Sports History
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This Day In Sports History (September 10th) – Lou Brock
It was on this day in 1974 that Lou Brock stole his 105th base of the season to establish a new Major League record. Brock broke the mark set by Maury Wills in 1962. Lou Brock was known throughout baseball as the best base runner and base stealer of his era. He led the [...]
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This Day In Sports History (September 7th) — Fay Vincent
It was on this day in 1992 that Fay Vincent resigned as Commissioner of Major League Baseball. Vincent’s reign lasted just under three years as he had taken over for Bart Giamatti, who died of a heart attack in September of 1989. Fay Vincent was very much involved in Pete Rose’s lifetime banishment from [...]
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This Day In Sports History (September 6th) – Cal Ripken Jr.
It was on this day in 1995 that Cal Ripken Jr. played in his 2,131st consecutive game, setting a new Major League record. Ripken eclipsed the mark that was previously held by Lou Gehrig. After the Angels’ half of the fifth inning, the game was considered official and Cal had broken the record. He [...]
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This Day In Sports History (September 5th) — Jerry Rice
It was on this day in 1994 that Jerry Rice recorded his 127th career touchdown, making him the NFL’s new all-time touchdown leader. Rice entered the 1994 season with a total of 124 touchdowns in his career (118 receiving, 6 rushing), and he kicked off the tenth season of his career in style, recording [...]
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This Day In Sports History (September 4th) — The Two-Point Conversion
It was on this day in 1994 that the first two-point conversion was scored in an NFL game. It was scored by Cleveland Browns’ kicker Tom Tupa during the first week of the regular season. The American Football League had adopted the two-point conversion rule during its ten season, between 1960 and 1969, but [...]
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This Day In Sports History (August 31st) – Ken Griffey Sr. and Jr.
It was on this day in 1990 that Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. became the first father and son to play on the same team at the same time. In their first game together they hit back-to-back singles in the first inning and would later come around to score. Ken Jr. was [...]
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This Day In Sports History (August 30th) – Houston Comets
It was on this day in 1997 that the WNBA held its first ever championship game. The game took place at the Compaq Center in Houston, Texas and saw the Houston Comets defeat the New York Liberty 65-51 to capture the league’s inaugural championship. The Houston Comets and New York Liberty had the two [...]
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This Day In Sports History (August 29th) — US Open Tennis
It was on this day in 1968 that the first US Open tennis match took place. During that match Billie Jean King defeated Dr Vija Vuskains. The United States National Championship had been taking place since 1881, with separate events taking place in the men’s, women’s, men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles competitions. [...]
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This Day In Sports History (August 28th) — Tiger Woods
It was on this day in 1994 that Tiger Woods won the United States Amateur Golf Championship. It was the first of three consecutive US Amateur Golf Championship titles for Tiger. Woods recorded his first US Amateur Championship at the tender age of 18, as he defeated Trip Kuehne in the final at TPC [...]
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This Day In Sports History (August 27th) — Steve Francis
It was on this day in 1999 that the Vancouver Grizzlies traded Steve Francis to the Houston Rockets. In exchange for Francis, the Grizzlies received Michael Dickerson, Othella Harrington, Antoine Carr, Brent Price, plus first and second round draft picks. Prior to the draft, Francis publicly let it be known that he was not interested [...]
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This Day In Sports History (August 24th) – 2008 Olympics
It was on this day in 2008 that the closing ceremonies were held for the Beijing Olympics. They were held at the Beijing National Stadium and included the handover of the Games from Beijing to London. The host country, China, ran away with the gold medal count, winning a total of 51 – 15 more [...]
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This Day In Sports History (August 23rd) – Bobby Bonds
It was on this day in 2003 that former Major Leaguer Bobby Bonds passed away. Bonds died of complications from lung cancer and a brain tumor at the age of 57. Bonds was a great leadoff hitter, who had the rare combination of raw power and blazing speed. In 1969, he became only the fourth [...]
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This Day In Sports History (August 22nd) – Nolan Ryan
It was on this day in 1989 that Nolan Ryan recorded his 5000th career strikeout. He was the first pitcher to ever record 5000 strikeouts over the course of a career. Ryan recorded his 5000th strikeout against Rickey Henderson during a game between the Texas Rangers and the Oakland A’s. After the game, Henderson was [...]
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This Day In Sports History (August 21st) — Tiger Woods
It was on this day in 2000 that Tiger Woods won the PGA Championship. It was the second PGA Championship title of Tiger’s career, and his fifth victory at a Major. Tiger Woods was an impressive 18-under par after 72 holes, and while that was enough to set a PGA Championship record (which he equaled [...]
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This Day In Sports History (August 20th) – Usain Bolt
It was on this day in 2008 that Usain Bolt won the men’s 200 meter race at the Beijing Summer Olympics. Bolt set a new world record with his time of 19.30 seconds. While Michal Phelps was dominating in the pool at the 2008 games, Bolt was doing the same on the track. He won [...]
