Olympic games
Sportlight: Week Ahead, Sept. 23-30

By The Associated Press Sep. 22, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
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. ...

South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley, right, greets fans as the team returns to the team's hotel following the Women's Final Four NCAA basketball tournament, Sunday, April 3, 2022, in Minneapolis. South Carolina defeated UConn earlier in the night to win the national championship. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
South Carolina's Dawn Staley becomes force on, off the court

By Pete Iacobelli Apr. 07, 2022 12:48 PM EDT

FILE - Sunisa Lee, of the United States, performs on the balance beam during the artistic gymnastics women's final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo. The 19-year-old Auburn freshman has helped lead Auburn to the NCAA gymnastics championships April 14-16 in Fort Worth, Texas. Lee has also parlayed her all-around gold into a run on Dancing with the Stars since the new name, image and likeness rules made college an easy decision. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
Olympic gold medalist Sunisa Lee banking more NCAA success

By John Zenor Apr. 05, 2022 12:56 PM EDT

Maryland hires Skinn as assistant for Willard's staff

Mar. 24, 2022 05:55 PM EDT
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Maryland hired Tony Skinn as an assistant for new basketball coach Kevin Willard's staff. The school announced the move...

FILE - USA Basketball Men's National Team guard Kobe Bryant, left, talks with head coach Mike Krzyzewski during a practice Saturday, July 14, 2012 in Washington. The basketball coach's fingerprints are all over the highest levels of the game after a nearly five-decade head-coaching career. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Olympics USA Basketball 7/14/2012

Mar. 02, 2022 12:42 PM EST

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Feb. 27, 2022 10:00 AM EST
Feb. 28 1922 — In the first formal college conference basketball tournament, North Carolina beats Mercer 40-26 to win the Southern Intercollegiate...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 24, 2022 11:17 AM EST
Feb. 25 1940 — The first telecast of an American hockey game is transmitted over station W2XBS in New York. The viewing audience watches the New York...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 17, 2022 11:05 AM EST
Feb. 18 1924 — Theresa Weld Blanchard wins her sixth and final U.S. figure skating championship. Sherwin Badger captures his fifth straight and final...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 10, 2022 11:08 AM EST
Feb. 11 1878 — The Boston Bicycle Club, the first bicycle club in the United States, is formed. 1949 — Willie Pep becomes the first boxer...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 03, 2022 10:59 AM EST
Feb. 8 1936 — Jay Berwanger, University of Chicago halfback and Heisman Trophy winner, is the first player ever selected in the NFL Draft. The...

Maryland Terrapins forward Qudus Wahab (33), left, defends as Indiana Hoosiers guard Xavier Johnson (0) attempts a dunk during an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, in College Park, Md. (John McDonnell/The Washington Post via AP)
Hoosiers longtime PA announcer Chuck Crabb retires at 71

Jan. 31, 2022 05:27 PM EST

Naomi Osaka, of Japan, prepares to return to Viktorija Golubic, of Switzerland, during second round of the tennis competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Olympic Tournament Women Singles

Dec. 18, 2021 10:20 AM EST

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Sep. 23, 2021 03:40 PM EDT
Sept. 28 1920 — A Chicago grand jury indicts eight members of the Chicago White Sox on charges of fixing the 1919 World Series, known as...

Wizards guard Bradley Beal remains in health protocols, will not play for US men's basketball team in Olympics

Jul. 15, 2021 03:30 PM EDT
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Wizards guard Bradley Beal remains in health protocols, will not play for US men's basketball team in Olympics. ...

Shane Wiskus, representing the University of Minnesota, competes during the Winter Cup gymnastics event Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, in Indianapolis. The University of Minnesota and the University of Iowa will stop offering men's gymnastics as a scholarship sport at the end of the month. Wiskus wants to be part of the U.S. Olympic gymnastics team. It's one of the reasons he left Minnesota last fall for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Olympic Gold: Men's gymnastics struggling to survive

By Will Graves Apr. 09, 2021 12:04 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 3, 1996 file photo, Dream Team members Charles Barkley, left, and Grant Hill share a laugh with teammates after receiving their gold medals at the Centennial Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. USA Basketball announced Saturday, April 3, 2021, that Hill will take over as managing director of the men’s national team after this summer’s Tokyo Olympics. (AP Photo/Hans Deryk, File)
USA Basketball picks Grant Hill as Colangelo's replacement

By Tim Reynolds Apr. 03, 2021 12:08 PM EDT

Purdue's Trevion Williams (50) reacts with Jaden Ivey (23) after a dunk during the second half of a first-round game against North Texas in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium, Friday, March 19, 2021, in Indianapolis. Williams was fouled on the play. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Syracuse Orange at West Virginia Mountaineers 3/21/2021

Mar. 19, 2021 10:26 PM EDT

Minnesota Wild left wing Kirill Kaprizov, front, defenseman Carson Soucy, back left, and center Kyle Rau react at the end of the team's NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
The Latest: Minnesota Wild returning after 10-day pause

By The Associated Press Feb. 11, 2021 04:11 PM EST

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 11, 2021 02:34 PM EST
Feb. 13 1923 — The New York Renaissance, the first all-black pro basketball team, is organized. Rens become one of the dominant basketball...

FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020 file photo, Cleveland Browns cornerback Denzel Ward celebrates after the Browns defeated the Houston Texans 10-7 after an NFL football game in Cleveland. The Browns are trying to shake free from COVID-19 to face the Steelers. Cleveland's issues with the virus intensified Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020 as top cornerback Denzel Ward and linebacker Malcolm Smith were placed on the COVID-19 reserve list and the team was forced to close its facility before canceling practice with the biggest game in decades coming fast.(AP Photo/Ron Schwane, File)
The Latest: Duke-Florida State basketball game postponed

By The Associated Press Jan. 01, 2021 03:19 PM EST