Women's boxing
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Jun. 09, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
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...

Vetting panel takes out candidate ahead of boxing election
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AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Feb. 14, 2022 10:00 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...
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...
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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...
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By The Associated Press Feb. 03, 2022 10:57 AM EST
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Feb. 4
1861 — The Philadelphia Athletics beat Charter Oak 36-27 in a baseball game played on frozen Litchfield Pond in Brooklyn, N.Y...
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.
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Knockout punch: Brazil's Sousa takes gold on spectacular KO
By Greg Beacham Aug. 07, 2021 05:48 AM EDT
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Aug. 05, 2021 11:32 AM EDT
Aug. 6
1958 — Glen Davis of Columbus, Ohio, sets a world record in the 400 hurdles with a time of 49.2 in Budapest, Hungary.
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AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Aug. 03, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 4
1945 — Byron Nelson wins his 11th consecutive PGA Tour event, beating Herman Barron by four strokes. Nelson finishes the year with a...

Olympic women's boxing is bigger, deeper, better in Tokyo
By Greg Beacham Jul. 29, 2021 12:50 PM EDT
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Jul. 29, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 2
1864 — The first Travers Stakes at Saratoga is won by Kentucky, a horse that scores 20 consecutive victories.
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