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70 Years of NFL Relocations  Football fans are once again reminded they don’t own their home teams. The Oakland Raiders’ planned move to Las Vegas marks the 11th time since the … more
Stickball- Death Of A Street Culture  Like a modern Bruegel painting depicting kids in playful outdoor scenes, stickball was a familiar picture in America’s urban landscape for most of the … more
1957 Wimbledon  Althea Gibson becomes the first black player to win the prestigious Wimbledon tennis tournament.  She would win in Forest Hills later in the summer and the same … more
1976 Boxing Takes On Wrestling  Heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali takes on Japanese wrestler Antonio Inoki. The bout is a farcical kicking match that becomes a precursor to the … more
1968 Mexico City Olympics- American Jim Hines breaks the 10 seconds barrier for the 100 meter sprint. He comes in at 9.95, an all-time world record which he held for 15 years until Calvin … more
1929 British Open  Walter Hagen wins his 4th and last Open championship at the Muirfield golf club in Scotland.  The flamboyant sportsman was the first American-born golfer to claim the … more
1989 Tour de France  American cyclist Greg Lemond wins his second Tour de France by a record 8 seconds. Lemond would win his third and final race in 1990, which would also be the … more
1934 Wimbledon Englishman Fred Perry claims the first of his three straight Wimbledon victories. After 1936, no other British man would win the tournament until Andy Murray in 2013. more
1932 Maccabiah Games  The first Maccabiah Games kick off in Jewish Palestine. 390 athletes from 27 countries compete in what would eventually become one of the world's biggest quadrennial … more
1962 US Open  Jack Nicklaus outplays Arnold Palmer to win his first US open and first Major. The Ohio native would become the greatest golfer of all time with 18 career Major championships. more
1989 French Open- Michael Chang becomes the youngest tennis player at 17 to win the French Open. It was his first and only. more
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