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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...

Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby (87) gets a shot past Washington Capitals goaltender Vitek Vanecek (41) for an overtime goal in an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. The Penguins won 5-4. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins 1/19/2021

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Carolina Hurricanes right wing Andrei Svechnikov (37) celebrates his goal against the Nashville Predators with teammates during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Nashville, Tenn., Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. (Andrew Nelles/The Tennessean via AP)
Carolina Hurricanes at Nashville Predators 1/18/2021

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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

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Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho wearing a protective face mask during the warm up before the English Premier League soccer match between Sheffield United and Tottenham Hotspur at the Bramall Lane stadium in Sheffield, England, Sunday, Jan.17, 2021. (Stu Forster/Pool via AP)
The Latest: NFL says 3 players positive in latest testing

By The Associated Press Jan. 19, 2021 01:15 PM EST

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jan. 19, 2021 10:00 AM 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. 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-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...

Raiders owner Mark Davis buying WNBA's Las Vegas Aces

By Doug Feinberg Jan. 14, 2021 02:32 PM EST
Mark Davis is expanding his sports empire in Las Vegas, buying the Aces from MGM Resorts International. The Raiders owner purchased the...

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

Manchester City's Sergio Aguero after taking a tumble during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Newcastle United at the Etihad stadium in Manchester, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. (Peter Powell/Pool via AP)
The Latest: Vegas tests positive ahead of PGA Tour event

By The Associated Press Jan. 12, 2021 02:01 PM EST

Nebraska's Derrick Walker dunks the ball over Indiana defenders in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, in Lincoln, Neb. (Kenneth Ferriera/Lincoln Journal Star via AP)
The Latest: Dallas Stars to resume practicing on Tuesday

By The Associated Press Jan. 11, 2021 03:21 PM EST

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jan. 10, 2021 10:00 AM 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...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jan. 09, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Jan. 10 1972 — The longest winning streak in major professional sports ends when the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Los Angeles Lakers 120-104....

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski looks on from the sidelines during an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, in Pittsburgh. Positive COVID-19 tests have knocked Stefanski out of Cleveland's wild-card game at Pittsburgh on Sunday night — the Browns' first playoff appearance since the 2002 season. (AP Photo/Justin Berl, File)
The Latest: 3 Mavericks players out under COVID-19 protocols

By The Associated Press Jan. 08, 2021 10:33 AM EST

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jan. 07, 2021 01:10 PM EST
Jan. 8 1944 — Toronto’s Babe Pratt becomes the first NHL defenseman to get six assists in a game as the Maple Leafs pound the Boston Bruins...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jan. 07, 2021 09:35 AM EST
Jan. 13 1962 — Wilt Chamberlain scores an NBA regulation-game record 73 points to lead the Philadelphia Warriors to a 135-117 triumph over...

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...