Willie Mays
This Date in Baseball-Week Ahead, Sept. 30 - Oct. 6
By The Associated Press Sep. 29, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Sept. 30
1904 — Doc White of the Chicago White Sox pitched his fifth shutout in eighteen days, a 4-0 win over the New York Yankees.
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Sportlight: Week Ahead, Sept. 23-30
By The Associated Press Sep. 22, 2022 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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Today in Sports History: Shula Records His 300th NFL Win
By The Associated Press Sep. 21, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Sept. 22
1905 — Willie Anderson wins the U.S. Open for the fourth time in five years, beating Alex Smith with a 314-total at the Myopia Hunt Club in...
Today in Sports History: Week Ahead, Sept. 16-22
By The Associated Press Sep. 15, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Sept. 20
1913 — Twenty-year-old amateur Francis Ouimet beats Britain’s Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in an 18-hole playoff to win the U.S. Open.
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AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Apr. 28, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
April 29
1901 — His Eminence, ridden by Jimmy Winkfield, wins the Kentucky Derby by 1 1/2 lengths over Sannazarro in the only Derby ever raced in April...
This Date in Baseball-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Apr. 07, 2022 12:01 PM EDT
April 12
1906 — Johnny Bates of Boston became the first modern player to hit a home run in his first major league at bat. Irv Young allowed one hit as...
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Jan. 22, 2022 10:00 AM EST
Jan. 23
1944 — The Detroit Red Wings defeat the New York Rangers 15-0 to set an NHL record for consecutive goals.
1959 — In the NBA All...
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-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Sep. 23, 2021 03:40 PM EDT
Sept. 28
1920 — A Chicago grand jury indicts eight members of the Chicago White Sox on charges of fixing the 1919 World Series, known as...
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Sep. 21, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Sept. 22
1905 — Willie Anderson wins the U.S. Open for the fourth time in five years, beating Alex Smith with a 314-total at the Myopia...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Sep. 16, 2021 11:41 AM EDT
Sept. 21
1940 — For the first time in the history of photo finishes a triple dead heat for first place is recorded, at Willow’s Park,...
This Date in Baseball-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Apr. 29, 2021 02:17 PM EDT
May 4
1869 — Henry Chadwick published his first annual baseball handbook. The book eventually evolved into Spalding’s Official Baseball...
This Date in Baseball-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Apr. 08, 2021 03:30 PM EDT
April 10
1913 — President Wilson threw out the first ball as the Senators edged the New York Yankees 2-1 in Washington’s home opener....
Brady out to join Robertson, Robinson in exclusive club
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AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Jan. 22, 2021 10:00 AM 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-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-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Sep. 24, 2020 12:55 PM 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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AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Sep. 21, 2020 10:00 AM EDT
Sept. 22
1905 — Willie Anderson wins the U.S. Open for the fourth time in five years, beating Alex Smith with a 314-total.
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AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Sep. 17, 2020 02:10 PM EDT
Sept. 20
1913 — Twenty-year-old amateur Francis Ouimet beats Britain’s Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in an 18-hole playoff to win the U.S. Open....
Column: Sloan, other coaching greats who were denied a title
By Paul Newberry May. 22, 2020 05:04 PM EDT