A look at some of the year’s sports events includes the World Ski Championships, NCAA basketball finals, Kentucky Derby, Indianapolis 500, National Open golf, World Series, and Women's AAU Diving Championships. A new record for the mile is set by track star Herb Elliott, who runs it in 3 minutes 54.5 seconds. The America's Cup Race is resumed after 21 years, with the U.S. yacht Columbia easily outdistancing the British challenger Sceptre. The West Coast gains two baseball teams as the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers become the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers.