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American Ryan Murphy set the 100 meter backstroke record at the Rio Olympic Games.

Trans-National Communications bought the Boston Celtics for an NBA record $6 million dollars, Red Auerbach described the president as "the absolute worst" owner he had ever worked for.

Katie Ledecky's medal tally of 4 golds, 1 silver made her the most decorated US female athlete at one Olympics, she won gold for win 200m, 400m and 800m freestyle swimming.

The World Championship was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1948 to 1957, in 1951 Babe Didrikson-Zaharias won it.

The gymnastics competition at the Berlin Olympics concludes with Germany dominating, winning 6 of 9 gold medals including the men’s & women’s teams events.

For the first time in MLB history, since Major League Baseball expanded to thirty teams, the home teams won all 15 games played.

Major League Lacrosse announced that attackman Tim Goettelmann of the Long Island Lizards has been named as the 2010 New Balance MLL Sportsman of the Year.

The Cincinnati Reds retire Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench's #5 uniform.

Adidas announced a multiyear partnership with Major League Lacrosse's 2016 draft number one overall draft pick, midfielder Myles Jones.

Played at the Valhalla Golf Club, the 2014 PGA Championship was won by Rory McIlroy with -16 par.