Today in sports, August 29
Aug. 29 Today in sports history Today is Aug. 29. On this date in: 1885: John L. Sullivan defeated Dominick McCaffrey in Cincinnati in what is widely regarded as the first world heavyweight champi… [+4515 chars]
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