1946 — Jack Kramer wins his first U.S. men’s singles titles with a 9-7, 6-3, 6-0 win over Tom Brown. 1957 — Althea Gibson becomes the first black to win the U.S. Open, beating Louise Brough, 6-3, 6-2.

Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees claimed the single-season American League record with his 62nd home run on Tuesday against the Texas Rangers. The home run came in Game 2 of the doubleheader as ...

Roger Maris' home run record was tainted simply because he played a few more games in 1961 than Babe Ruth did a few decades earlier. At least that's what the Bud Selig of his time, Ford Frick, wanted ...