Men's golf
Tony Finau walks across the Sarazen Bridge with his caddie Mark Urbanek on the 15th hole during the third round of the Masters golf tournament on Saturday, April 10, 2021, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Masters Tournament

Apr. 10, 2021 09:18 PM EDT

Tony Finau walks across the Sarazen Bridge with his caddie Mark Urbanek on the 15th hole during the third round of the Masters golf tournament on Saturday, April 10, 2021, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Finau gets a call during Masters delay, from Tom Brady

By Tim Reynolds Apr. 10, 2021 09:16 PM EDT

FILE - Announcer Jim Nantz is seen after NFL Super Bowl 53, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019 in Atlanta. Jim Nantz's familiar introduction of “Hello friends” will continue to be heard on CBS for many years to come. Nantz and CBS Sports reached agreement on a new deal Thursday, March 25, 2021. The deal was first reported by the “Sports Business Journal”(AP Photo/Gregory Payan, file)
'Hello, friends': Nantz agrees to remain with CBS Sports

By Joe Reedy Mar. 25, 2021 08:04 PM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Mar. 25, 2021 12:25 PM EDT
March 27 1939 — Oregon beats Ohio State 46-33 in the NCAA’s first national basketball tournament. 1942 — Joe Louis...

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Caleb Smith (31) throws during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the San Francisco Giants Sunday, March 14, 2021, in Scottdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
The Latest: Some D-backs players, coaches receive vaccine

By The Associated Press Mar. 23, 2021 12:26 PM EDT

Bill Murray, left, is embraced by Larry Fitzgerald on the first tee during the charity challenge event of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

Feb. 10, 2021 08:52 PM EST

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Feb. 06, 2021 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...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 04, 2021 01:14 PM EST
Feb. 6 1943 — Montreal’s Ray Getliffe scores five goals to lead the Canadiens to an 8-3 triumph over the Boston Bruins. ...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jan. 28, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Jan. 29 1950 — In an Associated Press poll of sports writers and broadcasters, Jack Dempsey is voted the greatest fighter of the past 50...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jan. 21, 2021 12:55 PM EST
Jan. 27 1937 — Tris Speaker and Cy Young are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. 1969 — The Pittsburgh Steelers name...

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. 14, 2021 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...

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

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jan. 11, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Jan. 12 1951 — Ezzard Charles knocks out Lee Oma in the 10th round at Madison Square Garden in New York to retain the heavyweight title. ...

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...

FILE - Driver Bubba Wallace wears a Black Lives Matter shirt as he prepares for a NASCAR Cup Series auto race in Martinsville, Va., in this Wednesday, June 10, 2020, file photo. In a most unusual year already thrown into chaos by the coronavirus pandemic, many athletes took unprecedented steps when a nationwide reckoning on race spilled into the streets of American cities after the killing of George Floyd, a Black man, while in Minneapolis police custody. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
Athletes act: Stars rise up against racial injustice in 2020

By Cliff Brunt Dec. 29, 2020 01:41 PM EST

Fans wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus cheer during Game 1 of the Korean Series, the Korea Baseball Organization's championship round, between Doosan Bears and NC Dinos at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. South Korea says it will tighten social distancing rules in the greater Seoul area and some parts of eastern Gangwon province to try to suppress a coronavirus resurgence there. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
The Latest: Golden Boot winner Diego Rossi in quarantine

By The Associated Press Nov. 18, 2020 11:50 AM EST

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Josh Reynolds (11) stiff-arms Seattle Seahawks strong safety Jamal Adams during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
The Latest: LA Rams player tests positive for coronavirus

By The Associated Press Nov. 17, 2020 09:27 AM EST