Men's basketball
The Green Bay Packers are seen celebrating a touchdown on the television broadcast during their NFL conference championship game while the Oklahoma City Thunder take on the Los Angeles Clippers during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Oklahoma City Thunder at LA Clippers 1/24/2021

Jan. 24, 2021 05:08 PM EST

Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves reacts Saturday, July 21, 1973, in Atlanta after hitting 700th career home run against the Philadelphia Phillies. (AP Photo)
Aaron's death prompts call to change name: Braves to Hammers

By Paul Newberry Jan. 23, 2021 02:29 PM EST

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jan. 22, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Jan. 23 1944 — The Detroit Red Wings defeat the New York Rangers 15-0 at Olympia Stadium to set an NHL record for consecutive goals. The...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jan. 21, 2021 12:55 PM EST
Jan. 27 1937 — Tris Speaker and Cy Young are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. 1969 — The Pittsburgh Steelers name...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jan. 21, 2021 12:52 PM EST
Jan. 23 1944 — The Detroit Red Wings defeat the New York Rangers 15-0 at Olympia Stadium to set an NHL record for consecutive goals. The...

Boston College's Steffon Mitchell (41) turns downcourt after grabbing a rebound next to Notre Dame's Juwan Durham (11) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Robert Franklin)
Boston College Eagles at Notre Dame Fighting Irish 1/16/2021

Jan. 20, 2021 02:16 PM EST

Georgetown head coach Patrick Ewing shouts during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Butler, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Indianapolis. Butler won 63-55. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
The Latest: Wizards-Bucks game postponed

By The Associated Press Jan. 20, 2021 01:58 PM EST

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jan. 20, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Jan. 21 1921 — Kenesaw Mountain Landis takes office as baseball’s commissioner. 1947 — Carl Hubbell, Frank Frisch,...

FILE - Green Bay Packers' Dominique Dafney catches a touchdown pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears in Chicago, in this Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, file photo. Indiana State hasn’t had anyone drafted in nearly a quarter-century but has two of its former players a game away from the Super Bowl. Both happen to play the same position on the same team. Green Bay Packers tight end Robert Tonyan emerged as one of the league’s breakthrough performers this year. Dominique Dafney went from working at a rooftop patio bar earlier this fall to catching a touchdown pass in the Packers’ regular-season finale.(AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
Indiana State ties connect Packers tight ends Tonyan, Dafney

By Steve Megargee Jan. 19, 2021 12:17 PM EST

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jan. 18, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Jan. 19 1937 — Nap Lajoie, Tris Speaker and Cy Young are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in the second year of voting. ...

FILE - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar arrives at WE Day California at The Forum on Thursday, April 25, 2019, in Inglewood, Calif. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has revealed that he received the COVID-19 vaccine and is encouraging others to consider doing the same. The Basketball Hall of Famer and NBA’s leading all-time scorer has taped a short message that will be aired beginning Monday during broadcasts of games played on the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
The Latest: 76ers-Thunder game postponed

By The Associated Press Jan. 17, 2021 05:38 PM EST

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jan. 17, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Jan. 18 1938 — Grover Cleveland Alexander is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. His 90 shutouts is second on the career list to Walter...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jan. 16, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Jan. 17 1961 — The Cincinnati Royals’ 22-year-old rookie sensation, Oscar Robertson, becomes the youngest player to receive NBA All-Star...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jan. 15, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Jan. 16 1962 — Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors finished with 42 points and 24 rebounds, winning NBA honors even though his...

Georgetown head coach Patrick Ewing shouts during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Butler, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Indianapolis. Butler won 63-55. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
The Latest: South Carolina coach Martin to miss game at LSU

By The Associated Press Jan. 14, 2021 05:38 PM EST

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jan. 14, 2021 03:59 PM EST
Jan. 20 1891 — The International YMCA in Springfield, Mass. is the site of the first official basketball game. Peach baskets were used, but...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jan. 14, 2021 03:57 PM EST
Jan. 16 1962 — Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors finished with 42 points and 24 rebounds, winning NBA honors even though his...

Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo yells from the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Rutgers, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
The Latest: Michigan State-Iowa basketball game postponed

By The Associated Press Jan. 13, 2021 11:11 AM EST

Washington Wizards guard Raul Neto (19) shoots against Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Phoenix Suns at Washington Wizards 1/11/2021

Jan. 12, 2021 07:24 PM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2015, file photo, NHL Players' Association Executive Director Donald Fehr listens during a press conference in Columbus, Ohio. Like the NBA, the NHL is going forward with a season without a bubble. Commissioner Gary Bettman, Players' Association executive director Don Fehr and other top officials explain how hockey got to this point with a CBA that may have only staved off headaches and playing in mostly empty home arenas to start. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
NHL gambles on getting through pandemic outside a bubble

By Stephen Whyno Jan. 12, 2021 02:47 PM EST