Trivia

Paul Biedermann set a record time in the 400 metres freestyle swimming race at the World Championships in Rome, Italy.

Adam Peaty set a record time of 25.95 for the 50 m breaststroke at the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

MFL quarterback Brett Favre, re-signs with Green Bay Packers for a reported $50M for seven years.

President George Bush, on Air Force One, slammed Roseanne Barr's National Anthem performance as "disgraceful", as she ended it by appearing to spit on the floor.

The 19th edition of the Asian Men's Volleyball Championship opened in Gresik, Indonesia with Japan defending its title.

Yankees manager Billy Martin, who had noticed a large amount of pine tar on Brett's bat, requested that the umpires inspect his bat. The umpires ruled that the amount of pine tar on the bat exceeded the amount allowed by rule, nullified Brett's home run,

Carl Yastrzemski became the 18th major-league hitter in MLB history to reach the 400 home run mark, Yaz was 39 years old at the time.

Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox pitched a perfect game against the Tampa Bay Rays, making him just the 18th pitcher in MLB history to retire all 27 batters without a hit or error.

The U.S. won their sixth consecutive first place finish in the Tour de France with Floyd Landis.

Boston's Nomar Garciaparra became the first player to hit 3 home runs on his birthday including 2 during 1 inning, against the Tampa Bay in a 22-4 rout.