AP Sportlight

AP Sportlight
Compiled By PAUL MONTELLA
July 14
1951 -- Citation is the first horse to win $1 million in a career by taking the Hollywood Gold Cup by four lengths in Inglewood, Calif. Citation retires after the race with total earnings of $1,085,760. In 45 starts, Citation ran out of the money only once.
1964 -- Jacques Anquetil wins his fifth Tour de France. It's his fourth straight title of the cycling event.
1967 -- Eddie Mathews of the Astros hits his 500th home run off San Francisco's Juan Marichal at Candlestick Park. Houston beats the Giants 8-6.
1968 -- Hank Aaron hits his 500th home run off Mike McCormick as the Atlanta Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 4-2.
1985 -- Kathy Baker beats Judy Clark by three strokes to win the U.S. Women's Open golf title.
1985 -- The Baltimore Stars defeat the Oakland Invaders 28-24 to win the United States Football League championship.
1986 -- Jane Geddes beats Sally Little in an 18-hole playoff to take the U.S. Women's Open championship.
1991 -- Meg Mallon shoots a 4-under 67 for a two-stroke victory over Pat Bradley in the 46th U.S. Women's Open. Mallon finishes with a 1-under 283.
1995 -- Ramon Martinez throws a no-hitter, giving the Los Angeles Dodgers a 7-0 victory over the Florida Marlins. Martinez retires 22 straight before walking Tommy Gregg in the eighth inning.
2005 -- In Oklahoma City, the United States is beaten in an international softball game for the first time since 2002, losing 2-1 to Canada in the inaugural World Cup of Softball. The U.S., which has won the gold medal in three straight Olympics, last lost an international game on July 4, 2002, 6-1 to Japan at the U.S. Cup.
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