Maria Sharapova
Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jul. 28, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 2 1864 — The first Travers Stakes at Saratoga is won by Kentucky, a horse that scores 20 consecutive victories. 1912 — John...

AP Sportlight

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...

Kamila Valieva, of the Russian Olympic Committee, trains at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Judge in Russian Olympic doping worked on Sharapova case

By Graham Dunbar Feb. 12, 2022 11:06 AM EST

Emma Raducanu, of Great Britain, returns a shot to Belinda Bencic, of Switzerland, during the quarterfinals of the US Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Raducanu, 18, 1st qualifier in US Open semis; Sakkari next

By Howard Fendrich Sep. 08, 2021 02:35 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. ...

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...

Today in History

By The Associated Press Jun. 08, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
Today in History Today is Tuesday, June 8, the 159th day of 2021. There are 206 days left in the year. Today’s...

FILE - Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates winning the final match of the French Open tennis tournament against Serbia's Novak Djokovic in three sets, 6-0, 6-2, 7-5, at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, in this Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020, file photo. The AP has put together a quiz for you to test your knowledge before the clay-court major championship begins Sunday. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
FRENCH OPEN 2021: AP's tennis quiz is no Slam dunk

By Howard Fendrich May. 25, 2021 11:55 AM EDT

Today in History

By The Associated Press Feb. 26, 2021 12:00 AM EST
Today in History Today is Friday, Feb. 26, the 57th day of 2021. There are 308 days left in the year. Today’s...

United States' Venus Williams makes a backhand return to Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic during a tuneup tournament ahead of the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Brownbill)
AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2021: Serena, Venus Williams on court Day 1

Feb. 06, 2021 01:52 PM EST

FILE - Sofia Kenin kisses the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup after defeating Spain's Garbine Muguruza in the women's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, in this Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, file photo. Kenin collected the WTA Player of the Year award on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, after winning the Australian Open for her first Grand Slam title and finishing as the runner-up at the French Open. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, FIle)
Kenin voted WTA Player of Year; Azarenka gets Comeback honor

By Howard Fendrich Dec. 08, 2020 02:48 PM EST

Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates winning the second round match of the French Open tennis tournament against Mackenzie McDonald of the U.S. at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
The Latest: Nishikori beaten by Travaglia in 5 sets

Sep. 30, 2020 01:43 PM EDT

Dominic Thiem, of Austria, serves to Alex de Minaur, of Australia, during the quarterfinal round of the US Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
'It's how you finish': Serena Williams into Open semifinals

By Howard Fendrich Sep. 09, 2020 02:55 PM EDT

Caroline Garcia, of France, reacts after defeating Karolina Pliskova, of the Czech Republic, during the second round of the US Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
'Didn't play good': No. 1 Pliskova won't dissect Open loss

By Howard Fendrich Sep. 02, 2020 08:07 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 5, 1989, file photo, Michael Chang falls to the ground crying after he defeated top-seeded Ivan Lendl at the French Open tennis championships in Paris. Chang, 17, toppled the top-seeded Lendl 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)
Memorable French Open matches: Nadal-Soderling, Serena-Venus

By Howard Fendrich Jun. 04, 2020 12:07 PM EDT

FILE- In this Tuesday June 4, 2019, image, Switzerland's Roger Federer plays a shot against Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka during their quarterfinal match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. The skill of sliding at Roland Garros is on hold at the moment with the start of the French Open postponed until September because of the coronavirus, but sliding will still be one of the keys to success at the French Open whenever it is played. Federer returned to clay-court tennis in 2019, a decade after his French Open title with his confidence low, he explained, “because I don’t even remember how to slide anymore.” (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias, File)
Don't be a 'cow on ice': Sliding key to French Open success

By Andrew Dampf And Howard Fendrich Jun. 02, 2020 10:35 AM EDT

Update on the latest sports

May. 23, 2020 12:30 AM EDT
NBA-OBIT-SLOAN Jazz great and Hall of Fame coach Jerry Sloan dies UNDATED (AP) — Jerry Sloan was a tenacious shooting...

Update on the latest sports

May. 22, 2020 11:10 AM EDT
NBA-OBIT-SLOAN Jazz great and Hall of Fame coach Jerry Sloan dies UNDATED (AP) — Jerry Sloan was a tenacious shooting...

Update on the latest in sports:

Apr. 30, 2020 03:45 AM EDT
MLB-HALL OF FAME-POSTPONEMENT Baseball Hall pushes back 2020 induction ceremony UNDATED (AP) — Derek Jeter was a first...

Update on the latest sports

Apr. 29, 2020 04:50 PM EDT
MLB-HALL OF FAME-POSTPONEMENT Baseball Hall pushes back 2020 induction ceremony UNDATED (AP) — Derek Jeter was a first...