Women's golf
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 Mar. 24, 2022 11:12 AM EDT
March 25
1934 — Horton Smith wins the first Masters golf tournament by one stroke over Craig Wood.
1947 — Holy Cross, led by George...
PGA Tour heads to rowdy Phoenix Open in quiet week for golf
By The Associated Press Feb. 08, 2022 11:22 AM EST
PGA TOUR
WM PHOENIX OPEN
Site: Scottsdale, Arizona.
Course: TPC Scottsdale. Yardage: 7,261. Par: 71.
Prize...
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Feb. 06, 2022 10:00 AM EST
Feb. 7
1882 — John L. Sullivan wins the world heavyweight bare-knuckle title by beating Paddy Ryan in a nine-round bout in Mississippi City, Miss.
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AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Feb. 03, 2022 10:57 AM EST
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Feb. 4
1861 — The Philadelphia Athletics beat Charter Oak 36-27 in a baseball game played on frozen Litchfield Pond in Brooklyn, N.Y...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Jan. 27, 2022 10:54 AM EST
Jan. 28
1901 — The American League is founded. The league plans for a 140-game schedule, set player rosters at 14 and recognizes the Players Protective...
Annika Sorenstam contemplating a return to US Women's Open
By Doug Ferguson Jan. 25, 2022 01:35 PM EST
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Jan. 20, 2022 11:41 AM EST
Jan. 21
1921 — Kenesaw Mountain Landis takes office as baseball’s commissioner.
1947 — Carl Hubbell, Frank Frisch, Mickey Cochrane, and...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Jan. 20, 2022 11:33 AM EST
Jan. 21
1921 — Kenesaw Mountain Landis takes office as baseball’s commissioner.
1947 — Carl Hubbell, Frank Frisch, Mickey Cochrane, and...
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Jan. 14, 2022 10:00 AM EST
Jan. 15
1965 — In one of the most notable trades in NBA history, the San Francisco Warriors deal Wilt Chamberlain to the Philadelphia 76ers for Connie...
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 Jan. 06, 2022 12:33 PM EST
Jan. 11
1970 — The AFL wins its second straight Super Bowl as the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Minnesota Vikings 23-7 behind Len Dawson’s superb...
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Nov. 23, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Nov. 24
1904 — Fullback Sam McAllester is thrown for a touchdown to give Tennessee a 7-0 victory over Alabama. McAllester, wearing a wide...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Nov. 18, 2021 10:51 AM EST
Nov. 23
1947 — Sammy Baugh throws six touchdown passes as the Washington Redskins beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 45-21.
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AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Nov. 04, 2021 04:54 PM EDT
Nov. 5
1927 — Walter Hagen beats Joe Turnesa 1-up to capture the PGA Championship for the fourth consecutive year and fifth overall.
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AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Oct. 03, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Oct. 4
1895 — Horace Rawlins wins the first U.S. Open. Rawlins beats Willie Dunn with 36-hole total of 173 at the Newport Golf Club in...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Sep. 30, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Oct. 1
1903 — The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Pilgrims 7-3 in the first World Series game. Jimmy Sebring hits the first Series homer...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Sep. 30, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Oct. 5
1900 — Britain’s Harry Vardon wins the U.S. Open golf title, beating J.H. Taylor with a 313 total at the Chicago Golf Club.
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Torrey Pines goes to Saturday finish to get off NFL Sunday
By Doug Ferguson Sep. 28, 2021 05:29 PM EDT
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Sep. 26, 2021 10:00 AM 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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