Tag: Record setting events
AP Sportlight
May 21
1881 — A small group of tennis club members...
This Date in Baseball
May 21
1926 — Earl Sheely of the Chicago White Sox...
Record-setting sprinter, ’68 Olympic activist Lee Evans dies
LAGOS, Nigeria — Lee Evans, the record-setting sprinter who wore a black beret in a sign of protest at the 1968 Olympics, died Wednesday....
India sets global record for daily coronavirus deaths
NEW DELHI — India recorded the pandemic’s highest single-day death toll in the world on Wednesday, as coronavirus infections continued to spread through its...
India sets global record for daily coronavirus deaths
<p>NEW DELHI — India recorded the pandemic’s highest single-day death toll in the world on Wednesday, as coronavirus infections continued to spread through its...
Record-setting sprinter, ’68 Olympic activist Lee Evans dies
<p>LAGOS, Nigeria — Lee Evans, the record-setting sprinter who wore a black beret in a sign of protest at the 1968 Olympics, died Wednesday....
Russian swimmer Kolesnikov lowers 50 back world record again
BUDAPEST, Hungary — For the second consecutive day, Russian swimmer Kliment Kolesnikov improved his own world record in the 50-meter backstroke.
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Russian swimmer Kolesnikov lowers 50 back world record again
<p>BUDAPEST, Hungary — For the second consecutive day, Russian swimmer Kliment Kolesnikov improved his own world record in the 50-meter backstroke.</p>
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AP Sportlight
May 14
1913 — Washington’s Walter Johnson gives up a run...
Spurs’ record-setting 1st half ends Bucks’ streak, 146-125
SAN ANTONIO — DeMar DeRozan had 23 points and the San Antonio Spurs set a franchise record for points in the first half while...