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UCLA Bruins gymnast Nia Dennis competes in the floor exercise against BYU during a gymnastics meet in Pauley Pavilion on the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. (Keith Birmingham/The Orange County Register via AP)
Viral and vital, college gymnasts finding their voice

By Will Graves Feb. 12, 2021 06:47 PM EST

FILE - In this June 5, 1983, file photo, Dianne Durham, right, of Gary, Ind., gives autographs after winning the women's title at the McDonald's U.S.A. Gymnastic Championships at the University of Illinois in Chicago. Durham, the first Black woman to win a USA Gymnastics national championship, died on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, She was 52. (AP Photo/Lisa Genesen, File)
Durham, first Black US women's gymnastics champion, dies

By Will Graves Feb. 04, 2021 06:18 PM EST

FILE - In this July 31, 2012 file photo, United States' Michael Phelps poses with his gold medal for the men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay swimming final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
In 2012, Bolt, Phelps cemented legendary status at Olympics

By Rob Harris Aug. 17, 2020 02:46 PM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Aug. 01, 2020 11:14 AM EDT
Aug. 2 1864 — The first Travers Stakes at Saratoga is won by Kentucky, a horse that scores 20 consecutive victories. ...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jul. 30, 2020 11:47 AM EDT
Aug. 2 1864 — The first Travers Stakes at Saratoga is won by Kentucky, a horse that scores 20 consecutive victories. ...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jul. 23, 2020 10:18 AM EDT
July 30 1870 — Monmouth Park opens with a five-day race meet. 1930 — Host Uruguay beats Argentina 4-2 to win soccer’s...