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FILE - People gather around the official countdown clock showing remaining time until the kick-off of the World Cup 2022, in Doha, Qatar, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. Qatar will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup but soccer isn't the only sport played in the Gulf Arab country. From traditional pursuits to worldwide competitions, Qatar increasingly has marketed itself as a host for sports of all sorts. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, File)
EXPLAINER: Sports in Qatar as country hosts 2022 World Cup

By Jon Gambrell Nov. 05, 2022 05:46 AM EDT

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...

Sportlight-Week Ahead, Aug. 12-18

By The Associated Press Aug. 11, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 12 1876 — Madeleine wins two straight heats over Canada’s Countess of Dufferin to defend the America’s Cup. 1936 — Rosalind, driven...

Olga Tikhonova of Kazakhstan, crashes in her heat of the women's 1000-meters during the short track speedskating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Column: No need for NASCAR, WWE with short track at Olympics

By Paul Newberry Feb. 11, 2022 03:13 AM EST

FILE - Atlanta Braves' Hank Aaron holds aloft the ball he hit for his 715th career home in Atlanta. Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth but went on to break the career home run record in the pre-steroids era, died early Jan. 22, 2021. He was 86. (AP Photo, File)
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2021

By Bernard Mcghee Dec. 10, 2021 01:48 PM EST

FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020 file photo, Takuma Sato, of Japan, celebrates with Bobby Rahal after Sato won the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. The future of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Takuma Sato in the IndyCar Series was put in doubt Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021 when Rahal Letterman Lanigan said the Japanese racer would not return to the team.(AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
Two-time Indy 500 winner Takuma Sato out at Rahal for 2022

By Jenna Fryer Oct. 05, 2021 07:13 PM EDT

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...

FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2018, file photo, debris falls from Sauber driver Charles Leclerc, second right, of Monaco's car during the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, central Japan. The 2021 Japanese Grand Prix has been canceled following discussions between the government and race promoters, Formula One organizers said Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021.(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
Japanese GP canceled because of coronavirus pandemic

Aug. 18, 2021 04:47 AM EDT

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 Aug. 12, 2021 12:07 PM EDT
Aug. 13 1919 — Upset scores a win against Man o’ War in the Sanford Memorial Stakes at Saratoga. The defeat is Big Red’s only loss in 21...

Alise Willoughby of the United States competes in the women's BMX Racing quarterfinals at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
BMX couple tackling life's big moments together

By John Marshall Jul. 31, 2021 11:47 AM EDT

El piloto británico Lewis Hamilton, de Mercedes, celebra en el podio después de ganar en Gran Premio Británico de la Fórmula Uno, en el circuito de Silverstone, Inglaterra, el domingo 18 de julio de 2021. (AP Foto/Jon Super)
AUTO RACING: Hamilton closing gap on Verstappen in F1 race

By The Associated Press Jul. 28, 2021 05:08 PM EDT

Kevin Harvick competes at a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, July 18, 2021, in Loudon, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
NASCAR hiatus: Drivers would like to make it a regular thing

By The Associated Press Jul. 27, 2021 01:29 PM EDT

Aric Almirola celebrates after winning the NASCAR Cup Series auto race Sunday, July 18, 2021, in Loudon, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
AUTO RACING: Race cars parked for two week Olympic haitus

By The Associated Press Jul. 20, 2021 03:19 PM EDT

This photo provided by IndyCar shows Leigh Diffey at an IndyCar Series race in Monterey, Calif., in a Sept. 18, 2019, photo. Leigh Diffey has been stereotyped, if you will, as the speed guy at NBC Sports. He's the lead announcer for this weekend's Indianapolis 500 and most of his network involves sports that go fast. His next assignment has Diffey covering the fastest athletes in the world. The 50-year-old Australian has been named play-by-play announcer of NBC Olympics’ track & field coverage for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. (Joe Skibinski/IndyCar via AP)
Man of Speed: Diffey to call Olympic track and field for NBC

By Jenna Fryer May. 25, 2021 01:08 PM EDT

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Nov. 09, 2020 04:29 PM EST
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Oct. 19, 2020 03:55 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Oct. 12, 2020 05:20 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

Buffalo Bills Head Coach Sean McDermott runs practice form the middle of the field with a mask on during the second day of training camp opened to the media at ADPRO Sports Training Center's outdoor field in Orchard Park, N.Y., Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. P (James P. McCoy/Buffalo News via AP, Pool)
The Latest: Tennessee cancels practice because of virus

By The Associated Press Aug. 28, 2020 09:49 AM EDT

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...

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As of: Mar 29
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1 15 Alex Bowman
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