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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...

Sportlight-Week Ahead, July 22-28

By The Associated Press Jul. 21, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
July 22 1921 — Jim Barnes wins the U.S. Men’s Open golf championship by edging Walter Hagen, Leo Diegel, Jock Hutchinson and Fred McLeod. ...

Sportlight: Week Ahead, July 15-21, Take Two

By The Associated Press Jul. 14, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
July 19 1877 — Spencer Gore beats William Marshall in 48 minutes (6-1, 6-2, 6-4) in the first men’s singles tennis championship at the All England Club...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jul. 07, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
July 8 1889 — John L. Sullivan defeats Jake Kilrain in the 75th round in Richburg, Miss., for the U.S. heavyweight championship. It’s the last bare...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press May. 27, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
May 28 1901 — Parader, ridden by Fred Landry, overcomes a bad start to win the Preakness Stakes by two lengths over Sadie S. 1904 — Bryn...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press May. 26, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
May 27 1823 — A $20,000 match race between American Eclipse (representing The North) and Henry (representing The South) is held at Union Course, Long...

A view of Holmenkollen ski jumping hill lit up in the colors of the Ukrainian flag, to show support for Ukraine in light of Russia's invasion of the country, in Oslo, Monday, Feb. 28, 2022. Norway challenged a decision by the International Ski Federation to allow Russians to keep competing, and said it would block them from upcoming rounds of the World Cup that Norway hosts this week. (Terje Pedersen/NTB via AP)
Russia excluded from more sports as sanctions mount

By Graham Dunbar And James Ellingworth Mar. 01, 2022 03:36 PM EST

FILE - Atlanta Braves' Hank Aaron holds aloft the ball he hit for his 715th career home in Atlanta. Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth but went on to break the career home run record in the pre-steroids era, died early Jan. 22, 2021. He was 86. (AP Photo, File)
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2021

By Bernard Mcghee Dec. 10, 2021 01:48 PM EST

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. ...

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 Jul. 22, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
July 22 1921 — Jim Barnes wins the U.S. Men’s Open golf championship by edging Walter Hagen, Leo Diegel, Jock Hutchinson and Fred McLeod. ...

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. 27, 2021 05:37 PM EDT
May 28 1901 — Parader, ridden by Fred Landry, overcomes a bad start to win the Preakness Stakes by two lengths over Sadie S. ...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press May. 27, 2021 05:37 PM EDT
May 28 1901 — Parader, ridden by Fred Landry, overcomes a bad start to win the Preakness Stakes by two lengths over Sadie S. ...

The seats at Camp Randall Stadium are empty during the second half of an NCAA college football game between Wisconsin and Indiana Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
The Latest: Michigan State-Virginia hoops postponed

By The Associated Press Dec. 08, 2020 04:52 PM EST

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Nov. 09, 2020 04:29 PM EST
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Oct. 19, 2020 03:55 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Oct. 12, 2020 05:20 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 13, 2020 11:38 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...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Aug. 10, 2020 03:29 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...