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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...

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...

FILE - In this July 3, 1988, file photo, Sweden's Stefan Edberg reaches to return to Boris Becker during the men's singles final at Wimbledon. The game was delayed, started and abandoned for the night because of heavy rain. (AP Photo/Bob Dear, File)

AP Was There: Edberg defeats Becker for 1st Wimbledon title

By The Associated Press Jul. 11, 2020 04:01 AM EDT