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FILE - Ty Gibbs and team members celebrate after he won a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race and the season championship Nov. 5, 2022, in Avondale, Ariz. Coy Gibbs, the vice chairman at Joe Gibbs Racing for his NFL and NASCAR Hall of Fame father, died Sunday morning. He was 49. His death came just hour after his son Ty won the Xfinity Series championship. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
NASCAR Xfinity Series at Phoenix

Nov. 06, 2022 04:03 PM EST

FILE - Coy Gibbs, right, presents the Hall of Fame ring to his father, NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Joe Gibbs, during the induction ceremony in Charlotte, N.C., on Jan. 31, 2020. Coy, the vice chairman at Joe Gibbs Racing for his NFL and NASCAR Hall of Fame father, died Sunday morning, Nov. 6, 2022. He was 49. His death came just hour after his son Ty won the Xfinity Series championship. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn, File)
JGR co-owner Coy Gibbs, 49, dies hours after son wins title

By Jenna Fryer Nov. 06, 2022 03:24 PM EST

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) runs off the field following an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Orchard Park, N.Y., Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022. The Bills won 38-3. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)
Bros and foes: Bills' Allen, Chiefs' Mahomes rivals, friends

By Dave Skretta Oct. 13, 2022 02:33 PM EDT

Sportlight: Week Ahead, Sept. 23-30

By The Associated Press Sep. 22, 2022 10:00 AM 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. ...

Sportlight: Week Ahead, Sept. 23-29

By The Associated Press Sep. 22, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Sept. 23 1926 — Gene Tunney beats Jack Dempsey with a 10-round decision to retain the world heavyweight title. 1952 — Rocky Marciano...

Chase Elliott stands on pit road as he waits to qualify for the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)
NASCAR Cup Series at Kansas

Sep. 16, 2022 05:43 PM EDT

Chase Elliott stands on pit road as he waits to qualify for the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)
Chastain watching his mirrors in playoff elimination race

By Jenna Fryer Sep. 16, 2022 05:40 PM EDT

Sportlight:Week Ahead, Aug. 26-Sept. 1

By The Associated Press Aug. 25, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 26 1933 — Helen Hull Jacobs captures the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association singles title when Helen Wills Moody defaults in the third set because of...

Sportlight-Week Ahead, Aug. 19-25

By The Associated Press Aug. 18, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 19 1909 — The first race is held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Twelve-thousand spectators watch Austrian engineer Louis Schwitzer win a five...

Rob Walton, back, joins his daughter Carrie Walton Penner, center, and limited shareholder Mellody Hobson, all members of the Walton-Penner Family Ownership Group that purchased the Denver Broncos, during a news conference at the NFL football team's headquarters Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, in Centennial, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Broncos sport NFL's richest, most diverse ownership group

By Arnie Stapleton Aug. 10, 2022 06:58 PM EDT

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain greets supporters at the Hungaroring racetrack in Mogyorod, near Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, July 28, 2022. The Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix will be held on Sunday. (AP Photo/Anna Szilagyi)
Formula One's Lewis Hamilton joins Broncos ownership group

By Arnie Stapleton Aug. 02, 2022 02:37 PM EDT

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) takes part in a drill during practice at the NFL football team's training camp in Pittsford, N.Y., Monday July 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex)
Bills QB Allen stays true to his roots as his NFL star rises

By John Wawrow Jul. 27, 2022 04:56 PM EDT

Sportlight-Week Ahead, July 22-28

By The Associated Press Jul. 21, 2022 10:00 AM 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. ...

Carolina Panthers defensive tackle Derrick Brown, left, and wide receiver D.J. Moore smile prior to a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Sunday, May 29, 2022, in Concord, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)
NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte

May. 29, 2022 03:55 PM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press May. 26, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
May 27 1823 — A $20,000 match race between American Eclipse (representing The North) and Henry (representing The South) is held at Union Course, Long...

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders perform during driver introductions before the NASCAR All-Star auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, May 22, 2022. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
NASCAR Cup Series at Texas

May. 22, 2022 08:57 PM EDT

Race fans pose for a selfie at the man-made marina and beach club during the Formula One Miami Grand Prix auto race at Miami International Autodrome, Friday, May 6, 2022, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Fake marina with fake water steals show at Miami Grand Prix

By Jenna Fryer May. 07, 2022 03:07 PM EDT

People look the race during the Emilia Romagna Formula One Grand Prix, at the Enzo and Dino Ferrari racetrack, in Imola, Italy, Sunday, April 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Column: Miami ready to showcase F1's glitz and glamour

By Jenna Fryer May. 02, 2022 05:12 PM EDT

NFL Hall of Fame football player Emmitt Smith, left, gestures as he sits with driver Jesse Iwuji during a news conference before a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race practice Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
NASCAR Xfinity Series at Daytona

Feb. 18, 2022 04:23 PM EST

FILE - Trace Adkins arrives at the 55th annual CMA Awards on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. Adkins will perform the National Anthem at Sunday’s Daytona 500. (AP Photo/Ed Rode, File)
Trace Adkins to sing national anthem at sold-out Daytona 500

Feb. 15, 2022 11:59 AM EST