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Sportlight: Week Ahead, Sept. 23-30

By The Associated Press Sep. 22, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Sept. 27 1894 — Aqueduct Race Track opens its doors. The building is torn down in 1955 and the new Aqueduct reopens on Sept. 14, 1959. ...

FILE - Slovakia's Juraj Slafkovsky, center, is flanked by teammates Marek Hrivik, left, and Peter Cehlarik, right, after defeating Sweden in the men's bronze medal hockey game at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in Beijing. Slovakia continues to make hockey history with what could be the next golden generation of talent. Juraj Slafkovsky and Simon Nemec were picked first and second in the NHL draft with Filip Pesar at No. 22 making it the first time three Slovak players went in the first round.(AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)
Slafkovsky, Nemec lead new Slovak hockey golden generation

By Stephen Whyno Jul. 08, 2022 02:28 PM EDT

Montreal Canadiens owner Geoff Molson speaks at the start of the NHL hockey draft in Montreal on Thursday, July 7, 2022. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canadiens take Juraj Slafkovsky with top pick in NHL draft

By Stephen Whyno Jul. 07, 2022 07:28 PM EDT

FILE - Ann Meyers drives during practice at the NBA rookie camp for the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis, Sept. 10, 1978. The Hall of Famer, long-time TV basketball analyst and mother of three shares how Title IX has shaped her life and career in an essay for The Associated Press, and what needs to be done over the next 50 years for the law to continue to have a positive impact on young girls and women. (AP Photo/File)
Title IX: Ann Meyers Drysdale shares how law shaped her life

By Ann Meyers Drysdale Jun. 20, 2022 02:43 AM EDT

Canadians hire Poulin as player development consultant

Jun. 07, 2022 09:37 AM EDT
MONTREAL (AP) — Hockey great Marie-Philip Poulin has joined the Montreal Canadiens' front office as a player development consultant. The role with the...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 24, 2022 11:17 AM EST
Feb. 25 1940 — The first telecast of an American hockey game is transmitted over station W2XBS in New York. The viewing audience watches the New York...

Wang Shiyue and Liu Xinyu, of China, compete in the team ice dance program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Dance Dominance: Montreal school keeps producing Olympians

By Dave Skretta Feb. 11, 2022 02:23 AM EST

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

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...

FILE- Russian Vadim Shipachyov is in action during the exhibition ice hockey match between Russia and Belarus in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. Shipachyov dressed for only one game for the Russians when they won gold at the 2018 Olympics without NHL players. Now he's their captain for the 2022 Beijing Olympics and leads the KHL in scoring with 67 points in 48 games. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
Krejci, Staal, Power among Olympic hockey players to watch

By Stephen Whyno Feb. 07, 2022 02:26 AM EST

A puck slides over the Olympic rings during a hockey practice at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Remote Games: NBC announcers ready to call action from US

By Joe Reedy Feb. 02, 2022 07:03 PM EST

FILE - Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson (17), of the United States, and Marie-Philip Poulin (29), of Canada, compete for the puck during the second period of a preliminary round during a women's hockey game at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Feb. 15, 2018. Poulin has been nicknamed `Captain Clutch' for an ability to score decisive goals on the world's biggest stage. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Poulin, Canada's Captain Clutch, set for 4th Winter Games

By John Wawrow Feb. 01, 2022 02:45 AM EST

FILE - A snowboarder catches air while training on the half pipe ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Jan. 27, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. Beijing will become the first city to host both versions of the Games. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
EXPLAINER: The Winter Games, a different kind of Olympics

By Stephen Wade Jan. 31, 2022 11:45 PM EST

FILE - Montreal Canadiens center Eric Staal (21) skates on the ice during the first period of Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup finals series against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Wednesday, July 7, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. Longtime NHL forward Eric Staal and 2021 top draft pick Owen Power are among the players named Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, to Canada’s roster for the Beijing Olympics.(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning 7/7/2021

Jan. 25, 2022 11:42 AM EST

FILE - Lusia Harris Stewart shows off some of her medals and awards from her basketball career, Jan. 10, 2002, in her home in Greenwood, Miss. Harris, who was the only woman to be drafted by an NBA team and scored the first points in women's basketball history at the Olympics, died Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, her family announced. She was 66. (Tony Krausz/The Delta Democrat-Times via AP, File)
Women's basketball pioneer Lusia Harris dies at 66

By Doug Feinberg Jan. 18, 2022 09:02 PM EST

Julien named coach, Doan GM of Canada's Olympic hockey team

Jan. 14, 2022 02:48 PM EST
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Claude Julien was named coach of Canada's men's hockey team for the Beijing Olympics on Friday, and Shane Doan was named general manager. ...

FILE - Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States perform during the gala exhibition at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating NHK Trophy competition in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021. When they take the ice in Nashville in January 2022 for the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, they will be heavy favorites to qualify for the Olympics — and will carry solid medals credentials to the Beijing Games. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)
Top US ice dancers share highly competitive friendship

By Barry Wilner Dec. 28, 2021 03:04 AM EST

Montreal Canadiens players and coaching staff look on from the bench against a backdrop of empty seats during during second-period NHL hockey game action against the Philadelphia Flyers in Montreal, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)
Philadelphia Flyers at Montreal Canadiens 12/16/2021

Dec. 17, 2021 06:18 PM EST

Montreal Canadiens players and coaching staff look on from the bench against a backdrop of empty seats during during second-period NHL hockey game action against the Philadelphia Flyers in Montreal, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)
NHL shuts down 2 more teams for a week amid COVID surge

By Stephen Whyno Dec. 17, 2021 06:17 PM EST

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Nov. 04, 2021 04:54 PM EDT
Nov. 5 1927 — Walter Hagen beats Joe Turnesa 1-up to capture the PGA Championship for the fourth consecutive year and fifth overall. ...

Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid (97) celebrates a goal against the Vancouver Canucks during first-period preseason NHL hockey game action in Edmonton, Alberta, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)
NHL Preview: What to know about the 2021-22 season

By Larry Lage, John Wawrow And Stepen Whyno Oct. 11, 2021 02:23 AM EDT