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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Aug. 18, 1964, that it revoked the South African Olympic and National Games Association’s invitation to the Summer Olympics in Tokyo due the organization’s lack of opposition to its country’s aparthei

First foul ball broke her nose, second hit her in the knee.

Time Inc. publisher Henry Luce created Sports Illustrated (SI) to be the first weekly printed national magazine focused on live sporting events, with the first issue hitting newsstands on Aug. 16, 1954.

In the preliminary heats, Peaty broke his own world record of 57.55 seconds, which he set in 2015. Then he broke the record again, this time in the finals with winning with a time of 57.13 seconds.

The league had previously held several games in Atlanta before, including the 2014 and 2015 championships which each drew more than 8,000 people.

Like a great knockout punch, Chantel Navarro never saw the ‘no’ coming. 

Sarah Fuller proves girls can do anything after she made history as the first woman ever to play in a “Power 5” football game.

The more than 67,000 fans who attended the game were also treated to pop concerts, parachutists and fireworks at the event.

Brazil overcame huge leads from the rival Italians in the first and third sets to claim the championship 26-24, 17-25, 25-22, 22-25, 15-8.

Prior to joining Nashville, Trotz played junior hockey in the Western Hockey League.