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AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Jan. 13, 2022 11:28 AM EST
Jan. 14
943 — Montreal’s Alex Smart scores three goals in his first NHL game and leads the Canadiens to a 5-1 victory over the Chicago Black Hawks.
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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...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Sep. 16, 2021 11:41 AM EDT
Sept. 21
1940 — For the first time in the history of photo finishes a triple dead heat for first place is recorded, at Willow’s Park,...
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press May. 27, 2021 05:37 PM EDT
May 28
1901 — Parader, ridden by Fred Landry, overcomes a bad start to win the Preakness Stakes by two lengths over Sadie S.
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AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press May. 13, 2021 01:42 PM EDT
May 14
1913 — Washington’s Walter Johnson gives up a run in the fourth inning against the St. Louis Browns to end his streak of 56...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Apr. 01, 2021 01:00 PM EDT
April 7
1940 — Jimmy Demaret wins the Masters with a four-stroke triumph over Lloyd Mangrum. Mangrum shoots an opening round 64, a course...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Apr. 01, 2021 12:58 PM EDT
April 3
1930 — The Montreal Canadiens win the NHL Stanley Cup with a two-game sweep of the Boston Bruins.
1933 — Ken...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Mar. 25, 2021 12:25 PM EDT
March 27
1939 — Oregon beats Ohio State 46-33 in the NCAA’s first national basketball tournament.
1942 — Joe Louis...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Mar. 04, 2021 01:13 PM EST
March 6
1920 — Mickey Roach of Toronto scores five goals to lead the St. Patricks to an 11-2 rout of the Quebec Bulldogs.
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The Latest: Vegas tests positive ahead of PGA Tour event
By The Associated Press Jan. 12, 2021 02:21 PM EST
The Latest: Marquette halts all basketball for 2 weeks
By The Associated Press Oct. 21, 2020 08:17 PM EDT
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Sep. 24, 2020 12:55 PM 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.
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AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Sep. 17, 2020 02:10 PM EDT
Sept. 20
1913 — Twenty-year-old amateur Francis Ouimet beats Britain’s Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in an 18-hole playoff to win the U.S. Open....
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Sep. 03, 2020 10:39 AM EDT
Sept. 10
1933 — Fred Perry wins his first U.S. men’s singles title with a 6-3, 11-13, 4-6, 6-0, 6-1 victory over Australian Jack Crawford.
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The Latest: California CCAA moving all sports to the spring
By The Associated Press Jul. 09, 2020 03:15 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 Jun. 01, 2020 11:19 AM EDT
June 2
1896 — Hastings, ridden by H. Griffin, edges Handspring by a neck to capture the Belmont Stakes.
1908 — Royal...
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press May. 28, 2020 10:28 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...
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press May. 28, 2020 10:22 AM EDT
May 30
1903 — Flocarline becomes the first filly to win the Preakness Stakes.
1908 — Jockey Joe Notter misjudges the...
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press May. 14, 2020 11:13 AM EDT
May 16
1884 — Isaac Murphy, a black jockey considered one of the greatest U.S. riders, wins the first of his three Kentucky Derby titles...