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A family pastime turned into a competitive sport for Lucca Mesinas, who will showcase his skills in surfing's debut in the Olympics.

Shauna Coxsey fell in love with sport climbing at a young age and has taken her passion all the way to the Olympics.

The Minnesota Timberwolves played their first season game in the NBA against the Seattle SuperSonics.

Wilt Chamberlain of the San Francisco Warriors scored 72 points against the Lakers in a 127-115 loss in Los Angeles.

Norwegian marathon runner Grete Waitz won her fifth consecutive New York City Marathon, she won nine of them in total.

Head coach Pat Riley became the second coach in NBA history to amass 1,000 regular season victories when the Miami Heat opened the season with a victory over the Orlando Magic.

Point guard Bob Cousy made his NBA debut for the Boston Celtics at Ft. Wayne.

In a famous race between two legendary horses, Seabiscuit beat reigning Triple Crown winner War Admiral in a match race at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.

Stephen Curry scored 53 points, he had a 28-point third quarter, and the unbeaten Golden State Warriors defeated the winless Pelicans in New Orleans.

In the first-ever use of replay in a World Series game, officials looked at Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees home run that caromed off a television camera.