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AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press 21 hrs ago
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 21 hrs ago
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...

Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2021
By Bernard Mcghee Dec. 10, 2021 01:48 PM EST
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Sep. 23, 2021 03:34 PM EDT
Sept. 24
1930 — The Portsmouth Spartans beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 12-0 in the first NFL game played under floodlights. More than 6,000 fans...

Raducanu back in Britain and in demand after US Open win
By Steve Douglas Sep. 17, 2021 06:34 AM EDT

Column: 20 years after 9/11, sports reveals its limitations
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AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Sep. 09, 2021 02:19 PM EDT
Sept. 14
1923 — Jack Dempsey knocks out Luis Firpo in the second round for his last successful defense of his world heavyweight title, at...
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...