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By The Associated Press Jun. 30, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
July 1 1859 — Amherst defeats Williams 73-32 in the first intercollegiate baseball game. The game is played by Massachusetts Rules, a wide-open form of...

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June 14 1922 — Gene Sarazen edges Bobby Jones and John Black to win the U.S. Open tournament. 1934 — Max Baer stops Primo Carnera in 11th...

AP Sportlight

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Feb. 28 1922 — In the first formal college conference basketball tournament, North Carolina beats Mercer 40-26 to win the Southern Intercollegiate...

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...

Colin Morikawa of the U.S. plays a shot on the 13th hole during second round of the Dubai Desert Classic golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
Morikawa the latest to express no interest in Saudi league

By Doug Ferguson Feb. 15, 2022 03:22 PM EST

FILE - Yuka Saso, of the Philippines, celebrates her victory in the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament at The Olympic Club, June 6, 2021, in San Francisco. Saso says the last two years from turning pro to winning the Women's Open have felt like a blur. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn, File)
A big year still a blur for US Women's Open champ Yuka Saso

By Doug Ferguson Dec. 28, 2021 11:02 AM EST

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 12, 2021 12:07 PM EDT
Aug. 13 1919 — Upset scores a win against Man o’ War in the Sanford Memorial Stakes at Saratoga. The defeat is Big Red’s only loss in 21...

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By The Associated Press Aug. 10, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 11 1943 — Volo Song, driven by Ben White, wins the Hambletonian Stakes in the third heat. 1948 — Demon Hanover,...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 05, 2021 11:35 AM EDT
Aug. 10 1900 — The first Davis Cup is held with the United States beating Britain, 3-0. 1949 — Ezzard Charles knocks...

FILE - Tony Jacklin, left, and Jack Nicklaus talk during the opening ceremony for the Ryder Cup golf tournament at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn., in this Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, file photo. The Ryder Cup has named an award after them for a player on each team that embodies the spirit of the matches. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Trophy for Ryder Cup winner, award for 1 player on each team

By Doug Ferguson Jul. 06, 2021 11:09 AM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jul. 01, 2021 12:31 PM EDT
July 2 1921 — The Jack Dempsey-Georges Carpentier heavyweight match at Rickard’s Orchard in Jersey City, N.J., becomes the first million...

A sign sits along the 16th hole during a practice round of the U.S. Open Golf Championship Monday, June 14, 2021, at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
US Open returns to Torrey Pines and to prime time

By The Associated Press Jun. 15, 2021 10:56 AM EDT

Jon Rahm talks with his caddie as he waits to hit on the 14th tee during the third round of the Memorial golf tournament, Saturday, June 5, 2021, in Dublin, Ohio. Rahm was later notified he tested positive for the coronavirus, knocking him out of the tournament. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Cantlay wins a playoff at Memorial on Sunday without Rahm

By Doug Ferguson Jun. 06, 2021 06:59 PM EDT

Jon Rahm chips to the 14th green during the third round of the Memorial golf tournament, Saturday, June 5, 2021, in Dublin, Ohio. Rahm was later notified he tested positive for the coronavirus, knocking him out of the tournament. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Coronavirus knocks Rahm out of Memorial after 6-shot lead

By Doug Ferguson Jun. 05, 2021 08:36 PM EDT

Memorial to open waiting list to fans

May. 21, 2021 06:07 PM EDT
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — The Memorial Tournament is activating its waiting list for tickets and likely will have the biggest crowd since the return of golf from the...

One of several holes appears at the Cabo Del Sol’s Ocean Course along the Sea of Cortez in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico on Feb. 22, 2020. Cabo Del Sol and the other 17 courses at the tip of Baja California are coming back to life as the coronavirus pandemic begins to lessen. (AP Photo/John Marshall)
Cabo's world-class golf scene revving back up after pandemic

By John Marshall May. 19, 2021 08:14 AM EDT

Ian Poulter, of England, hits out of the bunker on the 15th fairway during the second round of the RBC Heritage golf tournament in Hilton Head Island, S.C., Friday, April 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
In hybrid year for British Open, only a few spots remaining

By Doug Ferguson May. 04, 2021 11:52 AM EDT

Justin Thomas tees off on the 18th hole during the final round of the Valspar Championship golf tournament, Sunday, May 2, 2021, in Palm Harbor, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
PGA Tour heads to Quail Hollow, Champions gets first major

By The Associated Press May. 04, 2021 09:55 AM EDT

Corey Conners, of Canada, celebrates after a hole-in-one on the sixth hole during the third round of the Masters golf tournament on Saturday, April 10, 2021, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
A steady diet of limited fans on PGA Tour though end of May

By Doug Ferguson Apr. 13, 2021 06:58 PM EDT

People walk past Japanese golfer Hideki Matsuyama seen in a TV news channel reporting his win in the Masters golf tournament, in Tokyo, Monday, April 12, 2021. From Japan's prime minister on down, the country celebrated Matsuyama's victory in the Masters — the first Japanese to win at Augusta National and wear the famous green jacket.(AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Masters is a win for Hideki Matsuyama, and for Japan

By Doug Ferguson Apr. 12, 2021 11:51 AM EDT