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Arthur Ashe with his father, Arthur Ashe Sr., at the 1968 US Open trophy ceremony at Forest Hills

On This Date: Arthur Ashe Wins the First US Open — and Can't Accept the Check (Sept. 9, 1968)

On this date in 1968, at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, a 25-year-old Army lieutenant on leave from West Point won the very first US Open — the first American Grand Slam of the "Open era," when professionals were finally allowed in. Arthur Ashe

On This Date: Bob Feller Wins No. 20 at Age 20 — a Record Built to Last 46 Years (Sept. 8, 1939)

On This Date: Bob Feller Wins No. 20 at Age 20 — a Record Built to Last 46 Years (Sept. 8, 1939)

On this date in 1939, a 20-year-old farm kid from Van Meter, Iowa, went the distance against the St. Louis Browns at Sportsman's Park, scattering 5 hits in a 12-1 stroll. Nothing about the game itself was historic — Bob Feller struck out only 5 that

10 College Football Coaches Who Stayed Too Long

10 College Football Coaches Who Stayed Too Long

On Sept. 5, LSU hung 51 points on Clemson — 644 yards to 145 — in the worst loss of Dabo Swinney's 18 years in Death Valley, and by the fourth quarter a familiar question was trending: has Dabo stayed too long? It's the cruelest arc in the

Johnny Mize following through on a swing in a St. Louis Cardinals uniform

On This Date: Johnny Mize Homers in His 15th Ballpark — Right Before the Map Exploded (Sept. 7, 1952)

On this date in 1952, at Griffith Stadium in Washington, a 39-year-old pinch-hitter stepped in for the Yankees with the bases loaded and nobody out in the 6th, down 1-0. Johnny Mize turned on a Walt Masterson slider and put it deep into the right-field

Jack Dempsey sparring in a gym ring in 1920, spectators lining the ropes

On This Date: Dempsey, Miske, and the First Title Fight on the Radio (Sept. 6, 1920)

On this date in 1920 — Labor Day — Jack Dempsey defended his heavyweight title for the first time, knocking out Billy Miske in the third round at a wooden arena in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Two things make this fight worth remembering a century later. One is a technological first with an

On This Date: J.R. Richard Strikes Out 15 in His Debut — the Start of Baseball's Great What-If (Sept. 5, 1971)

On This Date: J.R. Richard Strikes Out 15 in His Debut — the Start of Baseball's Great What-If (Sept. 5, 1971)

On this date in 1971, in the second game of a doubleheader at Candlestick Park, the Houston Astros handed the ball to a 21-year-old making his major-league debut. He was 6-foot-8. He threw 100 miles an hour. And over 9 innings and roughly 155 pitches,

The 10 Most Controversial National Champions in College Football History

The 10 Most Controversial National Champions in College Football History

Thursday night in Atlanta, Colorado beat Georgia Tech 14-13 — a freshman touchdown pass with 42 seconds left, a blocked field goal on the final snap. A great finish between two programs who share something stranger than a rivalry: in 1990, they were both national champions. At the same time.