Sports History
Aug 1 Baltimore shortstop Cal Ripken Jr. becomes only the second player after Lou Gehrig to appear in 2,000 consecutive MLB games, in a 1-0 win vs Twins
- Aug 12 1st NFL game on Fox network (exhibition - SF vs Denver)
- Aug 12 Members of the Major League Baseball Players Association go on strike leading to cancellation of World Series for only the second time in MLB history (1904); labour dispute
Women's British Open
Aug 14 British Open Women's Golf, Woburn, Duke's Course: Liselotte Neumann wins by 3 strokes from fellow Swede Annika Sörenstam; first LPGA sanctioned Open
- Aug 14 MLB pitcher Doc Gooden completes substance abuse rehabilitation at the Betty Ford Center in Ranch Mirage, California
PGA Championship
Aug 14 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Southern Hills CC: Nick Price of Zimbabwe wins his 2nd PGA C'ship by 6 strokes from American Corey Pavin
- Aug 20 Vuyani Bungu, the South African junior featherweight, wins the IBF World Boxing Title
Murder of Interest
Aug 22 DNA testing links O.J. Simpson to murder of Nicole Simpson & Ron Goldman
- Aug 24 Kieren Perkins swims world record 1500m free style (14:41.66)
- Aug 24 Kieren Perkins swims world record 800m free style (7:46.00)
Woods Wins Amateur Championship
Aug 28 94th US Golf Amateur Championship won by Tiger Woods
- Aug 28 Canadian Open Women's Golf (du Maurier Classic), Ottawa Hunt GC: Martha Nause wins by 1 from Michelle Mcgann
Sports History
Aug 31 Pentium computer beats world chess champ Garry Kasparov
Sports History
Aug 31 Thierry Henry makes his professional debut for Monaco in a 2–0 loss against Nice
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Boxers
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