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AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press 4 hrs ago
Oct. 29 1950 — Detroit’s Wally Triplett gains 294 yards in kickoff returns and ends up with 331 total yards as the Lions pound the Los...

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) passes as offensive tackle Alejandro Villanueva (78) blocks Tennessee Titans linebacker Harold Landry (58) in the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)
Pittsburgh Steelers at Tennessee Titans 10/25/2020

Oct. 25, 2020 01:14 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2016, file photo, Vivek Ranadive, the majority owner of the Sacramento Kings, poses in the new Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Calif. Golden 1 Center will be among the places Californians in the area can vote from Saturday until the polls close on the evening of Nov. 3. “There’s no better way to make the world a better place than by making it easy for people to vote," Ranadive said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
Arenas, stadiums find new life as safer options for voting

By Kate Brumback And Larry Lage Oct. 22, 2020 08:47 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 7, 2020, file photo, Villanova head coach Jay Wright gestures during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Georgetown in Washington. Two-time Villanova national champion coach Jay Wright says it's "50-50" the sport -- which took one of the first major hits in the coronavirus pandemic era with the cancellation of the 2020 NCAA Tournament - can make it through this season intact. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
Wright leads Villanova through COVID-19, early injuries

By Dan Gelston Oct. 21, 2020 05:55 PM EDT

A fan wearing face mask to protect against coronavirus waits for the start of the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Portugal and Sweden at the Jose Alvalade stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
The Latest: NFL's Washington team not yet allowing fans

By The Associated Press Oct. 21, 2020 12:27 PM EDT

En foto del 11 de octubre del 2020, el quarterback de los Jets de Nueva York Joe Flacco lanza un pase en el juego ante los Cardinals de Arizona el 11 de octubre del 2020. El 14 de octubre del 2020 el coach Adam Gase confirma que Flacco será titular el domingo ante los Dolphins.. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Dolphins turn up heat on Jets and embattled Gase, 24-0

By Paul Gereffi Oct. 18, 2020 07:35 PM EDT

File-In this April 21, 2009 file photo, Minneapolis Star Tribune columnist Sid Hartman is shown in St. Paul, Minn. The Minnesota sports columnist and radio personality, Hartman, an old-school home team booster who once ran the NBA’s Minneapolis Lakers and achieved nearly as much celebrity as some of the athletes he covered, died Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020. He was 100. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)(AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
Longtime Minnesota sports columnist Sid Hartman dies at 100

By Jeff Baenen Oct. 18, 2020 05:37 PM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Oct. 14, 2020 12:56 PM EDT
Oct. 18 1924 — Harold “Red” Grange accounts for six touchdowns in Illinois’ 39-14 win over Michigan. Grange returns the opening kickoff 95...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Oct. 14, 2020 10:00 AM EDT
Oct. 15 1933 — The Philadelphia Eagles play their first NFL game and suffers a 56-0 loss to the New York Giants. 1961 —...

Seats are marked at Heinz Field to socially distance the approximately 5000 football fans that will be attending the NFL football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020. It will be the first Steelers home game that fans have been allowed to attend. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Philadelphia Eagles at Pittsburgh Steelers 10/11/2020

Oct. 11, 2020 11:40 AM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Oct. 08, 2020 01:44 PM EDT
Oct. 15 1933 — The Philadelphia Eagles play their first NFL game and suffers a 56-0 loss to the New York Giants. 1961 —...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Oct. 08, 2020 01:36 PM EDT
Oct. 11 1890 — The first 100-yard dash under 10 seconds is run by John Owens at 9.8 in an AAU track and field meet in Washington. ...

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2020, file photo, Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers looks on during the second quarter of the team's NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets in Denver. The Philadelphia 76ers introduced Rivers as their head coach on Monday, Oct. 5, 2020. Rivers takes over as the 25th head coach in 76ers history after a seven-season run as head coach of the Clippers. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)
Rivers runs through it? 76ers count on championship with Doc

By Dan Gelston Oct. 05, 2020 04:20 PM EDT

Los Angeles Lakers' Anthony Davis (3) bumps shoulders with LeBron James while celebrating after a dunk against the Miami Heat during the second half of Game 1 of basketball's NBA Finals Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Secret to Lakers' superstar pairing? No jealousy, James says

By Brian Mahoney Oct. 01, 2020 06:29 PM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Oct. 01, 2020 12:51 PM EDT
Oct. 4 1895 — Horace Rawlins wins the first U.S. Open. Rawlins beats Willie Dunn with 36-hole total of 173 at the Newport Golf Club in...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Sep. 24, 2020 12:55 PM 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. ...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Sep. 17, 2020 02:10 PM EDT
Sept. 20 1913 — Twenty-year-old amateur Francis Ouimet beats Britain’s Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in an 18-hole playoff to win the U.S. Open....

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) passes in the second half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Brett Duke)
For television executives, return of football is good news

By David Bauder Sep. 15, 2020 06:11 PM EDT

The parking lot surrounding Met Life Stadium sits empty before an NFL football game between the New York Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants 9/14/2020

Sep. 14, 2020 05:12 PM EDT

Dominic Thiem, of Austria, reacts after defeating Alexander Zverev, of Germany, in the men's singles final of the US Open tennis championships, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Sunday in the parks: The playoffs, NFL, a no-hitter and more

By Tim Reynolds Sep. 13, 2020 08:33 PM EDT