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AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Apr. 01, 2021 12:58 PM EDT
April 3
1930 — The Montreal Canadiens win the NHL Stanley Cup with a two-game sweep of the Boston Bruins.
1933 — Ken...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Feb. 11, 2021 02:38 PM EST
Feb. 17
1923 — Cy Denneny of the Ottawa Senators becomes the NHL’s career scoring leader. He scores his 143rd goal to surpass Joe Malone in...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Feb. 11, 2021 02:34 PM EST
Feb. 13
1923 — The New York Renaissance, the first all-black pro basketball team, is organized. Rens become one of the dominant basketball...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Nov. 19, 2020 12:48 PM EST
Nov. 22
1875 — Harvard beats Yale 4-0 in the schools’ first football meeting. With 15 players on each side, the game is a mix of rugby and...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Nov. 03, 2020 12:56 PM EST
Nov. 12
1892 — William “Pudge” Heffelfinger becomes the first pro football player by getting $500 to play for the Allegheny Athletic...

What Would Have Been: Red Sox-Yankees, NHL conference finals
By Stephen Hawkins May. 04, 2020 02:03 AM EDT
AP-Sportlight
The Associated Press Apr. 02, 2020 11:54 AM EDT
Spokane (AP) — April 4
1937 — Byron Nelson shoots a 283 to win the Masters by two strokes over Ralph Guldahl.
1938 —...

The Latest: Browns Larry Ogunjobi donating 100,000 meals
By The Associated Press Mar. 20, 2020 10:10 AM EDT

The Latest: Pro Motocross cancels season-opening event
By The Associated Press Mar. 19, 2020 11:21 AM EDT

The Latest: T-Wolves' Towns donating $100K to Mayo Clinic
By The Associated Press Mar. 15, 2020 05:50 PM EDT
AP Sportlight
Compiled By Paul Montella Feb. 21, 2020 03:20 PM EST
Feb. 23
1935 — George "The Iceman" Woolf makes history, riding Azucar to victory in the inaugural Santa Anita Handicap. Azucar beats such...
Thursday Sports in Brief
By The Associated Press Dec. 06, 2019 02:49 AM EST
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa said being assured he'd likely remain a high NFL draft pick could make “the biggest...
Wednesday's Sports in Brief
By The Associated Press Jun. 20, 2019 02:49 AM EDT
PRO BASKETBALL
The Memphis Grizzlies traded away the final piece of the franchise's best years, sending veteran point guard Mike Conley to the Utah...
Weekend Sports in Brief
By The Associated Press Jun. 17, 2019 02:32 AM EDT
GOLF
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Gary Woodland captured the U.S. Open, overcoming the back-nine pressure at Pebble Beach to hold off two-time defending...
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press May. 18, 2019 10:26 AM EDT
May 19
1910 — Cy Young, the career leader in major league victories, wins No. 500 as the Cleveland Indians defeat Washington 5-4 in 11 innings.
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