This date in sports

1976

Transexual Renee Richards, formerly Richard Raskind, is barred from competing at the U.S. Open tennis championships after refusing to submit to a chromosome qualification test.

1996

Stefan Edberg stuns Wimbledon champ Richard Krajicek at the U.S. Open, winning 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 in his record 54th straight and final Grand Slam event.

1999

Maurice Greene and Inger Miller win the 200-meter dashes at the World Championships, giving the U.S. a sweep of the short sprints. Greene is the first sprinter to win the 100 and 200 at a major global meet since Carl Lewis swept both at the 1984 Olympics.

2006

Marco Andretti, 19, becomes the youngest winner of a major open-wheel event, beating Dario Franchitti by 0.66 seconds to take the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma.

2007

Veronica Campbell of Jamaica is declared the winner in a photo finish over defending 100-meter world champion Lauryn Williams of the United States at the World Track and Field championships held in Osaka, Japan. Carmelita Jeter of the United States takes the bronze, 0.01 seconds behind the leading duo.