The first issue of Sports Illustrated was dated August 16, 1954. However, as is the case with most magazines, the August 16 edition hit the newsstands a few days earlier, on August 12. On August 2, 1954, The Wall Street Journal reported that "More than 300,000 persons to date have subscribed for Sports Illustrated, Time Magazine's new weekly magazine, President Roy E. Larsen … [Read more...] about Sports Illustrated First Issue August 16, 1954
Cal Ripken Gets First Hit – August 16, 1981
For most of the 1981 season he played for the Triple A Rochester Red Wings, but two weeks shy of his 21st birthday, Cal Ripken made his Major League debut, on August 10, 1981. He came into the game as a pinch runner, replacing Ken Singleton. Ripken moved to second base after Eddie Murray walked, and he scored on a walk-off single by John Lowenstein. Ripken got his first hit on … [Read more...] about Cal Ripken Gets First Hit – August 16, 1981
Tim Donaghy NBA Referee Pleads Guilty August 15, 2007
Tim Donaghy left the basketball court as a disgraced former N.B.A. referee in July and left a federal court room yesterday as an admitted criminal, a conspirator and a gambling addict. Donaghy’s downfall and the resulting scandal that has threatened the National Basketball Association’s integrity, came into focus when Donaghy, 40, surrendered to federal authorities and … [Read more...] about Tim Donaghy NBA Referee Pleads Guilty August 15, 2007
U.S. Olympic Basketball Team Wins Gold in Berlin – August 14, 1936
Americans Win First Olympic Basketball Competition. Basketball made its debut as an Olympic sport at the 1936 Games in Berlin. On August 14, 1936, the U.S. won the Gold Medal, defeating Canada 19-8. The championship game was played outdoors in similar fashion to all the other basketball games of the Berlin Olympics. The "Master Olympic Planners" hadn't gotten the memo that … [Read more...] about U.S. Olympic Basketball Team Wins Gold in Berlin – August 14, 1936
Michael Phelps Wins 10th and 11th Gold – August 13, 2008
Records are meant to be broken, but with respect to the record for the most Olympic Gold Medals won by an individual, it might have been more correct to say that "records are meant to be tied". That's what the Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina did in 1964 when she won her ninth gold medal in 1964, equaling the record of Paavo Nurmi ("The Flying Finn") who won his ninth Gold Medal … [Read more...] about Michael Phelps Wins 10th and 11th Gold – August 13, 2008