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Germany's Stephan Leyhe soars through the air during the third stage of the 70th Four Hills ski jumping tournament in Bischofshofen, Austria, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
AP Photos: In 2022, sports brought every imaginable emotion

By The Associated Press Dec. 20, 2022 09:48 AM EST

Philadelphia Phillies interim manager Rob Thomson watches during baseball practice Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, in St. Louis. The Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals are set to play Game 1 of a National League Wild Card baseball playoff series on Friday in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Thomson signs 2-year deal to remain as Phillies manager

By Paul Newberry Oct. 10, 2022 01:34 PM EDT

Sportlight-Week Ahead, Aug. 19-25

By The Associated Press Aug. 18, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 23 1898 — Malcolm Whitman wins the men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship. 1926 — Molla Bjurstedt...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 19, 2021 11:49 AM EDT
Aug. 24 1904 — Holcombe Ward wins the men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association singles title. 1908 —...

New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton hits an RBI single against the Philadelphia Phillies during the seventh inning of a baseball game Wednesday, July 21, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Phillies at Yankees 7/21/2021

Jul. 21, 2021 10:51 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2008, file photo, Team Canada's Rheal Cormier pitches during the team's win over China in preliminary action at the Beijing Olympics in Beijing, China. Cormier, the durable left-hander who spent 16 seasons in the majors and remarkably pitched in the Olympics before and after his time in the big leagues, has died. He was 53. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
MLB lefty Cormier, pitched in 1988, '08 Olympics, dies at 53

Mar. 08, 2021 07:31 PM EST

Phils' Middleton, Royals' Sherman join MLB executive council

Mar. 04, 2021 03:37 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies managing partner John Middleton and Kansas City Royals chairman John Sherman have joined Major League Baseball’s eight...