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AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 25, 2021 03:43 PM EST
March 3 1920 — The Montreal Canadiens set an NHL record for most goals in a game with a 16-3 rout of the Quebec Bulldogs. ...

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James throws powder in the air prior to an NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Oklahoma City Thunder at Los Angeles Lakers 2/8/2021

Feb. 09, 2021 02:32 AM EST

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James throws powder in the air prior to an NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Analysis: Brady shows James proof that age is but a number

By Tim Reynolds Feb. 09, 2021 02:31 AM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 23, 2021, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James smiles during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls in Chicago. The Associated Press asked eight of the greatest current and former champions, including James, from seven different sports to find out what impressed them most about Tom Brady.(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Los Angeles Lakers at Chicago Bulls 1/23/2021

Feb. 06, 2021 03:06 AM EST

El alero de los Pistons de Detroit Blake Griffin avanza hacia la canasta mientras lo defiende LeBron James de los Lakers de Los Ángeles en el encuentro del jueves 28 de enero del 2021. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Los Angeles Lakers at Detroit Pistons 1/28/2021

Jan. 29, 2021 07:08 PM EST

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady reacts after winning the NFC championship NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers in Green Bay, Wis., Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021. The Buccaneers defeated the Packers 31-26 to advance to the Super Bowl. (AP Photo/Matt Ludtke)
Brady out to join Robertson, Robinson in exclusive club

By Arnie Stapleton Jan. 29, 2021 07:01 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. ...

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...

FILE - This is a 1970 file photo showing Chicago Bears football player Gale Sayers. Sports in 2020 was an unending state of mourning. Football lost a big piece of its heart: Don Shula, Gale Sayers, Paul Hornung, Bobby Mitchell.(AP Photo/File)
From Kobe to Maradona, a year of staggering losses in sports

By Fred Lief Dec. 29, 2020 12:54 PM EST

FILE- In this combo of 2020 file photos, Naomi Osaka, of Japan, wears face masks bearing the names of Black victims of police violence and racial profiling during the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York Osaka has been selected by The Associated Press as the Female Athlete of the Year. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, top, Seth Wenig)
Sports in 2020: Disruptions aplenty, only constant was loss

By Jim Litke Dec. 28, 2020 12:30 PM EST

Vanderbilt place kicker Sarah Fuller (32) kicks an extra point during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game against Tennessee at Vanderbilt Stadium, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. After leading Vanderbilt to the Southeastern Conference women's soccer championship, she suited up for the Commodores undermanned football team, becoming the first female to play in a Power Five game and tacking on another historic first when she scored in her next game by kicking a pair of extra points. (George Walker IV/The Tennessean via AP)
Column: 2020 is perfect for socially distanced Newby Awards

By Paul Newberry Dec. 25, 2020 12:18 PM EST

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Nov. 28, 2020 10:00 AM EST
Nov. 29 1890 — Navy beats Army 24-0 in the first matchup of this historic series. 1934 — The Detroit Lions play their...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Nov. 25, 2020 05:27 PM EST
Nov. 29 1890 — Navy beats Army 24-0 in the first matchup of this historic series. 1934 — The Detroit Lions play their...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Nov. 22, 2020 10:00 AM EST
Nov. 23 1947 — Sammy Baugh throws six touchdown passes as the Washington Redskins beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 45-21. ...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Nov. 19, 2020 12:48 PM EST
Nov. 22 1875 — Harvard beats Yale 4-0 in the schools’ first football meeting. With 15 players on each side, the game is a mix of rugby and...

The Michael Jordan statue stands in front of an I Voted banner on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in the atrium of the United Center, transformed for the first time into a super voting site in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Voting, activism replace practice, games in US sports world

By Howard Fendrich Nov. 03, 2020 06:43 PM EST

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Oct. 29, 2020 10:00 AM EDT
Oct. 30 1943 — Gus Bodnar of Toronto scores a goal 15 seconds into his first NHL game as the Maple Leafs beat the New York Rangers 5-2. ...

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff throws during the first half of an NFL football game against the Washington Football Team Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
49ers post-Super Bowl struggles all too familiar for Rams

By Josh Dubow Oct. 15, 2020 01:03 PM EDT

Denver Broncos' A.J. Johnson (45) and Josey Jewell (47) sack New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold (14) during the second half of an NFL football game Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Gase insists 'fracturing is not an option' for winless Jets

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Oct. 02, 2020 05:11 PM EDT

Los Angeles Lakers' Anthony Davis (3) bumps shoulders with LeBron James while celebrating after a dunk against the Miami Heat during the second half of Game 1 of basketball's NBA Finals Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Secret to Lakers' superstar pairing? No jealousy, James says

By Brian Mahoney Oct. 01, 2020 06:29 PM EDT