Annika Sorenstam becomes the first woman to play in a PGA Tour event in 58 years when she shoots a 71 in the first round of the Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas. Sorenstam misses the cut the next day by ...

English amateur Harold Hilton wins 2nd Open title by 1 stroke from Scot James Braid. 1900 — The second modern Olympic games open in Paris. 1919 — Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox wins a game on the ...

Chelsea beats Aston Villa, 1-0; Roberto Di Matteo scores 73′ winner. 2005 — Nextel Cup rookie Kyle Busch becomes the youngest winner in Craftsman Truck Series history, holding off Terry Cook and Ted ...

The Dodgers offense comes alive again and Roki Sasaki pitches a gem as the Dodgers finish a sweep of the Angels.

First MLB All-Star Game announced for July 6 at Comiskey Park; to be played as part of the Chicago World’s Fair; fans to pick players. 1956 — Mickey Mantle hits HR from both sides of plate for record ...

Baltimore, Cleveland & Pittsburgh agree to go from NFC to AFC in NFL. 1970 — Hank Aaron gets an infield single off Cincinnati’s Wayne Simpson for his 3,000th hit. 1974 — 18th European Cup: Bayern ...

Long before he became the voice of the Triple Crown, before millions of viewers came to recognize the rhythm and rise of his calls on NBC broadcasts every spring, Larry Collmus was just a Maryland ...

Rocky Marciano beats Don Cockell by TKO in the 9th round at Kezar Stadium, San Francisco to retain his world heavyweight boxing title. 1964 — Northern Dancer, ridden by Bill Hartack, wins the ...

Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas has died at the age of 89, the Lukas family announced Sunday in a statement issued by Churchill Downs. Here is a list of many of his top horses, top triumphs, and ...

The 2026 Preakness Stakes takes place this weekend, with a full horse field running in the 151st edition of the middle jewel race. Unfortunately, it will be without one very important horse in the ...

The second leg of the Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes, happens this weekend, and the horses competing for the win have just been given their posts. This year's race is wide open. With Kentucky ...