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AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Jan. 21, 2021 12:55 PM EST
Jan. 27
1937 — Tris Speaker and Cy Young are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1969 — The Pittsburgh Steelers name...
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Jan. 20, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Jan. 21
1921 — Kenesaw Mountain Landis takes office as baseball’s commissioner.
1947 — Carl Hubbell, Frank Frisch,...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Jan. 14, 2021 03:59 PM EST
Jan. 20
1891 — The International YMCA in Springfield, Mass. is the site of the first official basketball game. Peach baskets were used, but...
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Jan. 14, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Jan. 15
1965 — In one of the most notable trades in NBA history, the San Francisco Warriors deal Wilt Chamberlain to the Philadelphia 76ers...

The Latest: Vegas tests positive ahead of PGA Tour event
By The Associated Press Jan. 12, 2021 02:01 PM EST
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Jan. 07, 2021 09:35 AM EST
Jan. 13
1962 — Wilt Chamberlain scores an NBA regulation-game record 73 points to lead the Philadelphia Warriors to a 135-117 triumph over...

Amid anguish of pandemic, sports offered memorable moments
By John Marshall Dec. 25, 2020 01:01 PM EST
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Nov. 23, 2020 10:00 AM EST
Nov. 24
1904 — Fullback Sam McAllester is thrown for a touchdown to give Tennessee a 7-0 victory over Alabama. McAllester, wearing a wide...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Nov. 19, 2020 12:48 PM EST
Nov. 22
1875 — Harvard beats Yale 4-0 in the schools’ first football meeting. With 15 players on each side, the game is a mix of rugby and...

The Latest: Thai golfing sisters contract COVID-19
By The Associated Press Nov. 13, 2020 10:12 AM EST
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Oct. 29, 2020 11:42 AM EDT
Nov. 5
1927 — Walter Hagen beats Joe Turnesa 1-up to capture the PGA Championship for the fourth consecutive year and fifth overall.
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The Latest: NFL's Washington team not yet allowing fans
By The Associated Press Oct. 21, 2020 12:27 PM EDT
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.
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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
By The Associated Press Oct. 01, 2020 10:00 AM EDT
Oct. 2
1950 — Jim Hardy throws six touchdown passes, including five to Bob Shaw, as the Chicago Cardinals pound the Baltimore Colts 55-13.
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AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Sep. 26, 2020 10:00 AM 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.
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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.
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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....
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Sep. 12, 2020 10:00 AM EDT
Sept. 13
1930 — Tommy Armour beats Gene Sarazen 1 up to win the PGA Championship.
1964 — Roy Emerson beats fellow...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Sep. 10, 2020 01:38 PM EDT
Sept. 17
1920 — The forerunner of the NFL, the American Professional Football Association, is founded in an automobile showroom in Canton,...