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Sportlight-Week Ahead, Aug. 12-18

By The Associated Press Aug. 11, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 12 1876 — Madeleine wins two straight heats over Canada’s Countess of Dufferin to defend the America’s Cup. 1936 — Rosalind, driven...

Sportlight- Ichiro Suzuki collects his 3,000th hit.

By The Associated Press Aug. 06, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 7 1907 — Walter Johnson wins the first of his 417 victories, leading the Washington Senators past the Cleveland Indians 7-2. 1952 —...

Sportlight-Week Ahead, Aug. 5-11

By The Associated Press Aug. 04, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 5 1921 — Radio station KDKA and announcer Harold Arlin provide the first broadcast of a major league game as the Pirates beat the Phillies 8-5 at...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 12, 2021 12:07 PM EDT
Aug. 13 1919 — Upset scores a win against Man o’ War in the Sanford Memorial Stakes at Saratoga. The defeat is Big Red’s only loss in 21...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Aug. 06, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 7 1907 — Walter Johnson wins the first of his 417 victories, leading the Washington Senators past the Cleveland Indians 7-2. ...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 05, 2021 11:32 AM EDT
Aug. 6 1958 — Glen Davis of Columbus, Ohio, sets a world record in the 400 hurdles with a time of 49.2 in Budapest, Hungary. ...

Former MLB Commissioner Bud Selig speaks during the funeral services for Henry "Hank" Aaron, longtime Atlanta Braves player and Hall of Famer, on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021 at Friendship Baptist Church in Atlanta. (Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves via AP, Pool)
The Hammer makes one last trip to spot where he hit No. 715

By Paul Newberry Jan. 27, 2021 06:58 PM EST

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 06, 2020 10:57 AM EDT
Aug. 13 1919 — Upset scores a win against Man o’ War in the Sanford Memorial Stakes at Saratoga. The defeat is Big Red’s only loss in 21...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Aug. 06, 2020 10:19 AM EDT
Aug. 7 1907 — Walter Johnson wins the first of his 417 victories leading the Washington Senators to a 7-2 victory over the Cleveland...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jul. 30, 2020 11:51 AM EDT
Aug. 6 1926 — Nineteen-year-old Gertrude Ederle of New York City becomes the first woman to swim the English Channel as she crosses the...