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Today in Sports History-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 16, 2023 10:00 AM EST
Feb. 21 1931 — In the first major league night game, the Chicago White Sox play the New York Giants in a 10-inning exhibition in Houston. ...

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By The Associated Press Feb. 17, 2022 11:05 AM EST
Feb. 18 1924 — Theresa Weld Blanchard wins her sixth and final U.S. figure skating championship. Sherwin Badger captures his fifth straight and final...

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By The Associated Press Feb. 16, 2022 10:00 AM EST
Feb. 17 1923 — Cy Denneny of the Ottawa Senators becomes the NHL’s career scoring leader. He scores his 143rd goal to surpass Joe Malone in a 2-0 win...

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By The Associated Press Feb. 10, 2022 11:11 AM EST
Feb. 15 1932 — Eddie Eagen, as a member of the four-man U.S. bobsled team, wins a gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. He...

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By The Associated Press Feb. 10, 2022 11:08 AM EST
Feb. 11 1878 — The Boston Bicycle Club, the first bicycle club in the United States, is formed. 1949 — Willie Pep becomes the first boxer...

Yuzuru Hanyu, of Japan, falls in the men's free skate program during the figure skating event at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
As spotlight fades, Hanyu ponders post-Olympic future

By Dave Skretta Feb. 10, 2022 06:28 AM EST

Nathan Chen, of the United States, competes during the men's singles short program team event in the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Nathan Chen on brink of elite club of US Olympic champions

By Dave Skretta Feb. 09, 2022 01:29 AM EST

Yuzuru Hanyu, of Japan, competes during the men's short program figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Chen delivers record short program to begin Olympic pursuit

By Dave Skretta Feb. 08, 2022 01:11 AM EST

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By The Associated Press Feb. 03, 2022 10:57 AM EST
Body Feb. 4 1861 — The Philadelphia Athletics beat Charter Oak 36-27 in a baseball game played on frozen Litchfield Pond in Brooklyn, N.Y...

Karen Chen competes in the women's free skate program during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)
The Innovation Game: Hanyu pushes figure skating boundaries

By Dave Skretta Jan. 31, 2022 02:58 PM EST

Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan performs during the men's free skating competition of the Japan Figure Skating Championships at Saitama Super Arena, in Saitama, north of Tokyo, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Chen vs Hanyu the latest in Olympic figure skating rivalries

By Dave Skretta Jan. 25, 2022 11:35 AM EST

Ashley Cain-Gribble and Timothy LeDuc compete in the pairs free skate program during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)
American skater Chen eyes elusive Olympic gold in Beijing

By Dave Skretta Jan. 12, 2022 11:41 AM EST

Vincent Zhou competes in the men's free skate program during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)
Chen wins 6th straight US figure skating championship

By Dave Skretta Jan. 09, 2022 04:06 PM EST

Ilia Malinin competes in the men's short program during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)
Chen back on game, soars to short program win at nationals

By Barry Wilner Jan. 08, 2022 06:09 PM EST

FILE - Nathan Chen performs during the men's free skate event at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018. Chen finished fifth in the men’s figure skating event at the Pyeongchang Games, following a fiasco of a short program for 17th place with a rousing free skate that he won to lift him near the medals podium. Since then, Chen took gold at every competition until Skate America this past October. That includes three world titles, the only two Grand Prix finals held, and the three most recent of his five consecutive U.S. championships. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)
World champ Nathan Chen looks ahead as Olympic push begins

By Barry Wilner Dec. 23, 2021 02:13 AM EST

FILE - In this Saturday, March 23, 2019 file photo, Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu and Nathan Chen from the United States display their silver and gold medals respectively during the men's free skating routine during the ISU World Figure Skating Championships at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, north of Tokyo. As Nathan Chen seeks a third straight World Figure Skating Championships title, something no American has achieved since Scott Hamilton got his fourth in a row in 1984, he has two major challenges in front of him. One is two-time Olympic gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan, who Chen calls “the benchmark." The other is idleness in major competitions forced by the coronavirus pandemic. ((AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
Chen has 2 major challenges as he seeks 3rd straight worlds

By Barry Wilner Mar. 22, 2021 12:01 PM EDT

Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue perform during the free dance at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Nathan Chen wins fifth straight US Figure Skating title

Jan. 17, 2021 06:08 PM EST

Second-place Amber Glenn, left, and first-place Bradie Tennell smile after receiving their medals at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Four-time champ Chen wins short program with ease

Jan. 17, 2021 12:37 AM EST

Two-time world champ Nathan Chen to headline Skate America

Oct. 01, 2020 06:40 PM EDT
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two-time men's world champion Nathan Chen will headline Skate America, the first event of the Grand Prix Series. Skate...