On This Day

Brazil added another gold medal to their collection at the 2004 Olympic Games men’s Volleyball competition with a 3-1 victory over Italy.

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games (officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad) closing ceremony included performances of various Greek singers, and featured traditional Greek dance performances.

Bonds started the record setting run in 1992 as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates and recorded five seasons (2000-2004) with 40 or more home runs after signing with Giants as a free agent in 1993.

John Elway, Super Bowl MVP and two-time Super Bowl Champion with the Denver Broncos, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 8, 2004

When the season ended, Pujols had 160 career homers, trailing only Ralph Kiner, who hit 168 with the Pittsburgh Pirates in his first four seasons.

Cleveland Cavaliers' No. 1 draft pick LeBron James had 25 points, nine assists, six rebounds and four steals in 42 minutes of play against the Kings in his NBA debut.

Ronaldo made his Manchester United debut as a substitute for Nicky Butt on opening day of the 2003-04 season.

Dallas running back Emmitt Smith rushed for 109 yards to pass the Bears Walter Payton as the NFL's all-time rushing leader.

Wide receiver Jerry Rice gets 151 yards from scrimmage, bringing his total to 21,281 to pass Walter Payton as the all-time leader in total yards from scrimmage.

MLB.com streams (300k broadband video) the very first Major League game ,Texas Rangers at New York Yankees via their Gameday Video service.