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AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jul. 15, 2021 12:40 PM EDT
July 16 1920 — Babe Ruth breaks his season record of 29 homers with his 30th, leading the New York Yankees past the St. Louis Browns, 5-2....

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. 23, 2021 01:10 PM EDT
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...

Fans watch players warm up for a baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati on Friday, April 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
The Latest: Rockies get approval to increase crowd capacity

By The Associated Press May. 14, 2021 09:26 AM EDT

Philadelphia Phillies' Alec Bohm reacts after striking out during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park, Thursday, May 13, 2021, in Washington. The Nationals won 5-1. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
The Latest: Bears coach Nagy going remote for minicamp

By The Associated Press May. 13, 2021 12:39 PM EDT

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf speaks during a news conference encouraging people to get the COVID-19 vaccine, in Philadelphia, Monday, May 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Pennsylvania lifting COVID-19 restrictions on Memorial Day

By Michael Rubinkam May. 04, 2021 05:00 PM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Apr. 15, 2021 11:17 AM EDT
April 20 1912 — Fenway Park opens in Boston with the Red Sox beating the New York Yankees 7-6 in 11 innings. Tiger Stadium in Detroit also...

Wolverhampton Wanderers' Willy Boly, left, heads the ball away from Liverpool's Mohamed Salah during the English Premier League soccer match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Liverpool at Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton, England, Monday, March. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Paul Ellis,Pool)
LeBron James becomes partner in group that owns Red Sox

By Tim Reynolds Mar. 16, 2021 06:17 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, fans sit in a mostly empty Greensboro Coliseum after the NCAA college basketball games were cancelled at the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C. Scrubbing last year's March Madness due to coronavirus concerns cost the NCAA some $375 million, and another loss like that would have ripple effects throughout college sports. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
Lamentation for sports in 2020: A year of living virally

By Fred Lief Dec. 24, 2020 11:03 AM EST

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...

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. ...

Oakland Athletics outfielders Mark Canha (20) and Ramon Laureano, second from right, wear masks as they greet teammates after they defeated the Seattle Mariners in the second baseball game of a doubleheader, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, in Seattle. Both games were played in air smoky from wildfires in Oregon, Washington, and California. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Athletics at Mariners 9/14/2020

Sep. 18, 2020 02:39 PM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Sep. 17, 2020 02:15 PM EDT
Sept. 24 1950 — Philadelphia’s Russ Craft has four interceptions to lead the Eagles in a 45-7 rout of the Chicago Cardinals. Chicago...

US Soccer hires NASCAR's Leetzow as chief legal officer

Jul. 31, 2020 02:55 PM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. Soccer Federation has hired Karen Leetzow as Chief Legal Officer. Leetzow spent 20 years at NASCAR, where she most...

A ball carrier wears a face mask prior to the friendly soccer match between Paris Saint Germain and Le Havre, in Le Havre, western France, Sunday, July 12, 2020. For the first time since the coronavirus shut down sports and chased away spectators, Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and other soccer stars are going to play again in front of fans. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
The Latest: Dodgers CF Pollock considered skipping season

By The Associated Press Jul. 17, 2020 12:49 PM EDT

New York Yankees relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman, left, leaves the field after a bullpen session with catcher Gary Sanchez after a bullpen session during a baseball summer training camp workout Sunday, July 5, 2020, at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
The Latest: Pop keeping eye on Japan, and Olympic hopes

By The Associated Press Jul. 11, 2020 03:07 PM EDT

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...

FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2019, file photo, Jimmie Johnson (48) drives through the area of the course called "The Bus Stop" during a practice run for the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Watkins Glen International, in Watkins Glen, N.Y. Three months after its opening day was canceled by the coronavirus pandemic, Watkins Glen International is hosting car clubs again as NASCAR weekend looms in mid-August. “Everybody is excited about getting back in the saddle. I know we are," track president Michael Printup said. (AP Photo/John Munson, File)
The Latest: D-Backs' Guerra returns after negative test

By The Associated Press Jul. 08, 2020 03:32 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 19, 2017, file photo, Washington Nationals' Ryan Zimmerman watches his grand slam off Atlanta Braves pitcher Ian Krol during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Atlanta. Zimmerman has been offering his thoughts, as told to AP in a diary of sorts, while waiting for baseball to return. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)
Nationals at Braves 4/19/2017

Jun. 29, 2020 03:49 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 2, 2020, file photo, jockey Joel Rosario and Nadal cross the wire to win the second division of the Arkansas Derby horse race at Oaklawn in Hot Springs, Ark. Nadal, who now won't have a shot after an ankle injury in training last week, could have been racing to become trainer Bob Baffert's third Triple Crown winner in six seasons, if not for the coronavirus pandemic. The Belmont Stakes usually wraps up a five-week span that includes the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness. All have been pushed back, though the Belmont Stakes will now go first on June 20. (Richard Rasmussen/The Sentinel-Record via AP, File)
What Would Have Been: Triple Crown finale and French finals

By Stephen Hawkins Jun. 01, 2020 02:04 AM EDT