Host Uruguay beats Argentina 4-2 for soccer’s first World Cup in Montevideo. 1932 — The 10th modern Olympic Games open in Los Angeles. 1961 — Jerry Barber edges Don January by one stroke in a playoff ...

From his birth in Alabama to his childhood move to Cleveland and record-breaking performances during the 1930s, a timeline of the life of Jesse Owens.

South Jersey has produced some of the greatest athletes the United States has ever seen. For the country's 250th anniversary we picked the 250 best ...

On July 30, 1976, Bruce Jenner, now known as Caitlyn Jenner, set a world record of 8,618 points and won the gold medal in the ...

Today in Sports - Week Ahead, July 24 - 30.

MILAN (AP) — Franco Baresi, the former AC Milan captain who was one of Italy's most acclaimed defenders, has died. He was 66. His death was announced on Friday by Milan, the soccer club where he spent ...

David Hockney is considered one of the most significant artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, particularly celebrated for ...

1996 — The American softball team wins the gold medal, beating China 3-1 behind a controversial two-run homer from Dot Richardson in the first Olympic competition in that sport.

Former AC Milan and Italy defender Franco Baresi, one of the most recognizable players of the golden era of Italian soccer in ...

Tomorrow, July 17, will mark the 50th anniversary of the Opening Ceremony of the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal. To celebrate that golden anniversary, Swimming World is re-running this feature on the ...