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Air Force Academy investigates sports hazing allegations

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) The Air Force Academy says it’s investigating its swimming and lacrosse teams for alleged hazing.

Boston approves plan to change name of Yawkey Way outside Fenway Park over connection to team's complicated racial past

BOSTON (AP) Boston approves plan to change name of Yawkey Way outside Fenway Park over connection to team’s complicated racial past.

Native Youth Olympics test endurance, strength and agility

Students from across Alaska are gathering in Anchorage this week for the Native Youth Olympic Games , which are based in Alaska Native cultural traditions and test hunting and survival skills. Here’s a look at the events:

Alaska Olympic events mimic hunts, like sneaking up on seals

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) To most spectators, the term ”Olympics” means world-class swimming competitions, downhill skiing or the 100-meter dash.

29-year-old chef dies after collapsing at London Marathon

LONDON (AP) London Marathon organizers say a 29-year-old man died after collapsing near the end of Sunday’s race in the hottest conditions ever seen for the event.

Bounasr wins Vienna marathon as Kimetto quits after 25K

VIENNA (AP) Salah-Eddine Bounasr of Morocco won the Vienna City Marathon on Sunday after world record holder Dennis Kimetto quit the race before the 25-kilometer mark.

Speed Skating Canada fires coach Crowe after investigation

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) Speed Skating Canada has fired national long-track coach Michael Crowe.

London Marathon says reconsider fancy dress in record heat

LONDON (AP) London Marathon runners have been urged to reconsider taking part in fancy dress because Sunday’s race is set to be the warmest on record.

Olympic great Walsh Jennings announces beach volleyball tour

Five-time Olympian Kerri Walsh Jennings has announced plans for her new beach volleyball circuit that will bring a sports and music festival to eight cities.

Grueling Marathon des Sables completes another edition

MERZOUGA, Morocco (AP) Under a hot desert sun and with the desolation of the Sahara all around, about 1,000 competitors from 50 countries took part in this year’s Marathon des Sables, or Marathon of the Sands.

Correction: Sexual Misconduct-Doctors-ABRIDGED story

WASHINGTON (AP) In a story sent April 16 about sexual misconduct by doctors, The Associated Press misspelled the name of a health services researcher with nonprofit advocacy organization Public Citizen. Her name is Azza AbuDagga, not Azza Abbudagga.

Oregon plans new stadium to replace Hayward Field

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) The University of Oregon will replace historic Hayward Field with a new track and field stadium to open in 2020.

Determined cancer survivor completes Boston Marathon

BOSTON (AP) Cancer survivor Mary Shertenlieb wasn’t about to let rain, wind or cold stop her.

Animal rights groups slam bear use at Russian soccer match

MOSCOW (AP) Animal rights groups have condemned the use of a bear that performed before a Russian soccer match.

‘For all women’: Tireless mom plans her 9th Everest summit

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Between raising two daughters and working as a dishwasher at Whole Foods, Lhakpa Sherpa just doesn’t have time for training to climb Mount Everest. Even so, she has done it a record eight times – and hopes to outdo herself yet again.

The Latest: 2018 Boston Marathon looks to be cold and wet

BOSTON (AP) The Latest on the 122nd running of the Boston Marathon (all times local):

Shark mauls surfer off southwest Australia, injuring legs

PERTH, Australia (AP) An official says a shark mauled a surfer off the southwest Australian coast, inflicting serious injuries to both legs.

World Surf Tour event suspended after shark attack

PERTH, Australia (AP) A professional surfing event off Western Australia was briefly suspended Monday after a shark attack nearby.

Key moments in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing

A timeline of events related to the Boston Marathon bombing, which killed three people and injured 260 others on April 15, 2013:

Double gold for New Zealand at expense of Olympic champions

GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) Rio revenge, a brain fade and a gripping contest forced into extra time.

Lee wins his 3rd individual title in last Commonwealth Games

GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) Aging champion Lee Chong Wei gave newly-promoted world No. 1 Srikanth Kidambi a demonstration in how to peak for a championship on Sunday, claiming his third Commonwealth Games gold medal in the men’s singles.

Jamaican sprinters leave Gold Coast without gold medals

GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) Kingston, we have a problem.

Hosking hangs on for gold in Commonwealth Games road race

GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) Australian cyclist Chloe Hosking hung on during a wild sprint finish with four other competitors to win the gold medal Saturday in the women’s road race at the Commonwealth Games.

Outdoors humor columnist Patrick F. McManus dies at 84

BOISE, Idaho (AP) Patrick F. McManus, a prolific writer best known for his humor columns in fishing and hunting magazines who also wrote mystery novels and one-man comedy plays, has died. He was 84.

Semenya wins 800, completes middle-distance double

GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) When Caster Semenya accepted the honor of being South Africa’s flag-bearer at the Commonwealth Games, she promised her country she’d bring home two gold medals.

Drama in 200: Hughes DQd; Miller-Uibo wins women's title

GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) The expected duel between Olympic champions was a lopsided contest, with Shaunae Miller-Uibo winning the women’s 200-meters in a Commonwealth Games record and Elaine Thompson missing out on a medal.

McMaster dedicates 1st medal to dead coach, and BVI people

GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) Kyron McMaster had the message inked onto his arm, not that he needed any reminding of the coach to whom he was dedicating the British Virgin Islands first major international medal.

3,000 anti-doping tests conducted before Commonwealth Games

GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) Anti-doping officials conducted more than 3,000 tests ahead of the Commonwealth Games in an effort to weed out athletes who might be cheating well ahead of their competitions.

Cincinnati schools OK land swap with pro soccer team

CINCINNATI (AP) Cincinnati Public Schools have agreed to a land swap with the city’s professional soccer team so the club can build a new $200 million stadium on the site where a high school stadium now sits.

5 athletes missing; Silver Ferns upset at Commonwealth Games

GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) Five athletes from Cameroon are missing from the games village. The Silver Ferns’ form has gone missing, too. The judges at the diving pool experienced a technical problem and had to use old-school cards to signal the scores.