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Today in Sports History: Canseco First 40-40 Player
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...
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...
Today in Sports History: Randy Johnson reaches 3,000 Ks
By The Associated Press Sep. 09, 2022 10:00 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.
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AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Apr. 28, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
April 29
1901 — His Eminence, ridden by Jimmy Winkfield, wins the Kentucky Derby by 1 1/2 lengths over Sannazarro in the only Derby ever raced in April...
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Sep. 22, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Sept. 23
1926 — Gene Tunney beats Jack Dempsey with a 10-round decision to retain the world heavyweight title.
1952 —...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Sep. 16, 2021 11:41 AM EDT
Sept. 21
1940 — For the first time in the history of photo finishes a triple dead heat for first place is recorded, at Willow’s Park,...
From Kobe to Maradona, a year of staggering losses in sports
By Fred Lief Dec. 29, 2020 12:54 PM EST
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Sep. 22, 2020 10:00 AM EDT
Sept. 23
1926 — Gene Tunney beats Jack Dempsey with a 10-round decision to retain the world heavyweight title.
1952 —...
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....