AP Sportlight
July 11
1914 — Babe Ruth makes his major league pitching...
Croatian duo Mektic, Pavic wins men’s doubles at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England — Croatian duo Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic lived up to their billing as the world's top doubles team by winning Wimbledon...
Kyrgios pulls out of Olympics; cites injury, lack of crowds
SYDNEY — Nick Kyrgios pulled out of Australia’s tennis team for the Olympics hours after Tokyo’s governor confirmed a ban on fans in the...
AP Sportlight
July 10
1926 — Bobby Jones wins the U.S. Open golf...
Italy’s Berrettini reaches 1st Grand Slam final at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England — Cries of “Vai!” (Go!), “Forza!” (Let's go!) and even “Andiamo, amore mio!” (Let's go, my love!) rang through Centre Court, supporting...
Tennis players discuss mental health issues raised by Osaka
WIMBLEDON, England — Naomi Osaka was not the first professional tennis player to withdraw during a Grand Slam tournament because of mental health concerns...
Analysis: Whatever, whenever Federer decides, it’s up to him
WIMBLEDON, England — If this really was it for Roger Federer at Wimbledon — and no one knows for sure either way right now,...
No. 1 Barty beats 2018 champ Kerber to reach Wimbledon final
WIMBLEDON, England — It might have been difficult for Ash Barty to imagine that a trip to her first Wimbledon final was just around...
Rafael Nadal to make return to competition with debut in DC
WASHINGTON — Rafael Nadal will return to competition by making his debut at the hard-court tournament in Washington.
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AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
July 13
1881 — William Renshaw sets the record for the...