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Vegas Golden Knights center Nicolas Roy (10) reacts after the team's 3-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche in overtime in Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series Wednesday, June 2, 2021, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
The Latest: Nuggets, Avalanche arena OK for full capacity

By The Associated Press Jun. 03, 2021 01:15 PM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press May. 20, 2021 06:50 PM EDT
May 21 1881 — A small group of tennis club members meets at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York City to form the world’s first national...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press May. 13, 2021 01:42 PM EDT
May 14 1913 — Washington’s Walter Johnson gives up a run in the fourth inning against the St. Louis Browns to end his streak of 56...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a press conference at Sahlen Field in Buffalo, N.Y., where the Toronto Blue Jays are scheduled to play several home games due to restrictions in cross-border travel between the U.S. and Canada on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. (Derek Gee/The Buffalo News via AP)
The Latest: Avalanche, Nuggets get OK to increase capacity

By The Associated Press May. 12, 2021 11:36 AM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press May. 09, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
May 10 1913 — Donerail, ridden by Roscoe Goose, comes from fifth place in the stretch to upset Ten Point by one-half length and win the...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press May. 06, 2021 04:49 PM EDT
May 7 1938 — Lawrin, ridden by Eddie Arcaro, wins the Kentucky Derby by one length over Dauber. 1955 — Swaps, ridden by...

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

By The Associated Press Apr. 24, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
April 25 1950 — Charles Cooper, an All-American from Duquesne playing with the Harlem Globetrotters, becomes the first black to be picked...

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...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Apr. 22, 2021 12:33 PM EDT
April 23 1903 — The New York Highlanders, later renamed Yankees, win their first game as a major league team, 7-2 over the Washington...

In this 2001 photo provided by Fox Sports, Troy Aikman, Dick Stockton and Daryl Johnston, from left, pose for a photo, location not known. Stockton has done his final game on network television after a 55-year career that included stints with Fox, CBS and NBC. He has cut back on work in recent years, doing only NFL games for Fox and said during a telephone interview Friday, March 26, 2020, that he had been contemplating retirement for the past year. (Jason Wilheim/Fox Sports via AP)
Dick Stockton wraps up memorable 55-year announcing career

By Joe Reedy Mar. 26, 2021 07:39 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...

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

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2020, file photo, Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers looks on during the second quarter of the team's NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets in Denver. The Philadelphia 76ers introduced Rivers as their head coach on Monday, Oct. 5, 2020. Rivers takes over as the 25th head coach in 76ers history after a seven-season run as head coach of the Clippers. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)
Rivers runs through it? 76ers count on championship with Doc

By Dan Gelston Oct. 05, 2020 04:20 PM EDT

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) passes in the second half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Brett Duke)
For television executives, return of football is good news

By David Bauder Sep. 15, 2020 06:11 PM EDT

Dominic Thiem, of Austria, reacts after defeating Alexander Zverev, of Germany, in the men's singles final of the US Open tennis championships, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Sunday in the parks: The playoffs, NFL, a no-hitter and more

By Tim Reynolds Sep. 13, 2020 08:33 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2016, file photo, CBS Sports commentator James Brown works the NFL football game between the Buffalo Bills and the New York Jets in Orchard Park, N.Y. In a week in which racial injustice took center stage following the events in Wisconsin, Black sports media personalities came to the forefront with their views and drove dialogue not seen on many other platforms. (AP Photo/Bill Wippert, File)
Former athletes, sports shows take lead on social justice

By Joe Reedy Aug. 31, 2020 02:54 AM EDT

Giannis Antetokounmpo de los Bucks de Milwaukee lanza el balón superando a Gary Clarke del Magic de Orlando en el quinto juego de la serie de primera ronda de la Conferencia Este el sábado 29 de agosto del 2020 en Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Bucks beat Magic 118-104, take series in 5 games

Aug. 29, 2020 07:56 PM EDT

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Philip Rivers (17) watches as quarterback Jacoby Brissett (7) throws during practice at the NFL team's football training camp in Indianapolis, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Colts return to practice with plan to combat injustices

By Michael Marot Aug. 28, 2020 05:17 PM EDT