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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...

Sportlight-Usain Bolt wins the 200 meters

By The Associated Press Aug. 08, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 9 1936 — Jesse Owens becomes the first American to win four Olympic gold medals as the United States sets a world record in the 4x100 relay at the...

Sportlight-Week Ahead, Aug. 5-11

By The Associated Press Aug. 04, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 9 1936 — Jesse Owens becomes the first American to win four Olympic gold medals as the United States sets a world record in the 4x100 relay at the...

US men's soccer reach 1st Olympics since 2008 with U-20 win

By The Associated Press Jul. 01, 2022 10:59 PM EDT
The United States qualified for its first Olympic men's soccer tournament since 2008 when the Americans beat Honduras 3-0 at San Pedro Sula on Friday night in the...

A screen shows support to Ukraine before the English Premier League soccer match between Everton and Manchester City at Goodison Park in Liverpool, England, Feb. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
Russia ready again for urgent court case over World Cup ban

By Graham Dunbar Mar. 04, 2022 12:40 AM EST

Supporters of Haifa attend a group E Europa Conference League soccer match between 1. FC Union Berlin and Maccabi Haifa FC in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Haifa fans face antisemitic abuse in Berlin's Olympiastadion

By Ciarán Fahey Oct. 01, 2021 05:43 AM EDT

Rangel of Kuopio PS, left, fights for the ball against Berlin's Christopher Trimmel during the Europa Conference League second leg play-offs soccer match between Union Berlin and Kuopio PS, at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Thursday, Aug, 26, 2021. (Andreas Gora/dpa via AP)
Union Berlin reaches Europe as city rival Hertha looks on

By Ciarán Fahey Aug. 26, 2021 04:38 PM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Aug. 08, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 9 1936 — Jesse Owens becomes the first American to win four Olympic gold medals as the United States sets a world record in the 4x100...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 05, 2021 11:32 AM EDT
Aug. 6 1958 — Glen Davis of Columbus, Ohio, sets a world record in the 400 hurdles with a time of 49.2 in Budapest, Hungary. ...

Toronto FC forward Dom Dwyer, left, heads the ball against New England Revolution defender Henry Kessler, right, during the second half of an MLS soccer match, Wednesday, July 7, 2021, in Foxborough, Mass. Toronto won 3-2. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Toronto FC vs New England Revolution 7/7/2021

Jul. 24, 2021 08:10 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2000, file photo, United States' Christie Pearce, left, heads the ball as Norway's Ragnhild Gulbrandsen defends during the women's soccer final at the Summer Olympics in Sydney. American national team defenders Steve Cherundolo and Pearce have been elected to the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan, File)
Cherundolo, Pearce, Moreno, Payne elected to US Soccer Hall

Jun. 09, 2021 08:01 PM EDT

Schalke players get set before kickoff in the German Bundesliga soccer match between Hertha BSC Berlin and FC Schalke 04 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. The banner in the background reads in German, Schalke will never go down. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, Pool)
Return of fans brings hope for German clubs as season ends

By James Ellingworth May. 20, 2021 07:57 AM EDT

Union Berlin gets permission to have 2,000 fans at last game

May. 17, 2021 12:24 PM EDT
BERLIN (AP) — Union Berlin has been granted permission to have about 2,000 fans attend its home game against Leipzig on Saturday for its final Bundesliga game...

Atlanta Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr. watches his solo home run during the fifth inning of the team's baseball game against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
The Latest: Atlanta to allow full capacity at 2 stadiums

By The Associated Press Apr. 28, 2021 01:40 PM EDT

Bayern's Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, right, and Wolfsburg's Maxence Lacroix challenge for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between VfL Wolfsburg and FC Bayern Munich in Wolfsburg, Germany, Saturday, April 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Bayern closes in on title as Flick says he wants to leave

By Ciarán Fahey Apr. 17, 2021 02:02 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2021, file photo, dignitaries gather for a ribbon-cutting at Austin FC's new stadium under construction which has been named Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas. Austin FC is MLS's newest expansion team and had to build the $260-million facility and a team roster amid the global pandemic. Austin FC opens the 2021 season Saturday, April 17, 2021, at Los Angeles FC. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
MLS 2021: Austin FC built in pandemic and ready to play

By Jim Vertuno Apr. 16, 2021 02:23 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2020, file photo, Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber speaks during the Major League Soccer 25th Season kickoff event in New York. Major League Soccer embarks on the 2021 season with — another — new labor agreement in hand, the return of a two big stars, a new team in Austin and lessons learned from an eventful 2020. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
MLS season starts with hopes of returning to normalcy

By Anne M. Peterson Apr. 15, 2021 03:12 PM EDT

FILE - Leicester's Timothy Castagne, left, and West Bromwich Albion's Kieran Gibbs vie for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between West Bromwich and Leicester City at the Hawthorns in West Bromwich, England, in this Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, file photo. The newcomers joining Major League Soccer for the 2021 season lack some of the panache of previous years. In terms of recognizable names, Inter Miami may have landed the biggest by nabbing England left back Kieran Gibbs from West Bromwich Albion. (Tim Keeton/Pool via AP, File)
Defending champ Columbus, Philadelphia again tops in East

By Anne M. Peterson Apr. 13, 2021 05:14 PM EDT

FILE - Tomas Pochettino of Argentina's Talleres celebrates after scoring a goal during a Copa Libertadores soccer match against Brazil's Sao Paulo in Cordoba, Argentina, in this Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, file photo. Pochettino will be asked to control the middle of the field for Austin FC. (AP Photo/Victor Quiroga, File)
MLS 2021: Newcomers to MLS lack star power of previous years

By Tim Booth Apr. 13, 2021 12:23 PM EDT

Hertha's striker Matheus Cunha, left, and Union's midfielder Robert Andrich during their German Bundesliga soccer match in Berlin, Germany, Sunday April 4, 2021. Union Berlin denied Hertha Berlin an important win as they battled to a hard-fought 1-1 draw in the Bundesliga, in its battle against relegation and Hertha reciprocated by denting its city rival’s hopes of European qualification. (Andreas Gora/Pool via AP)
Union, Hertha draw hard-fought Berlin derby 1-1

By Ciarán Fahey Apr. 04, 2021 03:05 PM EDT