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By The Associated Press Feb. 27, 2022 10:00 AM EST
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...

Winnipeg Jets coach Paul Maurice talks to players during the third period of Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens on Friday, June 4, 2021, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canada grants NHL cross-border travel exemption for playoffs

By John Wawrow Jun. 06, 2021 02:53 PM EDT

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury (29) blocks a shot by Minnesota Wild left wing Jordan Greenway (18) while Golden Knights' Shea Theodore (27) defends during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Wednesday, May 5, 2021, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King)
'No secrets' and no certainty in one-of-a-kind NHL playoffs

By Stephen Whyno May. 14, 2021 04:54 PM EDT

Greyhound Canada to cut all routes, end operations

May. 13, 2021 05:31 PM EDT
TORONTO (AP) — Greyhound Canada is permanently cutting all bus routes across the country, shutting down the intercity bus carrier’s operations in Canada after...

The Chicago Cubs play the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park in a baseball game Thursday, April 29, 2021, in Atlanta. The Braves announced they plan to expand attendance limits to full capacity beginning May 7. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
The Latest: Washington expects full house for NFL home games

By The Associated Press May. 06, 2021 12:09 PM EDT

Colorado Avalanche's Mikko Rantanen (96) is congratulated by teammates after scoring a goal against the St. Louis Blues during the second period of an NHL hockey game on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Joe Puetz)
The Latest: Virus slams 6 Challenger tennis events in Canada

By The Associated Press Apr. 16, 2021 01:36 PM EDT

Off-ice officials pack up equipment after the Vancouver Canucks and Calgary Flames NHL hockey game was postponed due to a positive COVID-19 test result in Vancouver, British Columbia, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
NHL's North Division reacts to Canucks' COVID-19 situation

By The Associated Press Apr. 04, 2021 06:48 PM EDT

Philadelphia Flyers' Travis Sanheim (6) and New York Rangers' Brendan Lemieux (48) collide during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Four separate leagues? Divisional styles develop around NHL

By Stephen Whyno Feb. 25, 2021 03:27 PM EST

Notre Dame forward Juwan Durham (11) drives to the basket against North Carolina forward Armando Bacot (5) and guard Leaky Black (1) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Chapel Hill, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
The Latest: Memphis women's basketball cancels another game

By The Associated Press Jan. 16, 2021 12:12 PM EST

FILE - Edmonton Oilers players take part in drills during NHL hockey training camp in Edmonton, Alberta, in this Monday, July 13, 2020, file photo. The Canadian government has given its OK to start NHL training camps, citing “national interest grounds.” It has issued an exemption to the mandatory 14-day quarantine period for NHL players and team staff to return to the country. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canada approves NHL camps, but provinces must rule on games

Dec. 31, 2020 11:41 AM EST

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Dec. 15, 2020 12:57 PM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has finally acknowledged that Democrat Joe Biden won the presidential election. Six weeks after the...

CFL scraps season amid virus, ending Grey Cup’s 100-year run

By The Associated Press Aug. 17, 2020 01:42 PM EDT
The Canadian Football League canceled its 2020 season Monday because of the pandemic, marking the first year since 1919 the Grey Cup won’t be awarded. ...

FILE - In this March 5, 2020, file photo, Chicago Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane, left, and Edmonton Oilers center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins chase the puck during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Chicago. Assuming everything goes according to plan and the final details are ironed out between the league and the players' union, the Blackhawks will play the Oilers in a best-of-five qualifier series for the playoff bracket. “It's been a weird three months,” Kane said during a video conference call with reporters. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
NHL players not rushing back to rinks for voluntary skates

By Stephen Whyno Jun. 12, 2020 02:12 AM EDT