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AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Feb. 04, 2021 01:14 PM EST
Feb. 6
1943 — Montreal’s Ray Getliffe scores five goals to lead the Canadiens to an 8-3 triumph over the Boston Bruins.
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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: Kansas State football has virus outbreak
By The Associated Press Nov. 10, 2020 05:34 PM EST

The Latest: Michigan State stops workouts amid positive test
By The Associated Press Jul. 22, 2020 04:42 PM EDT
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Jun. 04, 2020 10:27 AM EDT
June 6
1919 — Man o’ War wins his first race, a 5-furlong contest over a straightaway at Belmont Park. The 3-to-5 favorite wins by six...
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Apr. 23, 2020 11:04 AM EDT
April 25
1950 — Charles Cooper, an All-American from Duquesne playing with the Harlem Globetrotters, becomes the first black to be picked...

The Latest: NCAA suspends infraction hearings, arguments
By The Associated Press Apr. 03, 2020 06:52 PM EDT

Name dropping: A few up-and-comers who may make mark in '20
By Pat Graham Dec. 30, 2019 05:25 PM EST
AP Sportlight
Compiled By Paul Montella Nov. 03, 2019 09:40 AM EST
Nov. 4
1934 — The Detroit Lions rush for an NFL record 426 yards in a 40-7 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The only bright spot for the...
AP Sportlight
Compiled By Paul Montella Sep. 06, 2019 07:50 PM EDT
Sept. 8
1946 — Jack Kramer wins his first U.S. men's singles titles with a 9-7, 6-3, 6-0 win over Tom Brown.
1957 — Althea Gibson becomes...
Friday Sports in Brief
By The Associated Press Aug. 17, 2019 03:50 AM EDT
NBA
NEW YORK (AP) — In a record sale for a U.S. sports franchise, the co-founder of Alibaba agreed to buy the remaining 51 percent of the Brooklyn Nets...
Sports mourns 1960s touchstones: Mikita, Taylor, McCovey
By Fred Lief Dec. 28, 2018 10:40 AM EST
They were touchstones of sports in the 1960s, and sports lost three of the best in 2018: big-hitting Willie McCovey of the San Francisco Giants; Jim Taylor, the...

Rules changes, young stars put NFL at top of ratings game
By The Associated Press Nov. 28, 2018 12:01 PM EST
Weekend Sports in Brief
By The Associated Press Oct. 15, 2018 03:14 AM EDT
SOCCER
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Tobin Heath and Alex Morgan each scored twice in the first half and United States earned a spot in the World Cup next...

College football teams get creative to reward big plays
By Steve Megargee Sep. 06, 2018 07:53 AM EDT