2012. Jeff Shiffrin died at age 65 on Feb. 2, 2020, in an accident at the family home in Colorado, (AP Photo/Nathan Bilow, File)

Olympic star Shiffrin: Loss of father ‘still pretty painful’

by Pat Graham Associated Press, and Howard Fendrich Associated PressJanuary 20, 2022

San Antonio Spurs guard Bryn Forbes (7) reacts to a score against the Houston Rockets during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

AP source: Celtics, Nuggets, Spurs in 3-team trade

by Pat Graham Associated PressJanuary 19, 2022

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2019, file photo, Nevada head coach Jay Norvell works the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against New Mexico in Reno, Nev. A person with knowledge of the decision says Colorado State has hired Nevada head coach Jay Norvell to lead the Rams.(AP Photo/Tom R. Smedes, File)

Colorado State brings in Nevada head coach Jay Norvell

by Pat Graham Associated PressDecember 6, 2021

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2001, file photo, the American flag flies with a background of Navy midshipmen during the national anthem at the 102nd Army Navy NCAA college football game in Philadelphia. Twenty years later, former Army football coach Todd Berry still gets choked up thinking about that Sept. 11, 2001, day and the terrorist attacks carried out not only on the twin towers at the World Trade Center but at the Pentagon, and in a field in rural Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Chris...

‘Life just changed’: Academy players, ex-coach recall 9/11

by Pat Graham Associated PressSeptember 9, 2021

FILE - In this Sept. 29, 1988, file photo, Florence Griffith Joyner, of the United States, waves to spectators as she holds a sign following her world record performance in the finals of the women's 200-meters race, in Seoul, South Korea. The name Flo-Jo is popping up quite a bit these days with sprinters creeping closer to her record times in the women’s 100 and 200 races. The late Florence Griffith Joyner has held both marks for three decades. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon, File)

Flo-Jo’s Flash: Iconic sprinter’s times remain ones to chase

by Pat Graham Associated PressJuly 28, 2021

In this June 19, 2021 photo, Sha'Carri Richardson celebrates after winning the first heat of the semis finals in women's 100-meter runat the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Ore. Richardson cannot run in the Olympic 100-meter race after testing positive for a chemical found in marijuana. Richardson, who won the 100 at Olympic trials in 10.86 seconds on June 19, told of her ban Friday, July 2 on the “Today Show.”(AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Sha’Carri Richardson will miss Olympic 100 after marijuana test

by Eddie Pells Associated Press, and Pat Graham Associated PressJuly 2, 2021

Florence’s Gabby Thomas celebrates after winning the final in the women's 200-meter run at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Saturday in Eugene, Ore.

No doubting Thomas: Harvard sprinter emerges as 200 favorite

by Pat Graham Associated PressJune 28, 2021

FILE - In this Sunday, July 28, 2019, file photo, Shelby Houlihan crosses the finish line as she wins the women's 5,000-meter run at the U.S. Championships athletics meet, in Des Moines, Iowa. Houlihan, the American record holder in the 1,500 and 5,000 meters, posted on social media that she’s been banned for four years following a positive test for what she concluded was a tainted pork burrito. Houlihan said she received an email from the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) on Jan. 14,...

Doping, burritos, tears: Welcome to track and field, 2021

by Eddie Pells Associated Press, and Pat Graham Associated PressJune 16, 2021