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Sports
A Abebe Bikila Wins Olympic Marathon
Arcaro Wins the Triple Crown
Ali Wins Olympic Gold Medal
Althea Gibson Wins Wimbledon
Argentina Wins World Cup
Austin Wins the US Open
B Babe Ruth's "Called Shot"
Babe Ruth's 60th Home Run
Badminton in Indonesia
Bird's Crucial Steal
Bob Feller's Opening Day No-Hitter
Bobby Jones Is First Golfer To Win Grand Slam
Brazil Wins Third World Cup In Soccer
Bullfighting in Spain
Butcher Wins the Iditarod
Buzkashi in Afghanistan
C Mays Makes "The Catch"
Celtics Win in 1957
Chicago Black Sox Scandal
Cigar Matches Record
Cockfighting in the Philippines
Cricket in India
D Decker Slaney Goes the Distance
Didrikson's Records
DiMaggio Wins Batting Title
Dwight Clark's Catch
Dwight Gooden Throws No-Hitter
E Esposito Scores 100 Points
Evans Wins Gold
Evert Beats Navratilova
F The First Black Head Coach
Football in Australia
The Four-Minute Mile
G Gaelic Games
Gehrig Bids Farewell
Golf Tees Off
The Greatest Runner the World Has Seen
H Harmony on the Court
Hayes Wins Olympic Marathon
Henie's Tenth Championship
The Heroic Status of Runners in Africa
Highland Games In Scotland
Hockey: U.S. Wins First World Cup
Hogan's Comeback
Hubbell Strikes Out Five
I The Ice Bowl
Indy 500 Feud Splits Sport
An Injured Home Run
J Jackie Robinson Breaks the Barrier
Japan's National Pastime
Jets Beat Colts
Jim Thorpe's Olympic Triumph
John Elway Leads "The Drive"
Johnson Knocks Out Jeffries
Johnson Wins Olympic Gold
Jordan Scores 3000
Joyner Breaks World Records
Joyner-Kersee Wins Heptathlon
K Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Sets Career Points Record
Keino Outdistances American Runner Jim Ryun
Krone Wins Belmont Stakes
L Larsen Pitches Perfect Game
Lenny Wilkens Takes All-Time Victory Record
Lopez Wins Five
Louis Battles Schmeling
The Lure and Lore of Sailing
M Magic in the 1980 NBA Finals
Lemieux Scores Eight Points
Maris Breaks Home Run Record
Mazeroski's Home Run Wins the Series
Messier Lifts the Curse
Kickboxing in Thailand
N Nicklaus-Watson Match
North American Rodeo
O One Hundred Years of Olympics
Original Boxing Rules
Owens Wins Four Gold Medals
P Paige Strikes Out 17
Plante First Goalie to Wear a Mask
R The Record Jump
Red Grange's Greatest Game
Reggie Jackson's World Series Home Runs
Rice Wins MVP
Ripken Breaks Record
Rocky Marciano's Last Professional Fight
Rudolph Wins Three in Rome
S Schneider's Winning Streak
The Science of Olympic Training
Sepak Takraw
Snowboarding in the Olympics
Soccer's Big Show Comes to the United States
South Africa Wins Rugby World Cup
Soviet Chess Players
Spitz Wins Seven Gold Medals
The Summer Games of 1992
Swoopes Scores 47
T The Tennis Battle of the Sexes
The Race to 62 and Beyond
U The Undefeated Dolphins
US Beats USSR in Hockey
USSR Defeats USA in Basketball
W West's Clutch Shot
Williams Breaks .400
Winning One for the Gipper
Blankers-Koen Wins Fourth Gold Medal
Bonnie Blair Wins Six Olympic Medals
Oerter Wins Third Gold Medal
Woods at the Masters
World Class on Wheels or Blades
Richards Leads Canadiens to 1944 Stanley Cup
1996 Summer Olympics
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