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AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Aug. 14, 2020 10:01 AM EDT
Aug. 15
1914 — The United States beats Australia 3-2 in matches to take the Davis Cup.
1948 — Babe Didrikson Zaharias...
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...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Aug. 13, 2020 11:32 AM EDT
Aug. 16
1920 — Cleveland shortstop Ray Chapman is hit in the head with a pitch by New York’s Carl Mays. Chapman suffers a fractured skull...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Aug. 06, 2020 10:57 AM EDT
Aug. 13
1919 — Upset scores a win against Man o’ War in the Sanford Memorial Stakes at Saratoga. The defeat is Big Red’s only loss in 21...
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Jul. 16, 2020 12:45 PM 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
By The Associated Press Jul. 09, 2020 12:38 PM EDT
July 11
1914 — Babe Ruth makes his major league pitching debut for the Boston Red Sox against Cleveland, getting the 4-3 victory over the...

What Would Have Been: Another PGA major, Triple Crown race
By Stephen Hawkins May. 11, 2020 02:12 AM EDT

The Latest: NASCAR delays next generation car until 2022
By The Associated Press Apr. 02, 2020 05:27 PM EDT
AP-Sportlight
The Associated Press Apr. 02, 2020 11:54 AM EDT
Spokane (AP) — April 4
1937 — Byron Nelson shoots a 283 to win the Masters by two strokes over Ralph Guldahl.
1938 —...

Race drivers use games to stay sharp as virus shuts tracks
By James Ellingworth And Jake Seiner Mar. 21, 2020 01:42 PM 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...
Weekend Sports in Brief
By The Associated Press Jun. 17, 2019 02:32 AM EDT
GOLF
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Gary Woodland captured the U.S. Open, overcoming the back-nine pressure at Pebble Beach to hold off two-time defending...
Weekend Sports in Brief
By The Associated Press Jun. 03, 2019 04:08 AM EDT
NBA
TORONTO (AP) — Klay Thompson scored 25 points before leaving with a hamstring injury, Stephen Curry had 23 and the Golden State Warriors ran off...
Thursday's Sports In Brief
By The Associated Press Feb. 15, 2019 03:43 AM EST
AUTO RACING
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Kevin Harvick and Joey Logano won the Daytona 500 qualifying races in a pair of Ford sweeps that have the new...

Column: A look back at the best (and mostly worst) in sports
By Paul Newberry Dec. 21, 2018 02:03 PM EST