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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...

Sportlight-Week Ahead, July 22-28

By The Associated Press Jul. 21, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
July 22 1921 — Jim Barnes wins the U.S. Men’s Open golf championship by edging Walter Hagen, Leo Diegel, Jock Hutchinson and Fred McLeod. ...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Dec. 16, 2021 11:30 AM EST
Dec. 17 1933 — The Chicago Bears win the first NFL championship with a 23-21 victory over the New York Giants. The Bears score the winning touchdown on...

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 - Denver Nuggets' Bol Bol (10) is pressured by Los Angeles Lakers' Kyle Kuzma (0) and Anthony Davis (3) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., in this Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, file photo. It’s understandable if names such as skateboarder Sky Brown, Denver Nuggets center Bol Bol or French Open champion Iga Swiatek don’t ring an instant bell. Just wait, though. By the time 2021 ends, they could be making an even bigger name for themselves. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, Pool, File)
The name game: A few athletes primed for breakouts in '21

By Pat Graham Dec. 30, 2020 02:32 PM EST

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Dec. 10, 2020 04:30 PM EST
Dec. 17 1933 — The Chicago Bears win the first NFL championship with a 23-21 victory over the New York Giants. The Bears score the winning...