Finishersblog.wordpress.com

Also in today’s roundup, Herdman announces Canada’s Algarve Cup squad, Portland re-signs Menges and Shim, the U.S. U-18 WNT continues to win in England and Cal alumna Emma Fletcher heads to Norway Alex Morgan and Marta were two of 55 players named to...

1048 Al-Biruni Arabic royal astrologer, dies at age 74. 1048 Death of Al-Biruni, Persian mathematician (b. 973) 1124 Callistus II [Guido di Borgogna] Italian Pope (1119-24), dies. 1124 Death of Pope Callixtus II 1126 Hendrik IX the Black, Duke of...

Compiled By PAUL MONTELLA July 24 1908 John Hayes wins the Olympic marathon in a record of 2 hours, 55 minutes, 18.4 seconds. Italian Dorando Pietri is the first athlete to enter the stadium, but collapses several times before being disqualified when...

Business Insider So much of the way we watch and enjoy sports is determined by people who have never participated in a professional athletic event in their lives. Casting a wide net, we searched the sports world for the 50 most influential people who...

We continue our look at the decades leading to 2016. January January 1 Spain and Portugal enter the European Community, which later becomes the European Union. Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands and is separated from the Netherlands...