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
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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
Baseball Strike Starts, Season Ends – August 12, 1994
There was no Mr. October, and nobody suffered a September swoon; because they played the last games of the season on August 11. The longest ever baseball strike began on August 12, 1994. It lasted until the beginning of the 1995 season when then Federal Trial Judge Sonia Sotomayor issued an injunction against Major League Baseball that effectively ended the … [Read more...] about Baseball Strike Starts, Season Ends – August 12, 1994
John Daly Wins PGA August 11, 1991
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n6OyLCaAR0 John Daly’s career has featured a litany of surprises, but none more audacious than the first: his win at the 1991 PGA Championship. Forget that Daly, a rookie, had missed 11 cuts in 23 starts preceding that week at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Ind. The real shocker was his getting into the tournament at all, the result of a … [Read more...] about John Daly Wins PGA August 11, 1991
Mary Decker Trips and Loses Chance for Gold – August 10,1984
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10Qys5W-aKE The Women's 3,000 Meter run made its debut at the 1984 Olympics, in Los Angeles. Much attention was focused on the race because one of the favorites, Zola Budd, was born and raised in South Africa. In January of 1984, the 17-year-old Budd, running barefoot in Stellenbosch, South Africa, broke Mary Decker's world record in the 5,000 … [Read more...] about Mary Decker Trips and Loses Chance for Gold – August 10,1984