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AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Jun. 30, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
July 1
1859 — Amherst defeats Williams 73-32 in the first intercollegiate baseball game. The game is played by Massachusetts Rules, a wide-open form of...
Former AP sports writer Stephan Nasstrom dead at age 70
By The Associated Press Jul. 21, 2021 05:10 PM EDT
Stephan Nasstrom, who spent nearly 40 years covering sports for The Associated Press, has died. He was 70.
Nasstrom's family confirmed that...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Jul. 01, 2021 12:31 PM EDT
July 2
1921 — The Jack Dempsey-Georges Carpentier heavyweight match at Rickard’s Orchard in Jersey City, N.J., becomes the first million...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Jun. 10, 2021 11:41 AM EDT
June 11
1898 — Willie Simms becomes the only African American jockey to win the Preakness Stakes when he rides Sly Fox to victory and the...
The Latest: No. 1 Djokovic reaches 40th Grand Slam semifinal
By The Associated Press Jun. 09, 2021 09:48 AM EDT
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Jun. 25, 2020 12:03 PM EDT
July 1
1859 — Amherst defeats Williams 73-32 in the first intercollegiate baseball game. The game is played by Massachusetts Rules, a wide...
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Jun. 25, 2020 11:59 AM EDT
June 27
1903 — Willie Anderson captures the U.S. Open with a two-stroke victory over David Brown in a playoff.
1914 —...