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Sportlight-Week Ahead, Aug. 19-25

By The Associated Press Aug. 18, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 19 1909 — The first race is held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Twelve-thousand spectators watch Austrian engineer Louis Schwitzer win a five...

FILE - Fans cheer outside Fiserv Forum after the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Phoenix Suns in Game 6 of the NBA basketball finals to win the NBA championship Tuesday, July 20, 2021, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
Veterans fill 2021 sports year with memorable moments

By John Marshall Dec. 20, 2021 04:26 PM EST

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Oct. 07, 2021 12:36 PM EDT
Oct. 12 1920 — In the final race of his career, 3-year-old Man o War defeats 1919 Triple Crown winner Sir Barton in a match race, the...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Aug. 20, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 21 1901 — William Larned wins the first of seven men’s singles titles in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship. ...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 19, 2021 11:43 AM EDT
Aug. 20 1921 — Molla Bjurstedt Mallory beats Mary Browne, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 to win the U.S. women’s national tennis title at the Germantown...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 12, 2021 12:09 PM EDT
Aug. 17 1933 — Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees plays his 1,308th straight game to break Everett Scott’s record of 1,307. ...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Apr. 15, 2021 11:17 AM EDT
April 20 1912 — Fenway Park opens in Boston with the Red Sox beating the New York Yankees 7-6 in 11 innings. Tiger Stadium in Detroit also...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Aug. 20, 2020 10:17 AM EDT
Aug. 21 1901 — William Larned wins the first of seven men’s singles titles in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship. ...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 13, 2020 11:38 AM EDT
Aug. 20 1921 — Molla Bjurstedt Mallory beats Mary Browne, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 to win the U.S. women’s national tennis title at the Germantown...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 13, 2020 11:32 AM EDT
Aug. 16 1920 — Cleveland shortstop Ray Chapman is hit in the head with a pitch by New York’s Carl Mays. Chapman suffers a fractured skull...

FILE - In this July 14, 2005, file photo, Team Sweden pulls during the men Tug of War competition at the World Games in Duisburg, Germany. Joining the array of postponed events in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, officials announced Thursday that the 11th edition of the World Games in Birmingham, Alabama will now be held in the summer of 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)
The Latest: NASCAR delays next generation car until 2022

By The Associated Press Apr. 02, 2020 05:27 PM EDT

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AUTO RACING: Short track ahead; Open wheel is fun

By The Associated Press 14 hrs ago

Column: COTA yet another sloppy NASCAR road course race

By Jenna Fryer Mar. 27, 2023 04:43 PM EDT
Standings
NASCAR Cup Series
As of: Mar 29
Rank Trend Driver
1 15 Alex Bowman
2 1 Ross Chastain
3 19 William Byron
4 2 Kyle Busch
5 2 Joey Logano
6 2 Kevin Harvick
7 2 Christopher Bell
8 2 Ryan Blaney
9 18 Kyle Larson
10 3 Austin Cindric
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