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Sportlight-Rod Carew gets his 3,000th hit

By The Associated Press Aug. 03, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 4 1945 — Byron Nelson wins his 11th consecutive PGA Tour event, beating Herman Barron by four strokes. Nelson finishes the year with a record for...

Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jul. 28, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 2 1864 — The first Travers Stakes at Saratoga is won by Kentucky, a horse that scores 20 consecutive victories. 1912 — John...

Sportlight-Week Ahead, July 29-Aug.4

By The Associated Press Jul. 28, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
July 29 1751 — The first International World Title Prize Fight takes place in Harlston, England. The champion, Jack Slack of England, beats the...

Sportlight-Javier Sotomayor is the first to high jump 8 feet

By The Associated Press Jul. 28, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
July 29 1751 — The first International World Title Prize Fight takes place in Harlston, England. The champion, Jack Slack of England, beats the...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Aug. 03, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 4 1945 — Byron Nelson wins his 11th consecutive PGA Tour event, beating Herman Barron by four strokes. Nelson finishes the year with a...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jul. 29, 2021 01:10 PM EDT
July 29 1751 — The first International World Title Prize Fight takes place in Harlston, England. The champion, Jack Slack of England, beats...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jul. 29, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 2 1864 — The first Travers Stakes at Saratoga is won by Kentucky, a horse that scores 20 consecutive victories. ...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jul. 28, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
July 29 1751 — The first International World Title Prize Fight takes place in Harlston, England. The champion, Jack Slack of England, beats...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press May. 27, 2021 05:37 PM EDT
May 28 1901 — Parader, ridden by Fred Landry, overcomes a bad start to win the Preakness Stakes by two lengths over Sadie S. ...

This photo provided by Princeton University shows Princeton athletics director Mollie Marcoux Samaan. The LPGA Tour chose Samaan as its commissioner Tuesday, May 25, 2021, the second woman to lead the tour since its formation in 1950. The LPGA said she would spend the coming months transitioning from Princeton to the LPGA. (Courtesy of Princeton University via AP)
Princeton athletic director hired as LPGA commissioner

By Doug Ferguson May. 25, 2021 11:22 AM EDT

A green is prepared by the grounds crew outside the clubhouse ahead of practices before the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, at the Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, N.Y. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
US Open in September as LPGA, Champions and Europe play on

By The Associated Press Sep. 15, 2020 09:31 AM EDT