If you wanted to give it a touch of Hollywood coloration—and to do so proved irresistible to a large number of the spectators gathered for the event at the Country Club of Detroit—the final match of the 54th annual United States Amateur championship was a scenario writer's dream come true: it brought together "a graying millionaire playboy who is a celebrity on two continents" … [Read more...] about Arnold Palmer Wins The Amateur – August 28, 1954
Lebron was Le Bronze – August 27, 2004
Lebronze A nickname NBA player Lebron James got after Team USA failed to win a gold medal at the 2004 Olympics. Watch Video ATHENS — The reasons are aplenty, some legitimate, some exaggerated and others simply imagined, but the reality of the situation is chilling — a group of top NBA stars, albeit, not the very top, but still among the best — lost … [Read more...] about Lebron was Le Bronze – August 27, 2004
Rickey Henderson Breaks Season Stolen Base Record – August 27, 1982
Rickey Henderson picked up his 119th stolen base of the season on August 27, 1982. The record had previously belonged to Lou Brock. Brock stole 118 bases in 1974. Henderson would go on to steal another 11 bases before the end of the 1982 season, bringing his total up to 130. Henderson's mark still has a few years to go before it surpasses Ty Cobb's "longevity record." Cobb … [Read more...] about Rickey Henderson Breaks Season Stolen Base Record – August 27, 1982
Munich Olympics Open – August 26, 1972
The Munich Olympics opened on August 26, 1972. The following day, Shirley Povitch wrote in the Washington Post: It was a smashing effort by the opulent city-state of Munich, only seven miles from the Dachau of foul memory, to compensate for Germany's remembered sins of that era. For the crowd of 80,000 in Olympische Stadion and almost one billion television viewers around the … [Read more...] about Munich Olympics Open – August 26, 1972
Grand Slams – Yankees Hit Three on August 25, 2011
The New York Yankees became the first and only team in Major League history to hit three grand slams in one game. Trailing 7-2 in the fifth inning, Robinson Cano hit one into the right field stands off of Oakland A's starter Rich Harden. In the next inning Russel Martin facing Fautino De Los Santos, put the Yankees ahead 10-7 with a shot to right center. In the eighth inning, … [Read more...] about Grand Slams – Yankees Hit Three on August 25, 2011