The Cardinals argued that the future home run king had his foot outside of the batter’s box

The Oakland right fielder was a last-minute add to the lineup

The former Blackhawk also was the first team captain of African descent

Blake became the first black man since Yannick Noah and first African-American man since Arthur Ashe to win the Legg Mason Tennis Classic

Johnson toyed with Tommy Burns before police stopped the fight in the 14th round

After one of the biggest upsets in the history of boxing, Muhammad Ali reclaimed his title

In 1999, Cynthia Cooper led the Comets to a three-peat in ‘memory of Kim’

The Albany State student took the high jump at the 1948 Games in London

Joyner-Kersee took back-to-back gold medals in the heptathlon at the 1992 Olympics

Gibson took the women’s singles and doubles crowns in 1957