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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...

FILE - American League pitcher Don Sutton of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches in the 48th All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium in New York, in this Tuesday night, July 20, 1977, file photo. A unique era of baseball is fading. (AP Photo/File)
That 70s Show: Loss by loss, a unique era of baseball fades

By Ted Anthony Feb. 22, 2021 10:01 AM EST

FILE - St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Lou Brock is surrounded by teammates as he holds second base after breaking Ty Cobb's all-time record of 892 stolen bases during a game against the San Diego Padres in San Diego, Calif., in this Monday night, Aug. 29, 1977, file photo. At left is team manager Vern Rapp. The list is disquieting in its length - those from the ranks of 1970s baseball rosters who have died in the past year alone. (AP Photo/File)
That 70s Show: Loss by loss, a unique era of baseball fades

By Ted Anthony Feb. 22, 2021 09:57 AM EST

Puerto Rico catcher Yadier Molina walk to the dugout after the first inning against the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean Series baseball final at Teodoro Mariscal stadium in Mazatlan, Mexico, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Cardinals re-sign C Yadier Molina for 18th season

By Dave Skretta Feb. 08, 2021 10:44 PM EST

Krystal Dixon takes a photo in front of Hank Aaron's home run wall, left from when Atlanta's Fulton County Stadium was demolished, where Aaron hit his 715th home run on April 8, 1974 to break the career home run record held by Babe Ruth. Hank Aaron died Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. He was 86. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Hank Aaron, baseball's one-time home run king, dies at 86

By Paul Newberry Jan. 22, 2021 11:40 AM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 14, 1993, file photo, Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula is carried on his team's shoulders after his 325th victory, against the Philadelphia Eagles in Philadelphia. Sports in 2020 was an unending state of mourning. Sports in 2020 was an unending state of mourning. Football lost a big piece of its heart: Don Shula, Gale Sayers, Paul Hornung, Bobby Mitchell. (AP Photo/ George Widman, File)
From Kobe to Maradona, a year of staggering losses in sports

By Fred Lief Dec. 29, 2020 12:54 PM EST

FILE - St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright smiles after throwing a simulated inning during baseball practice at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, in this Sunday, July 5, 2020, file photo. Longtime St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright has won the Roberto Clemente Award, given annually by Major League Baseball for community involvement and philanthropy. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
Adam Wainwright wins MLB's Roberto Clemente Award

Dec. 07, 2020 03:17 PM EST

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Kwang-Hyun Kim smiles as he walks off the field after getting Milwaukee Brewers' Ryan Braun to fly out ending the top of the fifth inning of a baseball game Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Molina leads Cards over Brewers 4-2 to open key 5-game set

By Warren Mayes Sep. 25, 2020 12:32 AM EDT

St. Louis Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt, left, hits a three-run home run against the Chicago Cubs during the third inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Goldschmidt homers as Cardinals beat Lester, Cubs 7-3

By Jay Cohen Sep. 06, 2020 11:41 PM EDT

Cars along the Massachusetts Turnpike drive past a giant "Black Lives Matter" mural, Wednesday evening, July 22, 2020, outside Fenway Park, at the rear, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Batter Up! Baseball, soundtrack of summer, is back - sort of

By Ben Walker Jul. 23, 2020 01:01 PM EDT