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Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, reacts after hitting his second shot on the 17th hole during the second round of the Genesis Invitational golf tournament at Riviera Country Club, Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Kang)
The Genesis Invitational

Feb. 23, 2021 07:06 PM EST

Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, reacts after hitting his second shot on the 17th hole during the second round of the Genesis Invitational golf tournament at Riviera Country Club, Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Kang)
The Latest: Charleston Southern pauses athletics

By The Associated Press Feb. 23, 2021 07:05 PM EST

St. Louis Blues center Jordan Kyrou (25) and Vegas Golden Knights center Jonathan Marchessault (81) vie for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
The Latest: Rice delays men's basketball series with N Texas

By The Associated Press Jan. 28, 2021 04:55 PM EST

Justin Thomas hits from the first tee during the final round of the Tournament of Champions golf event, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, at Kapalua Plantation Course in Kapalua, Hawaii. (Matthew Thayer/The Maui News via AP)
Sentry Tournament of Champions

Jan. 16, 2021 02:40 AM EST

Justin Thomas hits from the first tee during the final round of the Tournament of Champions golf event, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, at Kapalua Plantation Course in Kapalua, Hawaii. (Matthew Thayer/The Maui News via AP)
Paradise not always peaceful during tour's Hawaii swing

By Doug Ferguson Jan. 16, 2021 02:39 AM EST

Vanderbilt head coach Jerry Stackhouse argues a call in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Mississippi State Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
The Latest: Vegas tests positive ahead of PGA Tour event

By The Associated Press Jan. 12, 2021 02:21 PM EST

Fans wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus cheer during Game 1 of the Korean Series, the Korea Baseball Organization's championship round, between Doosan Bears and NC Dinos at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. South Korea says it will tighten social distancing rules in the greater Seoul area and some parts of eastern Gangwon province to try to suppress a coronavirus resurgence there. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
The Latest: Golden Boot winner Diego Rossi in quarantine

By The Associated Press Nov. 18, 2020 09:01 AM EST

Los Angeles Rams offensive tackle Andrew Whitworth reacts as he leave the game with an injury during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
The Latest: LA Rams player tests positive for coronavirus

By The Associated Press Nov. 17, 2020 04:22 PM EST

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: 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. ...

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. ...

Ricardo Zapata, left, a photographer for the Los Angeles Angels, has his temperature taken by Sarah Morris before entering Angels Stadium for baseball practice on Monday, July 6, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. New protocols like temperature checks, social distancing, and limiting amount of people allowed in sports venues have been put in place due to the spread of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
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...

FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020 file photo, Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi, of Switzerland, plays against the St. Louis Blues in the third period of an NHL hockey game in Nashville, Tenn. Predators captain Roman Josi and his wife, Ellie, gave $20,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee and another $20,000 to a local homeless ministry. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
The Latest: Cubs to use Wrigley as food distribution hub

By The Associated Press Apr. 14, 2020 02:34 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 15, 2018, file photo, a board displays odds for different bets on the NCAA college basketball tournament at the Westgate Superbook sports book in Las Vegas. The sports books are closed, and the only things left to bet on mobile apps are virtual racing and Russian ping pong. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Sportsbooks are dark and odds are long in Las Vegas

By Tim Dahlberg Apr. 06, 2020 05:27 PM EDT