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Aug. 27<\/strong><\/p>\n Today in sports history<\/p>\n Today is Aug. 27. On this date in:<\/p>\n 1884<\/strong>: Richard Sears defeated Howard Taylor to win his fourth consecutive U.S. National Championships men\u2019s singles title.<\/p>\n 1901<\/strong>: William Larned defeated Beals Wright for the first of his seven U.S. National Championships men\u2019s singles titles.<\/p>\n 1910<\/strong>: Comiskey Park hosted its first night baseball game, a semiprofessional exhibition in which the Logan Squares defeated Rogers Park 3-0 under portable lights.<\/p>\n 1921<\/strong>: The American Professional Football Association granted a franchise to Green Bay in the name of Acme Packing Co., later becoming the Green Bay Packers after the league adopted the NFL name in 1922.<\/p>\n 1922<\/strong>: Finland\u2019s Paavo Nurmi set a world record in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:28.6, further cementing the \u201cFlying Finn\u2019s\u201d status as one of track and field\u2019s premier distance runners.<\/p>\n 1928<\/strong>: Helen Wills defeated Helen Jacobs 6-2, 6-1 to win her fifth U.S. Championships women\u2019s singles crown.<\/p>\n 1955<\/strong>: Nineteen-year-old Sandy Koufax struck out 14 and pitched a two-hit shutout as the Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Cincinnati 7-0 for his first major league victory.<\/p>\n 1974<\/strong>: New York Mets<\/a> outfielder Benny Ayala homered in his first major league at-bat, becoming the first Mets player and first Puerto Rican-born player to accomplish the feat.<\/p>\n 1978<\/strong>: Cincinnati Reds<\/a> star Joe Morgan hit his 200th career home run, becoming the first player in Major League Baseball history to combine 200 home runs and 500 stolen bases.<\/p>\n 1982<\/strong>: Oakland\u2019s Rickey Henderson stole his 119th base of the season to break Lou Brock\u2019s major league record. Henderson finished the season with a record 130.<\/p>\n 1995<\/strong>: Tiger Woods defeated George \u201cBuddy\u201d Marucci Jr. 2-up in the 36-hole final to win his second consecutive U.S. Amateur championship.<\/p>\n 1995<\/strong>: Michael Schumacher won the Belgian Grand Prix after starting 16th, the lowest starting position for a winner in the race\u2019s history.<\/p>\n 2000<\/strong>: Mika Ha\u0308kkinen passed rival Michael Schumacher as the leaders lapped driver Ricardo Zonta in a celebrated three-wide maneuver before winning the Belgian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n 2001<\/strong>: The Charlotte Sting completed an Eastern Conference finals comeback by winning two straight road games against the New York Liberty, advancing to the WNBA Finals after beginning the season 1-10.<\/p>\n 2004<\/strong>: Argentina defeated the United States 89-81 in the Olympic men\u2019s basketball semifinals, ending the Americans\u2019 bid for a fourth consecutive gold medal.<\/p>\n 2011<\/strong>: Edna Kiplagat led a Kenyan sweep of the women\u2019s marathon medals at the World Athletics Championships, the first marathon podium sweep in meet history.<\/p>\n 2017<\/strong>: Miami\u2019s Giancarlo Stanton hit his 50th home run, becoming the sixth major league player to reach 50 before the end of August.<\/p>\n 2018<\/strong>: San Antonio Spurs<\/a> guard Manu Gino\u0301bili announced his retirement after a 23-year professional career that included four NBA championships and an Olympic gold medal.<\/p>\n 2022<\/strong>: Liverpool defeated Bournemouth 9-0, equaling the Premier League record for the largest victory.<\/p>\n 2023<\/strong>: Simone Biles captured her eighth U.S. national all-around championship, breaking Alfred Jochim\u2019s record for the most national all-around titles.<\/p>\n 2023<\/strong>: Viktor Hovland won the Tour Championship by five strokes and claimed the FedEx Cup<\/a> title, completing a breakthrough season on the PGA Tour.<\/p>\n 2024<\/strong>: Dan Evans defeated Karen Khachanov in five hours, 35 minutes, completing the longest match in U.S. Open<\/a> history.<\/p>\n \u2014 USA TODAY Network<\/em><\/p>\n This story was created with the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI). Journalists were involved in every step of information gathering, review, editing and publishing. Learn more at cm.usatoday.com\/ethical-conduct.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n