Here's a look back at sports happenings on this date in history, Aug. 8:
1982: Ray Floyd wins PGA Championship
1982 — Ray Floyd, who shot a record 63 in the opening round, wins the PGA championship by three shots over Lanny Wadkins.
Ray Floyd holds the trophy after his victory in the 64th PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla., Sunday, Aug. 8, 1982. This is Floyd's second PGA win. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
1984: Carl Lewis sets Olympic record in 200 meters
1984 — Carl Lewis sets the Olympic record in the 200 meters with a 19.80 clocking.
In this Aug. 8, 1984, file photo, U.S. athlete Carl Lewis runs the men's 200 meters race. Lewis won the gold medal. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)
1992: Dream Team wins gold; Carl Lewis claims eighth gold medal in three Olympics
1992 — The Dream Team picks up its gold medal and Carl Lewis anchors a world-record 400-meter relay, winning his eighth gold medal in three Olympics. The U.S. basketball team beats Croatia 117-85, with the 32-point margin of victory the smallest of the Games. In the 400, Mike Marsh, Leroy Burrell, Dennis Mitchell and Lewis set a world record of 37.40 seconds. Steve Lewis anchors another world-record as the Americans won the 1,600 relay by nearly half the length of a football field. The team of Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Michael Johnson and Lewis ran the 1,600 in 2:55.74.
In this Aug. 8, 1992 photo, the United States' Michael Jordan, center, poses with his gold medal in Barcelona. (AP Photo/Susan Ragan,File)
2006: Roger Goodell chosen as next NFL commissioner
2006 — Roger Goodell is chosen as the NFL's next commissioner. Favored for months to get the job, he is unanimously elected by the league's 32 owners on the fifth ballot.
Roger Goodell, the NFL's chief operating officer waves at the end of a press conference after being selected to succeed Paul Tagliabue as the league's commissioner Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2006 at a NFL meeting in Northbrook Ill. Goodell will assume the duties of commissioner when Tagliabue officially retires prior the the start of this year's regular NFL season. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
2010: LA Sparks' Tina Thompson becomes WNBA's all-time scoring leader
2010 — Los Angeles Sparks forward Tina Thompson scores 23 points to become the WNBA's all-time scoring leader in a 92-83 loss to the San Antonio Silver Stars. She surpasses Lisa Leslie's career total of 6,263 points. Thompson is the last of the original WNBA players.
Los Angeles Sparks' Tina Thompson shoots over San Antonio Silver Stars' Michelle Snow during a WNBA basketball game in Los Angeles, on Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010. Thompson scored 23 points to become the WNBA's all-time scoring leader Sunday night in a 92-83 loss to the San Antonio Silver Stars. (AP Photo/Jayne Oncea)
2012: Brittney Reese first American to win long jump since Jackie Joyner-Kersee
2012 — Brittney Reese wins the long jump, becoming the first U.S. woman to win the Olympic long jump since Jackie Joyner-Kersee in 1988. Caster Semenya makes her Olympic debut three years after being forced to undergo gender tests, finishing second in her 800 heat.
United States' Brittney Reese competes in the women's long jump final during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
2012: Misty May-Treanor, Kerri Walsh Jennings win third gold medal
2012 — Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings of the United States become the first three-time gold medalists in Olympic beach volleyball history. The duo beat Jennifer Kessy and April Ross 21-16, 21-16 in the all-American final, extending their Olympic winning streak to 21 matches.
In this Aug. 8, 2012, file photo, Miss May Treanor, left, and Kerri Walsh Jennings celebrate a win over April Ross and Jennifer Kessy during the women's Gold Medal beach volleyball match at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)
2015: Katie Ledecky wins fifth gold at world swimming championships
2015 — Katie Ledecky ends her world swimming championships in spectacular style, lowering her own world record by 3.61 seconds in the 800-meter freestyle for her fifth gold medal. The 18-year-old American completes a sweep of the 200, 400, 800 and 1,500 freestyles in Kazan, Russia. She was the anchor leg on the victorious 4x200 free relay, too.
In this Aug. 8, 2015, file photo, Katie Ledecky, of the United States, celebrates after winning the women's 800m freestyle final at the Swimming World Championships in Kazan, Russia. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)
