Tag: Women’s sports
AP Sportlight
July 6
1887 — Lottie Dod of Britain, 15, becomes the...
Ko leads at Old American after bogey-free 32-hole day
THE COLONY, Texas — Jin Young Ko chipped in for eagle on the par-4 15th and finished a bogey-free 32-hole Saturday in near darkness...
Kayla McBride scores 24 points, Lynx beat Mercury 99-68
PHOENIX — Kayla McBride scored 24 points on 9-of-13 shooting and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Phoenix Mercury 99-68 on Saturday night.
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Full Wimbledon crowds allowed from quarterfinals to finals
WIMBLEDON, England — Crowds at Wimbledon's Centre Court and No. 1 Court can increase to 100% capacity for the singles quarterfinals through the end...
AP Sportlight
July 5
1919 — Suzanne Lenglen beats reigning champion Dorothea Lambert...
American teen aims for gold in new Olympic canoe sprint race
Sometime before she races across Tokyo Bay, American teenager Nevin Harrison will likely paddle her canoe to a quiet spot and have a good...
After last Middle Sunday, Wimbledon resumes with fresh faces
WIMBLEDON, England — Wimbledon's traditional Middle Sunday of rest will disappear in 2022, as will the Manic Monday that follows it.
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Tokyo-bound: Australia to send 472 athletes to the Olympics
SYDNEY — Australia will send 472 athletes to the Tokyo Olympics, the second-largest team sent overseas by the country since the 2004 Athens Games.
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Early losses haven’t been detrimental in Olympic volleyball
If the past two Olympics have proven anything when it comes to indoor volleyball it's the fact that slow starts are far from detrimental.
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AP Sportlight
July 4
1910 — Jack Johnson knocks out Jim Jeffries in...
