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AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Feb. 03, 2022 11:01 AM EST
Feb. 4 1861 — The Philadelphia Athletics beat Charter Oak 36-27 in a baseball game played on frozen Litchfield Pond in Brooklyn, N.Y., with the players...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 03, 2022 10:57 AM EST
Body Feb. 4 1861 — The Philadelphia Athletics beat Charter Oak 36-27 in a baseball game played on frozen Litchfield Pond in Brooklyn, N.Y...

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright, right, is congratulated by teammate Yadier Molina before being removed during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies Sunday, May 9, 2021, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
LEADING OFF: Major League Baseball nears 20,000 players

By The Associated Press May. 15, 2021 03:15 AM EDT

Atlanta Braves pitcher Ian Anderson throws to first base to get an out against Philadelphia Phillies' Andrew McCutchen in the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 8, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
LEADING OFF: Major League Baseball nears 20,000 players

By The Associated Press May. 14, 2021 09:25 PM EDT

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Alec Mills throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers Tuesday, April 13, 2021, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
LEADING OFF: Cubs managing COVID scare, Musgrove vs Bucs

By The Associated Press Apr. 13, 2021 08:27 PM EDT

Cincinnati Reds' Shogo Akiyama, of Japan, follows through on his swing as he hits an infield grounder against the Chicago White Sox during the first inning of a spring training baseball game Thursday, March 11, 2021, in Goodyear, Ariz. Reds' Akiyama was out at first base on the play. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Akiyama, Gray among hurting Reds who will miss opening day

By Mitch Stacy Mar. 30, 2021 03:25 PM EDT

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

FILE- In this July 12, 2004, file photo, home run record holder Hank Aaron greets San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds before the start of the All-Star Home Run Derby in Houston. Hank Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth’s home run record and gracefully left his mark as one of baseball’s greatest all-around players, died Friday. He was 86. The Atlanta Braves, Aaron's longtime team, said he died peacefully in his sleep. No cause was given.(AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Hank Aaron, baseball's one-time home run king, dies at 86

By Paul Newberry Jan. 22, 2021 02:45 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 Sept. 13, 2020, file photo, Washington Football Team wide receiver Isaiah Wright adjusts his helmet before the team's NFL football game against Philadelphia Eagles in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
2020 sports quiz: Brady to Bundesliga, Big Ten to Brooklyn

By Fred Lief Dec. 30, 2020 11:04 AM EST

FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, fans sit in a mostly empty Greensboro Coliseum after the NCAA college basketball games were cancelled at the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C. Scrubbing last year's March Madness due to coronavirus concerns cost the NCAA some $375 million, and another loss like that would have ripple effects throughout college sports. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
Lamentation for sports in 2020: A year of living virally

By Fred Lief Dec. 24, 2020 11:03 AM EST

New York Mets' Yoenis Cespedes, right, celebrates his solo home run with Robinson Cano (24) during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field, Friday, July 24, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Baseball's return includes several comeback stories

By Noah Trister Jul. 27, 2020 02:04 AM EDT

In this April 1, 2020, photo, AP correspondent Dan Sewell in Cincinnati plays in a tournament at home using the Strat-O-Matic baseball board game while self-isolating due to the coronavirus outbreak. With no real baseball being played, fans are getting their fixes with conference call chats, trivia contests and fantasy games. (AP Photo/Dan Sewell)
VIRUS DIARY: Fantasy baseball, when real ball is the fantasy

By Dan Sewell Apr. 02, 2020 03:58 PM EDT