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In 1991, New York Yankees fans jeered Jose Canseco after rumors erupted of him and Madonna becoming an item. In 1988, Bo Jackson hit a home run after the timeout he asked for was denied. In 1908, John McFarlan was denied a perfect game because the final guy refused to step into the batter’s box....
In 1991, Montreal Expos pitcher Dennis Martinez pitched the 13th perfect game in MLB history. Catcher Ron Hassey was behind the plate, becoming the only pitcher to catch two perfect games. In 1994, Texas Rangers pitcher Kenny Rogers was perfect against the California Angels. In 1993, New York Mets pitcher Anthony Young broke his string...
In 1993, Boston Celtic Reggie Lewis collapsed and died during a pickup game. He’d collapsed during a playoff game in April. In 1999, Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders surprisingly retired from the NFL. In 1988, New York Yankees pitcher Tommy John committed three errors on the same play. In 1987, it was the end...
In 1986, Mike Tyson knocked out Marvis Frazier in 30 seconds. It was his quickest knockout in his career. In 1998, three spectators attending the US 500 at Michigan International Speedway after Adrian Fernandez’s wreck on lap 175. In 2009, another Tour de France ended. Lance Armstrong made his comeback. If he had chosen to...
In 1908, icy relations between the US and Britain led to a controversial ruling in the men’s 400 m and the most unusual finish to an Olympic race. Also in 1908, it was the first black American to ever win an Olympic medal. In 1952, an FBI agent was chased by a Russian in the...
In 1983, it was the ‘Pine Tar’ incident when Kansas City’s George Brett was called out after a Billy Martin protest for too much pine tar on his bat. In 1908, the London Marathon was the first marathon run at a distance of 26.2 miles. Before it had been 25 miles. If the finish line...
In 1995, John Daly won a four-hole playoff against Constantino Rocca to win the Open Championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews. In 2000, Tiger Woods won his first British Open, becoming the youngest to win all four majors in a career. In 2006, Tiger won his third Open Championship. It was his first...
In 1992, the Dream Team played an intrasquad scrimmage that had the intensity of an NBA Finals Game 7. In 2001, David Duval won his first and only major championship thanks to an error by Ian Woosnam’s caddy. In 1963, Sonny Liston beat Floyd Patterson for the second time. In 1990, Greg LeMond won his...
Bo Jackson claims this is the day that he got thrown out of a game on purpose so he could go see his newborn and his wife at the hospital. The thing is … if it happened, it most certainly didn’t happen on this day and may not have ever happened. In 2024, San Francisco...
In 1954, tennis phenom Maureen Connolly was injured so badly in a horse riding accident, it ended her career. In 1984, runner and author Jim Fixx died while out on a run at the age of 52. In 1976, Hank Aaron hit his final home run. The groundskeeper who recovered the ball was fired the...