Women's basketball
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Sep. 09, 2021 02:16 PM 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. ...

Former Falcons executive Shaw Parker named Dream president

Sep. 08, 2021 04:56 PM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Dream named former NFL executive Morgan Shaw Parker its president and chief operating officer on Wednesday. Shaw...

This photo provided by Sylvia Crawley Spann, shows former WNBA player Sylvia Crawley Spann and her husband Brian, seated bottom right, celebrating their wedding with Las Vegas Aces WNBA basketball team owner Mark Davis, standing at center, and other former members of the franchise and their guests at a restaurant in Las Vegas on May 29, 2021. Mark Davis has already left his imprint on the Las Vegas Aces franchise in his first year as the team's owner, connecting it's past to the present. Davis has been inviting back alums of the franchise dating to its time in Utah and San Antonio. (Sylvia Crawley Spann via AP)
Owner of WNBA's Aces connects franchise's past to present

By Doug Feinberg Aug. 20, 2021 01:43 PM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 19, 2021 11:49 AM EDT
Aug. 23 1898 — Malcolm Whitman wins the men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship. 1926 —...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 19, 2021 11:43 AM EDT
Aug. 20 1921 — Molla Bjurstedt Mallory beats Mary Browne, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 to win the U.S. women’s national tennis title at the Germantown...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 05, 2021 11:35 AM EDT
Aug. 10 1900 — The first Davis Cup is held with the United States beating Britain, 3-0. 1949 — Ezzard Charles knocks...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jul. 29, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 2 1864 — The first Travers Stakes at Saratoga is won by Kentucky, a horse that scores 20 consecutive victories. ...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jul. 22, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
July 22 1921 — Jim Barnes wins the U.S. Men’s Open golf championship by edging Walter Hagen, Leo Diegel, Jock Hutchinson and Fred McLeod. ...

FILE - In this May 30, 2021, file photo, Japan's Naomi Osaka celebrates after defeating Romania's Patricia Maria Tig during a first-round match of the French Ppen tennis tournament at Roland Garros stadium in Paris. Osaka returned to the spotlight for the first time since withdrawing from the French Open in May and skipping Wimbledon, posing on the red carpet at The ESPYS on Saturday night, July 10. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)
Osaka returns to spotlight on red carpet at The ESPYS

By Beth Harris Jul. 10, 2021 11:02 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, the national office of the NCAA in Indianapolis is shown. The NCAA Board of Directors is expected to greenlight one of the biggest changes in the history of college athletics when it clears the way for athletes to start earning money based on their fame and celebrity without fear of endangering their eligibility or putting their school in jeopardy of violating amateurism rules that have stood for decades. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
Colleges scramble to ensure NIL deals are safe, compliant

By Steve Reed Jul. 02, 2021 04:53 PM EDT

Buffalo Bills wide receiver Cole Beasley (11) makes a catch during NFL football practice in Orchard Park, N.Y., Wednesday, June 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Column: WNBA aside, player vaccinations remain an issue

By Tim Dahlberg Jun. 29, 2021 05:48 PM EDT

Sky rout Liberty 91-68 for franchise-record 7th straight win

By Doug Feinberg Jun. 24, 2021 08:55 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The Chicago Sky have been rolling since Candace Parker returned from an ankle injury, setting a franchise record for consecutive wins with...

FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2019, file photo, the Pac-12 logo is displayed on the field at Sun Devil Stadium during an NCAA college football game between Arizona State and Kent State in Tempe, Ariz. The Pac-12 hired sports entertainment executive George Kliavkoff to be the conference's next commissioner on Thursday, May 13, 2021, replacing Larry Scott with a person with a similar resume short on college sports experience. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso, File)
Pac-12 picks MGM executive Kliavkoff as next commissioner

By Ralph D. Russo May. 13, 2021 05:34 PM EDT

UConn head coach Geno Auriemma is dunked with confetti after an NCAA college basketball game against Baylor in the Elite Eight round of the Women's NCAA tournament Monday, March 29, 2021, at the Alamodome in San Antonio. UConn won 69-67 to advance to the Final Four. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Bird, Taurasi split over non-call in UConn's latest win

By The Associated Press Mar. 30, 2021 07:31 PM EDT

Hannah Gordon, chief administrative officer and general counsel for the San Francisco 49ers is photographed at the team's headquarters on May 14, 2018, in Santa Clara, Calif. During Women’s History Month, Gordon reflects on how she navigated a male-dominated space and where the sports world needs to go from here. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group via AP)
AP Interview: 49ers' Hannah Gordon works for women's equity

By Ragan Clark Mar. 29, 2021 05:37 PM EDT

Louisville players wave to fans as they celebrate their win over Oregon in a college basketball game in the Sweet Sixteen round of the women's NCAA tournament at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Sunday, March 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Alamo Region - Sweet 16 - Game 2 (win) at Alamo Region - Sweet 16 - Game 1 (win) 3/30/2021

Mar. 29, 2021 04:02 PM EDT

Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer yells to her players during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Missouri State in the Sweet 16 round of the Women's NCAA tournament Sunday, March 28, 2021, at the Alamodome in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Top-seeded Stanford, No. 2 Louisville meet in 2018 rematch

By Janie Mccauley Mar. 29, 2021 03:58 PM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Mar. 27, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
March 28 1939 — The barnstorming Renaissance Five defeat the NBL champion Oshkosh All-Stars 34-25 to win the first annual World...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Mar. 25, 2021 12:25 PM EDT
March 27 1939 — Oregon beats Ohio State 46-33 in the NCAA’s first national basketball tournament. 1942 — Joe Louis...

Kansas head coach Bill Self watches player introductions before an NCAA college basketball game against Oklahoma in the quarterfinal round of the Big 12 men's tournament in Kansas City, Mo., Thursday, March 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
The Latest: NFL Hall of Famers help push vaccine awareness

By The Associated Press Mar. 12, 2021 04:51 PM EST