Men's skiing
Retired two-time Olympic medalist Andrew Weibrecht poses for a selfie while backcountry skiing on the Nye Mountain Trail on Jan. 31, 2021, just outside Lake Placid, N.Y., in an effort to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. (Andrew Weibrecht via AP
Super-G ace Andrew Weibrecht back on skis for Make-A-Wish

Apr. 15, 2021 02:12 AM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 25, 2021 03:41 PM EST
Feb. 27 1918 — The first neutral site game in NHL history is held in Quebec City. Frank Nighbor scores twice in the first period to lead...

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By The Associated Press Feb. 24, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Feb. 25 1940 — The first telecast of an American hockey game is transmitted over station W2XBS in New York. The viewing audience watches...

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By The Associated Press Feb. 23, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Feb. 24 1960 — Bill Cleary’s four goals lead the United States to a 9-1 victory over West Germany in the hockey championship round of the...

United States' Mikaela Shiffrin waits prior to the start of a women's giant slalom, at the alpine ski World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)
Clutch hitter: Shiffrin doesn't miss when medals are on line

By Andrew Dampf Feb. 22, 2021 10:21 AM EST

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Feb. 21, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Feb. 22 1936 — Figure skater Sonja Henie wins her 10th straight world championship. 1959 — Lee Petty, driving an...

France's Mathieu Faivre reacts after winning the gold medal in a men's giant slalom, at the alpine ski World Championships, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Marco Tacca)
Faivre saves gold for France as Pinturault falters in GS

By Eric Willemsen Feb. 19, 2021 11:29 AM EST

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Feb. 19, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Feb. 20 1887 — The International Association, the first minor league baseball association, is organized in Pittsburgh. ...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 18, 2021 12:51 PM EST
Feb. 24 1960 — Bill Cleary’s four goals lead the United States to a 9-1 victory over West Germany in the hockey championship round of the...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 18, 2021 12:47 PM EST
Feb. 20 1887 — The International Association, the first minor league baseball association, is organized in Pittsburgh. ...

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By The Associated Press Feb. 17, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Feb. 18 1928 — At Moritz, Switzerland, Sonja Henie becomes the youngest Olympic figure skating champion. At 15 years and 315 days, easily...

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By The Associated Press Feb. 14, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Feb. 15 1932 — Eddie Eagen, as a member of the four-man U.S. bobsled team, wins a gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New...

Ligety moves up retirement from skiing due to bad back

Feb. 13, 2021 01:33 PM EST
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Olympic skiing champion Ted Ligety’s career ended six days earlier than planned. The two-time Olympic champ...

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By The Associated Press Feb. 13, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Feb. 14 1934 — The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the NHL All-Stars 7-3. The game is played as a benefit for fomer Toronto player Ace Bailey....

FILE - In this Thursday, Jan.18, 2018 file photo, United States' Lindsey Vonn prepares for an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill training, in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy. Having retired from racing in 2019, Vonn is offering her thoughts on the 2021 world championships in Cortina in a diary with the Associated Press. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti, file)
Lindsey Vonn: I wanted to end my career at Cortina worlds

By Lindsey Vonn Feb. 12, 2021 04:40 AM EST

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 11, 2021 02:38 PM EST
Feb. 17 1923 — Cy Denneny of the Ottawa Senators becomes the NHL’s career scoring leader. He scores his 143rd goal to surpass Joe Malone in...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 11, 2021 02:34 PM EST
Feb. 13 1923 — The New York Renaissance, the first all-black pro basketball team, is organized. Rens become one of the dominant basketball...

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By The Associated Press Feb. 11, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Feb. 12 1937 — Cleveland is granted an NFL franchise. The Rams play in Cleveland for nine years before moving to Los Angeles. After the...

FILE - United States' Ted Ligety celebrates at the finish area of an alpine ski, men's World Cup giant slalom, in Garmisch Partenkirchen, Germany, in this Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, file photo. Two-time Olympic champion Ted Ligety says he will retire from World Cup ski racing after the world championships. Ligety’s final race will be the giant slalom on Feb. 19 in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati, File)
2-time Olympic champion Ted Ligety to retire after worlds

By Pat Graham Feb. 09, 2021 05:15 AM EST

FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 29, 2021 file photo, a skier climbs the hill in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy. The natural beauty of Cortina will be of special importance at the alpine ski World championships, with organizers hoping that the images from the slopes beamed around the globe to TV viewers will make up for the lack of fans amid the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)
Skiing worlds in Cortina will lack fans but not scenery

By Andrew Dampf Feb. 05, 2021 04:57 AM EST