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Today in Sports History: Expos to Move to Washington D.C.
By The Associated Press Sep. 28, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Sept. 29
1923 — Gene Sarazen beats Walter Hagen 1 up to capture the PGA championship.
1941 — Joe Louis knocks out Lou Nova in the sixth...
Sportlight: Week Ahead, Sept. 23-30
By The Associated Press Sep. 22, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Sept. 27
1894 — Aqueduct Race Track opens its doors. The building is torn down in 1955 and the new Aqueduct reopens on Sept. 14, 1959.
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Today in Sports History: Week Ahead, Sept. 16-22
By The Associated Press Sep. 15, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Sept. 16
1885 — The America’s Cup is successfully defended by U.S. yacht Puritan as it beats Britain’s Genesta in two heats.
1926 — Henri...
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Jun. 23, 2022 08:45 PM EDT
June 28
1935 — Alf Perry ties a British Open scoring record with a 283 total at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. Perry’s finishes five...
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Feb. 22, 2022 10:00 AM EST
Feb. 23
1935 — George “The Iceman” Woolf makes history, riding Azucar to victory in the inaugural Santa Anita Handicap. Azucar beatS such greats as...
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
By The Associated Press Feb. 16, 2022 10:00 AM EST
Feb. 17
1923 — Cy Denneny of the Ottawa Senators becomes the NHL’s career scoring leader. He scores his 143rd goal to surpass Joe Malone in a 2-0 win...
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. 03, 2022 10:59 AM EST
Feb. 8
1936 — Jay Berwanger, University of Chicago halfback and Heisman Trophy winner, is the first player ever selected in the NFL Draft. The...
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Sep. 28, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Sept. 29
1923 — Gene Sarazen beats Walter Hagen 1 up to capture the PGA championship.
1941 — Joe Louis knocks out Lou...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Sep. 23, 2021 03:40 PM EDT
Sept. 28
1920 — A Chicago grand jury indicts eight members of the Chicago White Sox on charges of fixing the 1919 World Series, known as...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Sep. 16, 2021 11:38 AM EDT
Sept. 17
1897 — England’s Joe Lloyd beats Scotland’s Willie Anderson by one stroke to win the U.S. Open in Wheaton, Ill.
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Today in History
By The Associated Press Apr. 12, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
Today in History
Today is Monday, April 12, the 102nd day of 2021. There are 263 days left in the year.
Today’s...
