Matt Olson Ties Braves Season Record for Home Runs With 51
Olson, Atlanta’s slugging first baseman, hit his 51st home run of the season, tying the franchise record.
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An Extraordinary Men’s Doubles Three-Peat at the U.S. Open
Rajeev Ram of the United States and Joe Salisbury of Britain are the first pair to win three straight doubles titles in New York in the Open era.
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Breanna Stewart Sets W.N.B.A. Points Record
She has scored more points this season than anyone else in W.N.B.A. history, but had more games to do it.
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Bill Pinkney, Globe-Circling Sailor Who Set a Racial Mark, Dies at 87
He was the first Black person to sail alone by way of the arduous southern route, rounding the perilous Cape Horn and withstanding storms and loneliness.