August 27, 1994: Venezuela wins the Little League World Series for the first time, with the team from Maracaibo defeating the U.S. representative from Northridge, CA, 4-3. The footnote was a 10-year-old named Yusmiero Petit, a backup second baseman who spent most of the Series on the bench.
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I don’t know how many people counted on Boise State wide receiver Ben Ford being back in time for the Oregon game, but it was a minority. How about Ford now going full-on in practice, 10 months after tearing his ACL (again) last season against UNLV?
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August 25, 1996, 30 years ago today: The launching pad for what will become, if not the greatest, the most-watched career in the history of golf. Fresh off a two-year stay at Stanford, 20-year-old Tiger Woods wins the U.S. Amateur Championship for a record third straight year.
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August 24, 2012: The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency slaps a lifetime ban on cycling great Lance Armstrong the day after he announces he’s giving up his fight against charges of illegal doping.
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August 21, 1931, 95 years ago today: The Yankees’ Babe Ruth hits the 600th home run of his major league career off St. Louis Browns pitcher George Blaeholder. Almost four years and 114 homers to go at that point for the Babe.
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