RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL -- Michael Phelps won his 20th and 21st gold medals on Tuesday, pulling even further ahead in his position as the all-time most decorated Olympic athlete. Phelps won his latest ...

LONDON (AP) - Michael Phelps' first gold medal of the London Olympics was one special prize. The American swimming star broke the Olympic medals record as the United States romped to a dominating win ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Aug. 4, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Aug. 4, 2012, swimming in what was hailed as the ...

1919 — Upset scores a win against Man o’ War in the Sanford Memorial Stakes at Saratoga. The defeat is Big Red’s only loss in 21 starts. 1933 — Gene Sarazen wins the PGA Championship by defeating ...

1920 — Cleveland shortstop Ray Chapman is hit in the head with a pitch by New York’s Carl Mays. Chapman suffers a fractured skull and dies the next day. It’s the only field fatality in major league ...

Nine years ago on this date, Aug. 13, 2016, Michael Phelps won the final medal of his Olympic career. At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Phelps handled the butterfly leg on the United States ...

1933 — Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees plays his 1,308th straight game to break Everett Scott’s record of 1,307. 1938 — Henry Armstrong wins the lightweight title with a 15-round decision over Lou ...

1920 — Cleveland shortstop Ray Chapman is hit in the head with a pitch by New York’s Carl Mays. Chapman suffers a fractured skull and dies the next day. It’s the only field fatality in major league ...