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Today in Sports History: Week Ahead, Sept. 16-22

By The Associated Press Sep. 15, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Sept. 16 1885 — The America’s Cup is successfully defended by U.S. yacht Puritan as it beats Britain’s Genesta in two heats. 1926 — Henri...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Sep. 17, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Sept. 18 1899 — The Cincinnati Open begins. It is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States still played in its original city and...

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By The Associated Press Sep. 16, 2021 11:38 AM EDT
Sept. 17 1897 — England’s Joe Lloyd beats Scotland’s Willie Anderson by one stroke to win the U.S. Open in Wheaton, Ill. ...

FILE - In this Sept. 4, 2000, file photo, Army head coach Todd Berry works on the sidelines during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Cincinnati in Cincinnati. Twenty years later, former Army football coach Todd Berry still gets choked up thinking about that Sept. 11, 2001, day and the terrorist attacks carried out not only on the twin towers at the World Trade Center but at the Pentagon, and in a field in rural Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Al Behrman, File)
Vignettes: Service academy athletes recall Sept. 11

By John Kekis Sep. 09, 2021 03:49 PM EDT

FILE In this Oct. 1, 2011, file photo, Air Force quarterback Tim Jefferson Jr. drops back to pass during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game against Navy in Annapolis, Md. The attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 played a role in Jefferson's decision to join the Air Force. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez, File)
'Life just changed': Academy players, ex-coach recall 9/11

By Pat Graham Sep. 09, 2021 03:48 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 19, 2019, file photo, Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh responds to a question during the Big Ten Conference NCAA college football media days in Chicago. Big Ten is going to give fall football a shot after all. Less than five weeks after pushing football and other fall sports to spring in the name of player safety during the pandemic, the conference changed course Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020, and said it plans to begin its season the weekend of Oct. 23-24.(AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
Whitmer: Mask order applies to Big Ten, but may be changed

By David Eggert Sep. 17, 2020 03:39 PM EDT