Aug. 10<\/p>\n
1900 \u2014 The first Davis Cup is held with the United States beating Britain, 3-0.<\/p>\n
1949 \u2014 Ezzard Charles knocks out Gus Lesnovich in the eighth round at Yankee Stadium in his first world heavyweight title defense.<\/p>\n
1975 \u2014 Jack Nicklaus wins the PGA Championship for the fourth time with a two-stroke victory over Bruce Crampton and Tom Weiskopf.<\/p>\n
1980 \u2014 Jack Nicklaus wins his fifth PGA Championship with a record score of 274, seven strokes ahead of Andy Bean.<\/p>\n
1984 \u2014 The US beats Spain 96-65 to win the men\u2019s basketball gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympics; future \u2018dream team\u2019 members Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing and Chris Mullin feature.<\/p>\n
1984 \u2014 The much anticipated matchup between American world champion Mary Decker and South African Zola Budd in the women\u2019s 3000-meter race at the Los Angeles Olympics ends in controversy. Just past the midpoint of the race, Decker steps on Budd\u2019s heel, causing Budd to stumble and Decker to trip over Budd. Budd gets back into the race and Decker goes down with an injured thigh. Romania\u2019s Maricica Puica, who had set the fastest time in 1984, wins the race and Budd finishes seventh.<\/p>\n
1995 \u2014 Michael Bradley, a third-year pro without a tour victory, shoots a record-tying 63 in his first PGA round to lead the PGA Championship.<\/p>\n
1996 \u2014 Cigar\u2019s bid for a 17th straight victory ends when longshot Dare and Go passes the super horse in the upper stretch and pulls away to win the Pacific Classic at Del Mar. Cigar, 3 1-2 lengths behind Dare and Go, fails to break a tie with Citation for the record winning streak by a North American-based horse this century.<\/p>\n
2008 \u2014 In Beijing, Michael Phelps begins his long march toward eight gold medals by winning the 400-meter individual medley in 4:03.84 \u2014 smashing his own world record. The U.S. women\u2019s 400-meter freestyle relay team, anchored by 41-year-old Dara Torres, takes the silver behind the Netherlands\u2019 Olympic record effort. It\u2019s the 10th medal of Torres\u2019 career.<\/p>\n
2008 \u2014 Ireland\u2019s Padraig Harrington rallies from three shots behind to win the PGA Championship, closing with a 4-under 66 at Oakland Hills to become the fourth player to win the British Open and PGA in the same year. Harrington, the first European to win consecutive majors, closes out Sergio Garcia with a 15-foot par on the 18th for a two-shot victory.<\/p>\n
2012 \u2014 The United States wins the women\u2019s 4×100-meter track relay in a world-record time of 40.82 seconds to give the Americans their first Olympic victory in the event since 1996. Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight and Carmelita Jeter combine for a perfect trip around the track that ends a string of disappointments for the U.S. in the marquee relay.<\/p>\n
2012 \u2014 Maurice Purify catches a record seven touchdown passes and the Arizona Rattlers win the Arena Bowl with a 72-54 win over the Philadelphia Soul.<\/p>\n
2014 \u2014 Rory McIlroy wins his second straight major championship and fourth of his young career, rallying on the back nine in the PGA Championship. The tournament finishes in near-darkness at Valhalla Golf Club, with the final two groups essentially morphing into a foursome as they race to beat nightfall. McIlroy rallies from a three-shot deficit at the turn, to shoot a 3-under 68 to beat Phil Mickelson by one stroke. McIlroy finishes at 16-under 268.<\/p>\n
2016 \u2014 Daryl Homer becomes the first American to win an Olympic silver medal in men\u2019s individual sabre in 112 years.<\/p>\n
2016 \u2014 Kristin Armstrong wins the road cycling individual time trial, finishing with a time of 44:26.42 for her third consecutive gold in the Olympic event.<\/p>\n
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