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AP Sportlight

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...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

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...

Helio Castroneves of Brazil celebrates after winning the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, May 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Indianapolis 500 welcomes 135,000 fans in global benchmark

By Dan Gelston May. 30, 2021 02:20 PM EDT

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. ...

FILE - Janet Guthrie is all smiles as her pit crew swarms around her following her run in the Indy 500-mile race in Indianapolis, in this May 28, 1978, file photo. Janet Guthrie is still astonished at all the fan mail that pours in from around the world. And she's honored to hear that Academy Award winner Hilary Swank wants to portray her in a movie. Forty-four years after her history making run at the Indianapolis 500, Guthrie's impact on the growth of female sports is certainly a legacy worth remembering. (AP Photo/File)
Column: Guthrie paved the way, still hoping more will follow

By Paul Newberry May. 07, 2021 03:03 PM EDT

Austin Dillon (3) takes the checkered flag to win the second NASCAR Daytona 500 duel qualifying auto race Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Drivers competing in the 2021 Daytona 500

By The Associated Press Feb. 12, 2021 01:38 PM EST