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1913 — Twenty-year-old novice Francis Ouimet beats Britain’s Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in an 18-hole playoff to win the U.S. Open.
1924 — Grover Cleveland Alexander wins his three hundredth recreation because the Chicago Cubs defeat the New York Giants 7-3 in 12 innings.
1939 — Joe Louis knocks out Bob Pastor within the eleventh spherical at Briggs Stadium in Detroit to retain the sector heavyweight name.
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1973 — Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in instantly units to win the Fight of the Sexes and the $100,000 winner-take-all handbag at Houston’s Astrodome.
1980 — Impressive Bid wins the Woodward Stakes on the planet’s richest walkover. Earlier than a crowd of 23,000 spectators, the 4-year-old covers the 1¼ miles at Belmont Park in 2:02.4. It is the remaining race of his profession and he finishes the 12 months undefeated in 9 races and is known as American Horse of the Yr. There had no longer been a walkover in a significant U.S. stakes race since Coaltown gained the Edward Burke Handicap on April 23, 1949.
1982 — The NFL Avid gamers Affiliation proclaims a strike on the of completion of the Inexperienced Bay-New York Giants Monday Night time recreation.
1987 — Chicago’s Walter Payton breaks Jim Brown’s NFL report along with his 107th dashing landing because the Bears beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20-3.
1988 — Greg Louganis wins Olympic gold medal in springboard diving, sooner or later after hitting his head at the diving board within the initial spherical. Louganis, who wanted 5 stitches, is cast all over the 11-dive program. His 730.80 issues wins the gold, beating China’s Tan Liangde. Tan, who finishes with 704.88 issues, additionally completed 2d to Louganis within the 1984 Olympic Video games.
1992 — Raymond Floyd makes PGA Excursion historical past, turning into the primary participant to win tournaments at the steady and Senior PGA excursions in the similar 12 months. Floyd birdies 5 of his remaining seven holes to win the GTE North Vintage after profitable the Doral-Ryder Open in March at the steady excursion.
2003 — Rashaun Woods of Oklahoma State, catches seven landing passes to set an NCAA Department I-A report within the Cowboys’ 52-6 win over SMU. Woods breaks the mark of six set via San Diego State’s Tim Delaney in a 1969 recreation in opposition to New Mexico State. Woods finishes with 13 catches for 232 yards.
2007 — Floyd Landis loses his dear and explosive case when two of 3 arbitrators uphold the result of a check that confirmed the 2006 Excursion de France champion used artificial testosterone to gas his impressive comeback victory. Landis forfeits his Excursion name.
2009 — The primary recreation on the Cowboys Stadium units an NFL regular-season attendance report with a crowd of 105,121, and maximum of them pass house disillusioned after the Giants win 33-31.
2009 — Minnesota Vikings QB Brett Favre units an NFL report along with his 271st instantly get started in a 27-13 win over the Detroit Lions. Defensive finish Jim Marshall had the former mark for consecutive begins, 270 video games in a row for Minnesota from 1961-1979.
2013 — Alex Rodriquez units new MLB report with 24 Grand Slam house runs for the New York Yankees.
2015 — America beats Europe with the most important comeback in Solheim Cup historical past. Paula Creamer beats Germany’s Sandra Gal 4 and three to finish the 14 1/2-13 1/2 victory. Europe had a four-point lead getting into the 12 singles suits, which the USA win 8 1/2 to a few 1/2 in the ones suits.
2018 — The Global Anti-Doping Company reinstates Russia, finishing a just about three-year suspension brought about via state-sponsored doping.
2021 — Salvador Perez, Kansas Town Royals, hits his forty sixth house run to wreck Corridor of Famers Johnny Bench’s MLB report for many house runs in a season via a catcher.
2022 — Kenyan runner Eliud Kipchoge breaks his personal international report for the marathon in 2 hours 1 minute 9 seconds in Berlin (earlier report 2:01:39).
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