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Liam Pitchford of England serves to Sharath Kamal Achanta of India in the men's singles table tennis gold medal match at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)

Birmingham's hosting capability shines at Commonwealth Games

By Courtney Walsh

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FILE - Swimmers compete during the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials in Omaha, Neb., on June 20, 2021. USA Swimming has added technology to its abuse-reporting systems that will allow better communication between investigators and reporters who want to remain anonymous. On Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, the organization announced a deal with RealResponse, which is international Safe Sport Day. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

USA Swimming cuts deal to simplify anonymous abuse reporting

By Eddie Pells

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Sportlight-Usain Bolt wins the 200 meters

By The Associated Press

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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-The Dream Team picks up its gold medal

By The Associated Press

Aug. 07, 2022 10:02 AM EDT

Aug. 8 1902 — The United States, led by William Larned, beats Britain three matches to two to capture the Davis Cup. 1903 — Britain wins...

Sportlight- Ichiro Suzuki collects his 3,000th hit.

By The Associated Press

Aug. 06, 2022 10:02 AM EDT

Aug. 7 1907 — Walter Johnson wins the first of his 417 victories, leading the Washington Senators past the Cleveland Indians 7-2. 1952 —...

India's Smriti Mandhana, back, hugs teammate Jemimah Rodrigues after India won the women's cricket T20 preliminary round match against Pakistan at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, Sunday, July 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Jack Laugher defends diving gold at Commonwealth Games

By Courtney Walsh

Aug. 04, 2022 08:20 PM EDT

Sportlight-Week Ahead, Aug. 5-11

By The Associated Press

Aug. 04, 2022 10:06 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- Tom Glavine earns his 300th victory

By The Associated Press

Aug. 04, 2022 10:04 AM EDT

Aug. 5 1921 — Radio station KDKA and announcer Harold Arlin provide the first broadcast of a major league game as the Pirates beat the Phillies 8-5 at...

Sportlight-Week Ahead, Aug. 5-11

By The Associated Press

Aug. 04, 2022 10:02 AM EDT

Aug. 5 1921 — Radio station KDKA and announcer Harold Arlin provide the first broadcast of a major league game as the Pirates beat the Phillies 8-5 at...

Athletes compete in the women's individual triathlon at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, Friday, July 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)

Triathlon lets transgender women compete under tighter rules

Aug. 03, 2022 06:38 PM EDT

In this photo provided by Curling Jamaica, Jamaica's Ben Kong looks out at the sheet during a practice game against Hong Kong on Saturday, April 2, 2022, at the Unionville Curling Club in Markham, Ontario, Canada. The Jamaican curlers are sliding into the footsteps of the bobsledders that brought the tropical island nation to the Winter Olympics and became an international sensation. (Sandy Ewart/Curling Jamaica photo via AP)

Slide over, bobsleds. Curling is coming to tropical Jamaica

By Jimmy Golen

Aug. 03, 2022 04:19 PM EDT

Sportlight-Rod Carew gets his 3,000th hit

By The Associated Press

Aug. 03, 2022 10:02 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...

FILE - Lauren Jackson, left, is presented with a jersey by Seattle Storm co-owner Lisa Brummel after the Storm defeated the Washington Mystics 80-51 in a WNBA basketball game, Friday, July 15, 2016, in Seattle. The team formally retired her jersey No. 15. The jersey was unveiled in the arena's rafters, next to the two banners signifying the WNBA championships she helped win in 2004 and 2010. Jackson is savoring every minute of her basketball comeback, in 2022, even though the battle-tested Australian hoops icon knows she can't do things that once captivated fans before retiring from the sport in 2016. (Lindsey Wasson/The Seattle Times via AP, File)

Ex-WNBA star Lauren Jackson savors each day of her comeback

By Doug Feinberg

Aug. 02, 2022 07:39 PM EDT

Webb Simpson drives from the 9th tee during the first round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic golf tournament, Thursday, July 28, 2022, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Shanshan Feng got everything from golf but a proper farewell

By Doug Ferguson

Aug. 02, 2022 04:32 PM EDT

USOPC chooses triathlon exec Rocky Harris as sports leader

By Eddie Pells

Aug. 02, 2022 01:02 PM EDT

DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee hired USA Triathlon and onetime Arizona State athletics executive Rocky Harris on Tuesday to head its sports...

Sportlight-The National Basketball Association is formed

By The Associated Press

Aug. 02, 2022 10:02 AM EDT

Aug. 3 1852 — The first intercollegiate rowing race is held on Lake Winnipesaukee, N.H., where Harvard beats Yale by four lengths on the 2-mile course....