Men's tennis
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press May. 19, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
May 20
1900 — The second modern Olympic games open in Paris.
1919 — Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox wins a game on the mound and at the...
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press May. 19, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
May 24
1905 — Harry Payne Whitney’s Tanya becomes the second filly to win the Belmont Stakes. Ruthless was the first filly to win the Belmont, in 1867....
A glance at the reaction of sports to Russian invasion
By The Associated Press Mar. 08, 2022 07:16 AM EST
ARCHERY
World Archery banned Russia and Belarus athletes and officials.
ATHLETICS
Russia and Belarus athletes and officials...
A glance at reaction of sports to Russian invasion
By The Associated Press Mar. 04, 2022 03:11 PM EST
ARCHERY
World Archery banned Russia and Belarus athletes and officials.
ATHLETICS
Russia and Belarus athletes and officials...
A glance at reaction of sports to Russian invasion
By The Associated Press Mar. 03, 2022 07:26 AM EST
ARCHERY
World Archery banned Russia and Belarus athletes and officials.
ATHLETICS
Russia and Belarus athletes and officials...
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Feb. 25, 2022 10:00 AM EST
Feb. 26
1935 — Babe Ruth is released by the New York Yankees and signed by the Boston Braves.
1938 — Glenn Cunningham sets a world indoor...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Feb. 24, 2022 11:17 AM EST
Feb. 25
1940 — The first telecast of an American hockey game is transmitted over station W2XBS in New York. The viewing audience watches the New York...
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Sep. 01, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Sept. 2
1901 — Seven-year-old Ogden wins two races in a single day at Sheepshead Bay race track in Coney Island, New York. Ogden edges...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Aug. 26, 2021 11:17 AM EDT
Aug. 31
1881 — The first U.S. men’s single tennis championships begin at the Newport Casino, in Newport, Rhode Island.
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AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Aug. 20, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 21
1901 — William Larned wins the first of seven men’s singles titles in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship.
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AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Aug. 19, 2021 11:49 AM EDT
Aug. 24
1904 — Holcombe Ward wins the men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association singles title.
1908 —...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Aug. 19, 2021 11:43 AM EDT
Aug. 20
1921 — Molla Bjurstedt Mallory beats Mary Browne, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 to win the U.S. women’s national tennis title at the Germantown...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Aug. 12, 2021 12:09 PM EDT
Aug. 17
1933 — Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees plays his 1,308th straight game to break Everett Scott’s record of 1,307.
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AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Aug. 12, 2021 12:07 PM EDT
Aug. 13
1919 — Upset scores a win against Man o’ War in the Sanford Memorial Stakes at Saratoga. The defeat is Big Red’s only loss in 21...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Jul. 15, 2021 12:40 PM EDT
July 16
1920 — Babe Ruth breaks his season record of 29 homers with his 30th, leading the New York Yankees past the St. Louis Browns, 5-2....
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Jul. 08, 2021 12:04 PM EDT
July 9
1922 — Johnny Weissmuller is the first to swim the 100-meter freestyle under 1 minute as he breaks Duke Kahanamoku’s world record...
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press May. 29, 2021 01:10 PM EDT
May 30
1903 — Flocarline becomes the first filly to win the Preakness Stakes.
1908 — Jockey Joe Notter misjudges the...