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AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Dec. 23, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Dec. 24 1950 — Cleveland’s Otto Graham throws four touchdown passes, despite icy footing in Municipal Stadium, and Lou Groza kicks a 16-yard field goal...

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By The Associated Press Dec. 16, 2021 11:30 AM EST
Dec. 17 1933 — The Chicago Bears win the first NFL championship with a 23-21 victory over the New York Giants. The Bears score the winning touchdown on...

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By The Associated Press Dec. 09, 2021 11:03 AM EST
Dec. 10 1939 — The Green Bay Packers register the first shutout in an NFL championship game by beating the New York Giants 27-0. 1961 —...

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By The Associated Press Oct. 28, 2021 12:04 PM EDT
Nov. 2 1895 — Belmar, ridden by Fred Taral, wins in the Belmont Stakes by a head over favorite Counter Tenor. The race is run under the...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Oct. 21, 2021 11:57 AM EDT
Oct. 26 1907 — Jim Thorpe makes his Carlisle (Pa.) debut dazzling a crowd of 22,800 in a 26-6 defeat of No. 4 Penn at Philadelphia’s...

Villanova's Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, right, pulls down a rebound over Arizona State's Alonzo Verge Jr. in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
The Latest: No. 3 Ohio State cancels game at Illinois

By The Associated Press Nov. 27, 2020 07:05 PM EST

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) throws a pass in the first half of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)
Pittsburgh Steelers at Dallas Cowboys 11/8/2020

Nov. 10, 2020 05:35 PM EST

An Aston Villa member of staff wearing a mask holds a soccer ball as he walks by the pitch ahead of the English Premier League soccer match between Aston Villa and Southampton at Villa Park in Birmingham, England, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020. The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Saturday night that England will have further restrictive measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic starting Thursday, though the Premier league and other elite sport would continue. (Nick Potts via AP)
The Latest: Kansas State football has virus outbreak

By The Associated Press Nov. 10, 2020 05:34 PM EST

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Oct. 29, 2020 11:40 AM EDT
Nov. 1 1913 — Notre Dame meets Army for the first time and comes away with a 35-13 win behind Gus Dorias’ 14-of-17 passing for 243 yards. ...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Oct. 22, 2020 12:55 PM EDT
Oct. 25 1947 — Before a capacity crowd of 35,000 at Columbia’s Baker Field, the Lions end Army’s 32-game unbeaten streak with a 21-20 upset...

FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2018, file photo, Massachusetts coach Mark Whipple watches from the sideline during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against Duquesne in Amherst, Mass. Pittsburgh coach Pat Narduzzi’s biggest coup during the offseason might be the 61-year-old passing game guru with a reputation as a quarterback whisperer. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
Pitt turns to Whipple to revitalize passing attack

By Will Graves Feb. 07, 2019 01:58 AM EST

Pittsburgh hires Mark Whipple as offensive coordinator

Jan. 14, 2019 06:45 PM EST
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh is turning to former Massachusetts head coach Mark Whipple to rejuvenate its offense. The Panthers hired Whipple as...

Ohio State's Haskins, Washington's Browning offer contrasts

By Joe Reedy Dec. 30, 2018 06:49 PM EST
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — The Rose Bowl will be final collegiate start for Washington's Jake Browning. Whether or not it will be for Ohio State's Dwayne Haskins...

Army faces Miami of Ohio at Michie Stadium

By John Kekis Oct. 19, 2018 01:56 PM EDT
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Miami of Ohio coach Chuck Martin isn't exactly looking forward to playing Army at Michie Stadium. Call it the fear of the...

FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, file photo, Minnesota's Antoine Winfield Jr. (11) is congratulated by teammates after intercepting a pass in the end zone during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game against Fresno State in Minneapolis. Winfield, the son of the former Minnesota Vikings safety, is playing the same position for the Gophers and quickly establishing himself as a team leader. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King, File)
Winning with Winfield: Minnesota safety plays up to his name

By Dave Campbell Sep. 14, 2018 12:24 PM EDT