Aug. 21 1901 — William Larned wins the first of seven men’s singles titles in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association…
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Today in Sports – Tiger Woods becomes first golfer since 1953 to win 3 majors in a calendar year #Today #Sports #Tiger #Woods #golfer #win #majors #calendar #year
Aug. 20 1921 — Molla Bjurstedt Mallory beats Mary Browne, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 to win the U.S. women’s national tennis…
Read MoreToday in Sports – Ty Cobb, 34 years, gets his 3,000th career hit, youngest player to reach milestone #Today #Sports #Cobb #years #3000th #career #hit #youngest #player #reach #milestone
Aug. 19 1909 — The first race is held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Twelve-thousand spectators watch Austrian engineer Louis…
Read MoreToday in Sports – Michael Phelps ends his career at the Rio Olympics with 23 career gold medals #Today #Sports #Michael #Phelps #ends #career #Rio #Olympics #career #gold #medals
Aug. 13 1919 — Upset scores a win against Man o’ War in the Sanford Memorial Stakes at Saratoga. The…
Read MoreToday in Sports – Michael Phelps breaks the Olympic medals record with his 19th #Today #Sports #Michael #Phelps #breaks #Olympic #medals #record #19th
July 31 1932 — France beats the U.S. 3-2 for its sixth consecutive Davis Cup championship. 1934 — Britain, led…
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Canadian McIntosh, 16, secures 2nd swimming worlds gold with win in women’s 400m individual medley #Canadian #McIntosh #secures #2nd #swimming #worlds #gold #win #womens #400m #individual #medley
FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) — Summer McIntosh, the 16-year-old Canadian who promises to be a star at next year’s Paris Olympics,…
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Legendary coach Bob Bowman keeps turning out winning swimmers, and not just Americans #Legendary #coach #Bob #Bowman #turning #winning #swimmers #Americans
FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) — The American swim team has had a so-so meet at the world championships in Japan. Meanwhile,…
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Katie Ledecky passes Michael Phelps for most individual golds at world championships #Katie #Ledecky #passes #Michael #Phelps #individual #golds #world #championships
FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) — Katie Ledecky added to her legacy as the greatest female swimmer in history when she won…
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Swedish swimmer Sarah Sjoestroem breaks her own world record in the 50-meter freestyle #Swedish #swimmer #Sarah #Sjoestroem #breaks #world #record #50meter #freestyle
FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) — Swedish swimmer Sarah Sjoestroem broke her own world record in the 50-meter freestyle on Saturday, swimming…
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Australian Titmus sets WR in 400m freestyle as Ledecky settles for silver #Australian #Titmus #sets #400m #freestyle #Ledecky #settles #silver
FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) — Australian Ariarne Titmus set a new world record on the way to a decisive victory in…
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