Olympics

3:11 PM ET Associated Press The International Swimming League will fill its rosters via a draft for the first time as a way to improve competitive parity among the 10 teams. The pro league teams signed swimmers individually during its first two seasons. The new draft will attempt to give lower-ranked teams priority in strengthening

10:55 AM ET Associated Press OSAKA, Japan — Three-time world champion Nathan Chen won the free skate at the figure skating World Team Trophy on Friday to continue his dominance of two-time Olympic gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu. First after the short program, Chen opened with a quadruple flip and landed a quad salchow in the

7:40 AM ET Associated Press MONACO — This year’s Diamond League will open in Britain for the first time, with Gateshead replacing Rabat as the season’s first host city, organizers said Friday. The season will start May 23 at Gateshead International Stadium after the event in the Moroccan capital was canceled because of coronavirus restrictions.

7:09 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com It felt like a dream. After years of questioning her abilities and if she even belonged in the sport, everything went right for Lynnzee Brown at the 2019 NCAA championships. She led the University of Denver to its first team final appearance and tied for first place on floor, becoming

6:18 AM ET Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa — Caster Semenya won the 5,000-meter race at the South African national championships Thursday in a personal-best time and then said she is likely to focus on long-distance events for the rest of her career. That could be her best hope of running at this year’s Tokyo