Baseball
Alabama radio voice Eli Gold sidelined for start of season

Aug. 03, 2022 12:08 PM EDT
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Longtime Alabama radio announcer Eli Gold will miss the start of the football season due to health issues. Jim Carabin, vice...

The scoreboard at Oracle Park shows a message for broadcaster Vin Scully after the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Francisco Giants in a baseball game in San Francisco, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Dodgers at Giants 8/2/2022

Aug. 03, 2022 01:29 AM EDT

FILE - Allan Roth, left, statistician of the Los Angeles Dodgers, sits in the booth with broadcaster Vin Scully in August 1963 in Los Angeles. Scully, whose dulcet tones provided the soundtrack of summer while entertaining and informing Dodgers fans in Brooklyn and Los Angeles for 67 years, died Tuesday night, Aug. 2, 2022, the team said. He was 94. (AP Photo/Harold Filan, File)
Vin Scully, Dodgers broadcaster for 67 years, dies at 94

By Beth Harris Aug. 02, 2022 11:43 PM EDT

Former Georgia star, NFL RB Lars Tate dies of cancer at 56

Aug. 02, 2022 06:13 PM EDT
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Lars Tate, part of a long line of Georgia running back greats who went on to play three seasons in the NFL with Tampa Bay and Chicago, has died,...

Colorado State University head football coach Jay Norvell throws out the ceremonial first pitch before the Colorado Rockies host the Los Angeles Dodgers in a baseball game Sunday, July 31, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Dodgers at Rockies 7/31/2022

Jul. 31, 2022 05:17 PM EDT

Jake Dickert, head NCAA college football coach at Washington State University, throws out the ceremonial first pitch at a baseball game between the Seattle Mariners and the Houston Astros, Saturday, July 23, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Astros at Mariners 7/23/2022

Jul. 23, 2022 05:15 PM EDT

Sportlight-Mark Buehrle pitches the 18th perfect game.

By The Associated Press Jul. 22, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
July 23 1907 — Australasia beats British Isles 3-2 to win the Davis Cup held at Wimbledon. Australasia wins its first David Cup and ends the four-year...

Sportlight-Week Ahead, July 22-28

By The Associated Press Jul. 21, 2022 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. ...

National League's Pete Alonso, of the New York Mets, bats during the MLB All-Star baseball Home Run Derby, Monday, July 18, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
American League at National League 7/19/2022

Jul. 19, 2022 06:43 PM EDT

An overview of Dodger Stadium during batting practice before the MLB All-Star baseball game, Tuesday, July 19, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
If All-Star Game decided by HR derby, final score stays same

Jul. 19, 2022 06:41 PM EDT

Mississippi head coach Lane Kiffin walks to the podium before speaking during NCAA college football Southeastern Conference Media Days, Monday, July 18, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Kiffin describes opening query about Saban as 'pretty usual'

By Charles Odum Jul. 18, 2022 05:44 PM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jun. 23, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
June 24 1910 — James Braid wins his fifth British Open with a four-stroke victory over Sandy Herd. 1911 — John McDermott becomes the...

St. Louis Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt runs the bases after hitting a two-run home run off Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher JT Brubaker during the third inning in the first game of a baseball doubleheader, Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Scott Kane)
Pirates at Cardinals 6/14/2022

Jun. 14, 2022 11:41 PM EDT

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas (39) watches as his no-hitter is broken up by a ground-rule double by Pittsburgh Pirates' Cal Mitchell during the ninth inning in the second game of a baseball doubleheader Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Scott Kane)
A strike away: Mikolas just short of no-hitter for Cardinals

By Joe Harris Jun. 14, 2022 11:39 PM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jun. 02, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
June 3 1932 — Lou Gehrig becomes the first major league player to hit four consecutive home runs in a game, giving the New York Yankees a 20-13 win...

Stewart, Michigan beat Illinois 7-5 in Big Ten Tournament

May. 27, 2022 03:26 AM EDT
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Joe Stewart went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a home run and three runs to help Michigan beat Illinois 7-5 Thursday night in the opening round of the...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press May. 19, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
May 24 1905 — Harry Payne Whitney’s Tanya becomes the second filly to win the Belmont Stakes. Ruthless was the first filly to win the Belmont, in 1867....

University of Southern California football head coach Lincoln Riley throws out the ceremonial first pitch prior to a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies Friday, May 13, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Phillies at Dodgers 5/13/2022

May. 14, 2022 12:49 AM EDT

Michigan head football coach Jim Harbaugh reacts as he watches the San Diego Padres play against the Chicago Cubs in a baseball game Monday, May 9, 2022, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Cubs at Padres 5/9/2022

May. 09, 2022 11:39 PM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press May. 07, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
May 8 1915 — Regret, ridden by Joe Notter, becomes the first filly to win the Kentucky Derby, with a 2-length wire-to-wire victory over Pebbles. ...