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AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press 11 hrs ago
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...

A fan wearing face mask to protect against coronavirus waits for the start of the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Portugal and Sweden at the Jose Alvalade stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
The Latest: Italy's swim team now in quarantine

By The Associated Press Oct. 20, 2020 01:45 PM EDT

Injured Syracuse quarterback Tommy DeVito stands on the sideline with a knee scooter before an NCAA college football game against Liberty on Saturday, Oct 17, 2020, at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y. (Dennis Nett/The Post-Standard via AP)
Liberty at Syracuse 10/17/2020

Oct. 17, 2020 05:23 PM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Oct. 14, 2020 01:00 PM EDT
Oct. 22 1933 — Primo Carnera retains the world heavyweight title with a 15-round decision over Paolino Uzcudun in Rome. ...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Oct. 14, 2020 12:56 PM EDT
Oct. 18 1924 — Harold “Red” Grange accounts for six touchdowns in Illinois’ 39-14 win over Michigan. Grange returns the opening kickoff 95...

Local health officials approve Colorado's return to practice

Oct. 08, 2020 07:56 PM EDT
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The Colorado Buffaloes have received approval from health officials to begin football practice. New head coach Karl...

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...

West Virginia quarterback Jarret Doege (2) looks for a receiver during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against Oklahoma State on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, in Stillwater, Okla. (AP Photo/Brody Schmidt)
The Latest: Virus knocks out South Alabama-Troy game

By The Associated Press Sep. 29, 2020 01:29 PM EDT

FILE- In this Oct. 10, 2015, file photo, a PAC-12 logo is displayed on the field before an NCAA college football game between Washington State and Oregon in Eugene, Ore. The Pac-12 university presidents and chancellors will meet Friday, Sept. 17, 2020, and be presented options for staging a fall football season, but Commissioner Larry Scott says a vote by the the CEO Group is not expected. (AP Photo/Ryan Kang, File)
Pac-12 football to start Nov. 6; Mt. West targets Oct. 24

By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 24, 2020 07:45 PM EDT

Hector Aguilar rides Traveler VII during the second half of an NCAA college football game between Southern California and Utah, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015, in Los Angeles. Football is being played in the Power Five conferences, but many of the longstanding traditions that go along with the games are on hold during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Games go on, but many traditions on hold in college football

By Eric Olson Sep. 24, 2020 01:32 AM EDT

Cuban boxer Yunier Menen, right, and his trainer Carlos Agrazal train at the Amador causeway amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Panama City, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. Panama lifted a months-old coronavirus measure on Monday that restricted women to going out one day, and men the next. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)
The Latest: Florida athletics seeing a rise in COVID cases

By The Associated Press Sep. 15, 2020 04:58 PM EDT

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...

The Latest: MLB has 1 positive virus test out of 11,669

By The Associated Press Sep. 11, 2020 04:26 PM EDT
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Major League Baseball says no...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Sep. 11, 2020 10:00 AM EDT
Sept. 12 1895 — Defender wins three straight matches from the British challenger Valkyrie II to defend the America’s Cup for the United...

Real Salt Lake fans wearing masks wait for the team's MLS soccer match against Los Angeles FC on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in Sandy, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
The Latest: 2 South Carolina football players test positive

By The Associated Press Sep. 10, 2020 05:50 PM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Sep. 10, 2020 01:31 PM EDT
Sept. 13 1930 — Tommy Armour beats Gene Sarazen 1 up to win the PGA Championship. 1964 — Roy Emerson beats fellow...

FILE - North Carolina State head coach Dave Doeren watches his team warm up prior to the start of an NCAA college football game against Ball State in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. Doeren said the team had three positive coronavirus tests over 2½ months before students returned. Clusters followed and the school soon paused all athletics activities, including football practices for about a week before postponing this weekend's game at Virginia Tech to Sept. 26. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker, File)
For ACC campuses, replicating pro-sports bubbles a challenge

By Aaron Beard Sep. 09, 2020 05:04 PM EDT

FILE - Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield, R-Levering, speaks with reporters following the House's approval of a bill that would cut auto insurance premiums on Thursday, May 9, 2019, in the Capitol in Lansing, Mich. Leaders of six state legislatures in the Big Ten footprint have sent a letter to Commissioner Kevin Warren asking the conference to reconsider its decision to cancel the fall football season. The letter is written on the letterhead of Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield. It's also signed by statehouse leaders from Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/David Eggert, File)
The Latest: Baylor postpones opener because of virus

By The Associated Press Sep. 08, 2020 11:49 AM EDT

Naomi Osaka, of Japan, wears a mask in honor of Breonna Taylor before her match against Misaki Doi, of Japan, during the first round of the US Open tennis championships, Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
The Latest: Fanless Triple Crown _ Preakness won't have fans

By The Associated Press Sep. 02, 2020 11:41 AM EDT

The Latest: Appalachian State to open sports with no fans

By The Associated Press Sep. 01, 2020 12:58 PM EDT
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Appalachian State athletics...