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Jan. 27
1937 — Tris Speaker and Cy Young are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1969 — The Pittsburgh Steelers name...
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Jan. 23
1944 — The Detroit Red Wings defeat the New York Rangers 15-0 at Olympia Stadium to set an NHL record for consecutive goals. The...
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Nov. 26
1917 — The NHL is formed with five charter members: Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Maroons, Toronto Arenas, Ottawa Senators, Quebec...
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Oct. 28
1939 — Kansas State’s homecoming contest against Nebraska is the second college football game ever televised, following the Fordham...
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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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Sept. 12
1895 — Defender wins three straight matches from the British challenger Valkyrie II to defend the America’s Cup for the United...
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Sept. 17
1920 — The forerunner of the NFL, the American Professional Football Association, is founded in an automobile showroom in Canton,...
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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-Week Ahead
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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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Sept. 4
1920 — Man o War wins the 1 5/8-mile Lawrence Realization Stakes at Belmont Park by 100 lengths, the largest winning margin in...
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By The Associated Press Aug. 20, 2020 11:53 AM EDT
Aug. 27
1884 — Richard Sears beats Howard Taylor, 6-0, 1-6, 6-0, 6-2 to win his fourth straight U.S. men’s national tennis championship.
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AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Aug. 20, 2020 11:48 AM EDT
Aug. 23
1898 — Malcolm Whitman wins the men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship.
1926 —...
The Latest: Texas A&M to have reduced capacity for football
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Aug. 5
1921 — Radio station KDKA and announcer Harold Arlin provide the first broadcast of a major league game as the Pirates beat the...
The Latest: Arizona set to resume on-campus team activities
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July 27
1920 — Resolute defeats Shamrock IV of Britain to defend the America’s Cup title for the United States.
1937 —...