Today is Saturday, July 26, 2014 Today in Sports History 1859 - The first intercollegiate Regatta was held in Worcester, MA, with Harvard beating Yale and Brown. 1928 - Gene Tunney beat Tom Heeney by a technical knockout in the 11th round at Yankee Stadium to retain the world heavyweight title. 1948 - Babe Ruth was seen by the public for the last time, when he attended the New York City premiere of the motion picture, The Babe Ruth Story. 1992 - Miguel Indurain of Spain won his second straight Tour de France. 1996 - American swimmer Amy Van Dyken won the 50-meter freestyle to become Atlantas first quadruple gold medalist and the first U.S. woman to win four in a single Olympics. 1998 - Three spectators were killed and six were injured by flying debris from a one-car crash at the U.S. 500 at Michigan Speedway. They were the first fan deaths at a major race in the United States in more than a decade. 2004 - The Arizona Diamondbacks ended their club-record losing streak of 14 games.
Posted on: Sat, 26 Jul 2014 11:30:00 +0000
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