Trivia

Time Inc. publisher Henry Luce created Sports Illustrated (SI) to be the first weekly printed national magazine focused on live sporting events, with the first issue hitting newsstands on Aug. 16, 1954.

In the preliminary heats, Peaty broke his own world record of 57.55 seconds, which he set in 2015. Then he broke the record again, this time in the finals with winning with a time of 57.13 seconds.

The league had previously held several games in Atlanta before, including the 2014 and 2015 championships which each drew more than 8,000 people.

The more than 67,000 fans who attended the game were also treated to pop concerts, parachutists and fireworks at the event.

Brazil overcame huge leads from the rival Italians in the first and third sets to claim the championship 26-24, 17-25, 25-22, 22-25, 15-8.

Prior to joining Nashville, Trotz played junior hockey in the Western Hockey League.

Lewis got halfway there on Aug. 6, 1984, by winning gold in the men’s long jump event.

Major League Baseball suspended New York Yankees All-Star infielder Alex Rodriguez for 211 games on Aug. 5, 2013, citing his “use and possession of numerous forms of prohibited, performance-enhancing substances” over many years as the reason.

Mays’ other career milestones include being named National League Rookie of the Year in 1951 and winning 12 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards as an outfielder — tied for most all-time with the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Roberto Clemente. 

The first half of the game was played under Canadian Football League rules (three downs to pick up a first down and 12 players per team), while the second half used NFL rules (four downs and 11 players on each side).