Albert Pujols
Today in Sports History-Week Ahead, Dec. 2-8

By The Associated Press Dec. 01, 2022 10:00 AM EST
Dec. 6 1939 — Iowa’s Nile Kinnick wins the Heisman Trophy. The back passed for 638 yards and 11 touchdowns and rushed for 374 yards. 1961...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Apr. 21, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
April 22 1876 — The first official National League baseball game is played with Boston beating Philadelphia 6-5. 1945 — The Toronto Maple...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Dec. 07, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Dec. 8 1940 — The Chicago Bears beat the Washington Redskins 73-0 for the most one-sided victory in NFL Championship play. 1942 — Georgia...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Dec. 02, 2021 01:28 PM EST
Dec. 7 1973 — Jerry West of Los Angeles sets an NBA record with 10 steals in the Lakers’ 115-111 loss to the Seattle Supersonics. ...

Los Angeles Dodgers' Albert Pujols tips his cap to cheering fans as he steps up to bat during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Dodgers at Cardinals 9/9/2021

Sep. 11, 2021 07:57 AM EDT

This Date in Baseball-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Apr. 29, 2021 02:17 PM EDT
May 4 1869 — Henry Chadwick published his first annual baseball handbook. The book eventually evolved into Spalding’s Official Baseball...

This Date in Baseball-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Apr. 08, 2021 03:30 PM EDT
April 10 1913 — President Wilson threw out the first ball as the Senators edged the New York Yankees 2-1 in Washington’s home opener....

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Dec. 07, 2020 10:00 AM EST
Dec. 8 1940 — The Chicago Bears beat the Washington Redskins 73-0 for the most one-sided victory in NFL Championship play. ...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Dec. 03, 2020 05:12 PM EST
Dec. 6 1939 — Iowa’s Nile Kinnick wins the Heisman Trophy. The back passed for 638 yards and 11 touchdowns and rushed for 374 yards. ...

This Date in Baseball

Compiled By The Associated Press Apr. 09, 2020 11:05 AM EDT
April 14 1910 — William Howard Taft became the first U.S. president to throw out the first ball at a baseball opener in Washington. ...

Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper, center, yells toward Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Trent Thornton as manager Gabe Kapler, right, and assistant trainer Chris Mudd check on him after he was hit by a pitch during the sixth inning in a spring training baseball game, Friday, March 15, 2019, in Clearwater, Fla. Harper sustained a bruised right foot Friday, but manager Gabe Kapler said the team wasn't overly worries about the injury. Initial X-rays were negative, the team said, but Harper then left the ballpark for more detailed X-rays. (Yong Kim/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Harper hit on foot by pitch; Severino out until May

By The Associated Press Mar. 16, 2019 12:58 AM EDT