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Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan became the 20th major league pitcher to win 300 games, he lead the Texas Rangers to an 11-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.

Cesar Cielo set a record time of 46.91 for the 100 metres freestyle swimming race at the World Championships in Rome, Italy.

Mark Millon led the USA to the 1994 World Lacrosse Championships in Bury, England, where he was named Most Valuable Player.

George Steinbrenner is forced by Commissioner Fay Vincent to resign as principal partner of NY Yankees for making $40,000 payment to gambler.

The Japanese team beat the Russian team to earn Olympic gold in woman's volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

Michael Phelps sets world record in the 200 metres butterfly swimming event at the World Championships in Rome, Italy.

Chinese swimmer Zhang Lin set a record time in the 800 metres freestyle swimming race at the World Championships in Rome, Italy.

Switch-hitting Bill Mueller became the first player in Major League history to hit two grand slams in a game, one from each side of the plate.

Ryan Lochte sets world record in the 200 metres individual medley swimming event at the World Championships in Shanghai, China.

Paul Biedermann set a record time of 01:42.0 for the 200 metres freestyle swimming race at the World Championships in Rome, Italy.