Trailblazing AP Sports Editor Terry Taylor Dies at 71

Taylor, the first female sports editor of The Associated Press, led the coverage of 14 Olympics and transformed the agency's sports coverage during her tenure from 1992 to 2013.

Terry Taylor, the first female sports editor of The Associated Press, has died at the age of 71.
Taylor ran the AP sports department from 1992 until 2013, leading the coverage of 14 Olympics.
She was known for her demanding standards, transforming the news agency's emphasis into multilayered coverage of rigorous reporting, entertaining enterprise, and edgy analysis.
Taylor was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013, which metastasized three years later. She stopped chemotherapy treatment in December 2022 due to intolerable side effects.
She received numerous awards for her contributions to sports journalism, including the 2018 Red Smith Award by the Associated Press Sports Editors.