On this day in sports: August 3

1. 1921 Major League Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis confirms the ban of the eight Chicago Black Sox, the day after they were acquitted by a Chicago court. Source
2. 1936 African-American athlete Jesse Owens won the first of his four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics, dashing Nazi leaders' hopes of Aryan domination at the games. Source
3. 1936 Jesse Owens wins the 100 metre dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics. Source
4. 1949 The Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League finalize the merger that would create the National Basketball Association. Source
5. 2012 Died: Frank Evans, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1921) Source
6. 2015 Died: Mel Farr, American football player and businessman (born 1944) Source

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