Winter Olympic games
Sportlight-Week Ahead, Aug. 19-25
By The Associated Press Aug. 18, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 19
1909 — The first race is held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Twelve-thousand spectators watch Austrian engineer Louis Schwitzer win a five...
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By Eddie Pells Feb. 27, 2022 01:03 AM EST
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By The Associated Press Feb. 24, 2022 11:23 AM EST
Feb. 27
1918 — The first neutral site game in NHL history is held in Quebec City. Frank Nighbor scores twice in the first period to lead the Ottawa...
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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...
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By The Associated Press Feb. 21, 2022 10:00 AM EST
Feb. 22
1919 — The first dog race track to use an imitation rabbit opens in Emeryville, Calif.
1936 — Figure skater Sonja Henie wins her...
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By The Associated Press Feb. 18, 2022 10:00 AM EST
Feb. 19
1928 — Canada wins the gold medal in ice hockey at the Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Canada, represented by the 1926 Toronto...
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By The Associated Press Feb. 17, 2022 11:14 AM EST
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. 17, 2022 11:13 AM EST
Feb. 22
1919 — The first dog race track to use an imitation rabbit opens in Emeryville, Calif.
1936 — Figure skater Sonja Henie wins her...
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By The Associated Press Feb. 17, 2022 11:05 AM EST
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. 16, 2022 10:00 AM 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 a 2-0 win...
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By The Associated Press Feb. 14, 2022 10:00 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...
Column: No need for NASCAR, WWE with short track at Olympics
By Paul Newberry Feb. 11, 2022 03:13 AM EST
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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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By The Associated Press Feb. 10, 2022 11:08 AM EST
Feb. 11
1878 — The Boston Bicycle Club, the first bicycle club in the United States, is formed.
1949 — Willie Pep becomes the first boxer...
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By The Associated Press Feb. 26, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Feb. 27
1918 — The first neutral site game in NHL history is held in Quebec City. Frank Nighbor scores twice in the first period to lead...
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By The Associated Press Feb. 25, 2021 03:41 PM EST
Feb. 27
1918 — The first neutral site game in NHL history is held in Quebec City. Frank Nighbor scores twice in the first period to lead...
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By The Associated Press Feb. 18, 2021 12:51 PM EST
Feb. 24
1960 — Bill Cleary’s four goals lead the United States to a 9-1 victory over West Germany in the hockey championship round of the...
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By The Associated Press Feb. 18, 2021 12:47 PM EST
Feb. 20
1887 — The International Association, the first minor league baseball association, is organized in Pittsburgh.
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By The Associated Press Feb. 17, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Feb. 18
1928 — At Moritz, Switzerland, Sonja Henie becomes the youngest Olympic figure skating champion. At 15 years and 315 days, easily...