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Formula 1 driver George Russell and girlfriend Carmen Montero Mundt, laugh at a skit during the second half of Game 1 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series between the Miami Heat and the Philadelphia 76ers, Monday, May 2, 2022, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Philadelphia 76ers at Miami Heat 5/2/2022

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Chelsea's Cesar Azpilicueta, right, celebrates after scoring his sides second goal of the game during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Arsenal at Stamford Bridge in London, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Lewis Hamilton, Serena Williams part of bid to buy Chelsea

By Rob Harris Apr. 21, 2022 12:12 PM EDT

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Feb. 18 1924 — Theresa Weld Blanchard wins her sixth and final U.S. figure skating championship. Sherwin Badger captures his fifth straight and final...

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By The Associated Press Feb. 10, 2022 11:11 AM EST
Feb. 15 1932 — Eddie Eagen, as a member of the four-man U.S. bobsled team, wins a gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. He...

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Feb. 20 1887 — The International Association, the first minor league baseball association, is organized in Pittsburgh. ...

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Feb. 13 1923 — The New York Renaissance, the first all-black pro basketball team, is organized. Rens become one of the dominant basketball...

FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2018, file photo, Josh Harris is shown during ceremonies before a hockey game in Newark, N.J. The New Jersey Devils and Philadelphia 76ers have done an about-face on cutting salaries for employees making more than $100,000. A day after announcing the temporary 20% pay cuts because of the economics effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the teams' co-owners rescinded them. Co-owner Josh Harris says after listening to his staff and players, it’s clear that the pay cuts was the wrong decision. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File)
Teams and leagues drawing up employee game plans on fly

By Tom Canavan Mar. 24, 2020 07:40 PM EDT

El delantero argentino Lionel Messi del Barcelona frente al balón en el partido contra el Real Madrid por La Liga Española, el domingo 1 de marzo de 2020. (AP Foto/Andrea Comas)
The Latest: Australia cancels track championships for 2020

By The Associated Press Mar. 24, 2020 04:44 PM EDT

Dylan Blackthorn boards up Hillside Farmacy restaurant right before the Texas Gov. Greg Abbott bans gatherings, shuts down restaurants, bars, schools on Thursday, March 19, 2020. (Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
The Latest: Pro Motocross cancels season-opening event

By The Associated Press Mar. 19, 2020 11:21 AM 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...