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Sportlight-Week Ahead, Aug. 5-11

By The Associated Press Aug. 04, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 9 1936 — Jesse Owens becomes the first American to win four Olympic gold medals as the United States sets a world record in the 4x100 relay at the...

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...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 05, 2021 11:35 AM EDT
Aug. 10 1900 — The first Davis Cup is held with the United States beating Britain, 3-0. 1949 — Ezzard Charles knocks...

Caeleb Dressel of the United States swims in a heat of the men's 100-meter butterfly at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Olympics Latest: US women's volleyball reaches quarterfinals

Jul. 28, 2021 08:36 PM EDT

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...

FILE - In this April 9, 2021, file photo, Ryan Lochte competes in the men's 200-meter final at the TYR Pro Swim Series swim meet in Mission Viejo, Calif. Lochte, the swimmer who embarrassed himself and the U.S. five years ago in Rio de Janeiro, is seeking to make a record-tying Olympic team. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, Fole)
Lochte, chastened by misdeeds, takes aim at 5th Olympics

By Beth Harris Jun. 11, 2021 06:38 PM EDT

FILE In this July 31, 2019, file photo, Ryan Lochte competes in the men's 200-meter individual medley time trial at the U.S. national swimming championships in Stanford, Calif. Lochte was ticked off about his performances in the pool at the U.S. Open, the first major meet on American soil since the coronavirus pandemic shut down sports in mid-March. Lochte finished third in the 200-meter individual medley with a time 2 minutes, 1.05 seconds Friday — well behind winner Chase Kalisz in 1:59.72. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Swimmer Ryan Lochte miffed at his times in return to racing

By Beth Harris Nov. 14, 2020 01:45 PM EST

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 06, 2020 10:55 AM EDT
Aug. 9 1936 — Jesse Owens becomes the first American to win four Olympic gold medals as the United States sets a world record in the 4x100...

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...

FILE - In this Jan. 15, 1998, file photo, Jenny Thompson shows off the gold medal she won in the womens 100 meter butterfly final at the World Swimming Championships in Perth, Australia. One of America's greatest Olympic swimmers, Thompson is now on the front line of the fight against coronavirus as an anesthesiologist at the VA hospital in Charleston, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Rick Stevens)
Former Olympic champ Jenny Thompson takes on new opponent

By Paul Newberry May. 04, 2020 03:43 PM EDT