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Canelo Alvarez celebrates after defeating Billy Joe Saunders in a unified super middleweight world championship boxing match, Saturday, May 8, 2021, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter)
Alvarez adds another title with 8th-round TKO of Saunders

By Schuyler Dixon May. 09, 2021 12:25 AM EDT

Boxers Canelo Alvarez of Mexico, center left, and Billy Joe Saunders of Great Britain, center right, pose for cameras as promoter Eddie Hearn, center, trainer Eddy Reynoso, left, and Saunders' father Tommy Saunders, right, all look on during a pre-fight news conference, Thursday, May 6, 2021, in Arlington, Texas. Alvarez and Saunders fight on Saturday, May 8, 2021, for the unified super middleweight world championship. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Busy Alvarez back in Texas for unification bout vs. Saunders

By Schuyler Dixon May. 07, 2021 01:44 PM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Apr. 27, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
April 28 1966 — Boston edges the Los Angeles Lakers 95-93 in Game 7, giving the Celtics and coach Red Auerbach eight straight NBA titles....

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Apr. 26, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
April 27 1956 — Rocky Marciano retires as the undefeated heavyweight boxing champion. He finished with a 49-0 record, including six title...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Apr. 22, 2021 12:37 PM EDT
April 27 1956 — Rocky Marciano retires as the undefeated heavyweight boxing champion. He finished with a 49-0 record, including six title...

Alvarez stops Yildirim to retain super-middleweight belts

Feb. 28, 2021 09:42 AM EST
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Saul “Canelo” Alvarez outclassed Avni Yildirim and retained his world super-middleweight titles with a technical knockout after...

Boxer Avni Yildirim gestures during a media availability at Hard Rock Stadium, Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Yildirim will challenge Saul "Canelo" Alvarez for the super middleweight title on Saturday. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Alvarez not taking heavy underdog Yildirim lightly

Feb. 26, 2021 03:30 PM EST

North Carolina coach Roy Williams congratulates Marquette coach Steve Wojciechowski after Marquette's win in an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, in Chapel Hill, N.C. (Robert Willett/The News & Observer via AP)
The Latest: MLB's Reds cleared to welcome about 12,700 fans

By The Associated Press Feb. 25, 2021 02:47 PM EST

Boxers Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, left, and Avni Yildirim pose for photos at Hard Rock Stadium, Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Alvarez will defend his WBC and WBA super-middleweight titles against Yildirim on Saturday. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Alvarez headlines first boxing card at Dolphins home stadium

Feb. 22, 2021 05:52 PM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2020, file photo, former basketball superstar Michael Jordan speaks during a news conference ahead of an NBA basketball game between the Charlotte Hornets and the Milwaukee Bucks in Paris. The Associated Press asked eight of the greatest current and former champions, including Jordan, from seven different sports to find out what impressed them most about Tom Brady. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
Best of the best impressed: 'Brady is the gold standard'

By Jim Litke Feb. 06, 2021 03:13 AM EST

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Feb. 05, 2021 10:00 AM 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-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 04, 2021 01:22 PM EST
Feb 10 1908 — Tommy Burns knocks out Jack Palmer in the fourth round to defend his world heavyweight title in London. ...

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. 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-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 Dec. 25, 2020 10:00 AM EST
Dec. 26 1908 — Jack Johnson becomes the first black man to win the world heavyweight boxing title, with a 14th-round knockout of Tommy...

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...

Errol Spence Jr., poses by trainer Derrick James after defeating Danny Garcia for the WBC IBF welterweight championships in a boxing bout in Arlington, Texas, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Brandon Wade)
Spence beats Garcia, keeps titles in 1st fight since crash

By Schuyler Dixon Dec. 06, 2020 12:51 AM EST

Boxer Errol Spence Jr., poses as he weighs in for a title match against Danny Garcia in Dallas, Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. Spence Jr. is putting his WBC and IBF welterweight titles on the line against Danny Garcia in his first fight since escaping serious injury in a high-speed car wreck in Dallas that led to misdemeanor drunken driving charges and could have derailed a promising career. The 30-year-old Spence is undefeated in 26 fights with 21 knockouts. Garcia, a 32-year-old from Philadelphia, is 36-2 and has 21 knockouts as well.(AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Spence set to face Danny Garcia in 1st fight since car crash

By Schuyler Dixon Dec. 04, 2020 05:10 PM EST

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Nov. 19, 2020 12:48 PM EST
Nov. 22 1875 — Harvard beats Yale 4-0 in the schools’ first football meeting. With 15 players on each side, the game is a mix of rugby and...