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Today in Sports History-Federer wins 13th straight final

By The Associated Press Nov. 20, 2022 10:00 AM EST
Nov. 21 1953 — Notre Dame ties Iowa 14-14 by faking injuries in both halves. With two seconds to go in the first half, a Notre Dame player stops the...

Today in Sports History-Week Ahead, Nov. 18-24

By The Associated Press Nov. 17, 2022 10:00 AM EST
Nov. 18 1962 — Bill Wade of the Chicago Bears passes for 466 yards and two touchdowns to edge the Dallas Cowboys 34-33. 1970 — Joe...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Nov. 20, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Nov. 21 1953 — Notre Dame ties Iowa 14-14 by faking injuries in both halves. With two seconds to go in the first half, a Notre Dame player...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Nov. 18, 2021 10:47 AM EST
Nov. 19 1961 — George Blanda of the Houston Oilers passes for 505 yards and seven touchdowns in a 49-13 rout of the New York Titans. ...

New Orleans Saints strong safety Malcolm Jenkins (27) smiles after his touchdown against the New England Patriots during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins invests in Premier League club

By The Associated Press Oct. 22, 2021 12:41 PM EDT

FILE - Former Pittsburgh and Chicago Bears offensive lineman Jim Covert speaks at a news conference for the retirement of his number 75 college jersey before an NCAA college football game between Pittsburgh and Notre Dame in Pittsburgh, in this Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, file photo. Jimbo Covert made the people he played alongside look good, and after a nearly two-decades-long wait, the tough Chicago Bears left tackle will join them in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
Covert joins all those Hall of Famers he made look good

By Jim Litke Jul. 28, 2021 02:45 AM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2019, file photo, Clemson's Trevor Lawrence greets fans as he arrives for the team's NCAA college football game against Georgia Tech in Clemson, S.C. Trevor Lawrence and Zach Wilson are expected to be the top two picks selected in the NFL Draft on Thursday, April 29, 20212, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro, File)
Column: Drafting a franchise QB always a risky endeavor

By Paul Newberry Apr. 30, 2021 03:49 PM EDT

NFL, NFLPA seek alternatives to opioids for pain management

By Rob Maaddi Mar. 05, 2021 01:41 PM EST
The NFL is taking steps to learn more about different ways to help players manage pain. Last month, the NFL and NFL Players Association...

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers pumps his fist after an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Los Angeles Rams Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, in Green Bay, Wis. The Packers defeated the Rams 32-18 to advance to the NFC championship game. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)
3 title game quarterbacks have similar draft history

By Josh Dubow Jan. 20, 2021 02:34 AM EST

FILE - In this October 1984 file photo, a groundskeeper at Jack Murphy Stadium paints the logo for the 1984 World Series between San Diego Padres and Detroit Tigers in San Diego. The biggest piece of San Diego's sports history is slowly being knocked down and ground to bits. Now the stadium is coming to an unceremonious end, leaving generations of fans feeling melancholy because, due to the coronavirus pandemic, they didn't get to say a proper goodbye to the place where they tailgated with gusto in the massive parking lot before cheering on the Chargers, Padres and Aztecs, or watched myriad other events and concerts. (AP Photo,File)
San Diegans left feeling sad as 'The Murph' comes down

By Bernie Wilson Dec. 22, 2020 05:24 PM EST

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Nov. 20, 2020 10:00 AM EST
Nov. 21 1953 — Notre Dame ties Iowa 14-14 by faking injuries in both halves. With two seconds to go in the first half, a Notre Dame player...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Nov. 12, 2020 11:58 AM EST
Nov. 19 1961 — George Blanda of the Houston Oilers passes for 505 yards and seven touchdowns in a 49-13 rout of the New York Titans. ...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Sep. 03, 2020 10:39 AM EDT
Sept. 10 1933 — Fred Perry wins his first U.S. men’s singles title with a 6-3, 11-13, 4-6, 6-0, 6-1 victory over Australian Jack Crawford. ...

Broncos-Texans Capsule

By The Associated Press Dec. 05, 2019 03:54 PM EST
DENVER (4-8) at HOUSTON (8-4) Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS OPENING LINE — Texans by 7 1/2 RECORD VS....

Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera speaks to the media following an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn)
Carolina Panthers fire head coach Ron Rivera

By Steve Reed Dec. 03, 2019 03:28 PM EST

FILE - At left, in a Jan. 12, 1970, file photo, Kansas City Chiefs coach Henry Stram smiles as he listens to reporters' questions the day after the Chiefs beat the Minnesota Vikings 23-7 in the Super Bowl 4 football game, in New Orleans. At right, in a Jan. 11, 1970, file photo, Minnesota Vikings coach Bud Grant speaks to reporters after losing the Super Bowl to the Chiefs in New Orleans. For the second year in a row, a heavily favored NFL team lost to a supposedly weaker AFL opponent in pro football's championship game, when the Vikings fell to the Chiefs. (AP Photo/Charles Kelly, File)
NFL at 100: Chiefs' only title came as underdogs to Vikings

By Dave Campbell Oct. 29, 2019 05:42 PM EDT