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Fans watch during the final practice session for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Friday, May 28, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Indy fans, start your party! 500 is on, and crowds are back

By Dan Gelston May. 29, 2021 03:15 AM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press May. 20, 2021 06:50 PM EDT
May 21 1881 — A small group of tennis club members meets at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York City to form the world’s first national...

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 09:11 PM EDT

FILE - In this file photo dated Wednesday, April 21, 2021, a protest banner against the proposed Super League is seen outside Liverpool's Anfield Stadium after the collapse of English involvement in the proposed new league, Liverpool, England. The aborted plan to create a breakaway Super League with 12 of the biggest clubs in European soccer was perhaps the most egregious example of a sporting venture that quickly fell flat on its face. (AP Photo/Jon Super, FILE)
Super League among sporting ventures that went wrong

By Steve Douglas And Ken Maguire Apr. 22, 2021 12:48 PM EDT

The number 53 car driven by Garrett Smithley gets new tires during a pit stop during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, in Homestead, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Byron gives NASCAR another surprise winner at Homestead

By Mark Long Feb. 28, 2021 07:11 PM EST

A few fans watch the Atlanta Braves play in the outfield during spring training baseball practice on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, in North Port, Fla. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Another wave of fans returning to sports despite COVID-19

By Jay Cohen Feb. 25, 2021 01:47 PM EST

Noah Gragson (9), Michael Annett (1), Jeffrey Earnhardt (0), and Ryan Vargas (6) crash coming out of turn 4 as Brandon Gdovic (26) and Stefan Parsons (99) go high to avoid the wreck during the NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
NFL's Kamara races into NASCAR as a team sponsor at Daytona

By Jenna Fryer Feb. 19, 2021 05:11 PM EST

Bubba Wallace makes a pit stop during the second of two qualifying auto races for the NASCAR Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Wallace finished in second place. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Hall of Famer Jordan set for biggest leap yet into NASCAR

By Dan Gelston Feb. 12, 2021 04:56 PM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2020, file photo, former basketball superstar Michael Jordan speaks during a news conference ahead of an NBA basketball game between the Charlotte Hornets and the Milwaukee Bucks in Paris. The Associated Press asked eight of the greatest current and former champions, including Jordan, from seven different sports to find out what impressed them most about Tom Brady. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
Best of the best impressed: 'Brady is the gold standard'

By Jim Litke Feb. 06, 2021 03:13 AM EST

A Liverpool fans with a Jurgen Klopp protective face mask applauds before the start of an English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and West Bromwich Albion at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England, Sunday Dec. 27, 2020. (Stu Forster/Pool via AP)
The Latest: Marshall postpones 2 men's basketball games

By The Associated Press Jan. 06, 2021 10:12 AM EST

Cleveland Browns defensive end Olivier Vernon is helped off the field after an injury during the second half of an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane, File)
Browns place Vernon on IR, 2 players cited for drag racing

By Tom Withers Jan. 05, 2021 04:51 PM EST

FILE - Driver Bubba Wallace wears a Black Lives Matter shirt as he prepares for a NASCAR Cup Series auto race in Martinsville, Va., in this Wednesday, June 10, 2020, file photo. In a most unusual year already thrown into chaos by the coronavirus pandemic, many athletes took unprecedented steps when a nationwide reckoning on race spilled into the streets of American cities after the killing of George Floyd, a Black man, while in Minneapolis police custody. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
Athletes act: Stars rise up against racial injustice in 2020

By Cliff Brunt Dec. 29, 2020 01:41 PM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2019, file photo, Kyle Larson sits in his car before the final practice for a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan. Kyle Larson was fired by Chip Ganassi Racing, a day after nearly every one of his sponsors dropped the star driver for using a racial slur during a live stream of a virtual race. Of course, in a sport with an extremely checkered racial history, he's already lined up a new gig for 2021 at Hendrick Motorsports. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley, File)
NASCAR Cup Series at Kansas

Dec. 25, 2020 02:24 PM EST

FILE - In this this June 10, 2020, file photo, driver Bubba Wallace wears a Black Lives Matter shirt as he prepares for a NASCAR Cup Series auto race in Martinsville, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville

Dec. 24, 2020 11:06 AM EST

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

Virginia hosted St. Francis during the first home game of the season Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020 in Charlottesville, Va. (Andrew Shurleff/The Daily Progress via AP)
The Latest: Sun Belt championship game canceled

By The Associated Press Dec. 17, 2020 09:31 AM EST

North Star High School senior Noah Solarczyk, right, performs a drill as head coach Randy Schrock looks on during varsity basketball practice in Boswell, Pa., Monday, Dec. 7, 2020. Schools in the PIAA WestPAC conference, like North Star, are making their own decisions about participating in extracurricular activities during the Covid-19 outbreak. (John Rucosky/Tribune-Democrat via AP)
The Latest: Michigan State-Virginia hoops postponed

By The Associated Press Dec. 08, 2020 01:43 PM EST

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...