On this day in sports: August 17

1. 1998 Born: Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Japanese baseball player Source
2. 2007 Died: Eddie Griffin, American basketball player (born 1982) Source
3. 2008 Michael Phelps won his eighth gold medal of the Summer Olympics in Beijing, setting the record for the most gold medals won by an athlete at a single games. Source
4. 2008 American swimmer Michael Phelps becomes the first person to win eight gold medals at one Olympic Games. Source
5. 2013 Died: Jack Harshman, American baseball player (born 1927) Source
6. 2017 Barcelona attacks: A van is driven into pedestrians in La Rambla, killing 14 and injuring at least 100. Source

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