Record setting events
Antoine Davis sets Horizon League's all-time scoring record
Dec. 01, 2022 09:48 PM EST
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Antoine Davis became the Horizon League's all-time leading scorer and he helped Detroit Mercy rally late for a 75-66 victory over Purdue Fort...
Today in Sports History-Brown scores NCAA record 43 points
By The Associated Press Nov. 16, 2022 10:00 AM EST
Nov. 17
1956 — Syracuse beats Colgate 61-7 behind halfback Jim Brown. Brown sets an NCAA-record for points by an individual player in a single game by...
Today in Sports History-Week Ahead-Nov. 11-17
By The Associated Press Nov. 10, 2022 10:00 AM EST
Nov. 15
1879 — Princeton beats Harvard 1-0 in a college football game held in New Jersey. The Tigers unveil the concept of using blockers to help...
Today in Sports History-Nov. 11-17
By The Associated Press Nov. 10, 2022 10:00 AM EST
Nov. 11
1911 — Carlisle Indian School of Carlisle, Pa., led by Jim Thorpe, beats nationally ranked Harvard 18-15 before 25,000 in Cambridge, Mass....
Today in Sports History: Week Ahead, Sept. 16-22
By The Associated Press Sep. 15, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Sept. 20
1913 — Twenty-year-old amateur Francis Ouimet beats Britain’s Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in an 18-hole playoff to win the U.S. Open.
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AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press May. 26, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
May 31
1927 — Detroit first baseman Johnny Neun records an unassisted triple play in the ninth inning to end the 1-0 win over the Cleveland Indians....
Jayhawks' Bill Self masterminds epic championship comeback
By Dave Skretta Apr. 05, 2022 12:21 AM EDT
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Mar. 29, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
March 30
1940 — Indiana routs Kansas 60-42 for the NCAA basketball championship.
1943 — Ken Sailors scores 16 points to lead Wyoming to a...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Mar. 24, 2022 11:21 AM EDT
March 29
1929 — The Boston Bruins win the Stanley Cup with a 2-1 victory over the New York Rangers to complete a two-game sweep.
1940 —...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Mar. 24, 2022 11:12 AM EDT
March 25
1934 — Horton Smith wins the first Masters golf tournament by one stroke over Craig Wood.
1947 — Holy Cross, led by George...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Mar. 17, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
March 18
1945 — Maurice Richard of the Montreal Canadiens becomes the first NHL player to score 50 goals in a season during a 4-2 triumph over the...
Engaging Tshiebwe thriving on, off the court with Kentucky
By Gary B. Graves Mar. 14, 2022 01:50 PM EDT
Lee scores 52, Houston Baptist tops McNeese 149-144 in 4 OTs
Mar. 06, 2022 12:23 AM EST
HOUSTON (AP) — Darius Lee set a Houston Baptist record with 52 points to spark the Huskies to a 149-144 four-overtime victory over McNeese on Saturday night.
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AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Mar. 04, 2022 12:11 PM EST
March 6
1920 — Mickey Roach of Toronto scores five goals to lead the St. Patricks to an 11-2 rout of the Quebec Bulldogs.
1976 — Dorothy...
Peterson's 3 with seconds left lifts No. 16 USC over Oregon
By Steve Mims Feb. 27, 2022 12:29 AM EST
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...
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...
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...