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  1. Jun 14, 2023 #561
    g8orbill

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    • 1870 All-pro Cincinnati Red Stockings suffer 1st loss in 130 games
    • 1880 14th Belmont: L Hughes aboard Grenada wins in 2:47

    • 1913 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Defending champion Mary Browne beats Dorothy Green 6-2, 7-5
    • 1922 Charles Hoffner wins PGA golf tournament
    • 1924 Test Cricket debuts of English players Herbert Sutcliffe and Maurice Tate in 1st Test England v South Africa at Edgbaston
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    1926 French Championships Men's Tennis: Henri Cochet wins 1st of 4 home titles; beats fellow Frenchman René Lacoste 6-2, 6-4, 6-3

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    Tennis PlayerRené Lacoste
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    Tennis PlayerHenri Cochet
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    1926 French Women's Tennis Championships: Suzanne Lenglen beats Mary Kendall Browne 6-1, 6-0

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    Tennis PlayerSuzanne Lenglen
    • 1930 VVGZ soccer team forms in Zwijndrecht
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    1933 MLB's Lou Gehrig and Joe McCarthy thrown out of game, McCarthy suspended 3 games but Gehrig isn't, so he continues his streak at 1,249 games

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    Baseball PlayerLou Gehrig
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    Baseball ManagerJoe McCarthy
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    1934 American boxer Max Baer KO's defending champion Primo Carnera of Italy in 11th round at Madison Square Garden for the lineal world heavyweight title

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    BoxerPrimo Carnera
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    1938 Bradman scores 144* in 1st Test Cricket at Trent Bridge

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    Cricket LegendDonald Bradman
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    1952 Boston Brave Warren Spahn ties NL record held by Jim Whitney with 18 strikeouts against the Cubs in 15 innings

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    Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherWarren Spahn
    [​IMG]World Record
    1952 Jim Peters runs world record marathon (2:20:42.2)

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    Marathon RunnerJim Peters
    • 1952 US Open Men's Golf, Northwood GC: Julius Boros wins 1st of 3 majors by 4 shots from Ed Oliver
    • 1953 Yanks sweep Indians 6-2, 3-0 before 74,708 win streak at 18 straight
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    1958 US Open Men's Golf, Southern Hills CC: Native Oklahoman Tommy Bolt wins his only major championship, 4 strokes ahead of 22-year old South African Gary Player

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    GolferGary Player

    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    1959 US Open Men's Golf, Winged Foot GC: Billy Casper wins first of his 2 Open titles, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Bob Rosburg

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    GolferBilly Casper
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    1963 NY Met Duke Snider hits his 400th HR

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    Baseball Hall of Fame OutfielderDuke Snider
    • 1965 Cincinnati Reds pitcher Jim Maloney no-hits New York Mets but loses in 11 innings, 1-0
    • 1966 Miami beats St Petersburg (Florida State League) 4-3 in 29 innings longest uninterrupted game in organized baseball
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    1969 Oakland As' Reggie Jackson gets 10 RBIs to beat Red Sox 21-7

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    MLB Right FielderReggie Jackson
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    1974 MLB Angels' Nolan Ryan strikes out 19 Boston Red Sox over 13 innings in a 15-inning 2-1 win for California at Anaheim Stadium

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    MLB Pitching LegendNolan Ryan
    [​IMG]French Open Women's Tennis
    1975 French Open Women's Tennis: Chris Evert beats Martina Navratilova 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 for her 2nd of 7 French singles titles

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    Tennis LegendChris Evert
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    Tennis PlayerMartina Navratilova
    • 1976 French Open Men's Tennis: Adriano Panatta of Italy beats American Harold Solomon 6-1, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 for his lone Grand Slam singles title
    • 1979 Canada all out for 45 runs in Cricket World Cup v England, in 40.3 overs
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    1979 NY Giants Willie McCovey 513th HR is an NL lefty record

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    Baseball Hall of Fame 1st BasemanWillie McCovey
    [​IMG]LPGA Championship
    1981 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Jack Nicklaus GC: Donna Caponi Young sinks 15 foot birdie putt on 18th to beat Jerilyn Britz and Pat Meyers by 1 stroke

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    LPGA GolferDonna Caponi
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    1985 Earl Weaver comes out of retirement to manage Baltimore Orioles

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    MLB ManagerEarl Weaver
    • 1987 41st NBA Championship: LA Lakers beat Boston Celtics, 4 games to 2
    • 1987 Senior Tournament Players Championship Men's Golf, Sawgrass CC: South African Gary Player wins by 1 stroke from Bruce Crampton and Chi-Chi Rodriguez
    • 1989 MLB Texas Rangers' Nolan Ryan becomes 2nd pitcher to defeat all 26 teams
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    1990 NBA Finals: Defending champion Detroit Pistons beat Portland Trail Blazers, 92-90 in Game 5 for back-to-back titles; MVP: Isiah Thomas

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    NBA Point Guard and CoachIsiah Thomas
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    1992 NBA Finals: Chicago Bulls beat Port Trail Blazers, 97-93 in Game 6 for back-to-back titles; MVP: Michael Jordan for second straight year

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    Basketball SuperstarMichael Jordan
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    1992 Ozzie Smith breaks Roy McMillan's NL mark by taking part in his 1,305th career double play

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    Baseball PlayerOzzie Smith
    [​IMG]Senior Players Championship
    1992 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, TPC of Michigan: Dave Stockton wins first of 3 Champions Tour major titles by 1 stroke from J.C. Snead and Lee Trevino

    • 1994 Stanley Cup Final, Madison Square Garden: New York Rangers beat Vancouver Canucks, 3-2 for a 4-3 series victory; Rangers end their record 54-year Championship drought
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    1995 49th NBA Championship: Houston Rockets sweep Orlando Magic in 4 games

    • 1995 Giants infielder Mike Benjamin goes 6-for-7 in 13-inning 4-3 win
    • 1998 NBA Finals: Chicago Bulls beat Utah Jazz, 87-86 in Game 6 for their 3rd consecutive title and 6th in 8 seasons; MVP: Michael Jordan for 3rd straight year and 6th time
    • 1998 WLAF World Bowl 6, Waldstadion, Frankfurt: Rhein Fire beats Frankfurt Galaxy, 34-10
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    2000 Greg Maddux makes his 387th putout, breaking Jack Morris' career record

    • 2003 WLAF World Bowl 11, Hampden Park, Glasgow: Frankfurt Galaxy beats Rhein Fire, 35-16
    • 2005 Asafa Powell of Jamaica sets a new Men's 100 meters world record of 9.77 at the Athens Olympic Stadium
    • 2007 NBA Finals: San Antonio Spurs edge Cleveland Cavaliers, 83-82 for a 4-0 series sweep; MVP: Tony Parker
    • 2009 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Bulle Rock GC: 22 year old Tour rookie Anna Nordqvist of Sweden wins her only major title by 4 strokes ahead of runner-up Lindsey Wright
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    2009 NBA Finals: Los Angeles Lakers beat Orlando Magic, 99-86 in Game 5 for franchise's 15th NBA championship; MVP: Kobe Bryant

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    2015 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, Belmont CC: Defending champion Bernhard Langer of Germany wins by 6 strokes ahead of runner-up Kirk Triplett

    • 2015 Women's PGA Championship, Westchester CC: 3-peat for Inbee Park; beats fellow South Korean Kim Sei-young by 5 strokes; previously LPGA Championship
    • 2017 Bernie Sanders supporter opens fire at Republican politicians practising baseball near Washington, D.C., injuring 4
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    2018 21st FIFA World Cup opens at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia with British singer Robbie Williams and Russian soprano Aida Garifullina performing

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    2021 Cristiano Ronaldo removes sponsors coke bottles from his press table at the European Championships, prompting the company share price to drop $4 billion
     
  2. Jun 14, 2023 #562
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    • 1887 NY Giants beat Philadelphia Phillies 29-1
    • 1888 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia Cricket Club: Bertha Townsend beats defending champion Ellen Hansell 6-3, 6-5

    • 1889 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia Cricket Club: Defending champion Bertha Townsend beats Lida Voorhees 7-5, 6-2
    • 1894 Phillies beat Cincinnati Reds, 21-8
    • 1902 Minor League's most lopsided baseball game: Corsicana 51; Texarkana 3 Justin Clark of Corsicana, Texas minors hits 8 home runs in 1 game
    [​IMG]British Golf Open
    1906 British Open Men's Golf, Muirfield: Scotsman James Braid successfully defends title by 4 strokes from J.H. Taylor of England; his 3rd Open victory

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    Golfer and Course DesignerJames Braid
    • 1909 Representatives from England, Australia and South Africa meet at Lord's and form the Imperial Cricket Conference.
    • 1912 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Mary Browne beats Eleonora Sears 6-4, 6-2 for her first of 3 straight US singles titles
    • 1920 De Zweef soccer team forms in Nijverdal
    [​IMG]British Golf Open
    1923 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Troon GC: Englishman Arthur Havers holes a bunker shot on 72nd hole to win his only major title, 1 stroke ahead of defending champion Walter Hagen

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    GolferWalter Hagen
    [​IMG]Baseball Record
    1928 Philadelphia Athletics baseball star Ty Cobb, steals home for a record 54th time

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    MLB LegendTy Cobb
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    1931 Eddie Collins & Harry Heilmann retire from baseball

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    Baseball LegendEddie Collins
    • 1938 1st night game at Brooklyn Ebbets Field (Reds 6, Dodgers 0) as Cincinnati Red Johnny Vander Meer hurls unprecedented 2nd consecutive no-hitter
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    1947 US Open Men's Golf, St. Louis CC: Lew Worsham defeats Sam Snead by 1 stroke in an 18-hole playoff for his only major title

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    GolferSam Snead
    • 1948 First night game at Briggs Stadium, Detroit: Tigers beat Philadelphia A's, 4-1
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    1948 In his farewell Ashes Tour, Don Bradman is out for a duck (0) in the Australian 2nd innings, but tourists win 1st Test against England by 8 wickets at Nottingham

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    Cricket LegendDonald Bradman

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    1951 Joe Louis scored his last knock out victory

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    Boxer and World Heavyweight ChampionJoe Louis
    • 1953 Browns end Yankees win streak at 18 & Browns 14-game losing streak
    • 1953 NY Yankees first baseman Johnny Mize is 93rd MLB player to get 2,000 hits
    • 1955 The International Olympic Committee votes to award Rome the rights to host the 1960 Summer Olympic Games
    [​IMG]Belmont Stakes
    1957 89th Belmont: Bill Shoemaker aboard Gallant Man wins in 2:26.6

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    Racing Hall of Fame JockeyBill Shoemaker
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    1957 US Open Men's Golf, Inverness Club: Dick Mayer defeats defending champion Cary Middlecoff by 7 strokes in an 18-hole playoff to win his only major title

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    GolferCary Middlecoff
    [​IMG]Baseball Trade
    1957 Yanks trade Billy Martin & Ralph Terry for Ryne Duran

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    Baseball Player and ManagerBilly Martin
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    1960 Ángel Cordero Jr. wins his 1st of over 7,000 horse races

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    JockeyÁngel Cordero Jr.
    • 1962 Phillies score 10 runs in an inning against Reds en route to 13-8 win
    • 1963 American Leonard "Buddy" Edelen runs world record marathon (2:14:28) at Polytechnic Marathon (from Windsor to Chiswick, England)
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    1963 SF Giants future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Juan Marichal no-hits Houston Colt .45s, 1-0

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    Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherJuan Marichal
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    1965 Detroit pitcher Denny McLain in relief strikes out first 7 batters faced & record 14 in 6 2/3 innings in Tigers 6-5 win over Boston Red Sox; Bill Freehan ties catcher record of 19 putouts

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    Baseball PitcherDenny McLain
    • 1968 15th Curtis Cup: US wins 10½-7½ at Royal County Down Golf Club (Newcastle, Northern Ireland)
    • 1969 Mets help their power needs by adding 1st baseman Donn Clendenon
    • 1969 US Open Golf, Champions GC: Orville Moody wins only major title by 1 stroke from Al Geiberger, Bob Rosberg & Dean Beman
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    1970 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Pleasant Valley CC: Shirley Englehorn wins her only major title; beats 1967 champion Kathy Whitworth by 4 strokes in an 18-hole playoff

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    LPGA GolferKathy Whitworth
    [​IMG]French Open Women's Tennis
    1974 French Open Women's Tennis: American teenager Chris Evert beats Olga Morozova of Russia 6-1, 6-2 for first of a record 7 French singles titles

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    Tennis LegendChris Evert
    [​IMG]French Open Men's Tennis
    1975 French Open Men's Tennis: Sweden's Björn Borg retains title; beats Guillermo Vilas of Argentina 6-2, 6-3, 6-4

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    Tennis PlayerBjörn Borg
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    Tennis Player and Four-Time Major ChampionGuillermo Vilas
    • 1976 In a blockbuster MLB trade, NY Yankees send May, Martinez, Pagan, MacGregor & Demsey to Baltimore Orioles for Holtzman, Alexander, Grant Jackson, Elrod Henrick & Jim Freeman
    • 1976 Rain out! Astrodome cancels game heavy rains make it difficult for visiting team and umpires to get through flooded streets to the stadium
    [​IMG]Baseball Trade
    1977 NY Mets trade Tom Seaver to Reds for Pat Zachry

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    Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherTom Seaver
    • 1980 Jorge Orta of Cleveland gets 6 hits in a baseball game
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    1980 US Open Men's Golf, Baltusrol GC: Jack Nicklaus sets new tournament scoring record 272 (-8) to win his 4th Open title, 2 strokes ahead of Isao Aoki of Japan

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    GolferJack Nicklaus
    [​IMG]Baseball Trade
    1983 Cards trade Keith Hernandez to Mets for Neil Allen & Rick Ownbey

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    MLB First BasemanKeith Hernandez
    [​IMG]Hearns KOs Durán
    1984 American boxer Thomas Hearns retains WBC light middleweight title with 2 round KO of Roberto Durán of Panama at Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas; marks first time in his illustrious career Durán knocked out

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    BoxerRoberto Durán
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    BoxerThomas Hearns
    [​IMG]Thomas KOs Weaver
    1985 Pinklon Thomas KOs Mike Weaver in 8 for heavyweight boxing title

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    BoxerMike Weaver
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    1986 US Open Men's Golf, Shinnecock Hills GC: Raymond Floyd wins his 4th and final major, 2 strokes ahead of Chip Beck and Lanny Wadkins

    • 1987 Michael Spinks TKOs Gerry Cooney in 5 for The Ring heavyweight boxing title at Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
    • 1989 Baltimore Orioles pull their 9th triple play (vs Yankees)
    • 1992 Jeff Reardon breaks Rollie Fingers' save record with #342
    • 1992 MLB Pittsburgh Pirates' Jeff King is 5th to be thrown out twice trying to steal in one inning - until a review of the rules determined his first steal attempt was nullified by an interference call [1]
    • 1994 New York Giants cut Super Bowl XXI MVP quarterback Phil Simms after 15 years service with the NFL club
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    1997 US Open Men's Golf, Congressional CC: Ernie Els wins his second Open title, the second of his 4 major championships, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Colin Montgomerie

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    2001 NBA Finals: Los Angeles Lakers beat Philadelphia 76ers, 100-86 in Game 5 to win back-to-back titles; MVP: Shaquille O'Neal for second straight year

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    2003 NBA Finals: San Antonio Spurs beat New Jersey Nets, 88-77 in Game 6 for franchise's second title; MVP: Tim Duncan

    • 2003 US Open Men's Golf, Olympia Fields CC: American Jim Furyk wins his only major title by 3 from Stephen Leaney of Australia
    • 2004 NBA Finals: Detroit Pistons beat Los Angeles Lakers, 100-87 in Game 5 to complete one of the greatest upsets in NBA history; MVP: Chauncey Billups
    • 2011 Stanley Cup Final, Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC: Boston Bruins defeat Vancouver Canucks, 4-0 for 4-3 series win; Bruins end 39-year Stanley Cup drought
    • 2014 NBA Finals: San Antonio Spurs beat Miami Heat, 104-87 in Game 5 for 5th NBA Championship in franchise history; MVP: Kawhi Leonard
    • 2014 US Open Men's Golf, Pinehurst Resort: Martin Kaymer of Germany leads wire-to-wire to win his second major title, 8 strokes ahead of runners-up Erik Compton and Rickie Fowler
    • 2015 Stanley Cup Final, United Center, Chicago, IL: Chicago Blackhawks defeat Tampa Bay Lightning, 2-0 for a 4-2 series victory; Blackhawks' 6th Championship
    • 2018 World Cup: Portugal 3. Spain 3 - Cristiano Renaldo scores hat-trick - 4th player to score in 4 different WC's - 1st to score in 8 consecutive major tournaments
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    2019 Baseball jersey belonging to Babe Ruth becomes most expensive sports memorabilia when it sells for $5.64 million at an auction in New York

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    2019 In a blockbuster NBA trade, the New Orleans Pelicans send forward Anthony Davis to the LA Lakers for Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, Josh Hart & 3 future 1st round draft picks including 2019 #4
     
  3. Jun 16, 2023 #563
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    • 1883 1st baseball "Ladies' Day" (NY Gothams beat Cleveland Spiders 5-2)
    • 1894 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Helen Hellwig beats defending champion Aline Terry 7-5, 3-6, 6-0, 3-6, 6-3

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    1899 Australian cricketer Victor Trumper's 1st Test Cricket century 135* v England at Lord's

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    CricketerVictor Trumper
    • 1903 1st Highlander (Yankee) shut-out victory 1-0 over White Sox
    [​IMG]Jim Thorpe Forfeits Olympic Gold
    1909 Jim Thorpe makes his pro baseball pitching debut for Rocky Mount (ECL) with 4-2 win, this will cause him to forfeit his Olympic gold medals

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    Versatile AthleteJim Thorpe
    • 1916 MLB Boston Brave's pitcher Tom Hughes no-hitter beats Pittsburgh, 2-0; at the time it is his 2nd career no-hitter, but a 1991 rule change wiped his 1910 effort [1]
    • 1917 49th Belmont: James Butwell aboard Hourless wins in 2:17.8
    • 1929 Otto E. Funk, 62, ends marathon walk (NY to SF, 4165 miles in 183 days)
    • 1932 Sutcliffe and Holmes make 555 opening cricket stand for Yorkshire v Essex
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    1938 Boston first baseman Jimmie Foxx is walked a record 6 consecutive times by St Louis Browns; Red Sox still win, 12-8

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    MLB Hall of Fame 1st BasemanJimmie Foxx
    • 1945 70th Preakness: Wayne D Wright aboard Polynesian wins in 1:58.8
    • 1945 Boo Ferriss loses to Yanks 3-2 after starting his career with 8 wins
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    1946 US Open Men's Golf, Canterbury GC: World War II veteran Lloyd Mangrum defeats Byron Nelson and Vic Ghezzi in 36 playoff holes to win his only major title

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    GolferByron Nelson
    • 1951 83rd Belmont: David Gorman aboard Counterpoint wins in 2:29
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    1951 US Open Men's Golf, Oakland Hills CC: Ben Hogan wins his second consecutive US Open title, 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Clayton Heafner.

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    GolferBen Hogan
    • 1953 Despite Johnny Mize 2,000th hit, NY Yankees lose ending an 18 game winning streak and also ending St Louis Brown 14 game losing streak

    • 1956 88th Belmont: David Erb aboard Needles wins in 2:29.8
    • 1956 US Open Men's Golf, Oak Hill CC: Cary Middlecoff wins his second Open title, 1 stroke ahead of runners-up Julius Boros and Ben Hogan
    • 1957 White Sox reliever Dixie Howell hits 2 HRs to beat Washington Senators 8-6
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    1968 US Open Golf, Oak Hill CC: Lee Trevino wins his first major title by 4 shots from Jack Nicklaus; first to play sub-70 golf in Open history

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    GolferJack Nicklaus
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    GolferLee Trevino
    • 1971 Groningen soccer team forms in Groningen, Netherlands
    [​IMG]French Open Men's Tennis
    1974 French Open Men's Tennis: Björn Borg of Sweden wins first career Grand Slam title; beats Manuel Orantes of Spain 2-6, 6-7, 6-0, 6-1, 6-1

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    Tennis PlayerBjörn Borg
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    1974 US Open Men's Golf, Winged Foot GC: Hale Irwin's score of 287 (+7) is good enough for the first of his 3 Open titles, 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Forrest Fezler

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    GolferHale Irwin
    [​IMG]NBA Trade
    1975 NBA Milwaukee Bucks trade Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Walt Wesley to L.A. Lakers for 4 players

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    NBA LegendKareem Abdul-Jabbar
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    1977 Ron Guidry's 1st complete game, 7-0 over KC Royals

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    Baseball PitcherRon Guidry
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    1978 Cincinnati Red Tom Seaver no-hits St Louis Cards, 4-0

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    Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherTom Seaver
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    1979 Carl Yastrzemski hits his 1,000th extra base hit

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    MLB OutfielderCarl Yastrzemski
    • 1983 Charlos Vieira completes 191 hr "nonstop" cycling in Leiria, Portugal
    • 1984 Edwin Moses wins his 100th consecutive 400-meter hurdles race
    • 1985 US Open Men's Golf, Oakland Hills CC: 1978 champion Andy North wins by 1 stroke ahead of runners-up Dave Barr, T C Chen and Denis Watson
    • 1985 Willie Banks of USA sets triple jump record (58 feet 11 inches) in Indianapolis
    • 1988 Boston Red Sox Barrett steals home
    • 1988 In Santa Barbara, CA, a team of 32 divers begin cycling underwater on a standard tricycle, to complete 116.66 mi in 75 hrs 20 mins
    • 1989 Only 17 holes-in-one recorded since US open began, today 4 more are made all on 6th hole (Weaver, Wiebe, Pate & Price)
    • 1990 NHL Draft: Cornwall Royals (OHL) right wing Owen Nolan first pick by Quebec Nordiques
    • 1991 Minnesota Twins win a team record 15 games in a row

    • 1991 With 3 runs in 9th, Baltimore Orioles end Minnesota Twins 15 game winning streak, with 6-5 win
    • 1992 Colorado Rockies 1st minor league team's (Bend Oregon in Class A) game
    • 1992 MLB Boston Red Sox Jeff Reardon sets record of 342 saves (vs Yanks 1-0) [1]
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    1993 Ken Griffey Jr. slugs his 100th career home run in Seattle

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    Baseball Hall of Fame OutfielderKen Griffey Jr.
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    1994 Canadian goaltender Martin Brodeur becomes 1st New Jersey Devil to win Calder Trophy, for Rookie of the Year

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    NHL GoalieMartin Brodeur
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    1995 Marlins outfielder Andre Dawson hits his 400th NL career HR (429)

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    MLB StarAndre Dawson
    • 1995 Salt Lake City awarded the XIX Winter Olympics in 2002
    • 1996 50th NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls beat Seattle Supersonics, 4 games to 2; the Bulls' 4th title in 6 years
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    1996 US Open Men's Golf, Oakland Hills GC: Steve Jones wins his lone major title, 1 stroke ahead of runners-up Tom Lehman and Davis Love III

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    GolferTom Lehman
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    GolferDavis Love III
    • 1998 Stanley Cup Final, MCI Center, Washington, D.C.: Detroit Red Wings go back-to-back, defeating debutant finalists Washington Capitals, 4-1 for a 4-0 series sweep
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    2002 US Open Men's Golf, Bethpage State Park: Tiger Woods wins his second Open title, 3 shots ahead of runner-up Phil Mickelson

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    GolferTiger Woods
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    GolferPhil Mickelson
    • 2008 US Open Men's Golf, Torrey Pines GC: Tiger Woods wins his 3rd US Open and 14th major title, beating Rocco Mediate on the 1st hole of sudden-death, following a Monday 18-hole playoff
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    2010 Hockey HOF right wing Cam Neely is named President of his former team, the Boston Bruins

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    NHL StarCam Neely
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    2013 US Open Men's Golf, Merion GC: Englishman Justin Rose wins his first major title, 2 strokes ahead of runners-up Jason Day and Phil Mickelson

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    GolferPhil Mickelson
    • 2015 NBA Finals: Golden State Warriors beat Cleveland Cavaliers, 105-97 in Game 6 for first title in 40 years and their 4th in franchise history; MVP: Andre Iguodala
    • 2018 World Cup: Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology is used for the first time, awarding France a penalty in 2-1 win over Australia in Kazan
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    2019 24 Hours of Le Mans: 2-time World F1 champion Fernando Alonso along with Swiss driver Sébastien Buemi and Japan's Kazuki Nakajima win back-to-back titles for Toyota Gazoo Racing

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    Auto RacerFernando Alonso
    • 2019 US Open Men's Golf, Pebble Beach GL: American Gary Woodland claims his first major title with a 3 stroke victory over defending champion Brooks Koepka
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    2020 Support from Manchester United player Marcus Rashford and others forces UK Government to make U-turn on summer school meal vouchers

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    FootballerMarcus Rashford
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    2022 NBA Finals: Golden State Warriors beat Boston Celtics, 103-90 for a 4-2 series win; Warriors' 4th title in 8 years; MVP: Stephen Curry

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    Basketball SuperstarStephen Curry
     
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    • 1880 Providence Grays MLB pitcher John M. Ward throws a perfect game beating the Buffalo Bisons, 5-0; second perfect game in National League in 6 days; next one takes 84 years
    • 1901 US Open Men's Golf, Myopia Hunt GC: Willie Anderson of Scotland wins first of his 4 Open titles by 1 stroke in an 18-hole playoff with Alex Smith

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    1906 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Wimbledon: Laurence Doherty & Reginald Doherty beat Raymond Little & Holcombe Ward 3-6, 11-9, 9-7, 6-1 to give British Isles an unassailable 3-0 lead over US (ends 5-0)

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    Tennis PlayerLaurence Doherty
    • 1911 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman beats Florence Sutton 8-10, 6-1, 9-7 for her third straight US singles title
    • 1927 US Open Men's Golf, Oakmont CC: American-based Scotsman Tommy Armour defeats Harry Cooper by 3 strokes in an 18-hole playoff to win the first of his 3 major titles
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    1930 Continuing a rich vein of form Australian cricket icon Don Bradman scores 131 in 1st Test v England at Trent Bridge, Nottingham

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    Cricket LegendDonald Bradman
    • 1939 44th Women's French Championships: Simonne Mathieu beats Jadwiga Jedrzejowska (6-3, 8-6)
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    1939 French Championships Men's Tennis: American collegiate champion Don McNeill beats countryman Bobby Riggs 7-5, 6-0, 6-3

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    Tennis Player and Three-Time Major ChampionBobby Riggs
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1943 Player-manager Joe Cronin of Red Sox hits two 3-run pinch home runs

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    Baseball Player and ManagerJoe Cronin
    • 1953 Most runs scored in 1 inning (17 by Red Sox)
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    1954 Rocky Marciano beats Ezzard Charles by unanimous points decision in his 3rd world heavyweight boxing title defense at Yankee Stadium, NYC

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    Heavyweight Boxing ChampionRocky Marciano
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    Boxer and World Heavyweight ChampionEzzard Charles
    [​IMG]Baseball History
    1960 Ted Williams hit his 500th HR

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    Baseball PlayerTed Williams
    • 1961 US Open Men's Golf, Oakland Hills CC: Gene Littler wins his sole major title, 1 stroke ahead of runners-up Bob Goalby and Doug Sanders
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1962 Chicago Cub Lou Brock is 2nd to HR into Polo Grounds right-center field bleachers

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    Baseball Hall of Fame OutfielderLou Brock
    • 1962 FIFA World Cup Final, Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile: Brazil go 1-down early but recover to beat Czechoslovakia, 3-1
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    1962 US Open Men's Golf, Oakmont CC: Jack Nicklaus wins his first major title by 3 strokes in an 18-hole playoff with Arnold Palmer

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    GolferJack Nicklaus
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    GolferArnold Palmer

    • 1973 Canadian Open Golf (La Canadienne), Montreal Municipal GC: Jocelyne Bourassa of Canada wins inaugural event in a playoff with Sandra Haynie & Judy Rankin
    • 1973 US Open Men's Golf, Oakmont CC: Johnny Miller fires a record final round 63 (-8) to win his first major championship, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up John Schlee
    • 1976 ABA (Nets, Pacers, Nuggets & Spurs) merges into NBA
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1978 Ron Guidry sets Yankee record with 18 strike-outs

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    Baseball PitcherRon Guidry
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    1979 US Open Men's Golf, Inverness Club: Hale Irwin wins his second Open title, 2 strokes ahead of former champions Jerry Pate and Gary Player

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    GolferGary Player
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    GolferHale Irwin
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1988 Givens' Family reports Mike Tyson beats his wife Robin Givens

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    Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMike Tyson
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    Model and ActressRobin Givens
    • 1989 US beats Guatemala 2-1 in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    1990 US Open Men's Golf, Medinah CC: Hale Irwin wins his 3rd Open title; defeats Mike Donald at the 91st hole, the first in sudden-death, after tying the 18-hole Monday playoff

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    GolferHale Irwin
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    1991 US Open Golf, Hazeline National GC: Payne Stewart wins a Monday playoff with 1987 champion Scott Simpson

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    GolferPayne Stewart
    [​IMG]NBA Trade
    1992 Philadelphia 76ers trade Charles Barkley to Phoenix Suns

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    NBA Power ForwardCharles Barkley
    [​IMG]Murder of Interest
    1994 O.J. Simpson doesn't turn himself in on murder charges, LA police chase his Ford Bronco for 1½ hours before he eventually gives up (seen live on national TV)

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    NFL Running Back and Convicted CriminalO.J. Simpson
    • 1995 WLAF World Bowl 3, Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam: Frankfurt Galaxy beats Amsterdam Admirals, 26-22
    • 1997 NHL announces it will add Nashville in 1998, Atlanta in 1999 & Minneapolis-St Paul & Columbus, Ohio in 2000
    [​IMG]Historic Publication
    2003 Moneyball, a book about the 2003 Oakland Athletics baseball team and GM Billy Beane's sabermetric approach, inspired by Bill James, is published

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    Baseball Writer and StatisticianBill James
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    2007 US Open Men's Golf, Oakmont GC: Ángel Cabrera wins his first major title, 1 stroke ahead of Jim Furyk and Tiger Woods; first Open won by an Argentine or a South American

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    GolferTiger Woods
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    GolferJim Furyk
    • 2008 NBA Finals: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 131-92 in Game 6 for first title since 1986 and 17th overall; MVP: Paul Pierce
    [​IMG]NBA Finals
    2010 NBA Finals: Depending champion Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics, 83-79 in Game 7 for franchise's 16th NBA title; MVP: Kobe Bryant

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    NBA GuardKobe Bryant
    • 2012 US Open Men's Golf, Olympic Club, SF: American Webb Simpson wins his first major title, 1 stroke ahead of runners-up Graeme McDowell and Michael Thompson
    [​IMG]Sports History
    2018 24 Hours of Le Mans: Former F1 world champion Fernando Alonso teams with Kazuki Nakajima and Sébastien Buemi to win for Toyota Gazoo Racing

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    Auto RacerFernando Alonso
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    2018 US Open Men's Golf, Shinnecock Hills GC: Brooks Koepka wins by 1 stroke from Tommy Fleetwood for first back-to-back Open titles since 1988-89 (Curtis Strange)

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    GolferCurtis Strange
     
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    • 1898 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Defending champion Juliette Atkinson beats Marion Jones 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 for her third US singles title
    • 1898 US Open Men's Golf, Myopia Hunt Club: Scotsman Fred Herd easily wins by 7 strokes from countryman Alex Smith; first 72-hole US Open

    • 1911 Detroit Tigers trail Chicago White Sox, 13-1 at Bennett Park, Detroit; recover to win, 16-15 for the biggest comeback in Major League Baseball history
    • 1915 US Open Men's Golf, Baltusrol GC: 4-time US Amateur champion Jerome Travers captures his only Open title, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Tom McNamara
    • 1936 First bicycle traffic court in America established in Racine, Wisconsin
    [​IMG]Sports History

    1938 Baseball slugger Babe Ruth is signed as a Brooklyn Dodgers coach for the remainder of the season

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    Baseball LegendBabe Ruth
    [​IMG]Boxing Title Fight
    1941 In his 18th world heavyweight title defence Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn in 13th round in front of a crowd of 54,487 at the Polo Grounds, NYC

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    Boxer and World Heavyweight ChampionJoe Louis
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    BoxerBilly Conn
    • 1947 Cincinnati Reds pitcher Ewell Blackwell no-hits Boston Braves, 6-0 at Crosley Field, Cincinnati
    • 1948 Future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Robin Roberts debuts for the Philadelphia Phillies, taking a 2-0 loss against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Shibe Park, Philadelphia
    • 1950 Cleveland Indians score an American League record 14 runs in 1st inning; beat Philadelphia A's, 21-2 at Cleveland Stadium
    • 1953 Red Sox rookie Eugene Stephens is 1st player in AL history to register 3 hits in an inning as Boston scores 17 runs in the 7th during 23-3 rout of visiting Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park, Boston
    • 1960 San Francisco Giants hire Tom Sheehan to replace Bill Rigney; baseball's oldest debuting manager (66) goes 46-50-2 for remainder of season
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    1960 US Open Men's Golf, Cherry Hills CC: Arnold Palmer stages greatest comeback in tournament history; erases a 7-stroke final round deficit to win his only US Open title by 2 strokes ahead of Jack Nicklaus

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    GolferArnold Palmer
    [​IMG]
    GolferJack Nicklaus
    • 1967 Houston Astros pitcher Don Wilson no-hits Atlanta Braves, 2-0 at the Astrodome, Houston
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    1967 US Open Men's Golf, Baltusrol GC: Jack Nicklaus shoots a final round 65 for a new tournament record 275, 4 strokes ahead of Arnold Palmer

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    GolferJack Nicklaus
    [​IMG]
    GolferArnold Palmer
    [​IMG]UEFA European Championship Final
    1972 UEFA European Championship Final, Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium: Gerd Müller scores a brace as West Germany beats Soviet Union, 3-0

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    Footballer and StrikerGerd Müller

    • 1972 US Open Men's Golf, Pebble Beach GL: Jack Nicklaus captures his 3rd Open title, 3 strokes ahead of Bruce Crampton of Australia
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1972 US Supreme Court, 5-3, confirms lower court rulings in Curt Flood case, upholding baseball's exemption from antitrust laws [1]

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    Baseball PlayerCurt Flood
    • 1973 NCAA makes urine testing mandatory for participants
    • 1975 Fred Lynn gets 10 RBIs in a single Red Sox game in a 15-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers
    • 1975 Left-arm fast bowler Gary Gilmour takes 6-14 to guide Australia to a 4 wicket win with 188 balls remaining in Cricket World Cup semi final v England at Leeds
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1976 Bowie Kuhn voids Oakland A's sales of players, totaling $35 million - Joe Rudi & Rollie Fingers to Boston Red Sox, and Vida Blue to NY Yankees

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    MLB CommissionerBowie Kuhn
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    Major League Baseball pitcherVida Blue
    [​IMG]Baseball Record
    1976 MLB St Louis Cardinals Lou Brock & Hector Cruz hit inside-the-park HRs

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    Baseball Hall of Fame OutfielderLou Brock
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1977 Billy Martin & Reggie Jackson get into a dugout altercation

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    MLB Right FielderReggie Jackson
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    Baseball Player and ManagerBilly Martin
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    1978 US Open Men's Golf, Cherry Hills CC: Andy North holds on for a 1-stroke victory over runners-up Dave Stockton and J. C. Snead to claim the first of his 2 US Open titles

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    Golfer and Two-Time PGA ChampionDave Stockton
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1979 Billy Martin becomes Yankee manager (2nd time), replacing Bob Lemon

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    Baseball Player and ManagerBilly Martin
    • 1979 Sri Lanka beat India by 47 runs in Cricket World Cup upset
    • 1981 Test cricket debut of Terry Alderman, v England at Trent Bridge
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    1984 US Open Men's Golf, Winged Foot GC: Fuzzy Zoeller beats Greg Norman of Australia by 8 strokes in a Monday 18-hole playoff to win his first Open title

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    GolferGreg Norman
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    GolferFuzzy Zoeller
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1986 California Angels'Don Sutton becomes 19th MLB pitcher to win 300 games

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    Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherDon Sutton
    • 1988 Jeff Hamilton, hits 8,000th Dodger home run
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    1989 US Open Men's Golf, Oak Hill CC: Curtis Strange wins by 3 from Scott Simpson for first back-to-back Open titles since Ben Hogan 1950-51

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    GolferBen Hogan
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    GolferCurtis Strange
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    1990 1st sudden death US Open Golf Championship is won by Hale Irwin

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    GolferHale Irwin
    • 1991 SF Giant pitcher Dave Dravecky's cancerous left arm is amputated
    • 1991 Yankee pitchers pick-off 3 Toronto Blue Jays
    • 1992 Ottawa Senators make goalie Peter Sidorkiewicz their 1st draft pick
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1993 Expo's Dennis Martínez is 92nd MLB pitcher to win 200 games

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    MLB PitcherDennis Martínez
    • 1994 Aleksander Popov swims world record 100m free style (48.21 sec)
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1995 All Black Jonah Lomu scores the try of the Rugby World Cup, running over Mike Catt in New Zealand's 45-29 defeat of England

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    Rugby Union SuperstarJonah Lomu
    • 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden: Hege Riise & Marianne Pettersen score within 3 minutes of each other to give Norway a 2-0 win over Germany
    • 1995 US Open Men's Golf, Shinnecock Hills GC: Corey Pavin wins his only major championship, 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Greg Norman of Australia
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    2000 100th US Open Men's Golf, Pebble Beach GL: Tiger Woods wins his first US Open by a major championship record-setting 15 strokes over Ernie Els and Miguel Ángel Jiménez

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    GolferTiger Woods
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    GolferErnie Els
    • 2001 US Open Men's Golf, Southern Hills CC: Retief Goosen of South Africa wins first of 2 US Open titles in an 18-hole Monday playoff, 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Mark Brooks
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    2006 US Open Men's Golf, Winged Foot GC: Geoff Ogilvy of Australia makes clutch pars on the final 2 holes to win by 1, as runners-up Jim Furyk, Colin Montgomerie and Phil Mickelson all fail to par the 72nd hole

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    GolferPhil Mickelson
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    GolferJim Furyk
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    GolferColin Montgomerie
    • 2017 Pakistan defeat India to win cricket's Champions Trophy at the Oval in London by 180 runs, Fakhar Zaman scores 114 runs
    • 2017 US Open Men's Golf, Erin Hills GC: Brooks Koepka wins his first major title by 4 strokes from Brian Harman and Hideki Matsuyama
    • 2019 England cricket captain Eoin Morgan smashes a ODI world record 17 sixes against Afghanistan in his side's 150-run World Cup victory at Old Trafford; Morgan, 148 from 71 balls
     
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    • 1846 First officially recognised baseball game (played by Cartwright Rules) - NY Nines 23 defeat Knickerbockers 1 at Hoboken, New Jersey
    • 1867 1st Belmont Stakes: Gilbert Gilpatrick aboard Ruthless wins in 3:05

    • 1894 28th Belmont: Willie Simms aboard Henry of Navarre wins in 1:56.5
    • 1897 MLB Baltimore Orioles outfielder Wee Willie Keeler's then-record 44 game hitting streak ends
    • 1897 US National Championship Women's Tennis: 1895 title holder Juliette Atkinson beats defending champion Elisabeth Moore 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 6-3
    [​IMG]British Golf Open
    1908 British Open Men's Golf, Prestwick GC: Scotsman James Braid wins his 4th Championship by 8 strokes from Tom Ball

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    Golfer and Course DesignerJames Braid
    [​IMG]British Golf Open
    1914 British Open Men's Golf, Prestwick GC: Harry Vardon of Jersey wins a record 6th Open Championship, 3 strokes ahead of defending champion J.H. Taylor

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    GolferHarry Vardon
    [​IMG]World Record
    1922 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 5000m (14:28.2)

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    Runner nicknamed the Flying FinnPaavo Nurmi
    • 1924 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 1500m of 3:52.6; 50 minutes later sets 5,000m WR 14:28.2; also runs WR 3-mile time 14:02.00 within that event in Finnish Olympic trials in Helsinki
    [​IMG]Boxing Title Fight
    1936 German boxer Max Schmeling KOs up-and-coming American heavyweight Joe Louis in 12 rounds at Yankee Stadium, New York

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    Boxer and World Heavyweight ChampionJoe Louis
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    BoxerMax Schmeling
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1936 Joe McCarthy is named to manage AL All-Stars, rather than high-strung Mickey Cochrane, who is very close to a nervous breakdown

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    Baseball ManagerJoe McCarthy
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    Baseball CatcherMickey Cochrane
    • 1937 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Beverly CC: Helen Hicks wins the first of her 2 major titles, defeating amateur Bea Barrett 6 & 5 in the final
    • 1938 FIFA World Cup Final, Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris, France: Luigi Colausig & Silvio Piola each score 2 goals as Italy beats Hungary, 4-1
    • 1938 Reds Johnny Vander Meer extends his string of hitless baseball innings to 21 2/3 before Debs Garms singles for Boston in 4th
    • 1942 Paul Waner is 7th to get 3,000 baseball hits
    • 1943 NFL's Philadelphia Eagles & Pittsburgh Steelers merge, (dissolves on Dec 5)

    • 1946 1st TV sports/boxing spectacular-Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn
    • 1952 Brooklyn Dodgers Carl Erskine no-hits Chicago Cubs, 5-0
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    1954 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Glen Flora CC: Betty Jameson wins 6 & 5 over Louise Suggs in the final

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    Golfer and Co-Founder of the LPGALouise Suggs
    • 1954 US Open Men's Golf, Baltusrol GC: Ed Furgol wins his only major title, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Gene Littler
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1955 Mickey Mantle hits career HR # 100

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    Baseball LegendMickey Mantle
    • 1955 Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs, 1-0 in 15 innings; ties longest shutout in club history
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    1955 US Open Men's Golf, Olympic CC: Jack Fleck wins an 18-hole playoff by 3 strokes to claim his only major title and deny Ben Hogan a record fifth US Open title

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    GolferBen Hogan
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1961 Charlie Finley, changes A's manager Joe Gordon (26-33) for Hank Bauer

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    Baseball Player and ManagerHank Bauer
    [​IMG]Baseball Record
    1961 NY Yankee Roger Maris hits his 25th of 61 HRs

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    Baseball PlayerRoger Maris
    • 1964 Cambuur Leeuwarden BVO soccer team forms in Leeuwarden
    [​IMG]Historic Publication
    1970 Jim Bouton's controversial baseball diary "Ball Four" is published

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    Baseball Pitcher and AuthorJim Bouton
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1973 Pete Rose (Cincinnati Reds) and Willie Davis (LA Dodgers) both record 2,000th MLB career hit; Rose, a single in 4-0 win vs SF Giants; Davis, a HR in 3-0 win vs Atlanta Braves

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    MLB Player and ManagerPete Rose
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    Baseball PlayerWillie Davis
    • 1974 KC Royals pitcher Steve Busby throws his 2nd career no-hitter; beats Milwaukee Brewers, 2-0
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1977 MLB Cleveland Indians fire manager Frank Robinson and replace him with Jeff Torborg

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    Baseball Outfielder and ManagerFrank Robinson
    • 1977 Red Sox set 3 game record of 16 HRs, all against Yanks
    • 1977 US Open Golf, Southern Hills CC: Hubert Green shoots 2-under 278 to beat Lou Graham by 1 stroke
    [​IMG]Cricket History
    1978 Ian Botham takes 8-34 v Pakistan, his best Test cricket bowling

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    CricketerIan Botham
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1979 In NYC 36,211 show up to witness return of Billy Martin as manager of the New York Yankees

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    Baseball Player and ManagerBilly Martin
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1985 Reggie Jackson hits his 513th HR to move into 10th place

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    MLB Right FielderReggie Jackson
    [​IMG]Woman Jockey Rides Into Record Books
    1987 Gay Kelleway rides 12-1 shot Sprowston Boy to win the two-mile six-furlong Queen Alexandra Stakes; becomes first female jockey to ride a winner at England’s Royal Ascot Racecourse

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    A young Gay Kelleway in the saddle. Photo: dailymail.co.uk

    • 1988 32 divers finish cycling underwater on a standard tricycle, to complete 116.66 mi in 75 hrs 20 mins
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1989 Mets Dwight Gooden wins his 100th game (100-37)

    • 1990 Gary Carter catches his 1,862nd career game breaks Al López's NL mark
    • 1991 NY Yankee Steve Howe records his 1st major league save since 1987
    [​IMG]Boxing Title Fight
    1992 Evander Holyfield beats Larry Holmes in 12 for heavyweight boxing title

    • 1992 NY Yankees 1st game in Baltimore Oriole's Camden Yards
    [​IMG]Cricket History
    1993 David Boon completes 15th Test cricket century, 164* v England at Lord's

    [​IMG]Agreement of Interest
    1995 NY Yankees announce agreement with Darryl Strawberry

    [​IMG]Stanley Cup
    1999 Stanley Cup, Marine Midland Arena, Buffalo, NY: Dallas Stars edge Buffalo Sabres, 2-1 in triple overtime for 4-2 series win; Brett Hull clinches series with infamous "No Goal" ruling

    [​IMG]NBA Finals
    2000 NBA Finals: Los Angeles Lakers beat Indiana Pacers, 116-111 in Game 6 to win the franchise's first title in 12 years; MVP: Shaquille O'Neal

    [​IMG]Sports History
    2005 Michael Schumacher wins controversial United States Formula 1 Grand Prix where only 6 of 20 cars complete the race amongst ridicule of F1 safety and tyre rules

    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    2005 US Open Men's Golf, Pinehurst CC: Michael Campbell of New Zealand holds off a charging Tiger Woods to clinch his only major title by 2 shots

    • 2006 Stanley Cup Final, PNC Arena, Raleigh, NC: Carolina Hurricanes beat Edmonton Oilers, 3-1 for a 4-3 series victory; Hurricane's first Championship
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    2011 US Open Men's Golf, Congressional CC: Irishman Rory McIlroy wins by 8 strokes ahead of Australian Jason Day; sets 11 tournament records, including lowest total 72-hole score (268) and lowest total under par (−16)

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    2016 NBA Finals: Cleveland Cavaliers win first title beating defending champion Golden State Warriors, 93-89 in Game 7; first team to overcome 3–1 deficit; MVP: LeBron James

    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    2016 US Open Men's Golf, Oakmont CC, PA: Despite controversial penalty on the 5th green, Dustin Johnson wins by 3 strokes ahead of runners-up Shane Lowry, Jim Furyk & Scott Piercy

    • 2018 England smash the highest score (481/6) in one day international cricket history in a 242 run defeat of Australia (239) at Trent Bridge
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    2022 US Open Men's Golf, The CC, Brookline, Mass.: Englishman Matt Fitzpatrick wins his first major title with a 1 stroke win over American pair Scottie Scheffler and Will Zalatoris
     
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    • 1896 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Elisabeth Moore beats defending champion Juliette Atkinson 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
    • 1910 US Open Men's Golf, Philadelphia Cricket Club: Alex Smith of Scotland wins an 18-hole playoff over younger brother Macdonald Smith and John McDermott to win his 2nd Open title

    • 1912 NY Giants lead Bost Braves 14-2 into 9th, Giants win 21-12
    • 1913 3 of 1st 4 Yankees hit-by-pitch en route to a record 6 hit batsman
    • 1914 46th Belmont: Merritt Buxton aboard Luke McLuke wins in 2:20
    • 1919 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman beats Marion Zinderstein 6-1, 6-2 for her 4th US singles title
    • 1920 Yanks win protest of 1-0 White Sox win & game is replayed
    [​IMG]British Golf Open

    1930 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Liverpool GC: Bobby Jones wins his 3rd Open title, 2 strokes ahead of Leo Diegel and Macdonald Smith on his way to the single-season Grand Slam

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    GolferBobby Jones
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    Golfer and Two-Time PGA ChampionLeo Diegel
    [​IMG]Jesse Owens Sets 100m Record
    1936 American sprinter Jesse Owens sets a 100m world record of 10.2 seconds

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    Track and Field AthleteJesse Owens
    [​IMG]Louis TKOs Godoy
    1940 Joe Louis TKOs Arturo Godoy in 8 for heavyweight boxing title

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    Boxer and World Heavyweight ChampionJoe Louis
    [​IMG]'Gorgeous Gussie' Shocks Wimbledon
    1949 Tennis star Gussie Moran shocks Wimbledon by wearing a short dress "to look good and "move more freely on the court"

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    Gussie in her 'shocking' outfit. Photo: George W. Hales/Fox Photos, via Getty Images
    [​IMG]Dimaggio's 2,000th Hit
    1950 Joe DiMaggio's 2,000th hit, Yanks beat Indians 8-2

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    Baseball PlayerJoe DiMaggio
    • 1951 Cleveland Indian Bobby Avila hits 3 HRs, double & single vs Red Sox
    [​IMG]Golf Tournament
    1953 LPGA Western Golf Open Women's Golf, Capital City Club: Louise Suggs defeats Patty Berg, 6 & 5 in the final

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    Golfer and Co-Founder of the LPGALouise Suggs
    [​IMG]
    GolferPatty Berg
    [​IMG]Baseball History
    1956 At Detroit's Briggs Stadium, Mickey Mantle hits 2 Billy Hoeft pitches into right center field bleachers, the only player to ever do so

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    Baseball LegendMickey Mantle
    [​IMG]Patterson KOs Johansson
    1960 Floyd Patterson KOs Ingemar Johansson in 5 for heavyweight boxing title

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    Boxing ChampionFloyd Patterson

    • 1964 US Open Men's Golf, Congressional CC: Ken Venturi wins his only major title, 4 strokes ahead of runner-up Tommy Jacobs
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    1966 US Open Men's Golf, Olympic CC: Billy Casper erases a 7-stroke deficit on the final 9 holes to tie Arnold Palmer; wins Monday 18-hole playoff by 4 strokes

    • 1967 Phillies Larry Jackson beats NY Mets for 18th straight time
    [​IMG]Jim Hines Breaks the 10s Barrier
    1968 Jim Hines becomes 1st person to run 100 meters in under 10 seconds

    [​IMG]Robinson's 2,000th Hit
    1970 Oriole's Brooks Robinson get his 2,000 career hit, a 3 run HR

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    Baseball Hall of Fame Third BasemanBrooks Robinson
    • 1973 Chicago's Cy Acosta is 1st AL pitcher to bat since DH rule (strikeout)
    [​IMG]Baseball Record
    1973 SF Giants Bobby Bonds sets NL record with 22 lead off HRs

    • 1976 UEFA European Championship Final, Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia: Czechoslovakia upsets West Germany, 5-3 on penalties following 2-2 draw a.e.t
    • 1976 US Open Men's Golf, Atlanta AC: Tour rookie Jerry Pate wins his only major title, 2 strokes ahead of runners-up Al Geiberger and Tom Weiskopf
    • 1978 1st 6 teams of Women's Pro Basketball League (WBL) granted-Iowa, NJ, Milwaukee, Chicago, Minnesota & Dayton
    • 1980 California Angels Freddie Patek, hits 3 HRs & double to beat Red Sox 20-2
    [​IMG]Roberto Durán vs Sugar Ray Leonard
    1980 Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán takes WBC welterweight title from Sugar Ray Leonard at Olympic Stadium in Montreal by unanimous points decision

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    BoxerSugar Ray Leonard
    [​IMG]Baseball History
    1982 Pete Rose is 5th to appear in 3,000 games (Cobb, Musial, Aaron, Yaz)

    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    1982 US Open Men's Golf, Pebble Beach GL: Tom Watson wins his only US Open by 2 strokes from Jack Nicklaus

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    GolferTom Watson
    • 1983 New York Yankees 5-time MLB All Star outfielder Bobby Murcer retires
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    1983 US Open Men's Golf, Oakmont CC: Larry Nelson wins by 1 shot from Tom Watson in a storm affected Monday finish

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    GolferTom Watson
    [​IMG]Baseball History
    1984 Oakland A's Dave Kingman hits his 3rd grand slam & 14th lifetime

    [​IMG]Fregosi Takes White Sox Helm
    1986 Jim Fregosi replaces Tony La Russa as White Sox manager

    • 1987 1st Rugby World Cup Final, Eden Park, Auckland: New Zealand fly-half Grant Fox lands 4 penalties, a conversion and drop goal as the All Blacks beat France, 29-9
    • 1988 NYC WABC-AM becomes flagship radio station of NJ Devils
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    1988 US Open Men's Golf, The Country Club: Curtis Strange wins a Monday 18-hole playoff by 4 strokes from Englishman Nick Faldo

    [​IMG]Baseball Trade
    1992 Dino Ciccarelli is traded by the Washington Capitals to the Detroit Red Wings

    • 1992 Kelly Saunders is 2nd female baseball PA announcer (Baltimore Orioles)
    • 1992 NHL Draft: ZPS Zlin (Czechoslovakia) defenceman Roman Hamrlik first pick by Tampa Bay Lightning
    [​IMG]NBA Finals
    1993 NBA Finals: Chicago Bulls become first team since legendary Boston Celtics of the 1960s to win 3 consecutive titles, with a 99–98 victory in Game 6 over Phoenix Suns; MVP: Michael Jordan for third straight year

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    Basketball SuperstarMichael Jordan
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    1993 US Open Men's Golf, Baltusrol GC: Lee Janzen plays sub-70 golf all 4 rounds to tie tournament scoring record and win the first of his 2 Open titles, 2 strokes ahead of Payne Stewart

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    GolferPayne Stewart
    [​IMG]O.J. Simpson Arraigned
    1994 Former NFL running back, broadcaster and actor O.J. Simpson arraigned on murder of Nicole Simpson & Ronald Goldman

    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    1994 US Open Men's Golf, Oakmont CC: Ernie Els of South Africa wins on the second sudden-death hole to defeat Loren Roberts, after Colin Montgomerie was eliminated in an 18-hole playoff

    [​IMG]Cricket World Cup
    1999 Cricket World Cup, Lord's, London: Shane Warne takes 4/33 as Australia beats Pakistan by 8 wickets; Lance Klusener (RSA), Player of Series

    • 1999 US Open Men's Golf, Pinehurst CC: Payne Stewart wins his 2nd Open title by 1 stroke from Phil Mickelson
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    2004 US Open Men's Golf, Shinnecock Hills GC: Retief Goosen of South Africa wins his second Open title, 2 strokes ahead of runner-up and reigning Masters champion Phil Mickelson

    [​IMG]NBA Finals
    2006 NBA Finals: Miami Heat beat Dallas Mavericks, 95-92 in Game 6 for first title in franchise history; MVP: Dwyane Wade

    • 2010 US Open Men's Golf, Pebble Beach GL: Irishman Graeme McDowell wins his first major title, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Grégory Havret of France
    [​IMG]NBA Finals
    2013 NBA Finals: Miami Heat beat San Antonio Spurs, 95-88 in Game 7 for back-to-back titles; MVP: LeBron James for second straight year

    [​IMG]Woods Checks into Clinic
    2017 Tiger Woods checks into a clinic to manage his pain medication and sleep disorder, following his arrest for driving under the influence

    • 2018 FIFA World Cup: Portugal superstar Cristiano Renaldo heads a goal against Morocco to become the all-time leading European goalscorer (85) in international competition
    • 2019 NBA Draft: Duke power forward Zion Williamson first pick by New Orleans Pelicans
    • 2020 152nd Belmont Stakes: Tiz the Law with Manuel Franco aboard becomes first New York-bred winner of the event since 1882
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    2021 US Open Men's Golf, Torrey Pines GC: Jon Rahm beats Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa by 1 stroke to become first Spaniard to win the event
     
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    [​IMG]Sports History

    1858 Louisiana chess prodigy Paul Morphy arrives in Europe

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    Chess PlayerPaul Morphy

    • 1879 Infielder William White plays one game for the Providence Grays with conjecture was the first African-American to play MLB even though he appeared Caucasian
    • 1900 Dodgers score 7 in top of 11th to go ahead of Phillies, 20-13, In bottom of 11th Phillies stalls so umpire forfeits game to Dodgers
    • 1904 Boston Herald tells of Red Sox trade "Dougherty as a Yankee," 1st known reference to NY club as Yankees (became Yankees in 1913)
    • 1907 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Liverpool GC: Frenchman Arnaud Massy wins by 2 strokes from J.H. Taylor; first non-Briton to win Open Championship
    • 1907 US Open Men's Golf, Philadelphia Cricket Club: Alec Ross of Scotland posts 4 sub-80 rounds to win his only major title, 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Gilbert Nicholls
    • 1916 Boston Red Sox pitcher Rube Foster no-hits New York Yankees, 2-0 at Fenway Park
    [​IMG]Max Schmeling vs Jack Sharkey
    1932 German champion Max Schmeling loses NYSAC, NBA and lineal heavyweight boxing titles in controversial split points decision to American Jack Sharkey in NYC, New York

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    BoxerMax Schmeling
    • 1938 Baseball's Pinky Higgins gets 12th straight hit
    [​IMG]Cricket History
    1938 Bradman scores 101* in 77 minutes, Australia v Lancashire

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    Cricket LegendDonald Bradman
    [​IMG]Lou Gehrig Retires
    1939 NY Yankees announce Lou Gehrig's retirement after doctors reveal he has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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    Baseball PlayerLou Gehrig
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1946 Bill Veeck buys MLB baseball team Cleveland Indians for $2.2 million

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    MLB Team Owner and PromoterBill Veeck
    [​IMG]Baseball Record
    1950 Joe DiMaggio gets his 2,000th hit

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    Baseball PlayerJoe DiMaggio
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1951 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Whitemarsh Valley CC: Patty Berg defeats Pat O'Sullivan, 2-up in the final

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    GolferPatty Berg
    [​IMG]Golf Tournament
    1952 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Skokie CC: Betsy Rawls defeats Betty Jameson, 1 up in the final

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    LPGA GolferBetsy Rawls
    • 1954 Australian middle distance runner John Landy runs world record mile (3:58.0) and 1500m (3:41.8+) in Turku, Finland

    • 1960 German sprinter Armin Hary runs world record 100m (10.0)
    [​IMG]Baseball Record
    1964 Phillies pitcher Jim Bunning hurls a perfect game as Philadelphia beats the New York Mets, 6-0 on Fathers Day at Shea Stadium

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    Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher and SenatorJim Bunning
    • 1964 UEFA European Championship Final, Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain: Marcelino scores the winner as Spain beats Soviet Union, 2-1
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    1965 US Open Men's Golf, Bellerive CC: Gary Player of South Africa beats Australian Kel Nagle by 3 strokes in an 18-hole playoff to win his only US Open title; completes his career Grand Slam at age 29

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    GolferGary Player
    • 1967 Yanks take 5-3 lead in 11th & lose 6-5, in 2nd game Red Sox lead 3-2 in 9th & Yanks beat them 6-3
    • 1969 John Pennel pole vaults world record (5.45 m)
    [​IMG]FIFA World Cup
    1970 FIFA World Cup Final, Estadio Azteca, Mexico City: Brazil and Pelé become first team and player to win World Cup 3 times, beating Italy, 4-1 in front of 107,412

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    Football LegendPele
    • 1970 US Open Men's Golf Hazeltine National GC: Englishman Tony Jacklin shoots sub-par in all 4 rounds on his way to a 7-stroke win ahead of Dave Hill
    • 1971 Indians Ken Harrelson retires from baseball to play pro golf
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    1971 US Open Men's Golf, Merion GC: Lee Trevino wins his 2nd Open by 3 strokes in a Monday 18-hole playoff with Jack Nicklaus

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    GolferJack Nicklaus
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    GolferLee Trevino
    • 1975 Cricket World Cup, Lord's, London: Player of the Match Clive Lloyd scores 102 as West Indies beats Australia by 17 runs; first major limited overs One Day International (ODI) tournament
    • 1975 Ruffian leads all the way to win the Coaching Club American Oaks at Belmont and clinch American thoroughbred racing's Triple Tiara for fillies
    • 1981 US Open Men's Golf, Merion GC: David Graham wins his second major title and becomes the first Australian to win the US Open, 3 strokes ahead of runners-up George Burns and Bill Rogers
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1983 Tennis ace Arthur Ashe undergoes double bypass heart surgery

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    Tennis PlayerArthur Ashe
    [​IMG]Contract of Interest
    1986 1985 Heisman Trophy winner Bo Jackson, signs 3-year contract to play baseball with the Kansas City Royals

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    NFL Running Back and Baseball OutfielderBo Jackson
    • 1986 Heike Drechsler of East Germany long jumps 7.45 m (women's record)
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1987 Mike Tyson sexually harasses a parking lot attendant

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    Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMike Tyson
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    1987 US Open Men's Golf, Olympic Club: Scott Simpson passes and holds off 1982 champion Tom Watson on the Lake Course to win his only major title by 1 stroke

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    GolferTom Watson
    • 1988 42nd NBA Championship: LA Lakers beat Detroit Pistons, 4 games to 3
    • 1989 Carlton Fisk becomes AL catcher HR hitter, 307th at Yankee stadium
    [​IMG]Baseball Trade
    1989 Yankees trade Rickey Henderson to A's for Plunk, Cadaret & Polonia

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    MLB OutfielderRickey Henderson
    • 1990 At Yankee Stadium rally, Nelson Mandela dons a NY Yankee baseball cap and proclaims "I am a Yankee!"
    [​IMG]Hall of Fame
    1991 NY Islanders Denis Potvin and Mike Bossy are elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame

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    NHL StarDenis Potvin
    [​IMG]
    Ice Hockey GreatMike Bossy
    [​IMG]Cricket History
    1992 Last day of test cricket for English star players Ian Botham and Allan Lamb

    [​IMG]
    CricketerIan Botham
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    1992 US Open Men's Golf, Pebble Beach GL: Perennial runner-up Tom Kite breaks through for his only major title, 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Jeff Sluman

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    GolferTom Kite
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1994 German tennis superstar Steffi Graf becomes first defending champion to lose in the 1st round of a major tournament (Wimbledon to American Lorrie McNeal)

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    Tennis PlayerSteffi Graf
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1997 NHL Draft: Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) center Joe Thornton first pick by Boston Bruins

    • 1997 Women's National Basketball Association begins as NY Liberty beats LA Sparks
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    1998 US Open Men's Golf, Olympic Club, SF: Lee Janzen recovers from 7 stroke deficit to win his second Open title, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Payne Stewart

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    GolferPayne Stewart
    • 2009 ICC Men's Cricket T20 World Cup, Lord's, London: Pakistan wins their first title beating Sri Lanka by 8 wickets; Player of the Series: Sri Lankan all-rounder Tillakaratne Dilshan (317 runs)
    • 2009 ICC Women's Cricket T20 World Cup, Lord's: England 86/4 win inaugural event; beat New Zealand 85; England's Katherine Brunt takes 3 for 6
    [​IMG]NBA Finals
    2012 NBA Finals: Miami Heat win their second NBA title; beat Oklahoma City Thunder, 121-106 in Game 5; MVP: LeBron James

    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    2015 US Open Men's Golf, Chambers Bay GC: Jordan Spieth (21) becomes youngest winner since 1923 by 1 shot from Dustin Johnson & Louis Oosthuizen

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    Professional GolferJordan Spieth
    • 2018 NBA Draft: Arizona center Deandre Ayton first pick by Phoenix Suns
    • 2019 NHL Draft: US NTDP center Jack Hughes first pick by New Jersey Devils
    • 2021 Carl Nassib becomes the first openly gay player in the NFL in a post on Instagram
    • 2021 New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is the first openly transgender athlete to be selected for the Olympics
    • 2022 Law enforcement's response to the Uvalde school shooting was an "abject failure" says Texas's public safety chief Steven McCraw in testimony at a Senate hearing [1]
    • 2022 MLB Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani has career high 8 RBI in 11-inning 12-11 loss to Kansas City Royals in Anaheim, California
     
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    • 1874       Game of lawn tennis introduced by Welsh Major Walter Clopton Wingfield, introducing a rubber ball to bounce on grass
    • 1889 Louisville Colonels set ML baseball record with 26th consecutive loss
    • 1918 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Molla Bjurstedt beats Eleanor Goss 6-4, 6-3 for her 4th consecutive US singles title
    [​IMG]World Record

    1921 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 10,000m (30:40.2)

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    Runner nicknamed the Flying FinnPaavo Nurmi
    • 1926 Cardinals pick up 39-year-old Grover Alexander on waivers from Cubs
    [​IMG]Baseball Record
    1929 Mel Ott (Giants) homers off Leo Sweetland (Phillies) in doubleheader

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    Baseball Player and ManagerMel Ott
    [​IMG]Baseball Record
    1930 New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig smashes 3 HRs in 20-13 win over Philadelphia A's at Shibe Park

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    Baseball PlayerLou Gehrig
    [​IMG]Boxing Title Fight
    1937 Challenger Joe Louis KOs James J Braddock in the 8th round at Chicago's Comiskey Park for the world heavyweight boxing title

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    Boxer and World Heavyweight ChampionJoe Louis
    • 1938 Joe Louis scores a stunning 1st round KO of German Max Schmeling at Yankee Stadium, NYC to retain his world heavyweight boxing title
    • 1944 Longest shut out in Phillies history, Phils beat Braves 1-0 in 15 inn
    [​IMG]Cricket History
    1946 Alec Bedser takes 7-49 v India on 1st day of his 1st Test cricket

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    Cricket Medium Pace BowlerAlec Bedser
    [​IMG]Boxing Title Fight
    1949 Ezzard Charles beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for National Boxing Association world heavyweight title

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    Boxer and World Heavyweight ChampionEzzard Charles
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    Heavyweight Boxing ChampionJersey Joe Walcott
    • 1958 Game in KC between A's & Red Sox delayed 29 minutes due to tornado
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1958 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Kahkwa CC: Patty Berg wins back-to-back WO titles; beats runner-up Beverly Hanson by 4 strokes

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    GolferPatty Berg
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1959 Most Phillies strike out in a game (16 by Sandy Koufax)

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    Baseball PitcherSandy Koufax

    [​IMG]Baseball Record
    1961 MLB Chicago Cubs' Ernie Banks ends 717 consecutive games played streak

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    MLB shortstopErnie Banks
    • 1965 Freddie Trueman ends his Test cricket career, v NZ at Lord's
    • 1976 SD Padre pitcher Randy Jones ties record of 68 innings without a walk
    [​IMG]Boxing Title Fight
    1979 Larry Holmes TKOs Mike Weaver in 12 for heavyweight boxing title

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    WBC Heavyweight ChampionLarry Holmes
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    BoxerMike Weaver
    • 1980 American golfer Don January beats Mike Souchak by 2 strokes to win the Atlantic City Senior International in Northfield, New Jersey; inaugural tournament of the Senior PGA Tour
    • 1980 UEFA European Championship Final, Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy: Horst Hrubesch scores a double as Germany beats Belgium, 2-1
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1981 John McEnroe's famous 'You cannot be serious' rant in 1st round win over Tom Gullikson at Wimbledon

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    Tennis PlayerJohn McEnroe
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1982 MLB Philadelphia Phillies infielder Pete Rose gets his 3,772nd career hit, moves past Hank Aaron into 2nd place

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    MLB Player and ManagerPete Rose
    • 1983 NHL institutes a 5 minute sudden death overtime period
    • 1984 Carl Pohlad becomes CEO of Minnesota Twins
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1986 Senior Tournament Players Championship Men's Golf, Canterbury GC: Chi Chi Rodriguez wins his first career major title by 2 strokes from Bruce Crampton of Australia

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    GolferBruce Crampton
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1987 Tom Seaver retires after 3rd try with NY Mets

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    Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherTom Seaver
    [​IMG]Music Concert
    1990 Billy Joel performs a concert at Yankee Stadium, New York City

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    Pianist, Songwriter and ComposerBilly Joel
    • 1990 Longest game in Toronto, Yanks beat Blue Jays 8-7 in 15 inns
    • 1990 MLB Atlanta Braves replace manager Russ Nixon with GM Bobby Cox
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1991 NHL Draft: Oshawa Generals center Eric Lindros first pick by Quebec Nordiques

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    NHL StarEric Lindros
    [​IMG]NBA Finals
    1994 48th NBA Championship: Houston Rockets beat NY Knicks, 4 games to 3

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    NBA CenterHakeem Olajuwon
    • 1994 FIFA World Cup: USA beats Colombia 2-1 in round match at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, 1st WC win since 1950
    [​IMG]Baseball Record
    1994 Ken Griffey Jr. breaks Ruth's record for most HRs by end of June (31)

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    Baseball Hall of Fame OutfielderKen Griffey Jr.

    • 1996 29th Curtis Cup: Great Britain & Ireland wins 11-6
    [​IMG]Boxing Title Fight
    1996 Michael Moorer beats Axel Shultz in 11 for IBF heavyweight boxing title

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    World Boxing ChampionMichael Moorer
    • 1996 NHL Draft: Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) defenceman Chris Phillips first pick by Ottawa Senators
    • 1996 Saurav Ganguly scores 131 at Lord's on Test cricket debut
    • 1997 WLAF World Bowl 5, Olympic Stadium, Barcelona: Barcelona Dragons beat Rhein Fire, 38-24
    • 2002 WLAF World Bowl 10, Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf: Berlin Thunder beats Rhein Fire, 26-20
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    2009 US Open Men's Golf, Bethpage State Park: Lucas Glover wins his only major title, 2 strokes ahead of runners-up Ricky Barnes, David Duval and Phil Mickelson

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    GolferPhil Mickelson
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    GolferDavid Duval
    • 2012 NHL Draft: Sarnia Sting (OHL) right wing Nail Yakupov first pick by Edmonton Oilers
    [​IMG]US Women's Golf Open
    2014 US Open Women's Golf, Pinehurst Resort: Michelle Wie wins by 2 shots from Stacy Lewis for her first major title

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    GolferMichelle Wie
    • 2016 NHL owners meeting unanimously approves the Las Vegas expansion bid to start play in the 2017-18 season.
    • 2017 NBA Draft: Washington point guard Markelle Fultz first pick by Philadelphia 76ers
    • 2018 NHL Draft: Frolunda HC (SHL) defenceman Rasmus Dahlin first pick by Buffalo Sabres
    • 2022 MLB Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani strikes out career high 13 batters, retires 23 of last 24 batters faced in 5-0 win over Kansas City Royals in Anaheim, California
     
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    • 1893 US National Championship Women's Tennis: Aline Terry wins her lone major title; beats Augusta Schultz 6-1, 6-3
    • 1894 The International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne, Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin

    • 1900 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Myrtle McAteer beats Edith Parker 6-2, 6-2, 6-0 for her lone major singles title
    • 1906 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Helen Homans beats Maud Barger-Wallach 6-4, 6-3 for her lone major singles title
    • 1915 Yanks get record 16 walks & 3 wild pitches beat A's Bruno Hass, 15-0
    • 1917 Ernie Shore enters game after Boston Red Sox pitcher Babe Ruth is ejected for throwing punch at umpire; retires all 26 batters he faces to win 4-0 vs Washington Senators; ruled combined no-hitter
    • 1917 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Two-time defending champion Molla Bjurstedt beats Marion Vanderhoef 4-6, 6-0, 6-2
    [​IMG]British Golf Open
    1922 British Open Men's Golf, Royal St George's GC: Walter Hagen becomes first American-born winner of the Open Championship, 1 stroke ahead of runners-up Jim Barnes and George Duncan

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    GolferWalter Hagen
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    Pioneering GolferJim Barnes
    [​IMG]Baseball Record
    1927 New York future Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman Lou Gehrig hits 3 HRs in Yankees' 11-4 victory over Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park

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    Baseball PlayerLou Gehrig
    • 1928 Commencement of West Indies cricket's first ever Test match; England go on to win by an innings and 58 runs at Lord's
    • 1932 St Louis Browns beat NY Yankees, 14-10; Lou Gehrig's 1,103rd consecutive game in a Yankees uniform, equaling Joe Sewell's record with one team (Cleveland Indians)
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1939 Bronko Nagurski beats Lou Thesz in Houston, to win National Wrestling Association world heavyweight title

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    Hall of Fame American Football PlayerBronko Nagurski
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    Professional WrestlerLou Thesz
    [​IMG]Belmont Stakes
    1945 77th Belmont Stakes: Eddie Arcaro aboard Pavot wins in 2:30.2

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    Racing Hall of Fame JockeyEddie Arcaro
    • 1950 New York Yankees (6) & Detroit Tigers (5) hit record 11 HRs at Briggs Stadium; Tigers win, 10-9
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1961 Cubs Ernie Banks ends his 717 consecutive-games-played streak

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    MLB shortstopErnie Banks
    • 1961 Philadelphia Phillies overcome 9 run deficit; trailing 11-2 after 7 innings, score 4 in 8th and 6 in 9th to beat Pirates, 12-11 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh
    [​IMG]Golf Tournament
    1963 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Maple Bluff CC: Mickey Wright defends title by 9 shots from Kathy Whitworth for her 10th major championship

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    LPGA GolferMickey Wright
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    LPGA GolferKathy Whitworth
    • 1963 NY Mets Jimmy Piersall hits his 100th HR, he circles bases backwards
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    1963 US Open Men's Golf, The Country Club: Julius Boros wins his second Open title in an 18-hole playoff with Arnold Palmer and Jacky Cupit

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    GolferArnold Palmer
    • 1968 74 are killed and 150 injured in a football stampede towards a closed exit in a Buenos Aires stadium
    [​IMG]Boxing Title Fight
    1969 Joe Frazier TKOs Jerry Quarry in 8 for heavyweight boxing title

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    Heavyweight Boxing ChampionJoe Frazier
    • 1971 MLB Philadelphia Phillies Rick Wise no-hits Reds, and hits 2 HR's and 3 RBI in 4-0 win at Cincinnati
    • 1972 Bernice Gera becomes first female umpire in US pro baseball, Geneva Senators and Auburn Twins in Geneva, New York
    • 1972 US President Nixon signs act barring sex discrimination in college sports
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1973 Phillies Ken Brett 4th consecutive game HR in which he pitched

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    Baseball PlayerKen Brett
    [​IMG]LPGA Championship
    1974 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Pleasant Valley CC: 1965 champion Sandra Haynie wins by 2 shots from JoAnn Carner

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    GolferSandra Haynie
    • 1975 US Open Men's Golf, Medinah CC: Lou Graham defeats John Mahaffey by 2 strokes in an 18-hole Monday playoff to win his only major championship
    • 1979 Cricket World Cup, Lord's, London: Man of the match Vivian Richards scores 138 no as defending champions the West Indies beat England by 92 runs; Joel Garner 5/38
    • 1979 West Indies beat England by 92 runs to win Cricket World Cup
    • 1980 West German wins European soccer title (2-1 against Belgium)
    • 1981 Longest game in Professional Baseball: Pawtucket Red Sox finally beat Rochester Red Wings 3-2 in 33 innings (game began 18th April)
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1985 Laffit Pincay Jr.becomes 2nd jockey to win $100 million

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    JockeyLaffit Pincay Jr.
    • 1985 Senior Tournament Players Championship Men's Golf, Canterbury GC: Defending champion Arnold Palmer wins his final major by 11 shots from Miller Barber, Lee Elder, Gene Littler & Charles Owens
    • 1986 Pedro Morales swims world record 100m butterfly (52.84)
    • 1988 Charlotte Hornets & Miami Heat begin their NBA expansion draft
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1988 Yanks manager Billy Martin's 5th term ends, Lou Pinella named manager

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    Baseball Player and ManagerBilly Martin

    • 1991 Mazda becomes 1st Japanese car to capture Le Mans 24 hour race
    • 1994 Replay shows Oakland Athletics's Bobby Witt beat Kansas City's Greg Gagne to 1st in 6th but umpire Gary Cedarstrom calls him safe, ruining Witt's perfect game
    • 1996 WLAF World Bowl 4, Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh: Scottish Claymores beats Frankfurt Galaxy, 32-27
    [​IMG]Baseball Record
    2003 Barry Bonds steals second base against the LA Dodgers, becoming the first player in MLB history to have 500 career homers and 500 steals

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    MLB LegendBarry Bonds
    [​IMG]NBA Finals
    2005 NBA Finals: San Antonio Spurs beat defending champion Detroit Pistons, 81-74 in Game 7 for club's 3rd title; MVP: Tim Duncan, his 3rd MVP award

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    NBA Power ForwardTim Duncan
    • 2007 WLAF World Bowl 15, Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt: Hamburg Sea Devils beat Frankfurt Galaxy, 37-28
    • 2008 Félix Hernández of the Seattle Mariners hits a grand slam home run against New York Mets, 1st pitcher since Steve Dunning in 1971
    [​IMG]NBA Draft
    2011 NBA Draft: Duke point guard Kyrie Irving first pick Cleveland Cavaliers

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    NBA PlayerKyrie Irving
    • 2013 India defeats England to win the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy in cricket
    • 2016 NBA Draft: LSU point guard Ben Simmons first pick by Philadelphia 76ers
    • 2017 NHL Draft: Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) center Nico Hischier first pick by New Jersey Devils
    • 2018 Indian chess prodigy Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa becomes the second-youngest grandmaster at 12 years, 10 months, 13 days
    [​IMG]Ashleigh Barty #1
    2019 Ashleigh Barty becomes first Australian female in 42 years (since Evonne Goolagong Cawley) to attain world #1 tennis ranking when she beats Julia Görges 6-3, 7-5 at the Birmingham Classic

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    Tennis PlayerEvonne Goolagong Cawley
    • 2019 Women's PGA Championship, Hazeltine National GC: Australian Hannah Green leads wire-to-wire to win her first LPGA event by 1 stroke ahead of Park Sung-hyun
    • 2021 1st ICC World Test Championship final, Southampton: New Zealand dismisses India for meagre 170; completes tricky chase of 139 on 6th day to win inaugural cricket title
     
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    • 1882 National League expels umpire Richard Higham from baseball for dishonesty after his links with gambling on games are confirmed
    • 1899 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Marion Jones beats Maud Banks 6-1, 6-1, 7-5 for her first of 2 US singles titles

    • 1905 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Elisabeth Moore wins her 4th US singles title; beats Helen Homans 6-4, 5-7, 6-1
    [​IMG]British Golf Open

    1910 50th British Open Men's Golf, St Andrews: James Braid wins Championship for a 5th time, 4 strokes ahead of fellow Scot Sandy Herd (1902 champion)

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    Golfer and Course DesignerJames Braid
    • 1913 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Liverpool GC: Englishman J H Taylor wins Championship for a 5th and final time, 8 strokes ahead of defending champion Ted Ray
    • 1922 American Professional Football Association renamed the National Football League
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1922 Charter NFL club Chicago Staleys renamed Chicago Bears by team founder, owner and head coach George Halas

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    American Football Coach and Team OwnerGeorge Halas
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    1928 US Open Men's Golf, Olympia Fields CC: Johnny Farrell defeats amateur Bobby Jones by 1 stroke in a 36-hole playoff to win his only major title

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    GolferBobby Jones
    • 1930 Ground is broken for construction of Cleveland Stadium, home of MLB Indians, 1932 to 1993, and NFL Browns, 1946-95
    [​IMG]Baseball Record
    1936 Rookie outfielder Joe DiMaggio ties 3 MLB records in New York's 10-run 5th inning against the White Sox, hitting 2 home runs for 8 total bases; Yankees beat Chicago, 18-4

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    Baseball PlayerJoe DiMaggio
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1947 Future Baseball Hall of Fame infielder Jackie Robinson steals home for first of 19 times in his career as the Brooklyn Dodgers beat Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-2

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    Baseball PlayerJackie Robinson
    • 1947 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Plum Hollow CC: Jim Ferrier becomes first Australian to win a major title; beats Chick Herbert, 2 & 1
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    1950 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Cherry Hills CC: Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins her 4th Western Open; beats Peggy Kirk, 5 & 3

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    All-Round Athlete and GolferBabe Didrikson Zaharias
    [​IMG]Baseball History
    1955 Harmon Killebrew hits his 1st HR (off Billy Hoeff)

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    Baseball PlayerHarmon Killebrew
    [​IMG]LPGA Championship
    1956 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Forest Lake CC: Marlene Hagge wins her only major title; beats Patty Berg by 2 strokes in a sudden-death playoff

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    GolferPatty Berg
    • 1962 Outfielder Jack Reed hits his only MLB home run in the 22nd-inning as NY Yankees edge Detroit Tigers, 9-7 in slowest extra-inning game in league history; 7:00 hours
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    1968 Joe Frazier stops Mexican challenger Manuel Ramos in 2nd round TKO at NYC's Madison Square Garden in his first heavyweight boxing title defense

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    Heavyweight Boxing ChampionJoe Frazier
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    1968 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Pleasant Valley CC: Canadian Sandra Post wins an 18-hole playoff against Kathy Whitworth by 7 strokes

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    LPGA GolferKathy Whitworth
    • 1972 South African runner Danie Malan sets a new 1,000m world record 2:16.0 in Munich, Germany
    • 1974 India is dismissed for 42 in 17 overs in 2nd Test defeat to England at Lord's; lowest total in country's Test cricket history; Chris Old 5-21, Geoff Arnold 4-19
    • 1974 Kansas City pitcher Steve Busby retires first 9 White Sox to set AL record with 33 consecutive batsmen retired; Royals still lose, 3-1 to Chicago
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    1979 Rickey Henderson debuts for Oakland & steals his 1st base

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    MLB OutfielderRickey Henderson
    • 1980 Affirmed wins $500,000 Hollywood Cup, 1st horse to win $2 million
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    1983 Don Sutton becomes 8th pitcher to strikeout 3,000 batters

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    Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherDon Sutton
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    1984 Joe Morgan sets career HR mark for 2nd basemen with #265

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    MLB Hall of Fame Infielder and BroadcasterJoe Morgan
    [​IMG]Senior Players Championship
    1984 Senior Tournament Players Championship Men's Golf, Canterbury GC: Arnold Palmer wins 2nd straight Champions Tour major by 3 strokes ahead of Peter Thomson of Australia

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    GolferArnold Palmer
    • 1987 CFL's Montreal Alouettes fold
    • 1987 Salt Lake City Trappers begin pro baseball record 29 consecutive win streak
    • 1988 Cleveland pitcher Doug Jones sets record of 14 consecutive saves
    • 1988 Red Sox begin AL record 23rd consecutive home win streak
    • 1989 Cards Vince Coleman steals record 39th & 40th consecutive bases
    • 1991 NHL adopts instant-replay and tenth of second clock in final minute
    • 1992 Commissioner Fay Vincent permanently bans Steve Howe from baseball
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    1992 NBA Draft: LSU center Shaquille O'Neal first pick by Orlando Magic

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    Basketball PlayerShaquille O'Neal
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1995 3rd Rugby World Cup, Ellis Park, Johannesburg: Springboks fly-half Joel Stransky lands the winning drop goal in extra time as South Africa beats New Zealand, 15-12

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    Rugby Union PlayerFrançois Pienaar
    • 1995 Stanley Cup Final, Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, NJ: New Jersey Devils beat Detroit Red Wings, 5-2 for a 4-0 series sweep; Devils' first Stanley Cup finals appearance
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    1997 Despite an AL record 19-strikeout performance by Randy Johnson, A's first baseman Mark McGwire hits a massive 538 foot home run in Oakland's 4-1 defeat of Seattle Mariners

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    MLB First BasemanMark McGwire
    • 1998 NBA Draft: Pacific center Michael Olowokandi first pick by Los Angeles Clippers
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    2001 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, DuPont CC: 26 year old Australian Karrie Webb becomes youngest woman to win career slam; beats runner-up Laura Diaz by 2 strokes

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    GolferKarrie Webb
    • 2004 NBA Draft: Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy power forward Dwight Howard first pick by Orlando Magic
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    2009 Mike Babcock is named head coach of Team Canada for the 2010 Winter Olympics (they would win the gold medal)

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    NHL CoachMike Babcock
    [​IMG]Sports History
    2010 In the longest match in tennis history, American John Isner defeats Nicolas Mahut of France at Wimbledon after 11 hours, 5 minutes of play over 3 days

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    Tennis PlayerJohn Isner
    • 2010 NBA Draft: Kentucky point guard John Wall first pick by Washington Wizards
    • 2011 NHL Draft: Red Deer Rebels (WHL) center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins first pick by Edmonton Oilers
    • 2012 Female athletes will be allowed to compete for Saudi Arabia at the Olympics for the first time
    • 2013 Stanley Cup Final, TD Garden, Boston, MA: Chicago Blackhawks defeat Boston Bruins, 3-2 for 4-2 series victory; Blackhawks' 5th Championship
    • 2014 Sidney Crosby wins the Hart Memorial Trophy and the Ted Lindsay Award for the 2014 NHL season
    • 2015 Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price wins the 2014-15 Hart Trophy as the NHL's MVP
    • 2016 NHL Draft: ZSC Lions (NLA) center Auston Matthews first pick by Toronto Maple Leafs
    • 2017 World record for highest altitude football match ever played at 18,799ft on Mount Kilimanjaro by women's international team
    [​IMG]Sports History
    2022 American Katie Ledecky wins the 800m gold medal in 8:08.04 at the World Swimming Championships in Budapest; completes 400/800/1500m treble for unprecedented 4th time at a single worlds

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    SwimmerKatie Ledecky
     
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    • 1892 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia Cricket Club: Defending champion Mabel Cahill beats Elisabeth Moore 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
    • 1903 Boston Beaneater Wiley Piatt is only 20th-century pitcher to lose 2 complete games in one day, falling to Pittsburgh 1-0 & 5-3

    • 1903 NY Yanks & Chicago White Sox end deadlocked game at 6-6 in 18
    • 1904 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia CC: May Sutton beats defending champion Elisabeth Moore 6-1, 6-2 for her first of 3 major titles
    • 1909 US Open Men's Golf, Englewood GC: Englishman George Sargent sets a new Open scoring record to win his only major title, 4 strokes ahead of runner-up Tom McNamara
    [​IMG]British Golf Open

    1912 British Open Men's Golf, Muirfield: Ted Ray wins wire-to-wire by 4 shots from defending champion Harry Vardon

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    GolferHarry Vardon
    [​IMG]British Golf Open
    1921 British Open Men's Golf, St Andrews: former local Jock Hutchison (resident in US) wins his only Open Championship by 9 strokes in a 36-hole playoff over amateur Roger Wethered

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    GolferJock Hutchison
    [​IMG]British Golf Open
    1926 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Lytham & St Annes GC: American amateur Bobby Jones wins the first of his 3 Claret Jugs, 2 strokes clear of runner-up Al Watrous; 5th victory by an American in 6 years

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    GolferBobby Jones
    • 1927 WVO soccer team forms in Oosterhout
    • 1928 NY Giants future Baseball HOF third baseman Freddie Lindstrom ties record of 9 hits in a doubleheader in 12-4 & 8-2 wins over Philadelphia Phillies at the Baker Bowl
    • 1932 Commencement of India's 1st cricket Test v England at Lord's, London (England initially rattled but go on to win)
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    1932 US Open Men's Golf, Fresh Meadow CC: Reigning British Open champion Gene Sarazen shoots tournament record final round 66 to beat Bobby Cruikshank and Philip Perkins by 3 strokes

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    GolferGene Sarazen
    • 1934 NY Yank pitcher John Broaca ties record by striking out 5 times
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1934 NY Yankee Lou Gehrig hits for the cycle beating White Sox 11-2

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    Baseball PlayerLou Gehrig
    [​IMG]Boxing Title Fight
    1935 Future world heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis moves to 20-0 with 6th round KO of former champion Primo Carnera of Italy at Yankee Stadium, NYC

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    Boxer and World Heavyweight ChampionJoe Louis
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    BoxerPrimo Carnera
    • 1947 Heavyweight Joe Louis KOs Tami Mauriello

    • 1948 Joe Louis KOs Jersey Joe Walcott in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
    • 1952 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Big Spring CC: Jim Turnesa wins 1-up over Chick Harbert in the Wednesday final
    • 1957 2nd Rugby League World Cup: New Zealand beats Great Britain 29-21
    • 1960 South Africa beats New Zealand 13-0 in the first rugby test of the series in Johannesburg
    • 1961 Baltimore and California use a record 16 pitchers in a game (8 each) in 14 inns
    • 1963 Famous cricket draw at Lord's as England hang on against the Windies
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1968 Bobby Bonds hits a grand slam in his 1st major league game (San Francisco Giants)

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    MLB Outfielder and CoachBobby Bonds
    • 1969 American Pancho González (41) beats Puerto Rican Charlie Pasarell (25) in 5 hour and 12 minute, 112-game marathon at Wimbledon
    • 1976 Texas Ranger Toby Harrah is only shortstop not to handle a fielding chance in doubleheader
    • 1977 8th Rugby League World Cup: Australia beats Great Britain 13-12
    • 1978 FIFA World Cup Final, El Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina: Striker Mario Kempes scores 2 goals as Argentina beats the Netherlands, 3-1 after extra time
    • 1983 Cricket World Cup, Lord's, London: India upsets West Indies by 43 runs to win first title; Mohinder Amarnath 3/12 off 7 overs, Player of the Match
    • 1983 Udo Beyer of East Germany sets record for shot put, 22.22 m
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1986 MLB Philadelphia Phillies give Steve Carlton, 41, his unconditional release

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    Baseball PitcherSteve Carlton
    • 1988 Expos Pitcher Floyd Youmans suspended for 60 days due to drugs
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1988 MLB player Cal Ripken Jr. plays in his 1,000th consecutive game

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    MLB LegendCal Ripken Jr
    • 1988 UEFA European Championship Final, Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany: Ruud Gullet & Marco van Basten score as the Netherlands beats Soviet Union, 2-0
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1991 Martina Navratilova wins record 100th singles match at Wimbledon, beating Elna Reinach of South Africa 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 in the 1st round

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    Tennis PlayerMartina Navratilova
    • 1993 NY Islander goalie Billy Smith elected to NHL Hall of Fame
    • 1994 Cleveland Indians 18 game home win streak ends to Yanks 11-6

    • 1994 FIFA World Cup: 1,500th goal in Cup'd history scored by Caceres of Argentina
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1997 NBA Draft: Wake Forest power forward Tim Duncan first pick by San Antonio Spurs

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    NBA Power ForwardTim Duncan
    • 1997 NHL approves franchises in Nashville, Atlanta, Columbus, and Minnesota-St Paul
    • 1999 NBA Finals: San Antonio Spurs beat New York Knicks, 78-77 in Game 5 for first title in franchise history; MVP: Tim Duncan
    • 2000 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, DuPont CC: Juli Inkster goes back-to-back; beats Stefania Croce of Italy on second hole of a sudden-death playoff
    • 2000 WLAF World Bowl 8, Waldstadion, Frankfurt: Rhein Fire beats Scottish Claymores, 13-10
    • 2009 NBA Draft: Oklahoma power forward Blake Griffin first pick by Los Angeles Clippers
    • 2010 NHL Draft: Windsor Spitfires (OHL) left wing Taylor Hall first pick by Edmonton Oilers
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    2014 Luis Suárez is charged with biting at the 2014 FIFA World Cup

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    Football PlayerLuis Suárez
    • 2015 NBA Draft: Kentucky center Karl-Anthony Towns first pick by Minnesota Timberwolves
    • 2018 Oakland pitcher Edwin Jackson takes the mound in a 5-4 win at Detroit; A's are his 13th MLB club, tying Octavio Dotel's record
    • 2019 NHL Draft: Barrie Colts (OHL) defenseman Aaron Ekblad first pick by Florida Panthers
    • 2020 Liverpool FC clinches first EPL soccer title in 30 years with 7 games to spare as Chelsea beats second-placed Manchester City, 2-1 at Stamford Bridge
    • 2021 Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola ties Tom Seaver's 51-year old MLB league record of 10 consecutive strike outs, in 2-1 loss to the Mets in New York
     
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    • 1899 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: R.F. Doherty wins 3rd straight Wimbledon singles championship; beats Arthur Gore 1-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3
    • 1906 Hungarian driver Ferenc Szisz in a Renault AK 90CV wins 1st Grand-Prix motor racing event in Le Mans, France

    • 1910 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Defending champion Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman beats Louise Hammond 6-4, 6-2
    • 1911 US Open Men's Golf, Chicago GC: 19-year old John McDermott becomes first American born champion; wins in a playoff with Mike Brady and George Simpson
    • 1916 Cleveland Indians experiment with numbers on jerseys in a game against Chicago WS; first time MLB players identified by numbers corresponding to those on scorecard
    [​IMG]British Golf Open
    1925 British Open Men's Golf, Prestwick GC: English born American Jim Barnes captures his only Open title, 1 stroke ahead of runners-up Ted Ray and Archie Compston

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    Pioneering GolferJim Barnes
    • 1935 Surrey's former England Test cricket batsman Andy Sandham scores his 100th first class century (103) v Hampshire at Basingstoke
    • 1937 Test cricket debut of all-time great English batsman Len Hutton v New Zealand in 1st Tests at Lord's; scores 0 & 1
    • 1938 Cincinnati Red Lonny Frey hits 8 doubles in a doubleheader
    • 1944 Yanks, Dodgers & Giants play unique 6 inn game for War Bonds, each playing successive innings, final score Dodgers-5, Yanks-1 & Giants-0
    • 1945 England win the second Victory test cricket at Bramall Lane by 41 runs
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1954 Jim Peters runs marathon in 2:17:39.4

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    Marathon RunnerJim Peters
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1955 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Maple Bluff CC: Patty Berg wins her 5th WO title by 2 strokes from Louise Suggs and Fay Croker; first WO played at stroke play

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    Golfer and Co-Founder of the LPGALouise Suggs
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    GolferPatty Berg
    [​IMG]Boxing Title Fight
    1959 Ingemar Johansson TKOs Floyd Patterson in 3 for heavyweight boxing title

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    Boxing ChampionFloyd Patterson
    • 1960 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Beverly CC: Joyce Ziske wins on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff with Barbara Romack
    • 1962 Boston Red Sox Earl Wilson no-hits LA Angels, 2-0
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    1970 Frank Robinson hits 2 grand slams as Baltimore Orioles beat Washington Senators 12-2

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    Baseball Outfielder and ManagerFrank Robinson
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    1971 Angels suspend Alex Johnson (after 5 benchings & 29 fines)

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    Baseball PlayerAlex Johnson
    • 1972 Australian swing bowler Bob Massie takes 16 wickets (8-84 & 8-53) on Test cricket debut in 2nd Test vs England at Lord's
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    1976 Japanese professional wrestler Antonio Inoki fights American boxer Muhammad Ali, at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan [1]

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    Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMuhammad Ali
    • 1976 Washington Senators player Toby Harrah plays an entire doubleheader at shortstop without a single chance in the field
    • 1987 Losing 9-0 to Red Sox, Yanks score 11 in 3rd & win 12-11 in 10 inn
    • 1991 NBA Draft: UNLV power forward Larry Johnson first pick by Charlotte Hornets
    • 1992 UEFA European Championship Final, Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden: In a huge upset Denmark beats Germany, 2-0
    • 1993 NHL Draft: Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) center Alexandre Daigle first pick by Ottawa Senators
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1993 NY Met Eddie Murray is 20th to get 1,600 RBIs

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    MLB 1st BasemanEddie Murray
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1994 Kirby Puckett pass Rod Carew with 2,088 hit as Twin's top hit leader

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    MLB Center FielderKirby Puckett
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    Baseball Hall of Fame InfielderRod Carew
    [​IMG]Senior Players Championship
    1994 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, TPC of Michigan: 1992 champion Dave Stockton wins by 6 strokes from Jim Albus

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    Golfer and Two-Time PGA ChampionDave Stockton
    • 1996 NBA Draft: Georgetown guard Allen Iverson first pick by Philadelphia 76ers
    • 1999 NHL Draft: Long Beach Ice Dogs (IHL) center Patrik Stefan first pick by Atlanta Thrashers
    • 2002 NBA Draft: Shanghai Sharks (China) center Yao Ming first pick by Houston Rockets
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    2003 NBA Draft: St. Vincent–St. Mary HS (Akron, Ohio) small forward LeBron James first pick by Cleveland Cavaliers

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    Basketball PlayerLeBron James
    • 2005 US Open Women's Golf, Cherry Hills CC: Birdie Kim holes out from a greenside bunker on the 72nd hole to win her lone LPGA title, 2 strokes ahead of teenage amateurs Brittany Lang & Morgan Pressel
    • 2008 NBA Draft: Memphis point guard Derrick Rose first pick by Chicago Bulls
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    2011 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Locust Hill CC: Yani Tseng of Taiwan scores her 4th major title win by 10 strokes over Morgan Pressel

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    GolferYani Tseng
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    2014 Luis Suárez is expelled from the 2014 FIFA World Cup following his biting incident

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    Football PlayerLuis Suárez
    • 2014 NBA Draft: Kansas small forward Andrew Wiggins first pick by Cleveland Cavaliers
    • 2015 NHL Draft: Erie Otters (OHL) center Connor McDavid #1 pick by the Edmonton Oilers
    • 2016 Copa América Final, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ: Defending champions Chile defeat Argentina, 4-2 on penalty kicks; 0–0 after extra time
    • 2017 America's Cup: Emirates Team New Zealand defeat Oracle Team USA 7-1 in Bermuda, Peter Burling (26) youngest ever helmsman
    • 2021 Largest-ever pile up in the Tour de France caused by a spectator with a sign during Stage 1. Spectator later hunted down and arrested.
    • 2022 Stanley Cup Final, Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL: Colorado Avalanche beats two-time defending champions Tampa Bay Lightning, 2-1 for a 4-2 series win; Avs 3rd championship in franchise history
    • 2022 Women's PGA Championship, Congressional CC: Despite carding finishing rounds of 75, 75 Chun In-gee of South Korea holds on to beat Minjee Lee and Lexi Thompson by 1 stroke for her third major title
     
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    • 1864 Atlanta Campaign: Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia: Colonel Sherman makes unsuccessful frontal attack on Confederate defensive lin
    • 1890 Canadian boxer George Dixon becomes first black world champion when he stops English bantamweight champion Edwin "Nunc" Wallace in 18 rounds in London, England

    • 1891 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia Cricket Club: Mabel Cahill beats defending champion Ellen Roosevelt 6-4, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
    • 1894 American Annie Londonderry [Annie Kopchovsky] sets out from Boston to become first woman to bicycle around the world (completes journey September 1895)
    [​IMG]Wimbledon Men's Tennis

    1898 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Defending champion R.F. Doherty beats younger brother Laurence Doherty 6-3, 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1

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    Tennis PlayerLaurence Doherty
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    1898 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Charlotte Cooper beats Louisa Martin 6-4, 6-4 for her 3rd Wimbledon singles championship

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    Tennis ChampionCharlotte Cooper
    • 1899 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Blanche Bingley-Hillyard beats Charlotte Cooper 6-2, 6-3
    • 1902 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Newport, RI: Marion Jones wins her second US singles title; beats Elisabeth Moore 6-1, 1-0 when the defending champion is forced to retire
    • 1903 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Elisabeth Moore beats Marion Jones 7-5, 8-6 for her third of 4 US singles titles
    • 1904 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Laurence Doherty wins 3rd consecutive Wimbledon singles crown; beats Frank Riseley for 2nd straight year 6-1, 7-5, 8-6
    • 1908 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Maud Barger-Wallach beats defending champion Evelyn Sears 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 for her lone major title
    • 1909 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman outclasses defending champion Maud Barger-Wallach 6-0, 6-1 for first of 3 straight US singles titles
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    1914 Defending champion Jack Johnson beats fellow American Frank Moran on points in 20 rounds in Paris, France to retain his lineal heavyweight boxing title

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    World Heavyweight Boxing ChampionJack Johnson
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    1924 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Liverpool GC: American Walter Hagen wins his 2nd Open Championships, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Ernest Whitcombe

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    GolferWalter Hagen
    • 1931 Ryder Cup Golf, Scioto CC: Walter Hagen captains his 2nd victorious American team; US wins, 9-3
    • 1933 Ryder Cup Golf, Southport & Ainsdale GC: Great Britain wins, 6½-5½; GB's last Cup victory until 1957

    • 1936 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Liverpool GC: Englishman Alf Padgham wins his only major title, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Jimmy Adams of Scotland
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    1939 Brilliant West Indies batsman George Headley scores 107 to follow his 106 in the 1st innings in 1st cricket Test v England at Lord's; England still wins by 8 wickets

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    West Indian CricketerGeorge Headley
    • 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers tie Boston Bees, 2-2 in 23 innings; called on account of darkness after 5 hours 15 minutes
    • 1950 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Scioto CC: American Chandler Harper wins his only major title; beats Harry Williams Jr., 4 & 3 in the final
    • 1954 Hungary beats Brazil, 4-2 in the "Battle of Berne" as FIFA World Cup quarter-final descends into an all-out brawl with 3 players sent-off; fighting continues in dressing rooms after final whistle
    • 1956 Indians trailing Orioles 9-1 come back to win 12-11 in 11 innings
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    1959 US Open Women's Golf, Churchill Valley CC: Mickey Wright successfully defends her Open title by 2 strokes from Louise Suggs

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    LPGA GolferMickey Wright
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    Golfer and Co-Founder of the LPGALouise Suggs
    • 1962 Dutch soccer clubs Rapid JC and Roda Sports merge to form Roda JC Kerkrade; KNVB Cup winners 1996–97, 1999–2000
    • 1963 MLB Philadelphia Phillies Johnny Callison hits for cycle, but teammate centerfielder Tony Gonzalez's error ends his record 205 consecutive errorless games
    • 1969 Honduras/El Salvador breaks diplomatic relations due to soccer match
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    1971 US Open Women's Golf, Kahwa GC: JoAnne Carner wins by 7 strokes from Kathy Whitworth

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    LPGA GolferKathy Whitworth
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    GolferJoAnne Carner
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    1977 Willie McCovey smashes 2 HRs in inning for 2nd time (Apr 12, 1973)

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    Baseball Hall of Fame 1st BasemanWillie McCovey
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    1979 Heavyweight Muhammad Ali confirms that his 3rd retirement is final (it isn't)

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    Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMuhammad Ali
    • 1980 Dodgers' Jerry Reuss no-hits SF Giants 8-0
    • 1983 MLB Seattle Mariners bat out of order against Chicago White Sox in 2nd inning
    • 1984 Supreme Court ends NCAA monopoly on college football telecasts
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    1984 UEFA European Championship Final, Parc des Princes, Paris, France: Michel Platini & Bruno Bellone score as France beats Spain, 2-0

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    FootballerMichel Platini
    • 1986 American tennis player Anne White shocks Wimbledon by wearing a white, one-piece, lycra body suit in 1st round match against Pam Shriver; wears regular outfit after rain break
    • 1986 Robby Thompson (SF Giants) sets record, caught stealing 4 times in 1 game
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    1988 Mike Tyson KOs Michael Spink in 91 seconds, in Atlantic City ($67m)

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    Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMike Tyson

    • 1988 Reds bat out of order against Padres in 1st inning
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    1990 Jose Canseco signs record $4,700,000 per year Oak A's contract

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    MLB PlayerJosé Canseco
    • 1990 NBA Draft: Syracuse power forward Derrick Coleman first pick by New Jersey Nets
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    1992 193rd ranked Andrei Olhovskiy of Russia defeats #1 seed Jim Courier 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the 3rd round at Wimbledon

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    Tennis PlayerJim Courier
    • 1992 Dan O'Brien fails on pole vault & eliminated from Olympics decathlon
    • 1993 NY Met pitcher Anthony Young loses record 24th straight game
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    1993 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, TPC of Michigan: Jim Colbert wins his lone career major title by 1 stroke from Raymond Floyd

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    Golfer and Four-Time Major Championship WinnerRay Floyd
    • 1998 NHL Draft: Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) center Vincent Lecavalier first pick by Tampa Bay Lightning
    • 1999 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, DuPont CC: Juli Inkster shoots final round 65 to win by 4 strokes ahead of runner-up Liselotte Neumann; completes career grand slam
    [​IMG]Senior Players Championship
    1999 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, TPC of Michigan: Hale Irwin wins his 5th of 7 Champions Tour major titles by 7 strokes from Australian Graham Marsh

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    GolferHale Irwin
    • 1999 WLAF World Bowl 7, Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf: Frankfurt Galaxy beats Barcelona Dragons, 38-24
    • 2001 NBA Draft: Glynn Academy center Kwame Brown first pick by Washington Wizards
    • 2010 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Locust Hill CC: American Christie Kerr takes her second major title with a 12 stroke win over Song-Hee Kim of South Korea
    • 2013 NBA Draft: UNLV power forward Anthony Bennett first pick Cleveland Cavaliers
    • 2014 NHL Coyotes franchise changes geographic name from "Phoenix" to "Arizona" after change of ownership
    [​IMG]Sports History
    2017 Tennis star Serena Williams poses pregnant and nude for the cover of "Vanity Fair"

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    Tennis PlayerSerena Williams
    • 2021 Women's PGA Championship, Atlanta AC: Nelly Korda beats fellow American Lizette Salas by 3 strokes to win her first major title
     
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    • 1887 Phillies most lopsided shut-out beating Indianapolis 24-0
    • 1892 Phillies tie club record of 16 straight victories

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    1897 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: England's Blanche Bingley-Hillyard wins her 4th title beating Charlotte Cooper 5-7, 7-5, 6-2

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    Tennis ChampionCharlotte Cooper
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    Tennis PlayerBlanche Bingley
    • 1904 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Reigning champion Dorothea Chambers beats Charlotte Cooper 6-0, 6-3
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1907 Nationals steal a record 13 bases off catcher Branch Rickey

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    Baseball Player and Sports ExecutiveBranch Rickey
    • 1919 Boston Red Sox Carl Mays pitches a complete doubleheader against NY Yankees, winning 1st game, 2-0, losing 2nd game, 4-1 (Polo Grounds, NYC)
    • 1923 Dodgers lost 7-0 lead, as Phillies score 8 in bottom of 9th
    • 1924 Test cricket umpire debut for Frank Chester, v South Africa at Lord's
    • 1935 British Open Men's Golf, Muirfield: Alf Perry wins his only major title, by 4 shots from fellow Englishman Alf Padgham
    • 1935 Earl Averill's consecutive-game streak ends at 673
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    1938 Bradman scores 102* in drawn 2nd Test cricket at Lord's

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    Cricket LegendDonald Bradman
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    1939 Joe Louis beats Tony Galento by TKO at 2:29 in round 4 at Yankee Stadium, NYC in his 7th heavyweight boxing title defense

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    Boxer and World Heavyweight ChampionJoe Louis
    • 1939 Yanks hit 13 HRs, sweep A's 23-2 & 10-0
    • 1946 Permanent radio play-by-play of Cleveland Indians games begins
    [​IMG]US Women's Golf Open
    1953 US Open Women's Golf, CC of Rochester: Betsy Rawls wins an 18-hole Sunday playoff by 6 strokes over runner-up Jackie Pung

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    LPGA GolferBetsy Rawls
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1957 Frick overrules and names Stan Musial, Willie Mays, & Hank Aaron to team

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    MLB LegendStan Musial
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    MLB LegendWillie Mays
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    Baseball PlayerHank Aaron

    • 1958 American swimmer Nancy Ramey sets world record for 100m butterfly in 1:09.6 in Los Angeles, California
    [​IMG]US Women's Golf Open
    1958 US Open Women's Golf, Forest Lake CC: Mickey Wright wins 1st of 4 Open titles by 5 from Louise Suggs; 1st player to win Open & LPGA in same year

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    LPGA GolferMickey Wright
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    Golfer and Co-Founder of the LPGALouise Suggs
    • 1959 Philadelphia Phillies' Wally Post is only outfielder to throw out 2 runners in an inning twice, in a 6-0 loss to Giants at Seals Stadium, San Francisco, California
    • 1966 Ernie Terrell beats Doug Jones by unanimous points decision over 15 rounds in Houston to retain his WBA heavyweight boxing title
    • 1969 John Hampshire scores 107 on Test cricket debut v WI at Lord's
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1971 US Supreme Court (8-0) overturns draft evasion conviction of Muhammad Ali

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    Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMuhammad Ali
    [​IMG]Hall of Fame
    1973 Black Sports Hall of Fame forms: Paul Robeson, Elgin Baylor, Jesse Owens, Jim Brown, Wilma Rudolph, Joe Louis and Althea Gibson elected

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    NBA ForwardElgin Baylor
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    NFL Legend and Civil Rights ActivistJim Brown
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    Boxer and World Heavyweight ChampionJoe Louis
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1975 Reigning PGA Championship winner Lee Trevino and playing partners Jerry Heard, Bobby Nichols, Jim Ahern and Tony Jacklin are struck by lightning at Western Open; suffer minor burns

    [​IMG]
    GolferLee Trevino
    • 1975 The South African rugby team beats France 33-18 in Pretoria
    • 1980 The South African Springbok rugby team lead by Morné du Plessis beats the British Lions 12-10 in Port Elizabeth to lead 3-0 in the series
    • 1987 Boston outfielder Don Baylor sets MLB career hit-by-pitch mark at 244 when plunked by Rick Rhoden in Red Sox, 6-2 win over NY Yankees
    [​IMG]Contract of Interest
    1988 Mike Tyson sues to break contract with manager Bill Cayton

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    Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMike Tyson
    • 1992 US Dream Team beats Cuba in 1st exhibition basketball game, 133-57
    • 1993 Carlton Fisk, 45, released by White Sox, as all time leader of most games caught and most HRs by a catcher
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1993 Doctors recommend ligament transplant to Jose Canseco's arm

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    MLB PlayerJosé Canseco
    • 1993 Jacques Lemaire is named NJ Devils 8th Head Coach
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1994 Jonah Lomu becomes the youngest-ever All Black at 19 yrs 45 days playing rugby for New Zealand against France in Christchurch

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    Rugby Union SuperstarJonah Lomu
    • 1994 NHL Draft: Windsor Spitfires (OHL) defenceman Ed Jovanovski first pick by Florida Panthers
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1994 NY Met Pitcher Dwight Gooden suspended for 60 days due to drug charges

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    Baseball PitcherDwight Gooden
    • 1995 NBA draft: Maryland power forward Joe Smith first pick by Golden State Warriors

    • 1995 NJ Devils Stanley Cup Victory Party, admidst rumours they were moving to Nashville, goalie Chris Terreri holds up "Nashville? NO WAY!" sign
    • 2000 NBA Draft: Cincinnati power forward Kenyon Martin first pick by New Jersey Nets
    • 2005 NBA Draft: Utah center Andrew Bogut first pick by Milwaukee Bucks
    • 2006 NBA Draft: Benetton Treviso (Italy) power forward Andrea Bargnani first pick by Toronto Raptors
    • 2007 Craig Biggio of the Houston Astros becomes the 27th member of the 3000 hit club, going 5 for 5 against the Colorado Rockies
    • 2007 NBA Draft: Ohio State center Greg Oden first pick by Portland Trail Blazers
    [​IMG]Sports History
    2012 NBA Draft: Kentucky center Anthony Davis first pick New Orleans Pelicans

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    Basketball PlayerAnthony Davis
    [​IMG]Sports History
    2013 Jay Onrait and Dan O'Toole's final "Sportscentre" broadcast on TSN

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    Sports AnchorJay Onrait
    [​IMG]
    Sports AnchorDan O'Toole
    [​IMG]US Senior Golf Open
    2015 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Del Paso CC: Jeff Maggert shoots final round 65 (-5) to win by 2 strokes from defending champion Colin Montgomerie of Scotland

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    GolferColin Montgomerie
     
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    • 1895 US National Championship Women's Tennis: Juliette Atkinson beats defending champion Helen Hellwig 6-4, 6-2, 6-1
    • 1897 Chicago Colts establish MLB record for most runs scored in a game by one team as they maul Louisville Colonels, 36 - 7 at the West Side Grounds, Chicago

    • 1901 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Elisabeth Moore beats defending champion Myrtle McAteer 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, 2-6, 6-2 for her second of 4 US singles titles
    • 1903 US Open Men's Golf, Baltusrol GC: Willie Anderson of Scotland first to win the Open twice; beats countryman David Brown by 2 strokes in an 18-hole playoff
    • 1906 US Open Men's Golf, Onwentsia GC: Scotsman Alex Smith wins first of his 2 Open titles, 7 strokes ahead of runner-up and younger brother Willie Smith
    • 1910 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: In an all-British final, Dorothea Chambers beats Dora Boothby 6-2, 6-2 for her 4th of 7 Wimbledon singles titles
    [​IMG]Boxing Title Fight
    1933 Italian boxer Primo Carnera KOs American defending champion Jack Sharkey in round 6 at Madison Square Garden, NYC to become third European to win the lineal world heavyweight title

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    BoxerPrimo Carnera
    • 1934 British Open Men's Golf, Royal St. George's GC: Henry Cotton of England wins wire-to-wire by 5 shots from South African Sid Brews
    • 1935 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Sunset Ridge CC: Opal Hill scores an easy, 9 & 7 win over Mrs. S.L. Reinhart to claim her first of 2 consecutive major titles
    • 1947 US Open Women's Golf, Starmount Forest CC: American Betty Jameson wins her only US crown, 6 strokes ahead of runners-up Polly Riley and Sally Sessions, both amateurs
    • 1947 Yanks beat Senators 3-1 starting a 19 game winning streak
    • 1950 Striker Joe Gaetjens heads US to an upset, 1-0 win over England in a FIFA World Cup group match in Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Americans next win over England: 1994
    • 1950 West Indies dismiss England for 274 to win 2nd cricket Test at Lord's by 326 runs thanks to rookie spinners Sonny Ramadhin (6/86) & Alf Valentine (3/79)
    [​IMG]US Women's Golf Open
    1952 US Open Women's Golf, Bala GC: 1949 champion Louise Suggs wins, 7 strokes ahead of runners-up Marlene Bauer and Betty Jameson

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    Golfer and Co-Founder of the LPGALouise Suggs
    • 1956 American Charles Dumas records first high jump over 7' (2.13m) during US Olympic Trials at Los Angeles, California
    [​IMG]US Women's Golf Open
    1957 US Open Women's Golf, Winged Foot GC: Betsy Rawls wins when apparent champion, Jackie Pung at 298 (+6) is disqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard kept by playing partner Betty Jameson

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    LPGA GolferBetsy Rawls

    [​IMG]FIFA World Cup
    1958 FIFA World Cup Final, Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden: Vavá & Pelé each score 2 goals as Brazil beats Sweden, 5-2

    [​IMG]
    Football LegendPele
    [​IMG]Baseball Record
    1961 SF outfielder Willie Mays becomes the 4th player in MLB history with 3 or more home runs twice in one season with a 10th inning blast in Giants 8-7 win over the Phillies in Philadelphia

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    MLB LegendWillie Mays
    • 1962 Frank Howard hits the 5,000th Dodger home run
    [​IMG]Baseball Record
    1969 On 'Billy Williams Day' at Wrigley Field, Chicago, the Cubs outfielder passes Stan Musial's NL record for consecutive MLB games played (896) as Chicago sweeps St. Louis Cardinals, 3-1 and 12-1

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    MLB LegendStan Musial
    [​IMG]US Women's Golf Open
    1969 US Open Women's Golf, Scenic Hills CC: Donna Caponi wins first of 4 major titles; beat Peggy Wilson by 1 stroke

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    LPGA GolferDonna Caponi
    [​IMG]Golf Major
    1975 Canadian Open Golf (Peter Jackson Classic), St. George's CC: JoAnne Carner wins in a playoff with Carol Mann

    [​IMG]
    GolferJoAnne Carner
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1977 Future Hall of Fame outfielder Willie Stargell hits his 400th career HR as his Pittsburgh Pirates rout the St Louis Cardinals, 9-1 at Busch Stadium

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    Baseball Left fielder / First basemanWillie Stargell
    • 1980 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Winged Foot GC: Roberto De Vicenzo of Argentina wins inaugural event by 4 strokes ahead of amateur William C. Campbell; his Champions Tour debut
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1983 40 year old Puerto Rican jockey Ángel Cordero Jr. wins his 5,000th race with a victory in the last race at Belmont; 4th jockey to achieve milestone

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    JockeyÁngel Cordero Jr.
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1984 Montreal Expos infielder Pete Rose plays in record 3,309th MLB game, surpassing Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox

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    MLB Player and ManagerPete Rose
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    MLB OutfielderCarl Yastrzemski
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1984 Pitcher Orel Hershiser begins string of making every scheduled start until 1990 for Los Angeles Dodgers

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    Baseball PitcherOrel Hershiser
    [​IMG]Baseball Trade
    1986 Boston Red Sox trade for Tom Seaver

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    Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherTom Seaver
    • 1986 FIFA World Cup Final, Estadio Azteca, Mexico City: Argentina beats West Germany, 3-2 in front of 114,600
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1986 Sparky Anderson is 1st to win 600 games as manager in both leagues

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    MLB Player and ManagerSparky Anderson
    [​IMG]US Senior Golf Open
    1986 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Scioto CC: Dale Douglass wins by 1 stroke ahead of Gary Player for his lone Champions Tour major title

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    GolferGary Player
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1987 Yanks blow 11-4 lead but trailing 14-11 Dave Winfield's 8th inning grand slammer beats Toronto 15-14; Mattingly also grand slams

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    Baseball Hall of Fame OutfielderDave Winfield
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1990 A's Dave Stewart no-hits Blue Jays & Dodger's Fernando Valenzuela no-hits St Louis 6-0, 1st time no-hitters in both leagues

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    Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherFernando Valenzuela
    • 1990 NY Mets tie their team career high 11 game winning streak
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1991 With a world ranking of 591, Englishman Nick Brown upsets 10th-seeded (and 2001 champion) Goran Ivanišević 4-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 in the 2nd round at Wimbledon

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    Tennis PlayerGoran Ivanišević
    • 1992 A's Dennis Eckersley sets record of 26th straight save of season
    [​IMG]NHL Trade
    1992 NHL arbitrator decides Eric Lindros goes to Philadelphia Flyers instead of New York Rangers, after Quebec traded him twice; Quebec received 6 player, two draft picks and $15M

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    NHL StarEric Lindros
    • 1994 NBA Draft: Purdue small forward Glenn Robinson first pick by Milwaukee Bucks
    [​IMG]Boxing Title Fight
    1995 George Foreman loses IBF boxing title for refusing to re-fight Axel Schulz

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    Boxing ChampionGeorge Foreman
    • 1995 Memphis Mad Dogs 1st CFL game (vs Calgary Stampeders)
    • 1997 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Olympia Fields CC: Graham Marsh of Australia wins by 1 stroke ahead of South African John Bland
    [​IMG]Sports History
    2001 Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci (39) becomes a naturalized US citizen at the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma federal courthouse

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    GymnastNadia Comăneci
    [​IMG]US Senior Golf Open
    2003 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Inverness Club: Bruce Lietzke wins by 2 strokes from Tom Watson

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    GolferTom Watson
    • 2008 UEFA European Championship Final, Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria: Fernando Torres scores as Spain beats Germany, 1-0
    [​IMG]US Women's Golf Open
    2008 US Open Women's Golf, Interlachen CC: 19-year-old South Korean Inbee Park wins the first of her 7 major titles by 4 strokes ahead of runner-up Helen Alfredsson

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    GolferInbee Park
    [​IMG]Senior Players Championship
    2014 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, Fox Chapel GC: Bernhard Langer of Germany beats Jeff Sluman with birdie on 2nd playoff hole; first of Langer's 3 straight Players' titles

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    Golfer and Two-Time Masters ChampionBernhard Langer
     
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    • 1897 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: R.F. Doherty beats Harold Mahony 6-4 6-4 6-3 for the first of 4 titles
    • 1899 Spin bowler Jack Hearne takes England cricket's first Test hat-trick vs Australia in drawn 3rd Test at Headingley; dismisses champion middle order trio Clem Hill, Syd Gregory and Monty Noble

    [​IMG]Wimbledon Men's Tennis

    1902 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Laurence Doherty wins his first Wimbledon singles title beating defending champion Arthur Gore 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-0

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    Tennis PlayerLaurence Doherty
    • 1903 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Laurence Doherty beats Frank Riseley 7-5, 6-3, 6-0 for his second consecutive title
    • 1903 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Dorothea Chambers beats Ethel Larcombe 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, the first of 7 titles
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1908 At 41 years, 3 months future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young becomes oldest player to record a third career no-hitter as Boston Red Sox beat NY Highlanders, 8-0

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    MLB PitcherCy Young
    • 1908 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Arthur Gore takes his 2nd of 3 Wimbledon titles beating Herbert Roper-Barrett 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4
    [​IMG]Wimbledon Women's Tennis
    1908 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Charlotte Cooper Sterry wins her 5th and final Wimbledon title with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Agnes Morton

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    Tennis ChampionCharlotte Cooper
    [​IMG]Boxing Title Fight
    1909 Jack Johnson fights Tony Ross to a no decision in 6 rounds at Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to retain his heavyweight boxing title

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    World Heavyweight Boxing ChampionJack Johnson
    [​IMG]Wimbledon Men's Tennis
    1910 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: New Zealander Anthony Wilding beats Arthur Gore 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 for his 1st of 4 consecutive Wimbledon singles titles

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    Tennis PlayerAnthony Wilding
    [​IMG]British Golf Open
    1911 British Open Men's Golf, Royal St George's Golf Club: Harry Vardon wins his 5th Championship by 10 shots in a playoff with 1907 champion Arnaud Massy of France

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    GolferHarry Vardon
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    1916 US Open Men's Golf, Minikahda GC: Amateur Chick Evans leads wire-to-wire to set new Open scoring record and win his only Open title, 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Jock Hutchison

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    GolferJock Hutchison
    [​IMG]US Golf Open
    1929 US Open Men's Golf, Winged Foot CC: Bobby Jones wins his third US Open title in a 36-hole playoff, dominating Al Espinosa by 23 strokes on the West Course

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    GolferBobby Jones
    [​IMG]Cricket History
    1930 Australian cricket maestro Don Bradman sets up a 7 wicket victory with a patient 254 in 2nd Test v England at Lord's; 'The Don' hits 25 fours off 376 balls

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    Cricket LegendDonald Bradman
    • 1933 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Olympia Fields CC: June Beebe beats Jane Weiller, 3 & 2 for golf's only major title
    • 1934 Detroit radio executive George Richards pays $7,952.08 to buy NFL's Portsmouth Spartans; moves team to Detroit and rebrands it to 'Lions'

    • 1948 Cleveland Indians' future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Lemon no-hits Detroit Tigers, 2-0
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1962 LA Dodgers' future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax no-hits New York Mets, 5-0; first of 4 career no-hitters thrown by Koufax

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    Baseball PitcherSandy Koufax
    • 1962 US Open Women's Golf, Dunes Golf & Beach Club: Murle Lindstrom wins her first LPGA Tour victory, 2 strokes ahead of runners-up Ruth Jessen and Jo Ann Prentice
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1965 NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle grants ownership of the Atlanta Falcons to Rankin Smith Sr., Executive VP of Life Insurance Company of Georgia; Rankin pays then-record $8.5 million

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    NFL CommissionerPete Rozelle
    • 1966 England spin bowler Derek Underwood goes wicketless in his Test cricket debut v West Indies at Nottingham; captures 297 wickets in illustrious 86 Test career
    • 1967 Philadelphia Phillies utility man Cookie Rojas pitches a scoreless 9th inning in 12-3 loss to SF Giants; Rojas had now played all 9 positions since arriving in MLB in 1963
    • 1970 Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium opens as the visiting Atlanta Braves beat Reds, 8-2; demolished 2002
    • 1974 Canadian Open Golf (Peter Jackson Classic), Candiac GC: Carole Jo Skala wins by 3 from JoAnn Carner
    [​IMG]Boxing Title Fight
    1975 Muhammad Ali retains world heavyweight boxing crown by beating Englishman Joe Bugner by unanimous points decision in a re-match in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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    Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMuhammad Ali
    • 1977 Yankee DH Cliff Johnson hit 3 consecutive HRs in Toronto
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1978 Future Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Larry Doby becomes only the second African-American manager in MLB with the Chicago White Sox

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    Baseball Hall of Fame OutfielderLarry Doby
    [​IMG]Baseball Record
    1978 Giants' Willie McCovey becomes 12th to hit 500 HRs

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    Baseball Hall of Fame 1st BasemanWillie McCovey
    • 1979 Davona Dale wins the Coaching Club American Oaks at Belmont to clinch American thoroughbred racing's Triple Tiara for fillies
    • 1982 New Jersey NHL franchise officially named Devils by fan balloting; legend of the Jersey Devil, a creature that allegedly inhabited the Pine Barrens of South Jersey
    • 1985 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Edgewood Tahore GC: Miller Barber wins by 4 strokes from Roberto De Vincenzo for back-to-back Senior Open titles
    • 1987 Patrik Sjöberg of Sweden sets a new men's high jump world record 2.42m (7 ft 11 1⁄4 in) in Stockholm, Sweden
    • 1988 Chicago agrees to build a new stadium so White Sox won't move to Florida
    [​IMG]LPGA Championship
    1991 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Bethesda CC: Meg Mallon wins her first major title by 1 stroke ahead of runners-up Pat Bradley and Ayako Okamoto

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    LPGA GolferMeg Mallon
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    LPGA GolferPat Bradley
    • 1992 1st pay bathrooms in US open: 25 cents (NYC)
    • 1993 NBA Draft: Michigan center Chris Webber first pick by Orlando Magic (traded to Golden State)

    • 1994 Giants outfielder Darren Lewis errors after record 392 flawless games
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1994 Pre-trial hearings open in LA against O.J. Simpson

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    NFL Running Back and Convicted CriminalO.J. Simpson
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1994 US Ice Skating Federation bars Tonya Harding for life

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    Figure SkaterTonya Harding
    [​IMG]Baseball Record
    1995 Indians' Eddie Murray, is 20th to reach 3,000 hits

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    MLB 1st BasemanEddie Murray
    • 1996 UEFA European Championship Final, Wembley Stadium, London, England: Oliver Bierhoff scores his second goal in extra time as Germany beat Czech Republic, 2-1
    • 1999 NBA Draft: Duke power forward Elton Brand first pick by Chicago Bulls
    [​IMG]FIFA World Cup
    2002 FIFA World Cup Final, International Stadium, Yokohama, Japan: Ronaldo scores twice as Brazil beats Germany, 2-0 to win record 5th title; first World Cup held in Asia

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    Football StarRonaldo
    [​IMG]US Senior Golf Open
    2002 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Caves Valley GC: Don Pooley wins by 1 stroke in a playoff with Tom Watson

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    GolferTom Watson
    • 2013 NHL Draft: Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) center Nathan MacKinnon #1 pick by Colorado Avalanche
    [​IMG]Senior Players Championship
    2013 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, Fox Chapel GC: Kenny Perry wins first of 4 Champions Tour titles by 2 strokes from Fred Couples and Duffy Waldorf

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    Golfer and Masters ChampionFred Couples
    [​IMG]US Women's Golf Open
    2013 US Open Women's Golf, Sebonack GC: Inbee Park of South Korea wins her second US title, 4 strokes ahead of compatriot I.K. Kim

    [​IMG]FIFA World Cup
    2018 FIFA World Cup: Kylian Mbappé (19) becomes only 2nd teenager (Pelé 1st 1958) to score twice in a World Cup match as France eliminate Argentina 4-3 in Kazan

    [​IMG]Sports History
    2019 Brooklyn Nets load up on elite NBA talent on first day of free agency; sign Kevin Durant from Golden State, Kyrie Irving from Boston and DeAndre Jordan from NY Knicks

    • 2019 US Open Senior Men's Golf, Warren GC: Steve Stricker wins his second Champions Tour major of the year by 6 strokes from David Toms and Jerry Kelly
    [​IMG]Sports History
    2020 FC Barcelona's Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi scores his 700th career goal - a cheeky Panenka penalty - in a 2-2 draw against Atlético Madrid

    • 2021 American Abhimanyu Mishra becomes the youngest chess grandmaster ever at 12 years and 4 months, surpassing Sergey Karjakin
     
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    • 1859 1st intercollegiate baseball game, Amherst beats Williams 66-32 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts
    • 1893 San Francisco Bay City Club opens 1st US bicycle race track, made of wood

    • 1901 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Arthur Gore beats defending 4-time champion R.F. Doherty 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4 for his 1st of 3 Wimbledon singles titles
    • 1903 Tour de France: Inaugural race begins in Montgeron, a south-eastern suburb of Paris
    [​IMG]1st US Olympic Games

    1904 III Summer (Modern) Olympic Games open in St Louis, the first held in the United States

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    Poster promoting the 1904 Summer Olympic Games in St. Louis
    • 1904 Willie Anderson becomes the first 2-time Western Open golf champion, beating fellow Scot Alex Smith by 4 strokes at Michigan's Kent CC
    • 1910 Chicago's White Sox Park (later Comiskey Park) opens - St Louis Browns beat White Sox, 2-0
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    1916 Pittsburgh shortstop Honus Wagner, at 42 and 4 months, connects at Cincinnati to become the oldest to hit an inside-the-park HR; Pirates beat Reds, 2-1

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    MLB ShortshopHonus Wagner
    • 1917 In contravention of state law, Robins (Dodgers) play their 1st Sunday MLB game in Brooklyn; owner and manager arrested but escape with a fine; Robins edge Philadelphia, 3-2
    • 1917 Reds' Fred Toney pitches 2 complete games in doubleheader victories over Pirates, allows 3 hits each game, fewest allowed by any pitcher winning 2 MLB games in one day
    • 1919 SVV Scheveningen soccer club is established in the Dutch seaside town
    • 1920 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Cinque Ports GC: Scotsman George Duncan erases 13 stroke deficit after 36 holes to win his only major title; first Open played since WWII
    • 1920 St Louis Cardinals become tenants of their AL rival St Louis Browns, as they abandon Robison Field midway through the MLB season and return to Sportsman's Park
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    1920 Washington Senators pitching legend Walter Johnson no-hits Boston Red Sox 1-0 at Fenway Park, the only no-hitter of his illustrious career

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    MLB PitcherWalter Johnson
    [​IMG]Wimbledon Women's Tennis
    1920 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: French superstar Suzanne Lenglen beats Dorothea Chambers 6-3, 6-0 to complete a sweep after taking the women's & mixed doubles titles

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    Tennis PlayerSuzanne Lenglen
    [​IMG]Wimbledon Women's Tennis
    1921 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Suzanne Lenglen of France beats doubles specialist Elizabeth Ryan 6-2, 6-0 for her 3rd straight Wimbledon singles title

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    Tennis PlayerElizabeth Ryan
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    Tennis PlayerSuzanne Lenglen

    • 1931 Cleveland Municipal Stadium (MLB: Indians, NFL: Browns, 78,189 capacity) opens; demolished 1996
    [​IMG]Wimbledon Women's Tennis
    1932 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats fellow American Helen Jacobs 6-3, 6-1 for her 5th of 8 titles

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    Tennis PlayerHelen Wills Moody
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    Tennis PlayerHelen Jacobs
    • 1938 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Don Budge beats England's Henry Austin 6-1, 6-0, 6-3 for the 3rd leg of his Grand Slam
    [​IMG]Baseball Record
    1941 NY outfielder Joe DiMaggio, on way to a record 56, ties Willie Keeler's 44 game MLB hit streak in a 9-2 win over Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium

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    Baseball PlayerJoe DiMaggio
    [​IMG]Baseball Record
    1945 First MLB superstar to return from WW II, Hank Greenberg homers in his 1st game (Detroit beats Philadelphia A's 9-5)

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    Baseball PlayerHank Greenberg
    • 1947 Basketball Association of America (BAA), which later became the National Basketball Association (NBA), holds its inaugural college player draft
    [​IMG]Cricket History
    1948 Australian cricket captain Don Bradman scores 128 in 141 mins with 15 fours in a tour match vs Surry

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    Cricket LegendDonald Bradman
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1948 Brooklyn's future Baseball Hall of Fame catcher Roy Campanella debuts with 3 hits in a 6-4 loss to the rival NY Giants

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    MLB CatcherRoy Campanella
    • 1949 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: American Ted Schroeder beats Jaroslav Drobný 3-6, 6-0, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 for his only Wimbledon singles title
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1951 Cleveland Indians veteran hurler Bob Feller pitches his 3rd career no-hitter beating Detroit Tigers, 2-1

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    Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherBob Feller
    • 1952 The first NASCAR Grand National event is run outside of the US with Buddy Shuman winning the 200-lap race at Stamford Park, Ontario, Canada
    [​IMG]Wimbledon Men's Tennis
    1955 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: American Tony Trabert beats Kurt Nielsen of Denmark 6-3, 7-5, 6-1 for his only Wimbledon success

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    Tennis Player and Five-Time Major ChampionTony Trabert
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    Tennis PlayerKurt Nielsen
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1956 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Wakonda CC: Beverly Hanson wins by 4 strokes from Louise Suggs; second of her 3 major titles

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    Golfer and Co-Founder of the LPGALouise Suggs
    [​IMG]Wimbledon Men's Tennis
    1960 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: In an all-Australian final Neale Fraser wins is first and only Wimbledon singles title; beats Rod Laver 6-4, 3-6, 9-7, 7-5

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    Tennis PlayerRod Laver
    [​IMG]US Women's Golf Open
    1961 US Open Women's Golf, Baltusrol GC: Mickey Wright wins her 3rd Open by 6 strokes, despite a 2nd round 8-over par 80

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    LPGA GolferMickey Wright
    • 1966 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Spaniard Manuel Santana wins last of 4 major titles beating American Dennis Ralston 6-4, 11-9, 6-4
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1967 Bobby Unser wins both races at Mosport, Ontario, Canada, the first Champ Car races ever run outside the United States

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    Auto RacerBobby Unser
    • 1968 Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson's streak of 47 2/3 scoreless innings (3rd most live era) ends on wild pitch but earns 8-1 win v LA Dodgers
    • 1970 Dutch soccer club FC Utrecht is established (KNVB Cup 1985, 2003-04)
    • 1973 1st US-China basketball game, US collegiates beats Shanghai 96-61
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1973 Australian Bruce Crampton becomes the 5th golfer (but first non-American) to win more than $1m when 4th in the Western Open

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    GolferBruce Crampton
    • 1974 NFL players go on strike for 41 days challenging the "Rozelle Rule" but had to wait until 1977 for new collective bargaining agreement
    • 1977 East German sprinter Marlies Göhr sets world record for 100m (10.88) in Dresden, Germany
    [​IMG]Wimbledon Women's Tennis
    1977 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Hometown favourite Virginia Wade beats Betty Stöve of the Netherlands 4-6, 6-3, 6-1

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    Tennis Player and Three-Time Major ChampionVirginia Wade
    [​IMG]World Record
    1980 British runner Steve Ovett breaks countryman Sebastian Coe's world record for the mile in 3:48.8 in Oslo, Norway

    [​IMG]Sports History
    1982 Cal Ripken Jr. makes the first of his record 2,216 consecutive MLB starts at shortstop for the Baltimore Orioles.

    • 1982 PEC Zwolle '82 soccer club renamed when purchased by Dutch businessman Marten Eibrink
    [​IMG]US Senior Golf Open
    1984 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Oak Hill CC: Miller Barber wins by 2 strokes from Arnold Palmer for his second Senior Open title

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    GolferArnold Palmer
    • 1987 New York City radio station WFAN-AM commences first 24 hour all sports radio format
    [​IMG]Golf Major
    1990 Canadian Open Women's Golf (du Maurier Classic), Westmount GC: Cathy Johnston wins by 2 strokes from Patty Sheehan for her only LPGA Tour win


    [​IMG]US Senior Golf Open
    1990 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Ridgewood CC: Lee Trevino wins by 2 strokes from Jack Nicklaus for his first Champions Tour major title

    • 1995 All NBA business apart from the Draft is suspended until a new collective bargaining agreement made with the players - no games lost
    • 1996 Canadian NHL franchise Winnipeg Jets officially moves to Arizona, renamed the Phoenix Coyotes
    • 1996 In a tour match v India, Hampshire's Kevan James becomes the only 1st class cricketer to take 4 wickets in 4 balls - and then score a century (103)
    [​IMG]Boxing Title Fight
    1997 Nevada Athletic Commission suspends Mike Tyson indefinitely & withholds $20m purse for biting Evander Holyfield's ear during their heavyweight title fight 28 June

    • 1998 NBA commences a player lockout after no agreement with players about salary issues - lasts 204 days with the season shortened by 50 games
    • 2001 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Salem CC: Bruce Fleischer wins his lone major title by 1 stroke from Gil Morgan and Isao Aoki of Japan
    • 2005 Texas Rangers pitcher Kenny Rogers is suspended for 20 games and fined $50k for shoving a cameraman - sentence later overturned
    [​IMG]US Women's Golf Open
    2007 US Open Women's Golf, Pine Needles: American Christie Kerr wins by 2 strokes from Lorena Ochoa & Angela Park

    • 2011 NBA owners begin the second player lockout in 12 years, shortening the season by 16 games before a salary agreement was reached
    [​IMG]Senior Players Championship
    2012 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, Fox Chapel GC: Joe Daley wins his lone career major title by 2 strokes from Tom Lehman

    • 2012 UEFA European Championship Final, Olympic Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine: Spain crush Italy, 4-0 to retain their title
    [​IMG]Agreement of Interest
    2018 NBA super star LeBron James agrees to a 4-year $154m deal with the LA Lakers, moving from Cleveland Cavaliers

    • 2018 PGA Women's Championship, Kemper Lakes GC: Park Sung-hyun of South Korea wins in a playoff with Nasa Hataoka & Ryu So-yeon
    • 2018 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Broadmoor GC: David Toms wins by 1 stroke from Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Jerry Kelly and Tim Petrovic
     
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    g8orbill

    g8orbill Old Gator Moderator VIP Member

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    [​IMG]Wimbledon Women's Tennis

    1902 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Muriel Robb wins her only major title with a 7-5, 6-1 defeat of fellow Briton Charlotte Cooper

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    Tennis ChampionCharlotte Cooper

    • 1903 National League MLB batting champion Ed Delahanty, disappears after being removed intoxicated from a train by force; found dead at bottom of Niagara Falls 2 weeks later
    • 1903 Pitcher Jack Doscher, debuts for the Chicago Cubs, the first son of a major leaguer to play MLB, father Herm 1882-92
    • 1906 Yanks win by forfeit for the 1st time
    • 1907 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Evelyn Sears beats fellow American Carrie Neely 6-3, 6-2 for her lone major singles title
    • 1909 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Dora Boothby earns her only Wimbledon title with a 6-4, 4-6, 8-6 win over Agnes Morton
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1911 Detroit Tigers legend Ty Cobb hits in his 40th straight game in 14-6 rout of Cleveland. Streak ends next game

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    MLB LegendTy Cobb
    [​IMG]Boxing Title Fight
    1921 In boxing's first million dollar gate ($1.7m), world heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey KOs Frenchman Georges Carpentier in round 4 of his 3rd title defens e; crowd 91,000 at Boyle's Thirty Acres in Jersey City, New Jersey

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    Heavyweight Boxing ChampionJack Dempsey
    [​IMG]Wimbledon Men's Tennis
    1921 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Bill Tilden beats South African Brian Norton 4-6, 2-6, 6-1, 6-0, 7-5 for the third of 10 Grand Slam singles titles

    [​IMG]Wimbledon Men's Tennis
    1926 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Frenchman Jean Borotra wins his second Wimbledon singles title 8-6, 6-1, 6-3 over American Howard Kinsey

    • 1927 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: In an all-French final Henri Cochet wins first of 2 Wimbledon singles crowns; beats Jean Borotra 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5
    [​IMG]Wimbledon Women's Tennis
    1927 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats Spaniard Lilí Álvarez 6-2, 6-4 for her first of 8 Wimbledon titles

    • 1930 Chicago outfielder Carl Reynolds becomes only the 2nd player in MLB history to hit home runs in 3 consecutive innings in 15-4 White Sox victory at Yankee Stadium
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1932 American golfer Walter Hagen wins his 5th and last Western Open in Cleveland, 16 years after he won his first

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    GolferWalter Hagen
    • 1932 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: American Ellsworth Vines beats hometown favourite Bunny Austin 6-4, 6-2, 6-0 for his only Wimbledon title
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1933 NY Giants pitcher Carl Hubbell works 18 innings of shutout ball without a walk to beat St Louis Cardinals, 1-0

    • 1935 Great Britain amateur boxing team beats United States in the first International Golden Gloves tournament in NYC, New York
    • 1937 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Don Budge beats Germany's Gottfried von Cramm 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 for first of back-to-back titles
    • 1938 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats Helen Jacobs 6-4, 6-0 in 4th final between the pair (Wills Moody won all 4)
    [​IMG]Baseball Record
    1941 Joe DiMaggio hits a 3-run homer off Boston's Dick Newsome to pass Willie Keeler's MLB record 44 game hitting streak

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    Baseball PlayerJoe DiMaggio
    • 1948 British Open Men's Golf, Muirfield: England's Henry Cotton wins by 5 strokes from Irishman Fred Daly for his third Open victory
    [​IMG]Wimbledon Men's Tennis
    1948 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: American Bob Falkenburg beats John Bromwich of Australia 7-5, 0-6, 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 for his only Grand Slam singles title

    • 1949 "Red Barber's Clubhouse" sports show premieres on CBS (later NBC) TV
    [​IMG]Wimbledon Women's Tennis
    1949 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Louise Brough beats fellow American Margaret Osborne duPont 10-8, 1-6, 10-8 for the second of 3 straight Wimbledon titles

    [​IMG]Sports History
    1950 Cleveland Indians' pitcher Bob Feller wins his 200th MLB game, 5-3 v Detroit Tigers

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    Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherBob Feller
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1951 Bill Veeck buys MLB St Louis Browns from Bill & Charlie DeWitt; after 1953 season sells franchise to Clarence Miles, who move team Baltimore (Orioles)

    • 1951 Worcestershire cricket wicket-keeper Hugo Yarnold makes a record 6 stumpings in an innings in a 1st-class match vs Scotland at Dundee
    • 1954 England cricket batsman Denis Compton scores career best 278 in 287 mins in 2nd Test win over Pakistan at Nottingham
    [​IMG]Wimbledon Men's Tennis
    1954 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Czech Jaroslav Drobný beats Ken Rosewall of Australia 13-11, 4-6, 6-2, 9-7 for his only Wimbledon singles title


    [​IMG]US Women's Golf Open
    1955 US Open Women's Golf, Wichita GC: Uruguayan Fay Crocker beats Louise Suggs & Mary Lena Faulk by 4 to become the tournament's first overseas winner

    • 1955 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Louise Brough beats fellow American Beverly Fleitz 7-5, 8-6 for her 4th Wimbledon singles title
    [​IMG]Wimbledon Women's Tennis
    1960 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Defending champion Maria Bueno of Brazil beats South African Sandra Reynolds 8–6, 6–0

    [​IMG]Baseball Record
    1961 Amidst 5 NY Yankee homers v Washington, Roger Maris hits 29th and 30th en route to 61 for the season

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    Baseball PlayerRoger Maris
    [​IMG]Baseball Record
    1963 SF Giants legend Willie Mays breaks up classic Juan Marichal vs Warren Spahn pitching dual, homering in 16th inning off Spahn for 1-0 win vs Milwaukee Braves

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    MLB LegendWillie Mays
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    Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherWarren Spahn
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    Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherJuan Marichal
    [​IMG]Wimbledon Men's Tennis
    1965 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Roy Emerson scores second consecutive title win over fellow Australian Fred Stolle 6-2, 6-4, 6-4

    • 1966 West Indian cricket batsman Basil Butcher scores career best 209 not out to guide tourists to a 139-run 3rd Test win over England at Trent Bridge
    [​IMG]Wimbledon Women's Tennis
    1966 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: American Billie Jean King beats Maria Bueno of Brazil 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 for the first of her 12 Grand Slam singles titles

    • 1967 US Open Women's Golf, The Homestead: Catherine Lacoste wins by 2 strokes from Susie Maxwell & Beth Stone (youngest [22], 1st amateur winner)
    • 1969 Ireland cricketers dismiss West Indies for just 25 (Dougie Goodwin 5 for 6, Alec O'Riordan 4 for 18) to set up a huge upset in Londonderry
    • 1971 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: In an all-Australian final Evonne Goolagong beats Margaret Court 6-4, 6-1 for the first of 2 Wimbledon singles titles
    • 1972 American pole vaulter Bob Seagren breaks world record for the 4th and final time with 5.63m in Eugene, Oregon
    • 1972 US Open Women's Golf, Winged Foot GC: American Susie Maxwell Berning wins by 1 from Judy Rankin, Kathy Ahern & Pam Barnett
    [​IMG]Wimbledon Women's Tennis
    1976 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: American Chris Evert beats Evonne Goolagong Cawley of Australia 6-3, 4-6, 8-6 for second of 3 Wimbledon singles titles

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    Tennis LegendChris Evert
    [​IMG]Wimbledon Men's Tennis
    1977 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Sweden's Björn Borg beats American Jimmy Connors 3-6, 6-2, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 for the second of 5 consecutive Wimbledon singles titles

    [​IMG]Sports History
    1978 MLB pitcher Ron Guidry beats Detroit 3-2 for a NY Yankee record 13-0 start to the season

    [​IMG]Wimbledon Women's Tennis
    1983 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Martina Navratilova beats Andrea Jaeger 6-0, 6-3 for the 4th of 9 Wimbledon singles titles

    [​IMG]Baseball Record
    1986 Boston Red Sox pitcher Roger Clemens (14-0) suffers his 1st loss (4-2 v Toronto), one win short of AL record for consecutive wins to start season

    • 1987 KC Royals outfielder Jim Eisenreich hits 1st HR since 1982, in MLB comeback process, retired 1984 (Tourette syndrome)
    [​IMG]Wimbledon Women's Tennis
    1988 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Germany's Steffi Graf beats Martina Navratilova 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 for the 3rd leg of her Golden Slam

    • 1989 American jockey Steve Cauthen wins Irish Derby on Old Vic to become the first rider in history to sweep the world's 4 major Derbies (Kentucky, Epsom, French, Irish)
    [​IMG]Golf Major
    1989 Canadian Open Women's Golf (du Maurier Classic), Beaconsfield GC: Tammie Green wins her only LPGA major title with a 1 shot victory over fellow Americans Pat Bradley & Betsy King

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    LPGA GolferBetsy King
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    LPGA GolferPat Bradley
    • 1989 US Open Senior Men's Golf, Laurel Valley GC: Orville Moody wins by 2 from Frank Beard, 20 years after his US Open triumph in 1969
    • 1993 Royals Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri is renamed Kauffman Stadium shortly before the death of MLB Kansas City Royals team owner Ewing Kauffman
    • 1994 Middlesex cricket seam bowler Richard Johnson takes all 10 Derbyshire wickets for 45 runs at the County Ground in Derby
    • 1994 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Conchita Martínez of Spain upsets Martina Navratilova 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 for her only Grand Slam title
    • 1995 LA Dodgers pitcher Hideo Nomo is first Japanese player to be selected for a MLB All Star game when he is named in the NL squad
    [​IMG]US Senior Golf Open
    1995 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Congressional GC: Tom Weiskopf wins by 4 strokes from Jack Nicklaus for his only Champions Tour major victory

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    GolferJack Nicklaus
    • 2000 UEFA European Championship Final, Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam, Netherlands: David Trezeguet scores in extra time to give France a 2-1 win over Italy
    [​IMG]US Senior Golf Open
    2000 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Saucon Valley CC: Hale Irwin wins by 3 strokes ahead of Bruce Fleischer for his second US Senior title

    [​IMG]Wimbledon Women's Tennis
    2005 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Venus Williams beats fellow American Lindsay Davenport 4-6, 7-6, 9-7 for the 3rd of her 5 Wimbledon singles titles

    [​IMG]Sports History
    2006 Michael Schumacher wins US F1 Grand Prix for the 5th time, 1st driver in any series to win 5 races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

    [​IMG]Cricket Record
    2006 Sri Lanka's Sanath Jayasuriya (152) and Upul Tharanga (109) compile world record cricket ODI opening stand of 286 vs England at Headingley

    • 2008 A settlement is reached allowing former NBA franchise the Seattle SuperSonics to move to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; new owner Clay Bennett agrees to pay City of Seattle $45 million to wriggle out of last 2 years of KeyArena lease
    • 2010 FIFA World Cup: Ghana, only African team remaining in last 8, are beaten 4-2 on penalties by Uruguay; Netherlands upset Brazil 2-1
    • 2011 American twin brothers Bob & Mike Bryan earn their record equalling 11th Grand Slam doubles title with a straight sets win over Robert Lindstedt & Horia Tecău at Wimbledon
    [​IMG]Wimbledon Women's Tennis
    2011 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Czech left hander Petra Kvitová wins her first Grand Slam title beating Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-4

    • 2013 Reds pitcher Homer Bailey no-hits SF Giants 3-0 in Cincinnati, his second no-hitter in 10 months
    [​IMG]Sports History
    2017 Home town underdog Jeff Horn upsets Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines on points in a highly controversial WBO welterweight title fight in Brisbane, Australia

    • 2017 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Salem CC: Kenny Perry wins by 2 strokes ahead of Kirk Triplett for his 2nd US Senior title
    • 2017 Women's PGA Championship, Olympia Fields CC: American Danielle Kang scores her first professional win, 1 stroke ahead of defending champion Brooke Henderson of Canada
    [​IMG]The Lewis Chess Pieces
    2019 Newly rediscovered Lewis chess piece sells at auction for £735,000 in London


    Lewis chess piece of a queen made of walrus ivory in the British Museum
    • 2020 British Darts Organisation’s commercial arm – BDO Enterprises Ltd, goes into liquidation due to lack of sponsorship; oversaw original professional, semi-pro and amateur competitions in Britain
     
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    g8orbill

    g8orbill Old Gator Moderator VIP Member

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    • 1900 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: R.F. Doherty beats Sydney Smith 6-8, 6-3, 6-1, 6-2 for his 4th consecutive Wimbledon singles title
    [​IMG]Wimbledon Women's Tennis
    1900 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Blanche Bingley-Hillyard beats rival and fellow Briton Charlotte Cooper 4-6, 6-4, 6-4

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    Tennis ChampionCharlotte Cooper
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    Tennis PlayerBlanche Bingley

    • 1901 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Charlotte Cooper Sterry beats Blanche Bingley-Hillyard 6-2 6-2, her 4th of 5 Wimbledon singles titles
    • 1905 American boxer Marvin Hart scores a 12th round KO of Jack Root in Reno, Nevada for the vacant world heavyweight title
    • 1909 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Arthur Gore beats Josiah Ritchie 6-8, 1-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 for back-to-back titles
    [​IMG]Baseball Record
    1912 NY Giants pitcher Rube Marquard ties Tim Keefe's 1888 MLB record 19 game win-streak with 2-1 win v Brooklyn Dodgers; has 21 with 2 end-of-season in 1911

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    Major League Baseball PitcherTim Keefe
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    Baseball PlayerRube Marquard
    [​IMG]Wimbledon Men's Tennis
    1913 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: New Zealander Anthony Wilding wins 4th straight Wimbledon title beating American Maurice McLoughlin 8-6, 6-3, 10-8

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    Tennis PlayerMaurice McLoughlin
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    Tennis PlayerAnthony Wilding
    [​IMG]Wimbledon Men's Tennis
    1920 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Bill Tilden, becomes first American male to win Wimbledon beating defending champion Gerald Patterson of Australia 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4

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    Tennis PlayerBill Tilden
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    Tennis PlayerGerald Patterson
    [​IMG]Wimbledon Women's Tennis
    1925 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Suzanne Lenglen of France takes her 6th Wimbledon singles title with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Briton Joan Fry

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    Tennis PlayerSuzanne Lenglen
    • 1926 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Briton Kitty Godfree wins her second Wimbledon singles title with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 victory over Spaniard Lilí Álvarez
    [​IMG]Boxing Title Fight
    1931 German boxer Max Schmeling beats American Young Stribling by TKO in 15 in Cleveland in his first heavyweight title defense; first major fight broadcast live on national radio

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    BoxerMax Schmeling
    • 1931 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: In the first ever all-German final, Cilly Aussem beats Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling 6-2, 7-5
    • 1932 After 30 years as manager of the New York Giants, John McGraw retires from baseball (2,583 wins / 1,948 losses NY)
    [​IMG]Wimbledon Men's Tennis
    1936 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Home favourite Fred Perry beats Gottfried von Cramm of Germany 6-1, 6-1, 6-0 for his third straight Wimbledon singles title

    • 1937 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Dorothy Round of England beats Poland's Jadwiga Jędrzejowska 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 for her second Wimbledon title
    • 1944 Oriole Park, then a minor league baseball stadium burns down in Baltimore; cause, speculated discarded cigarette
    [​IMG]Wimbledon Women's Tennis
    1948 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Louise Brough beats fellow American Doris Hart 6-3, 8-6 for the first of 3-straight Wimbledon singles titles

    [​IMG]PGA Championship
    1951 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Oakmont GC: Sam Snead beats Walter Burkemo, 7 & 6 for his 3rd PGA C'ship title

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    GolferSam Snead
    [​IMG]Wimbledon Men's Tennis
    1953 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: American Vic Seixas wins his only Wimbledon singles title with a 9-7, 6-3, 6-4 over Dane Kurt Nielsen

    [​IMG]US Women's Golf Open
    1954 US Open Women's Golf, Salem CC: Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins by a record 12 strokes from Betty Hicks in her comeback event 14 months after radical colon cancer surgery

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    All-Round Athlete and GolferBabe Didrikson Zaharias
    • 1954 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Maureen Connolly wins her 3rd consecutive Wimbledon singles title beating fellow American Louise Brough 6-2, 7-5
    [​IMG]British Golf Open
    1959 British Open Men's Golf, Muirfield: 23 year old South African Gary Player wins the first of his 9 major titles, 2 strokes clear of runners-up Fred Bullock and Flory Van Donck

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    GolferGary Player
    [​IMG]Wimbledon Men's Tennis
    1959 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: American-based Peruvian Alex Olmedo wins his only Wimbledon title beating Rod Laver of Australia 6-4, 6-3, 6-4

    [​IMG]Wimbledon Men's Tennis
    1964 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: In an all-Australian final Roy Emerson beats Fred Stolle 6-4, 12-10, 4-6, 6-3; Emerson's 1st of 2 straight Wimbledon titles

    [​IMG]Wimbledon Women's Tennis
    1965 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Australian Margaret Smith beats Maria Bueno of Brazil 6-4, 7-5, her second of 3 Wimbledon singles titles

    • 1966 Atlanta Braves Tony Cloninger, 1st NL player and only pitcher to hit 2 grand slams in a MLB game (17-3 v SF Giants)
    • 1966 US Open Women's Golf, Hazeltine National GC: American Sandra Spuzich wins by 1 from Carol Mann for her only LPGA major title
    • 1968 Cleveland pitcher Luis Tiant strikes out MLB record 19 Minnesota Twins in 1-0 win; record for 10 inning game; also record 32 Ks in consecutive games
    • 1970 California Angels pitcher Clyde Wright no-hits Oakland A's, 4-0
    [​IMG]Wimbledon Women's Tennis
    1970 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Margaret Court beats Billie Jean King 14-12, 11-9 for her third and final Wimbledon singles title, and 3rd leg of her successful Grand Slam

    [​IMG]Wimbledon Men's Tennis
    1971 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: John Newcombe of Australia beats American Stan Smith 6-3, 5-7, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 for his third and final Wimbledon singles title

    • 1973 Brothers Gaylord (Hall of Fame) and Jim Perry (3-time All Star) face each other for only time in MLB, Tigers beat Indians 5-4, Gaylord charged with loss
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1974 Pitching in MLB-record 13th consecutive game for the LA Dodgers, Mike Marshall saves Tommy John's 4-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds

    [​IMG]Wimbledon Men's Tennis
    1976 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Sweden's Björn Borg beats Ilie Năstase of Romania 6-4, 6-2, 9-7 for the first of 5 straight Wimbledon titles

    • 1977 Canadian Open Golf (Peter Jackson Classic), Lachute GC: Judy Rankin wins by 3 strokes from Pat Meyers and Sandra Palmer
    • 1980 Biggest MLB crowd in 7 years, 73,096 watch Indians beat NY Yankees, 7-0 at Cleveland Stadium
    [​IMG]Wimbledon Women's Tennis
    1981 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Chris Evert beats Hana Mandlíková 6-2, 6-2 for her third and final Wimbledon singles title

    [​IMG]Wimbledon Women's Tennis
    1982 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Martina Navratilova beats Chris Evert 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 for the first of 6-straight Wimbledon singles titles

    [​IMG]World Record
    1983 American Calvin Smith sets new world record of 9.93 for 100m in Colorado Springs, beats Jim Hines 1968 mark by 0.02 seconds

    • 1983 Canadian Open Women's Golf (Peter Jackson Classic), Beaconsfield GC: Hollis Stacy wins by 2 strokes from JoAnn Carner and Alice Miller
    • 1983 Texas Rangers explode for MLB single extra innings record 12 runs in 15th inning of 16-4 win v Oakland
    [​IMG]Wimbledon Men's Tennis
    1983 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: American John McEnroe wins 5th career Grand Slam title; outclasses Chris Lewis of New Zealand 6-2, 6-2, 6-2

    • 1984 After 22 years, England Test cricket spinner Derek Underwood hits a maiden 1st class century (111) for Kent v Sussex at Hastings
    • 1984 West Indies cricket opener Gordon Greenidge scores brilliant 214 off 242 balls in 9-wicket Lord's Test win v England
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1987 Controversial NY Mets MLB star Darryl Strawberry threatens teammates for criticising his play; he is now an ordained minister

    [​IMG]Golf Major
    1988 Canadian Open Women's Golf (du Maurier Classic), Vancouver GC: Sally Little wins by 1 stroke from Laura Davies of England

    • 1988 Gene Nelson of the Oakland A's becomes first AL pitcher to steal a base since 1973 in 9-8 win over Toronto Blue Jays
    • 1989 Open Mind wins American thoroughbred racing's Triple Tiara for fillies when Nite of Fun is disqualified in the Coaching Club American Oaks at Belmont
    • 1989 Peter Koech of Kenya sets 3,000m steeplechase world record of 8:05.39 in Stockholm, Sweden
    • 1991 Gateway Board of Trustees approve a 20-year lease for the Cleveland Indians to play MLB at Jacobs Field
    [​IMG]Wimbledon Women's Tennis
    1993 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: In the centenary women's singles final, German Steffi Graf beats Czech Jana Novotná 7-6, 1-6, 6-4

    • 1994 FIFA World Cup: In a huge upset Romania eliminates Argentina 3-2 from the round of 16 at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
    • 1994 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Pinehurst Resort: South African Simon Hobday wins by 1 stroke from Graham Marsh of Australia and Jim Albus
    [​IMG]Wimbledon Men's Tennis
    1994 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: American Pete Sampras successfully defends title against Goran Ivanišević of Croatia 7-6, 7-6, 6-0

    • 1999 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Lindsay Davenport beats Steffi Graf 6-4, 7-5 for her only Wimbledon singles title
    [​IMG]Wimbledon Women's Tennis
    2004 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Maria Sharapova becomes first Russian player to win Wimbledon beating defending champion Serena Williams 6-1, 6-4


    [​IMG]Wimbledon Men's Tennis
    2005 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Roger Federer makes it 3 straight Wimbledon titles beating American Andy Roddick 6-2, 7-6, 6-4

    [​IMG]Sports History
    2006 Detroit Red Wings legend Steve Yzerman officially retires from the NHL, finishing with 692 goals and 1,755 points

    [​IMG]US Women's Golf Open
    2006 US Open Women's Golf, Newport CC: Annika Sörenstam wins her 10th and final major title by 4 strokes in a playoff with Pat Hurst

    [​IMG]Swiss Win America's Cup
    2007 America's Cup: Swiss defender Alinghi beats Team New Zealand by 1 second to take the series 5-2 off Valencia, Spain

    [​IMG]Wimbledon Women's Tennis
    2010 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Serena Williams successfully defends her crown overpowering Vera Zvonareva of Russia 6-3, 6-2

    [​IMG]Wimbledon Men's Tennis
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    • 2018 Australian cricket batsman Aaron Finch breaks his own T20 International record smashing 172 from 76 balls vs Zimbabwe in Harare, opening stand with D'Arcy Short (223) also a record
    • 2020 Major League Baseball All-Star Game planned to be hosted on July 14 by the LA Dodgers is cancelled due to government restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic
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