August 8, 2004
- The United States basketball team defeats Turkey, 79–67, despite 11 3-point shots by Turkey. (Yahoo!)
- NFL: John Elway, Barry Sanders, Carl Eller and Bob Brown are officially inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame at Canton, Ohio. (ESPN/AP)
- NASCAR Nextel Cup: Jeff Gordon wins the Brickyard 400 for the fourth time in his career. (ESPN.com)
- ATP Masters Series: Andre Agassi wins the Cincinnati Masters for a third time, beating Lleyton Hewitt in the final to collect a record 17th ATP Masters Series title.
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Famous quotes containing the word august:
“I saw the spiders marching through the air,
Swimming from tree to tree that mildewed day
In latter August when the hay
Came creaking to the barn.”
—Robert Lowell (1917–1977)