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Today in Sports History-Week Ahead, Sept. 30-Oct. 6

By The Associated Press Sep. 29, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Oct. 4 1895 — Horace Rawlins wins the first U.S. Open. Rawlins beats Willie Dunn with 36-hole total of 173 at the Newport Golf Club in Newport, R.I. ...

FILE - SMU's Eric Dickerson (19) runs the ball against against Rice during the first half of an NCAA college football game at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas, Nov. 7, 1981. The former SMU running back, who played for the Mustangs from 1979-82, was one of 27 players invited to the Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, induction ceremony for the College Football Hall of Fame in Las Vegas. Dickerson was voted into the 2020 class, but the ceremony was canceled due to the pandemic. (AP Photo/David Breslauer, File)
SMU’s Eric Dickerson finally goes into College Hall of Fame

By Danny Webster Dec. 07, 2021 08:25 PM EST

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Oct. 05, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Oct. 6 1928 — Leo Diegel wins the PGA championship, beating Al Espinosa 6 and 5. 1956 — Oklahoma blanks Kansas 66-0 to...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Sep. 30, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Oct. 5 1900 — Britain’s Harry Vardon wins the U.S. Open golf title, beating J.H. Taylor with a 313 total at the Chicago Golf Club. ...

FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2004, file photo, Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops celebrates the Sooners 12-0 win over Texas, in Dallas. Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer and former Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops are among the 13 former players and coaches who make up the latest College Football Hall of Fame class. The National Football Foundation announced the newly elected hall of famers Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. This class will be inducted in December. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
Carson Palmer, Bob Stoops lead college Hall of Fame class

By Ralph D. Russo Jan. 11, 2021 12:58 PM EST

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Oct. 05, 2020 10:00 AM EDT
Oct. 6 1928 — Leo Diegel wins the PGA championship, beating Al Espinosa 6 and 5. 1956 — Oklahoma blanks Kansas 66-0 to...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Oct. 01, 2020 12:51 PM EDT
Oct. 4 1895 — Horace Rawlins wins the first U.S. Open. Rawlins beats Willie Dunn with 36-hole total of 173 at the Newport Golf Club in...

FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2001, file photo, Oklahoma quarterback Josh Heupelis carried off the field by his teammates after defeating Florida State 13-2 in the Orange Bowl in Miami. Heupel, who was the Heisman Trophy runner-up for Oklahoma in 2000, and former North Carolina pass-rushing star Julius Peppers are among 12 players making their first appearance of the College Football Hall of Fame ballot this year.(Greg Lovett/Palm Beach Post via AP, File)
Heisman runner-up Heupel among new college HOF candidates

By Ralph D. Russo Jun. 03, 2019 11:11 AM EDT

Longtime Eastern Illinois football coach Bob Spoo dies at 80

Oct. 15, 2018 03:19 PM EDT
CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) — Former Eastern Illinois coach Bob Spoo, whose players included future NFL quarterbacks Tony Romo and Jimmy Garoppolo, has died at age 80. ...

FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2017, file photo, Missouri quarterback Drew Lock (3) passes to Missouri running back Larry Rountree III (33), during the second half of an NCAA college football game, in East Hartford, Conn. The Tigers ranked eighth nationally in total offense last year. And with 10 starters on offense returning _ including its entire starting offensive line _ Missouri is in good shape to replicate its elite offense from last season.(AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
Lock's Heisman campaign to begin in earnest in Mizzou opener

By Charlie Clarke Aug. 31, 2018 10:12 AM EDT