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AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Feb. 01, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Feb. 2 1876 — The National League forms, consisting of teams in Philadelphia, Hartford, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Louisville, St. Louis...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jan. 30, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Jan. 31 1920 — Joe Malone of the Quebec Bulldogs scores an NHL record seven goals in a 10-6 victory over the Toronto St. Patricks. ...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jan. 28, 2021 12:30 PM EST
Jan. 30 1926 — The major league rules committee mandates that pitchers must have access to a rosin bag. 1971 — UCLA...

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...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jan. 21, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Jan. 22 1920 — The New York Yankees announce they will be the first team to wear uniform numbers, according to the player’s position in...

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,...

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

By The Associated Press Jan. 08, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Jan. 9 1942 — Joe Louis knocks out Buddy Baer with four seconds left in the first round at Madison Square Garden in New York to retain the...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jan. 07, 2021 09:32 AM EST
Jan. 9 1942 — Joe Louis knocks out Buddy Baer with four seconds left in the first round at Madison Square Garden in New York to retain the...

FILE - Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant goes up for a dunk during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz in Los Angeles, in this Friday, Jan. 25, 2013, file photo. Bryant is the game’s fourth-leading scorer. He spent 20 years with the Los Angeles Lakers, 18 as an All-Star, and won five titles. Then came the helicopter crash in the fog-shrouded California hills that reverberated across sports and across continents. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
Jazz-Lakers 1/25/2013

Dec. 29, 2020 01:22 PM EST

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

Sneakers and a Los Angeles Lakers uniform with the numbers worn by NBA star Kobe Bryant are left at a memorial for Bryant while fans gather to pay their respects near Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 2, 2020. Bryant, who became one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during a 20-year career with the Lakers, died in a helicopter crash on Sunday, Jan. 26. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Colo Colo vs Cobresal 2/2/2020

Dec. 28, 2020 12:32 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

FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2020, file photo, Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate after defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 in in Game 6 to win baseball's World Series in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
Amid anguish of pandemic, sports offered memorable moments

By John Marshall Dec. 25, 2020 01:01 PM EST

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Dec. 24, 2020 10:00 AM EST
Dec. 25 1956 — Corky Devlin of Fort Wayne goes 0-for-15 from the field against the Minneapolis Lakers to tie an NBA record. ...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Dec. 19, 2020 10:00 AM EST
Dec. 20 1921 — Baseball Commissioner Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis casts the deciding vote to return to best-of-seven World Series from the...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Dec. 17, 2020 11:26 AM EST
Dec. 24 1950 — Cleveland’s Otto Graham throws four touchdown passes, despite icy footing in Municipal Stadium, and Lou Groza kicks a 16...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Dec. 17, 2020 11:13 AM EST
Dec. 20 1921 — Baseball Commissioner Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis casts the deciding vote to return to best-of-seven World Series from the...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Dec. 05, 2020 10:00 AM EST
Dec. 6 1939 — Iowa’s Nile Kinnick wins the Heisman Trophy. The back passed for 638 yards and 11 touchdowns and rushed for 374 yards. ...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Dec. 04, 2020 10:00 AM EST
Dec. 5 1924 — Red Green of the Hamilton Tigers scores five goals in a 10-5 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. 1971 —...