It was Ledecky’s second medal in these games after taking bronze in the 400 free behind Canadian Summer McIntosh.

1984 — The Summer Olympics open in Los Angeles with a record 140 nations competing. The Soviet Union and 13 Communist allies, including Cuba and East Germany, boycott the games. 1987 — Laura Davies ...

The Gators bolstered their roster, while the Cougars welcomed the top recruit. Here are 98 more things to know.

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2000 — Tiger Woods, at 24, becomes the youngest player to win the career Grand Slam with a record-breaking performance in the British Open on the Old Course at St. Andrews. Woods closes with a 3-under ...

Vasek Pospisil, who won a Wimbledon men’s doubles title and helped Canada win the Davis Cup, will retire from tennis after ...

Free Agency Grades for all NBA teams. RotoBaller's Kevin Larson analyzes every NBA Team and assesses how well they did in free agency this year.

Colin Montgomerie on his successes and failures during a Hall of Fame career, including his one mulligan and why he was such a great Ryder Cup player ...

Dr. David Altchek, who performed more than 2,000 Tommy John surgeries and was the New York Mets longtime medical director, died Thursday. He was 68. His death was announced by the Hospital for Special ...