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Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce throws out the ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the Cleveland Guardians and the Seattle Mariners, Friday, April 7, 2023, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
Super spike: Chiefs' Kelce bounces first pitch before opener

By Tom Withers Apr. 07, 2023 04:53 PM EDT

New York Jets quarterback Mike White speaks during a news conference after an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, in Minneapolis. The Vikings won 27-22. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)
Jets' White won't let 4-INT game vs. Bills beat him again

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Dec. 08, 2022 06:01 PM EST

FILE - Permian linebacker Israel Martinez, left, and defensive lineman Tyler Tomlinson pray before a high school football game against Abilene on Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, at Shotwell Stadium in Abilene, Texas. Abilene won 30-13. A poll by The Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research conducted Sept. 9-12, 2022, finds that about 3 in 10 Americans say they feel God plays a role in determining which team goes home the victor. (Edyta Blaszczyk/Odessa American via AP, File)
AP-NORC poll: On game day, some see prayer as a Hail Mary

By Holly Meyer Sep. 30, 2022 09:01 AM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 26, 2021 11:15 AM EDT
Aug. 27 1884 — Richard Sears beats Howard Taylor 6-0, 1-6, 6-0, 6-2 to win his fourth straight U.S. national tennis championship. ...

Fans watch during the first round of the 2021 MLB baseball draft, Sunday, July 11, 2021, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Davis, Leiter, Jobe lead top 10 picks at MLB draft

Jul. 11, 2021 09:14 PM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 20, 2020 11:53 AM EDT
Aug. 27 1884 — Richard Sears beats Howard Taylor, 6-0, 1-6, 6-0, 6-2 to win his fourth straight U.S. men’s national tennis championship. ...

This image taken from video shows Tennessee sophomore basketball player Josiah-Jordan James, Friday, July 10, 2020. The Big Ten decision to wipe more than three dozen nonconference football games off the schedule this year has sent a ripple of fear through athletic departments across much of the country. (AP Photo/Teresa Walker via Zoom)
The Latest: Tigers' Boyd back after negative COVID test

By The Associated Press Jul. 15, 2020 01:19 PM EDT