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Today in sports history: Mo’Ne Davis throws two-hitter in 2014 Little League World Series opener
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Today in sports history: Mo’Ne Davis throws two-hitter in 2014 Little League World Series opener

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Here's a look back at sports happenings on this date in history, Aug. 15:

1965: Dave Marr edges Jack Nicklaus, Billy Casper to win PGA Championship

1965: Dave Marr edges Jack Nicklaus, Billy Casper to win PGA Championship

1965 — Dave Marr edges Jack Nicklaus and Billy Casper to capture the PGA Championship.

Dave Marr, of Larchmont, N.Y. leans on putter after his ball failed to drop into the cup for a birdie in fifth green during final round play of the PGA Championship on Aug. 15, 1965 at Laurel Valley Golf club at Ligonier, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo)

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1993: Greg Norman's putt lips out, giving Paul Azinger the PGA Championship title

1993: Greg Norman's putt lips out, giving Paul Azinger the PGA Championship title

1993 — Greg Norman lips his putt on the PGA Championship’s second playoff hole, giving Paul Azinger the title and leaving Norman with an unprecedented career of Grand Slam playoff losses. Norman, despite winning his second British Open title a month earlier, has lost playoffs in three other majors — 1984 U.S. Open, 1987 Masters, 1989 British Open.

In this Aug. 15, 1993 file photo, Paul Azinger holds a piece of grass after making a birdie at the 17th hole to go 12-under-par during the final round of the PGA Championship in Toledo, Ohio. Azinger tied Greg Norman at the end of regulation play and beat Norman after two holes of sudden death. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke, File)

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1999: Tiger Woods edges Sergio Garcia to win PGA Championship

1999: Tiger Woods edges Sergio Garcia to win PGA Championship

1999 — Tiger Woods makes a par save on the 17th hole and holds on to win the PGA Championship by one stroke over 19-year-old Sergio Garcia. Woods, 23, becomes the youngest player to win two majors since Seve Ballesteros in 1980.

In this Aug. 15, 1999, file photo, Tiger Woods kisses the Wanamaker trophy after winning the 81st PGA Championship at the Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Ill. (AP Photo/Michael S. Green, File)

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2004: Puerto Rico stuns US men's basketball team in Greece Olympics

2004: Puerto Rico stuns US men's basketball team in Greece Olympics

2004 — In Athens, Greece, the U.S. men’s basketball team loses 92-73 to Puerto Rico, the third Olympic defeat for the Americans and first since adding pros. American teams had been 24-0 since the professional Olympic era began with the 1992 Dream Team. The U.S Olympic team’s record was 109-2, entering the game.

United States players, from left, Lamar Odom and Stephon Marbury sit dejected as their team loses to Puerto Rico during men's basketball tournament preliminary match against Puerto Rico in Hellinikon Sunday, Aug. 15, 2004, during 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)

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2005: Phil Mickelson birdies 18 to win PGA Championship by a stroke

2005: Phil Mickelson birdies 18 to win PGA Championship by a stroke

2005 — Phil Mickelson delivers another dramatic finish in a major, flopping a chip out of deep rough to 2 feet for a birdie on the final hole and a one-shot victory in the PGA Championship.

Phil Mickelson reacts as his birdie putt falls on the 18th hole during the final round of the lightning delayed 87th PGA Championship at the Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, N.J. Monday, Aug. 15, 2005. Mickelson won the contest. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

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2010: Martin Kaymer wins the PGA Championship in a three-hole playoff

2010: Martin Kaymer wins the PGA Championship in a three-hole playoff

2010 — Martin Kaymer wins the PGA Championship in a three-hole playoff against Bubba Watson. Dustin Johnson, with a one-shot lead playing the final hole at Whistling Straits, is penalized two strokes for grounding his club in a bunker on the last hole. The two-shot penalty sends him into a tie for fifth.

Martin Kaymer of Germany holds the Wanamaker Trophy after winning a playoff in the PGA Championship golf tournament Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010, at Whistling Straits in Haven, Wis. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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2011: Jim Thome hits his 600th home run

2011: Jim Thome hits his 600th home run

2011 — Jim Thome hits his 600th home run an inning after slugging No. 599, powering the Minnesota Twins past the Detroit Tigers 9-6.

Minnesota Twins' Jim Thome swings for his 600th career home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers Monday, Aug. 15, 2011, in Detroit. Thome's home run was a three-run shot. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

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2012: Felix Hernandez pitches the Seattle Mariners’ first perfect game

2012: Felix Hernandez pitches the Seattle Mariners’ first perfect game

2012 — Felix Hernandez pitches the Seattle Mariners’ first perfect game and the 23rd in baseball history, beating the Tampa Bay Rays in a 1-0 victory.

In this Aug. 15, 2012, file photo, Seattle Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez reacts after throwing a perfect game against the Tampa Bay Rays in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

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2014: Mo’Ne Davis throws a two-hitter in Little League World Series opener

2014: Mo’Ne Davis throws a two-hitter in Little League World Series opener

2014 — Mo’Ne Davis, one of two girls at the Little League World Series, throws a two-hitter to help Philadelphia beat Nashville 4-0 in the opener for both teams. Davis, the first girl to appear for a U.S. team in South Williamsport since 2004, strikes out eight and walks none.

This Aug. 15, 2014 file photo, shows Pennsylvania's Mo'ne Davis delivering a pitch in the fifth inning against Tennessee during a baseball game in United States pool play at the Little League World Series tournament in South Williamsport, Pa. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

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