19 -- Stewart Cink wins the British Open in a playoff over Tom Watson.
23 -- Conococheague wins Maryland state 9-10 title with a 19-9 victory over East Frederick. ... Chicago White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle throws a perfect game in a 5-0 win over Tampa Bay.
25 -- Conococheague opens the Maryland 11-12 state tournament with a 13-2 victory over Southern Maryland.
26 -- Conococheague beats Brunswick 8-5 in the Maryland 11-12 state tournament. ... Hagerstown wins the PONY Baseball East Zone region title.
27 -- West Salisbury beats Hancock in Maryland Junior State Tournament 17-1.
28 -- Conococheague beats Hughesville 6-5 in the Maryland 11-12 state winner's bracket final.
31 -- Conococheague wins the Maryland 11-12 state championship -- its first since 1961 -- with an 8-1 win over Hughesville.
AUGUST
1 -- Hagerstown beats Brockton (Mass.) 14-6 in the PONY East Zone tournment.
2 -- Hagerstown PONY loses to Chesterfield, 16-9.
7 -- Conococheague Little League opens the Mid-Atlantic Regional with an 8-5 loss to Delaware in Bristol, Conn.
9 -- Chad Bricker's 7-under-par 65 gives him a second straight WACO Open golf championship. ... Conococheague loses to New York 8-1 in the Mid-Atlantic Regional.
10 -- Conococheague picks up its first win in regional, 11-0 over Washington, D.C.
11 -- Conococheague's season comes to an end with a 5-3 loss to Pennsylvania in the Mid-Atlantic Regional.
16 -- Y.E. Yang wins the PGA Championship. ... Usain Bolt sets a world record of 9.58 seconds in the 100 meters.
20 -- Usain Bolt comes back with another record, running the 200 in 19.19 seconds.
28 -- Prep football season opens in West Virginia as Martinsburg beats Stonewall Jackson 31-17 and Hedgesville beats Washington 26-20 in overtime.
SEPTEMBER
4 -- Maryland and Pennsylvania prep football opens. ... Hancock beats Rappahannock County 20-12 to snap a 14-game losing streak.
5 -- In the Washington County soccer tournament semifinals, Boonsboro beats Clear Spring and North beats Williamsport on the girls' side; North and Williamsport win boys contests.
6 -- Alex Hoffman beats Kevin Reiber in a five-hole playoff at Black Rock to win the Coors Light Championship.
7 -- Maryland loses its football opener at California, 52-13.
10 -- In prep volleyball, Smithsburg beats Thomas Johnson, 3-1.
11 -- In prep football, Martinsburg beats Thomas Johnson 20-15, Saint James blasts Hancock 40-0, Williamsport beats Northern Garrett 20-16.
12 -- Maryland beats James Madison 38-35 on an overtime field goal.
13 -- In NFL openers, Baltimore beats Kansas City 38-24 and Washington loses to New York Giants, 23-17. ... Kim Clijsters wins the women's singles title at the U.S. Open.
14 -- Juan Martin del Potro beats Roger Federer for men's U.S. Open singles title.
15 -- The HCC volleyball team moves to 8-0 with a 3-0 sweep of Frederick.
17 -- Williamsport, North Hagerstown, Hancock all win Thursday night football games.
18 -- Grace Academy beats Martinsburg 3-1 in boys soccer. ... Greencastle moves to 3-0 in prep football with a 48-7 win over Shippensburg.
19 -- Middle Tennessee upsets Maryland 32-31 in college football. ... North Hagerstown beats Boonsboro in a shootout in both the boys and girls finals of the Washington County Soccer Tournament.
21 -- In volleyball, Broadfording Christian moves to 10-0 with a 3-0 sweep of Saint James.
22 -- Smithsburg's Chris Bushey shoots a 6-under-par 66 for medalist honors in the Maryland Class 2A/1A golf tournament.
24 -- North Hagerstown beats South Hagerstown 3-0 and Clear Spring beats Williamsport 3-0 in prep volleyball.
25 -- In prep football, Smithsburg knocks off South Hagerstown 32-7 and Williamsport beats Brunswick, 14-7.
26 - Saint James' Kevin McCormack has four interceptions in a 27-13 win over Randolph Macon Academy in prep football.
OCTOBER
1 - The Baltimore Orioles beat Tampa Bay 3-2 to stop a 13-game losing streak. ... Nelson Moreno scores the only goal as North Hagerstown beats Williamsport 1-0 in boys soccer.
