Record setting events
Swimmer Ariarne Titmus sets 400-meter freestyle world record
May. 22, 2022 06:52 AM EDT
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Ariarne Titmus has broken the women’s 400-meter freestyle world record at the Australian swimming championships.
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Zac Stubblety-Cook sets world record in 200 breaststroke
May. 19, 2022 07:33 AM EDT
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Olympic champion Zac Stubblety-Cook set a world record in the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the Australian swimming championships on...
American Armstrong sets swimming world record in 50 back
Apr. 29, 2022 09:33 AM EDT
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — American Hunter Armstrong has set a swimming world record in the men's 50-meter backstroke.
Armstrong posted a time of 23.71...
Duplantis sets pole vault world record of 6.19m in Belgrade
Mar. 07, 2022 02:45 PM EST
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Olympic champion Mondo Duplantis broke his own world pole vault record with a 6.19-meter clearance at the Belgrade Indoor Meeting on Monday.
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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...

China's Sui, Han top pairs short program record at Olympics
By Dave Skretta Feb. 18, 2022 09:26 AM EST
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Feb. 17, 2022 11:13 AM EST
Feb. 22
1919 — The first dog race track to use an imitation rabbit opens in Emeryville, Calif.
1936 — Figure skater Sonja Henie wins her...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Feb. 17, 2022 11:05 AM EST
Feb. 18
1924 — Theresa Weld Blanchard wins her sixth and final U.S. figure skating championship. Sherwin Badger captures his fifth straight and final...

US women beat Finland 4-1, to face Canada in Olympic final
By John Wawrow Feb. 14, 2022 01:31 AM EST

Papadakis, Cizeron claim Olympic ice dance gold in Beijing
By Dave Skretta Feb. 14, 2022 12:07 AM EST

Gao becomes 1st Chinese man to win Olympic speedskating gold
By Paul Newberry Feb. 12, 2022 05:23 AM EST

No Olympic medal as Shaun White takes flight for final time
By Bernie Wilson Feb. 11, 2022 09:08 AM EST

Van der Poel wins 2nd Olympic gold, sets 10,000 world record
By Paul Newberry Feb. 11, 2022 05:18 AM EST
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...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
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...

Schouten wins 2nd Olympic gold, completes distance sweep
By Paul Newberry Feb. 10, 2022 08:44 AM EST

Nathan Chen on brink of elite club of US Olympic champions
By Dave Skretta Feb. 09, 2022 01:29 AM EST