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AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jul. 29, 2021 01:10 PM EDT
July 29 1751 — The first International World Title Prize Fight takes place in Harlston, England. The champion, Jack Slack of England, beats...

A York County sheriff's deputy is parked outside a residence where multiple people, including a prominent doctor, were fatally shot a day earlier, Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Rock Hill, S.C. A source briefed on the mass killing said the gunman was former NFL player Phillip Adams, who shot himself to death early Thursday. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
Ex-NFL player's brain to be probed for trauma-related harm

By Meg Kinnard And Michelle Liu Apr. 09, 2021 04:18 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2010 file photo, San Francisco 49ers cornerback Phillip Adams (35) sits on the sideline during the first quarter of an NFL football game in San Francisco. A source briefed on a mass killing in South Carolina says the gunman who killed multiple people, including a prominent doctor, was the former NFL pro. The source said that Adams shot himself to death early Thursday, April 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
Slain South Carolina doctor wrote of faith, life's fragility

By Meg Kinnard Apr. 09, 2021 12:05 AM EDT

York County Sheriff Kevin Tolson listens as a 911 call is played during a press conference on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in York, S.C. where he addressed the mass shooting by former NFL football player Phillip Adams. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
Authorities: NFL player Phillip Adams killed 5, then himself

By Michelle Liu And Meg Kinnard Apr. 08, 2021 10:48 AM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jan. 28, 2021 12:30 PM EST
Jan. 30 1926 — The major league rules committee mandates that pitchers must have access to a rosin bag. 1971 — UCLA...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jul. 23, 2020 10:19 AM EDT
July 26 1859 — The first intercollegiate Regatta is held in Worcester, Mass., with Harvard beating Yale and Brown. 1928...

FILE - In this Dec, 6, 1985, file photo, actor Gene Hackman gives fictional Hickory High basketball players instructions during filming of the final game of the movie "Hoosiers" at Hinkle Fieldhouse on the Butler University campus in Indianapolis. “Hoosiers” shot all the way to No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 of best sports movies, a one-of-a-kind poll from the news organization known for its rankings of college teams. Released in 1986 and starring Gene Hackman, “Hoosiers” led the tally in results released Friday, April 17, 2020, receiving 46 votes from a 70-person global panel of sports writers and editors who work for the AP. (AP Photo/Tom Strickland, File)
Iconic lines, other info on sports movies in the AP Top 25

By Mark Long And Howard Fendrich Apr. 24, 2020 01:15 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2011, file photo, former Green Bay Packers player and Hall of Famer Forrest Gregg is introduced at halftime of the Packers game against the Denver Broncos at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisc. The Pro Football Hall of Fame says Green Bay Packers great Forrest Gregg has died. He was 85. The Hall did not disclose details about his death in its statement Friday, April 12, 2019. (Corey Wilson/The Green Bay Press-Gazette via AP, File)
Hall of Famer Forrest Gregg remembered as gentle giant

By Arnie Stapleton Apr. 17, 2019 07:54 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2011, file photo, former Green Bay Packers player and Hall of Famer Forrest Gregg is introduced at halftime of the Packers game against the Denver Broncos at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisc. The Pro Football Hall of Fame says Green Bay Packers great Forrest Gregg has died. He was 85. The Hall did not disclose details about his death in its statement Friday, April 12, 2019. (Corey Wilson/The Green Bay Press-Gazette via AP, File)
Forrest Gregg, lineman for mighty Packers teams, dies at 85

By Arnie Stapleton Apr. 12, 2019 10:24 AM EDT