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TCU quarterback Max Duggan sits for an NCAA college football news conference with the Davey O'Brien Award football in Fort Worth, Texas, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Duggan prepping for future, not yet reflecting on TCU career

By Stephen Hawkins Feb. 20, 2023 09:51 PM EST

Today in Sports History-House scores 61 points to tie record

By The Associated Press Jan. 07, 2023 10:00 AM EST
Jan. 8 1972 — The NCAA announces freshmen will be eligible to play on varsity football and basketball teams starting in the fall. 1973 —...

Today in Sports History-Jan. 7-Jackson gets 900th NBA win

By The Associated Press Jan. 06, 2023 10:00 AM EST
Jan. 7 1920 — Joe Malone of Quebec scores two goals to become the NHL’s career leader with 59 and leads the Bulldogs to a 4-3 victory over the Toronto...

Today in History-Seattle first sub-.500 division champ

By The Associated Press Jan. 01, 2023 10:00 AM EST
Jan. 2 1961 — George Blanda passes for three touchdowns and kicks a field goal and the extra points to give the Houston Oilers a 24-16 victory over the...

Today in Sports History-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Dec. 29, 2022 10:00 AM EST
Jan. 3 1920 — Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sells pitcher-outfielder Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees for $125,000 plus a $350,000 loan. ...

Today in Sports History-Johnson sets NCAA bowl record

By The Associated Press Dec. 22, 2022 10:00 AM EST
Dec. 23 1933 — Montreal’s Howie Morenz scores his 251st goal to become the NHL’s career goal-scoring leader. Morenz’s goal caps the Canadiens’ 3-0...

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day gestures during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Maryland, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Ohio State's Smith-Njigba to skip CFP game, will enter draft

Dec. 05, 2022 02:57 PM EST

Southern California wide receiver Mario Williams (4) scores a touchdown against Utah during the second half of the Pac-12 Conference championship NCAA college football game Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Steve Marcus)
Southern Cal, Riley headed to Cotton Bowl to play Tulane

By Stephen Hawkins Dec. 04, 2022 03:09 PM EST

FILE - The national championship trophy is seen before a new conference for the NCAA college football playoff championship game between Clemson and Alabama, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, in Glendale, Ariz. The university presidents who oversee the College Football Playoff voted Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, to expand the postseason model for determining a national champion from four to 12 teams no later than the 2026 season.(AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Venues, dates, TV, NFL: How to assemble CFP expansion puzzle

By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 20, 2022 12:09 PM EDT

Connecticut running back Devontae Houston (25), right, sprints past Central Connecticut State cornerback Tyler Boatwright (19) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in East Hartford, Conn., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (Jessica Hill/Hartford Courant via AP)
Michigan's Jim Harbaugh compares QBs to Kaepernick, Smith

By Dave Hogg Sep. 15, 2022 01:16 PM EDT

Big 12 title game staying at home of Cowboys through 2025

Aug. 03, 2022 08:25 PM EDT
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Big 12 championship game will remain at the home of the Dallas Cowboys through at least 2025, the season after Texas and Oklahoma are set...

Sugar Bowl moved to Dec. 31 to avoid conflict with NFL game

May. 26, 2022 04:02 PM EDT
The Sugar Bowl has been moved off its usual primetime spot to noon EST Dec. 31 to avoid a conflict with a Monday night NFL game. The bowl schedule for...

FILE - George Mikan, of the Minneapolis Lakers, polishes off the sign on the marquee of Madison Square Garden in New York, on Dec. 13, 1949. Madison Square Garden won't host the NIT semifinals and championship game the next two years, according to a person with direct knowledge of the decision — ending a college basketball tradition that dates to 1938. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity late Wednesday night, March 23, 2022, because no public announcement had been made. (AP Photo/Jacob Harris, File)
Column: NIT joins other sports tradition in fading away

By Paul Newberry Apr. 01, 2022 04:41 PM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jan. 13, 2022 11:28 AM EST
Jan. 14 943 — Montreal’s Alex Smart scores three goals in his first NHL game and leads the Canadiens to a 5-1 victory over the Chicago Black Hawks. ...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jan. 12, 2022 10:00 AM EST
Jan. 12 1951 — Ezzard Charles knocks out Lee Oma in the 10th round at Madison Square Garden in New York to retain the heavyweight title. ...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jan. 11, 2022 10:00 AM EST
Jan. 12 1951 — Ezzard Charles knocks out Lee Oma in the 10th round at Madison Square Garden in New York to retain the heavyweight title. ...

FILE - Alabama quarterback Bryce Young (9) works against Georgia during the second half of the Southeastern Conference championship NCAA college football game Dec. 4, 2021, in Atlanta. Alabama plays Georgia in the College Football Playoff national championship game on Jan. 10, 2022.(AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
Two roads: Young, Bennett take different paths to CFP stage

By Ralph D. Russo Jan. 08, 2022 01:20 PM EST

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jan. 07, 2022 10:00 AM EST
Jan. 8 1972 — The NCAA announces freshmen will be eligible to play on varsity football and basketball teams starting in the fall. 1973 —...

With spring season behind them, Bison seek another FCS title

By Dave Kolpack Jan. 06, 2022 05:00 PM EST
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Nearly one year after a bizarre spring season that cost perennial FCS power North Dakota State its three best players and a chance for a ninth...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jan. 06, 2022 12:33 PM EST
Jan. 11 1970 — The AFL wins its second straight Super Bowl as the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Minnesota Vikings 23-7 behind Len Dawson’s superb...