Basketball
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Nov. 23, 2020 10:00 AM EST
Nov. 24
1904 — Fullback Sam McAllester is thrown for a touchdown to give Tennessee a 7-0 victory over Alabama. McAllester, wearing a wide...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Nov. 19, 2020 12:48 PM EST
Nov. 22
1875 — Harvard beats Yale 4-0 in the schools’ first football meeting. With 15 players on each side, the game is a mix of rugby and...
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Nov. 14, 2020 10:00 AM EST
Nov. 15
1879 — Princeton beats Harvard 1-0 in a college football game held in New Jersey. The Tigers unveil the concept of using blockers...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Nov. 12, 2020 11:53 AM EST
Nov. 15
1879 — Princeton beats Harvard 1-0 in a college football game held in New Jersey. The Tigers unveil the concept of using blockers...
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Nov. 11, 2020 10:00 AM EST
Nov. 12
1892 — William “Pudge” Heffelfinger becomes the first pro football player by getting $500 to play for the Allegheny Athletic...
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...
Voting, activism replace practice, games in US sports world
By Howard Fendrich Nov. 03, 2020 06:43 PM EST
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Nov. 03, 2020 12:56 PM EST
Nov. 12
1892 — William “Pudge” Heffelfinger becomes the first pro football player by getting $500 to play for the Allegheny Athletic...
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...
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...
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 Sep. 24, 2020 12:55 PM EDT
Sept. 27
1894 — Aqueduct Race Track opens its doors. The building is torn down in 1955 and the new Aqueduct reopens on Sept. 14, 1959.
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NASCAR races, Wallace says fight for racial equality goes on
By Jenna Fryer Aug. 28, 2020 02:40 PM EDT
The Latest: Tennessee cancels practice because of virus
By The Associated Press Aug. 28, 2020 09:49 AM EDT
Hamilton won't boycott F1 race amid racism protests in US
By Jerome Pugmire Aug. 27, 2020 12:54 PM EDT
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Aug. 27, 2020 10:54 AM EDT
Aug. 30
1887 — Seven U.S. men’s national tennis championships and Richard Sears captures his seventh title. Sears beats Henry Slocum, 6-1,...
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Aug. 25, 2020 10:20 AM EDT
Aug. 26
1912 — Maurice McLoughlin beats Wallace F. Johnson, 3-6, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 to win the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association men’s singles...
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...
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...