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Sportlight:Week Ahead, Aug. 26-Sept. 1
By The Associated Press Aug. 25, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 26
1933 — Helen Hull Jacobs captures the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association singles title when Helen Wills Moody defaults in the third set because of...
Sportlight-Jackie Joyner sets heptathlon world record
By The Associated Press Aug. 01, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 2
1864 — The first Travers Stakes at Saratoga is won by Kentucky, a horse that scores 20 consecutive victories.
1912 — John...
Sportlight
By The Associated Press Jul. 28, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 2
1864 — The first Travers Stakes at Saratoga is won by Kentucky, a horse that scores 20 consecutive victories.
1912 — John...
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Jul. 12, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
July 13
1881 — William Renshaw sets the record for the shortest men’s championship match by time and games by beating John T. Hartley 6-0, 6-1, 6-1 in...
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Jul. 07, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
July 12
1901 — Cy Young of the Boston Red Sox wins his 300th game with a 5-3 victory over the Philadelphia A’s.
1930 — Bobby Jones wins...
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Jun. 23, 2022 08:45 PM EDT
June 28
1935 — Alf Perry ties a British Open scoring record with a 283 total at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. Perry’s finishes five...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Aug. 19, 2021 11:49 AM EDT
Aug. 23
1898 — Malcolm Whitman wins the men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship.
1926 —...
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Aug. 01, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 2
1864 — The first Travers Stakes at Saratoga is won by Kentucky, a horse that scores 20 consecutive victories.
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AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Jul. 29, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 2
1864 — The first Travers Stakes at Saratoga is won by Kentucky, a horse that scores 20 consecutive victories.
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AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Jul. 12, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
July 13
1881 — William Renshaw sets the record for the shortest men’s championship match by time and games by beating John T. Hartley 6-0,...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Jul. 08, 2021 12:06 PM EDT
July 13
1881 — William Renshaw sets the record for the shortest men’s championship match by time and games by beating John T. Hartley 6-0,...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Jun. 24, 2021 12:32 PM EDT
June 29
1906 — Alex Smith shoots a record 295 to beat brother Willie in the U.S. Open. Alex shoots a 295 at Onwentsia Club Ill.
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AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Aug. 20, 2020 11:48 AM EDT
Aug. 23
1898 — Malcolm Whitman wins the men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship.
1926 —...
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Aug. 01, 2020 11:14 AM EDT
Aug. 2
1864 — The first Travers Stakes at Saratoga is won by Kentucky, a horse that scores 20 consecutive victories.
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AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Jul. 12, 2020 11:00 AM EDT
July 13
1881 — William Renshaw sets the record for the shortest men’s championship match by time and games by beating John T. Hartley 6-0,...
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Jul. 09, 2020 12:38 PM EDT
July 11
1914 — Babe Ruth makes his major league pitching debut for the Boston Red Sox against Cleveland, getting the 4-3 victory over the...
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Jun. 25, 2020 11:59 AM EDT
June 27
1903 — Willie Anderson captures the U.S. Open with a two-stroke victory over David Brown in a playoff.
1914 —...