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In 1972, the US Men’s basketball team had their Gold Medals stolen from them by the Soviets and FIBA. In 2020, the Atlanta Braves scored 29 runs to set a new National League record. In 1965, LA Dodger Sandy Koufax threw a perfect game against the Chicago Cubs. The game set records for fewest hits...
In 2002, the Kansas Chiefs beat the Cleveland Browns on an untimed field goal after Dwayne Rudd took off his helmet before the play was over. In 1960, Wilma Rudolph became the first female track athlete to win three gold medals during an Olympic Summer games. In 2001, Venus and Serena Williams played against each...
In 1980, Green Bay kicker Chester Marcol scored the game winning touchdown against Chicago. In 2003, Carolina Panther QB Jake Delhomme sparked a second half comeback to beat Jacksonville Jaguars. In 1979, ESPN hit the air with the words, ‘If you’re a fan, if you’re a fan, what you’ll see in the minutes, days and...
In 1976, LA Dodger Steve Yaeger nearly died but he turned his horrific injury into a new piece of equipment. In 1995, Baltimore Oriole Cal Ripken became Major League Baseball’s new Iron Man. In 1924, St. Louis Browns pitcher Urban Shocker pitched both games of a double header. In 2004, Tiger Woods lost his number...
In 2013, Peyton Manning became the sixth NFL QB to throw 7 TDs in a game. In 1906, the first legal forward pass was thrown in a football game. In 1997, Houston’s Tony Peña pulled off the second fake intentional walk of his career. In 1972, eight members of Black September, an offshoot of the...
In 1950, NASCAR raced 500 miles for the first time. The Southern 500 wreaked havoc on tires and was a battle of attrition. In 1991, the notation that Babe Ruth was the record holder for home runs in a 154 game season was finally removed from the record books. There was never an asterisk. In...
In 1989, a World Cup qualifying match between Brazil and Chile ended in chaos. In 1977, Japan’s Sadaharu Oh hit career homer number 756, passing Hank Aaron’s total. In 2008, it was the first official use of replay in major league baseball. In 1906, the first prize fight was hosted in the Nevada desert featuring...
In 1972, US middle distance runner Dave Wottle won the gold medal in one of the most dramatic comebacks in the 800m final. In 1995, Northwestern beat Notre Dame after being a 28-point underdog. In 1956, F1 rookie Peter Collins gave up his race car to teammate Juan Manual Fangio midway through the final race...
In 2007, Appalachian State beat Michigan 34-32 in the greatest college football upset. In 1984, Mississippi Valley State’s Jerry Rice caught 17 passes for 294 yards and 5 TDs in an 86-0 win. In 1996, Tiger Woods finished tied for 60th and cashed his first PGA Tour check of $2,544. In 1985, Bill Elliott won...
In 1969, boxer Rocky Marciano was killed in a plane crash in route to Des Moines, Iowa. In 1972, US sprinters Rey Robinson and Ed Hart were disqualified from their heat races due to a mixup in scheduling. In 1937, Detroit Tiger rookie Rudy York hit two home runs to finish the month of August...