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FILE - In this March 3, 2017, file photo, former cyclist Lance Armstrong stands on the court after an NBA basketball game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Atlanta Hawks in Atlanta. The Associated Press asked eight of the greatest current and former champions, including Armstrong, from seven different sports to find out what impressed them most about Tom Brady. (AP Photo/Brett Davis, File)
Best of the best impressed: 'Brady is the gold standard'

By Jim Litke Feb. 06, 2021 03:13 AM EST

FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, fans sit in a mostly empty Greensboro Coliseum after the NCAA college basketball games were cancelled at the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C. Scrubbing last year's March Madness due to coronavirus concerns cost the NCAA some $375 million, and another loss like that would have ripple effects throughout college sports. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
Lamentation for sports in 2020: A year of living virally

By Fred Lief Dec. 24, 2020 11:03 AM EST

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Oct. 14, 2020 12:56 PM EDT
Oct. 18 1924 — Harold “Red” Grange accounts for six touchdowns in Illinois’ 39-14 win over Michigan. Grange returns the opening kickoff 95...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Sep. 24, 2020 10:00 AM EDT
Sept. 25 1866 — Jerome Park, named for its founder Leonard W. Jerome, opens in the Bronx in New York. Jerome, seeking to emulate the...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Sep. 20, 2020 10:00 AM EDT
Sept. 21 1940 — For the first time in the history of photo finishes a triple dead heat for first place is recorded, at Willow’s Park,...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Sep. 17, 2020 02:15 PM EDT
Sept. 24 1950 — Philadelphia’s Russ Craft has four interceptions to lead the Eagles in a 45-7 rout of the Chicago Cardinals. Chicago...

FILE - In this April 11, 2004, file photo, Phil Mickelson celebrates after winning the Masters golf tournament with a nine-under-par at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. Augusta National decided Friday, March 13, 2020, to postpone the Masters because of the spread of the coronavirus. Club chairman Fred Ridley says he hopes postponing the event puts Augusta National in the best position to host the Masters and its other two events at some later date. Ridley did not say when it would be held. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)
Column: Say no to bizarre ideas to get sports going again

Paul Newberry Apr. 01, 2020 02:10 PM EDT

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady rolls out to pass for a touchdown to Julian Edelman in the second half of an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Cleveland Browns at New England Patriots 10/27/2019

Nov. 01, 2019 05:45 PM EDT

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, of Britain, prepares to drive during the second practice session for the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas, Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Patriots QB Tom Brady impressed with Hamilton's F1 career

Nov. 01, 2019 05:44 PM EDT

Weekend Sports In Brief

By The Associated Press Aug. 05, 2019 03:56 AM EDT
FOOTBALL FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady has never known what it's like to play out the final season of a contract in his 20-year NFL career, and...

Super Bowl MVP Julian Edelman and Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (right) celebrate with Mickey Mouse in the Super Bowl victory parade in the Magic Kingdom, at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Monday, Feb. 4, 2019. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
Super Bowl MVP Edelman to wave green flag at Daytona 500

Feb. 14, 2019 03:01 PM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 30, 2018, file photo, Indianapolis Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri walks on the field before an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, in Nashville, Tenn. Here, in a league traditionally unkind to “old” men, the 46-year-old kicker feels comfortable retelling playoff yarns, discussing union business, even offering informal advice to teammates who in some cases, literally, come from a different generation. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski, File)
Ageless Vinatieri begins quest for 5th Super Bowl ring

By Michael Marot Jan. 03, 2019 04:05 PM EST