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AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Feb. 22, 2022 10:00 AM EST
Feb. 23 1935 — George “The Iceman” Woolf makes history, riding Azucar to victory in the inaugural Santa Anita Handicap. Azucar beatS such greats as...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 17, 2022 11:13 AM EST
Feb. 22 1919 — The first dog race track to use an imitation rabbit opens in Emeryville, Calif. 1936 — Figure skater Sonja Henie wins her...

Maryland Terrapins forward Qudus Wahab (33), left, defends as Indiana Hoosiers guard Xavier Johnson (0) attempts a dunk during an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, in College Park, Md. (John McDonnell/The Washington Post via AP)
Hoosiers longtime PA announcer Chuck Crabb retires at 71

Jan. 31, 2022 05:27 PM EST

In this photo provided by RR Auction of Boston, a silver medal from the 1896 Olympics is shown. Olympic medals dating to 1896, relay torches from several eras, and other Olympic memorabilia are among the items being auctioned by RR Auction, just 10 days before the start of the Tokyo games. (Nikki Brickett/RR Auction via AP)
Just in time for Tokyo games, Olympic items up for auction

By Mark Pratt Jul. 14, 2021 11:11 AM EDT

Duke University basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski speaks during an NCAA college basketball news conference Thursday, June 3, 2021, at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C. Krzyzewski, the winningest coach in the history of Division I men's college basketball announced that next season will be his last with the Blue Devils program he has built into one of college basketball’s bluebloods. The school named former Duke player and associate head coach Jon Scheyer as his successor for the 2022-23 season. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP)
Duke's Krzyzewski eager for a final run with the Blue Devils

By Aaron Beard Jun. 03, 2021 12:27 PM EDT

The Florida basketball team is escorted to Hinkle Fieldhouse for the NCAA college basketball tournament, Wednesday, March 17, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
NCAA sets arena limits for March Madness at 22% capacity

Mar. 18, 2021 04:18 PM EDT

Drexel celebrates after a win over Elon in an NCAA college basketball game for the Colonial Athletic Association men's tournament championship in Harrisonburg, Va., Tuesday, March 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Daniel Lin)
Droughts over: Drexel, Rutgers lead charge back to NCAAs

By Dan Gelston Mar. 16, 2021 03:35 PM EDT

North Carolina coach Roy Williams talks to players during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Virginia Tech in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference men's tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, March 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Bacot, Davis help UNC top No. 22 Virginia Tech 81-73 in ACCs

By Aaron Beard Mar. 11, 2021 11:55 PM EST

FILE - At top, Creighton head coach Greg McDermott appears resigned during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against St. John's in New York, in a March 1, 2020, file photo. At bottom, Creighton coach McDermott watches the game action against Xavier during an NCAA college basketball game in Omaha, Neb., in a Dec. 23, 2020, file photo. College basketball coaches have eschewed the traditional game day attire of coats, ties and dress slacks in favor of polos, quarter-zips and warmup pants. The trend started over the summer with NBA coaches who went casual when the league re-started its season at Walt Disney World resort near Orlando. McDermott said he doesn't plan to dress up for games again. (AP Photo/File)
Comfort over style for coaches is college basketball trend

By Eric Olson Jan. 13, 2021 03:10 AM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2020, file photo, voters line up outside Purdue University's Mackey Arena for early voting ahead of the 2020 general election, in West Lafayette, Ind. The NCAA announced Monday, Jan. 4, 2020, that this year's 67 men's basketball tournament games including the Final Four will be played entirely in Indiana. Games will be played on two courts inside Lucas Oil Stadium as well as at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Mackey Arena at Purdue and Assembly Hall in Bloomington. (Nikos Frazier/Journal & Courier via AP, File)/
Men's March Madness will be played entirely in Indiana

By Michael Marot Jan. 04, 2021 11:33 AM EST

Texas Tech's Tyreek Smith (10) dunks during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Troy, Friday, Dec. 4, 2020, in Lubbock, Texas. (AP Photo/Brad Tollefson)
No. 17 Texas Tech rolls past Troy 80-46 in replacement game

Dec. 04, 2020 11:07 PM EST

FILE - West Virginia guard Miles McBride (4) and forward Emmitt Matthews Jr. (11) celebrate after a score against Baylor during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Morgantown, W.Va., in this Saturday, March 7, 2020, file photo. West Virginia opens the 2020-21 season ranked No. 15 in the AP poll and returns four of the top five scorers from the team that went 21-10 last season. (AP Photo/Kathleen Batten, FIle)
Top rebounding tandem Tshiebwe, Culver back for No. 15 WVU

By John Raby Nov. 12, 2020 01:30 PM EST