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By The Associated Press Nov. 14, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Nov. 15 1879 — Princeton beats Harvard 1-0 in a college football game held in New Jersey. The Tigers unveil the concept of using blockers...

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By The Associated Press Nov. 11, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Nov. 12 1892 — William “Pudge” Heffelfinger becomes the first pro football player by getting $500 to play for the Allegheny Athletic...

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By The Associated Press Oct. 21, 2021 11:57 AM EDT
Oct. 26 1907 — Jim Thorpe makes his Carlisle (Pa.) debut dazzling a crowd of 22,800 in a 26-6 defeat of No. 4 Penn at Philadelphia’s...

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By The Associated Press Sep. 23, 2021 03:34 PM EDT
Sept. 24 1930 — The Portsmouth Spartans beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 12-0 in the first NFL game played under floodlights. More than 6,000 fans...

Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) throws as Tampa Bay Buccaneers inside linebacker Devin White (45) rushes during the first half of an NFL football game, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Lon Horwedel)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions 12/26/2020

Jan. 01, 2021 05:59 PM EST

Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) throws as Tampa Bay Buccaneers inside linebacker Devin White (45) rushes during the first half of an NFL football game, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Lon Horwedel)
Matthew Stafford questionable for Lions against Minnesota

Jan. 01, 2021 05:53 PM EST

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Nov. 14, 2020 10:00 AM EST
Nov. 15 1879 — Princeton beats Harvard 1-0 in a college football game held in New Jersey. The Tigers unveil the concept of using blockers...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Nov. 12, 2020 11:53 AM EST
Nov. 15 1879 — Princeton beats Harvard 1-0 in a college football game held in New Jersey. The Tigers unveil the concept of using blockers...

Fans wearing protective face masks watch the Formula One Portuguese Grand Prix at the Algarve International Circuit in Portimao, Portugal, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. (Jose Sena Goulao, Pool via AP)
The Latest: Lions put Jalen Elliott on reserve/COVID-19 list

By The Associated Press Nov. 05, 2020 10:37 AM EST

Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford throws during the first half of an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Tony Ding)
Indianapolis Colts at Detroit Lions 11/1/2020

Nov. 04, 2020 04:43 PM EST

A fan wearing a face mask sits alone on the stands before the start of the Champions League group C soccer match between FC Porto and Olympiacos at the Dragao stadium in Porto, Portugal, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. Only 3,750 fans were allowed on the stands. (Miguel Riopa, Pool via AP)
The Latest: Packers to continue playing without fans

By The Associated Press Nov. 04, 2020 01:29 PM EST

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Oct. 22, 2020 12:55 PM EDT
Oct. 25 1947 — Before a capacity crowd of 35,000 at Columbia’s Baker Field, the Lions end Army’s 32-game unbeaten streak with a 21-20 upset...

FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2019, file photo, Georgia coach Kirby Smart, center, talks to his players during a timeout in the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against Kentucky in Athens, Ga. There will be much interest in possible changes coming to No. 4 Georgia’s offense with a new quarterback, who is expected to be Wake Forest transfer Jamie Newman, and a new coordinator, Todd Monken. Still, Smart’s Bulldogs may lean on their experienced defense in the pandemic-delayed season. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
Georgia coach Smart, wife donate $1 million to university

Sep. 17, 2020 05:24 PM EDT

Stafford, Smart donate $500,000 to UGa diversity program

Aug. 14, 2020 05:09 PM EDT
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Former Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford and Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart have contributed a total of $500,000 to an athletic department...

Thousands of cardboards with photos of Borussia Moechengladbach soccer fans are displayed on the stands at he stadium in Moenchengladbach, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. A banner reads "football without fans". Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, all Bundesliga matches took place behind closed doors. The German football league, DFL, works on a concept for the new season with fans returning to the stadiums. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
The Latest: Lions' Stafford removed from COVID list

By The Associated Press Aug. 04, 2020 11:28 AM EDT

AP Sportlight

Compiled By Paul Montella Dec. 29, 2019 09:25 AM EST
Dec. 30 1956 — The New York Giants win the NFL title with a 47-7 rout of the Chicago Bears. 1962 — The Green Bay...