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Events in Sport

Results 1 - 100 of 193

Jan 1st - 47th Australian Women's Tennis: Margaret Court beats Goolagong (64 75)
Jan 7th - Jo Ann Prentice wins LPGA Burdine's Golf Invitational
Jan 11th - American League adopts designated hitter rule
Jan 14th - Superbowl VII: Miami Dolphins beat Wash Red Skins, 14-7 in LA
Jan 14th - Superbowl MVP: Jake Scott, Miami, S
Jan 18th - Boston Red Sox sign Orlando Cepeda as 1st player signed as a DH
Jan 21st - 3rd NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 33-28
Jan 22nd - George Foreman TKOs Joe Frazier in 2 for Heavyweight boxing title
Jan 23rd - 23rd NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 104-84 at Chicago
Jan 24th - Warren Spahn is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Jan 27th - UCLA's basketball team wins 61st consecutive game (NCAA record)
Jan 28th - Henry Boucha, Detroit Red Wings, scores 6 sec into a game vs Mont
Jan 30th - 26th NHL All-Star Game: East beat West 5-4 at NY Rangers
Feb 1st - Monte Irvin elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Feb 2nd - Test Cricket debut of Richard John Hadlee, NZ v Pakistan, Wellington
Feb 11th - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Naples-Lely Golf Classic
Feb 11th - Philadelphia 76ers lose their 20th NBA game in a row
Feb 15th - Friendsville Academy (Tenn) ends 138-game basketball losing streak
Feb 17th - Rodney Redmond scores 107 on debut v Pakistan, his only Test Cricket
Boxing Champ George Foreman Feb 18th - Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Pompano Beach Golf Classic
Feb 21st - Chicago Black Hawks, record 262nd NHL game without being shut-out
Feb 27th - Dick Allen signs a record $675,000 3-yr contract with White Sox
Feb 27th - White Sox slugger Dick Allen signs 3-year $750,000 contract
Mar 1st - Robyn Smith becomes 1st female jockey to win a major race
Mar 3rd - White Sox Dick Allen signs 3 year contract for record $750,000
Mar 11th - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA S&H Green Stamp Golf Classic
Mar 18th - Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic
Mar 21st - Frank Mahovlich becomes 5th NHLer to score 500 goals
Mar 24th - Immaculata beats Queens College, 59-52 to win AIAW Basketball title
Mar 24th - SF 49er pres Lou Spadia proposes NFL expand to 30 teams
Mar 25th - Carol Mann wins LPGA Sears Women's Golf Classic
Mar 26th - 35th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Memphis 81-76
Mar 26th - UCLA wins their 7th straight NCAA basketball title
Mar 27th - Dennis Amiss out for 99 v Pakistan, 3rd 99 in Test Cricket
Mar 29th - Dave Cowens, wins NBA MVP
Heavyweight Boxing Champ Muhammad Ali Mar 31st - Ken Norton defeats Muhammad Ali in a 12 round split decision
Apr 1st - Betsy Cullen wins LPGA Alamo Ladies Golf Classic
Apr 5th - NFL adopts jersey numbering system (ie QBs, 1-19)
Apr 7th - Doug Walters' best Test Cricket bowling, 5-66 v WI Georgetown
Apr 9th - 37th Golf Masters Championship: Tommy Aaron wins, shooting a 283
Apr 15th - 2nd Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Mickey Wright
Apr 17th - 77th Boston Marathon won by Jon Anderson of Oreg in 2:16:03
Apr 27th - KC Royal Steve Busby no-hits Detroit Tigers, 3-0
Apr 29th - Gloria Ehret wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic
Apr 30th - Women's tennis groups end disputes over sanctioning tournaments
May 1st - SF Giants score 7 runs with 2 outs in 9th to beat Pirates, 8-7
May 3rd - KC Royals' George Brett gets his 1st major league hit
May 4th - Longest game in Veterans' Stadium, Phillies beat Braves 5-4 in 20
May 4th - Phillies beat Braves 5-4 in 20 innings
May 5th - 99th Kentucky Derby: Ron Turcotte aboard Secretariat wins in 1:59.4
May 6th - Judy Rankin wins LPGA American Defender-Raleigh Golf Classic
Hall of Fame MLB shortstop Ernie Banks May 8th - Ernie Banks fills in for Cubs mgr Whitey Lockman who is ejected during the game, thus technically becoming baseball's 1st black manager
May 9th - For 2nd time, Johnny Bench hits 3 HRs in a game
May 10th - 27th NBA Championship: NY Knicks beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 1
May 10th - Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 2
May 12th - 6th ABA championship: Indiana Pacers beat Ky Colonels, 4 games to 3
May 13th - Bobby Riggs beat Margaret Smith Court in Mother's Day match in Calif
May 13th - Judy Rankin wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open
May 15th - California Angel Nolan Ryan's 1st no-hitter beats KC Royals, 3-0
May 19th - 99th Preakness: Ron Turcotte aboard Secretariat wins in 1:54.4
May 20th - Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Bluegrass Golf Invitational
May 25th - Borussia Minchengladbach wins 2nd UEFA Cup at Enschede
May 26th - Chic White Sox beat Cleve Indians, 6-3, in 21 inn (game complete 5/28)
May 28th - Chic White Sox beat Cleve Indians, 6-3, in 21 inn (game started 5/26)
May 31st - Glenn Turner scores his 1,000th cricket run of English season
Jun 3rd - Kathy Cornelius wins LPGA Sealy-Faberge Golf Classic
Jun 4th - 43rd French Womens Tennis: Margaret Court beats C Evert (67 76 64)
Jun 5th - 43rd French Mens Tennis: Ilse Nastase beats Nikki Pilic (63 63 60)
Jun 9th - 105th Belmont: Ron Turcotte aboard Secretariat wins in 2:24
Jun 9th - Secretariat becomes 1st Triple Crown winner in 25 years by winning horse racing's Belmont Stakes
Jun 10th - 19th LPGA Championship won by Mary Mills
Jun 12th - Close finish at Trent Bridge, NZ Cricket need 479 to win, all out 440
Jun 13th - Garvey, Lopes, Cey & Russell play together for 1st time, set record of staying together as an infield for 8½ years (LA Dodgers)
Jun 17th - 1st du Maurier Golf Classic (La Canadienne): Jocelyne Bourassa
Jun 17th - 73rd US Golf Open: Johnny Miller shoots a 279 at Oakmont CC PA
Jun 18th - NCAA makes urine testing mandatory for participants
Jun 19th - Pete Rose & Willie Davis both get career hit # 2,000
Jun 20th - SF Giants Bobby Bonds sets NL record with 22 lead off HRs
Jun 23rd - Phillies Ken Brett 4th consecutive game HR in which he pitched
Jun 24th - Susie Berning wins LPGA Heritage Village Golf Open
Jun 28th - Black Sports Hall of Fame forms: Paul Robeson, Elgin Baylor, Jesse Owens, Jim Brown, Wilma Rudolph, Joe Louis & Althea Gibson elected
Jul 1st - 1st US-China basketball game, US collegiates beats Shanghai 96-61
Jul 1st - Mary Mills wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic
Jul 4th - In audience with Italian Cyclists, Pope Paul VI praises athletes who "offer the magnificent show of a healthy, strong, generous youth"
Jul 5th - Test Cricket umpiring debut of H D "Dickie" Bird v NZ at Leeds
Jul 7th - 80th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Billie Jean King beats C Evert (60 75)
Jul 7th - 87th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Jan Kodes beats Alex Metreveli (61 98 63)
Jul 7th - Balt Orioles pull their 4th triple play (5-4-3 vs Oakland)
Jul 7th - 1st all-US women's Wimbledon, Billie Jean King beats Chris Evert
Jul 8th - Mary Lou Crocker wins LPGA MARC Equity Golf Classic Crocker
Jul 8th - NY Mets are 12½ games back in NL and go on to win pennant
Jul 14th - 102nd British Golf Open: Tom Weiskopf shoots a 276 at Royal Troon
Jul 15th - California Angel Nolan Ryan 2nd no-hitter beats Detroit Tigers, 6-0
Jul 15th - Carole Jo Skala wins LPGA George Washington Golf Classic
Jul 19th - Willie Mays named to NL all star team for 24th time (ties Musial)
Jul 20th - Chic's Wilbur Wood starts & loses both games of a doubleheader with NY Yankees, 12-2, & 7-0
Baseball Player Hank Aaron Jul 21st - Braves Hank Aaron hits Ken Brett's fastball for his 700th HR
Jul 22nd - 28th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Susie Maxwell Berning
Jul 24th - 44th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 7-1 at Royals Stadium, KC
Jul 24th - All star MVP: Bobby Bonds (SF Giants)

Birthdays in Sport

Results 1 - 100 of 759

Jan 1st - Clyde Wijnhard, soccer player (Ajax, RKC)
Jan 1st - Fang Li, Hunan China, tennis star (1991 Futures-Bilbao-ESP)
Jan 1st - Justin Armour, NFL wide receiver (Buffalo Bills)
Jan 1st - Mercury Hayes, wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons)
Jan 2nd - Abu Wilson, running back (Indianapolis Colts)
Jan 2nd - Chris Woodruff, Knoxville Tenn, tennis star (1993 NCAA Division I)
Jan 2nd - Fredric Ford, WLAF CB (Scotland Claymores)/NFL cornerback (Eagles)
Jan 3rd - Tyrone Brown, NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons)
Jan 4th - Lamont Warren, NFL running back (Indianapolis Colts)
Jan 4th - Ray Mickens, cornerback (NY Jets)
Jan 4th - Todd Sauerbrun, NFL punter/kicker (Chic Bears)
Jan 4th - Frank Høj, Danish cyclist
Jan 6th - Sairaj Bahatule, cricketer (promising Bombay leg-spin all-rounder)
Jan 7th - Bobby Engram, wide receiver (Chicago Bears)
Jan 7th - Brian Milne, fullback (Cincinnati Bengals)
Jan 7th - Ricky Wood, Van Nuys California, diver (Olympics-96)
Jan 7th - Robert Dunn, Glenn Cove NY, team handball left wing (Olympics-1996)
Jan 9th - Aaron Holbert, US baseball infielder (St Louis Cardinals)
Jan 9th - Ronald Hamming, soccer player (FC Groningen, Fortuna Sittard)
Jan 10th - Berry Radstraat, Dutch soccer player (NEC, SCH)
Jan 10th - Glenn Robinson, Gary In, NBA forward (Milw, Olympics-gold-96)
Jan 10th - Travis Davis, NFL strong safety (NO Saints, Jacksonville Jaguars)
Jan 11th - Dave Dickenson, CFL quarterback (Calgary Stampeders)
Jan 11th - Rahul Dravid, cricket batter (prolific Karnataka, Tests for India 96)
Jan 13th - Nikolai Khabibulin, Sverdlovsk Russia, NHL goalie (Winnipeg Jets)
Jan 14th - Ed Howard, NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons)
Jan 14th - Lethon Flowers, NFL defensive back (Pittsburgh Steelers)
Jan 14th - Rod Myers, Conroe TX, outfielder (KC Royals)
Jan 14th - Giancarlo Fisichella, Italian race car driver
Jan 15th - Daniel Nijhof, Dutch soccer player (FC Twente)
Jan 15th - Randy Srochenski, CFL linebacker (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Jan 15th - Essam El-Hadary, Egyptian footballer
Jan 16th - Mario Bates, NFL-running back (New Orleans Saints)
Jan 16th - Willie Whitehead, CFL defensive end (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
Jan 17th - Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Mexican footballer
Jan 18th - Edward Jasper, defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles)
Jan 18th - Junior Burrough, NBA forward (Boston Celtics)
Jan 18th - Regilio Vreede, soccer player (Blue White, RKC)
Jan 19th - Chris Stynes, Queens NY, infielder (KC Royals)
Jan 20th - Eddie Kennison, wide receiver (St Louis Rams)
Jan 20th - Jalen Rose, NBA guard (Denver Nuggets)
Jan 21st - Bubba Miller, corner (Philadelphia Eagles)
Jan 21st - Grady Jackson, defensive tackle (Oakland Raiders)
Jan 21st - Jamal Cox, WLAF linebacker (Rhein Fire)
Jan 22nd - George Noga, CFL linebacker (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
Jan 22nd - Reggie Barlow, wide receiver (Jacksonville Jaguars)
Jan 22nd - Said Larossi, soccer player (Emmen/Vitesse)
Jan 22nd - Vincent Bradford, linebacker (San Francisco 49ers)
Jan 22nd - Rogerio Ceni, Brazilian footballer
Jan 23rd - Mark Kolesar, Minnedosa, NHL right wing (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Jan 24th - Chris Ferraro, Port Jefferson, NHL right wing (Oly-94, NY Rangers)
Jan 24th - Erik Gervais, Valleyfield Quebec, kayaker (Olympics-96)
Jan 24th - Peter Ferraro, Port Jefferson, NHL right wing (Oly-94, NY Rangers)
Jan 25th - Anthony Harris, linebacker (Miami Dolphins)
Jan 25th - Marco Battaglia, tight end (Cincinnati Bengals)
Jan 25th - Rodney Young, NFL safety (NY Giants)
Jan 25th - Terrell Wade, Rembert SC, pitcher (Atlanta Braves)
Jan 26th - Mark Brook, WLAF LB (Rhein Fire)
Jan 26th - Tony Ramirez, tackle (Detroit Lions)
Jan 27th - Eddie Davis, CFL cornerback (Calgary Stampeders)
Jan 28th - Bronwyn Thompson, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
Jan 28th - Jerome Allen, NBA guard (Minnesota Timberwolves)
Jan 28th - Joe Stephens, NBA forward (Houston Rockets)
Jan 28th - Robert Braknis, Montreal Quebec, 100m backstroke/4 x 100 (Olympics-96)
Jan 29th - Darnell Stephens, NFL linebacker (Tampa Bay Bucs)
Jan 29th - Jason Schmidt, Lewiston ID, pitcher (Atlanta Braves)
Jan 29th - Scott Milanovich, quarterback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
Jan 30th - Brad Yamaoka, CFL running back (BC Lions)
Jan 30th - Jalen Rose, NBA guard (Indiana Pacers)
Jan 30th - Jimmy Oliver, NFL wide receiver (San Diego Chargers)
Jan 30th - Sharone Wright, NBA center/forward (Toronto Raptors)
Jan 31st - Latario Rachal, WLAF/NFL receiver (Amsterdam Admirals, San Diego Chargers)
Feb 1st - Andrew DeClercq, NBA forward (Golden State Warriors, Boston Celtics)
Feb 1st - Elena Makarova, Moscow Russia, tennis star (1993 Futures-Val)
Feb 1st - Michael Joyce, Santa Monica CA, tennis star (1989 USTA Natl Boys' 18)
Feb 1st - Tlia Reima, ice hockey center (Finland, Oly-98)
Feb 2nd - Dan Brandenburg, linebacker (Buffalo Bills)
Feb 2nd - Jose White, WLAF/NFL defensive tackle (Minnesota Vikings, Frankfurt Galaxy)
Feb 2nd - Patrick Jeffers, NFL wide reciever (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
Feb 2nd - Radka Bobkova, Prague Czech Rep, tennis star (quarter Bournemouth)
Feb 2nd - Tim Denton, NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons)
Feb 3rd - Jim Campbell, Worcester, NHL center (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
Feb 3rd - Kyle Richardson, WLAF punter (Rhein Fire)
Feb 4th - Oscar De La Hoya, Los Angeles California, US boxer (Olympic Gold 92)
Feb 5th - Israel Raybon, defensive end (Carolina Panthers)
Feb 5th - Richard Matvichuk, Ft Saskatchewan C, NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars)
Feb 6th - Arie Obdam, Dutch soccer player (FC Volendam)
Feb 6th - Fred Miller, tackle (St Louis Rams)
Feb 6th - Lulama Masikazana, cricket wicket-keeper (Kwazulu for E Province)
Feb 7th - Billy Baumhoff, St Louis MO, soccer midfielder/forward (Oly-gold-96)
Feb 7th - Juwan Howard, NBA forward/center (Washington Bullets/Wizards)
Feb 7th - Kristin Godridge, Traralgon Aust, tennis star (1993 Futures-Singapore)
Feb 7th - Sonia Paquette, St-Janvier Quebec, hurdler (Olympics-96)
Feb 7th - Tim Bowens, NFL defensive tackle (Miami Dolphins)
Feb 8th - Andreas Gliatis, soccer player (NEC)
Feb 8th - Eric Kresser, quarterback (Cincinnati Bengals)
Feb 8th - Michelle Brogan, Australian basketball forward (Olympics-bronze-96)
Feb 8th - Tom King, Australian 470 class yachter (Olympics-96)
Feb 9th - Svetlana Boginskaya, Soviet gymnast
Feb 11th - Tom Tumulty, linebacker (Cincinnati Bengals)

Deaths in Sport

Results 1 - 33 of 33

Jan 16th - Ray Barrett, sportscaster (Gillette Summer Sports Reel), dies at 65
Jan 24th - Alan Lisette, cricketer (took 3 wickets in 2 Tests for NZ 1956), dies
Jan 24th - Masao Ohba, world champion Japanese boxer (b. 1949)
Feb 8th - Herbie Taylor, cricketer (2936 runs in 42 Tests for South Africa), dies
Feb 16th - Pieter Van der Bijl, cricketer (outstanding S Af bat in 1938-39), dies
Mar 8th - Gordon Leggat, cricketer (9 Tests for NZ, 351 runs at 21 93), dies
Mar 12th - Frankie "Fordham Flash" Frisch, baseball player, dies at 74
Mar 26th - Johnny Drake, American football player (b. 1916)
Apr 1st - Arthur Wood, cricket wicket-keeper (England 1938-39), dies
Apr 27th - Jim Sims, cricketer (England leg-spinner in 4 Tests 1935-37), dies
Apr 27th - Carlos Menditeguy, Argentine racing driver (b. 1914)
Apr 28th - Clas Thunberg, Finnish speed skater (b. 1893)
May 8th - Ralph Miller, last 19th century baseball player, dies
May 12th - Art Pollard, American racecar driver (b. 1927)
Jul 2nd - Swede Savage, dies of injuries at Indianapolis 500
Jul 2nd - Chick Hafey, baseball player (b. 1903)
Jul 2nd - George McBride, baseball player (b. 1880)
Jul 8th - Wilfred Rhodes, cricketer (4187 1st-class wickets, most ever), dies
Jul 19th - Clarence White, rocker (Byrds), killed by drunken driver at 29
Jul 26th - Mike Burke, Pres (NY Yankees)/dir (Madison Sq Garden), dies
Jul 29th - Roger Williamson, English racing driver (b. 1948)
Aug 7th - Jack Gregory, cricketer (scorer of fastest ton Australia 1921), dies
Aug 9th - Charlie Daniels, US swimmer (Olympics-4 gold-1904, 08), dies at 88
Aug 12th - John Clay, cricketer (Glamorgan offie in only Test 1935), dies
Aug 31st - Stan Worthington, English Cricket pace bowler (9 Tests 1930-36), dies
Sep 5th - Jack Fournier, American baseball player (b. 1889)
Oct 2nd - Paavo "Flying Finn" Nurmi, who won 6 Olympic gold medals, dies at 76
Oct 21st - Nasif Estéfano, Argentine racing driver (b. 1932)
Oct 24th - Jack Iverson, cricketer (5 Tests 21 wickets S1024 15 23), dies
Oct 25th - Abebe Bikila, Ethiopian marathon runner (Olympic-gold 1960, 64), dies at 41
Nov 19th - Cyril Allcott, cricketer (6 Tests for NZ, 113 runs & 6 wickets), dies
Dec 16th - Syd Barnes, cricketer (13 Tests for Australia 1938-48), dies
Dec 23rd - Arthur Richardson, cricketer (9 Tests 1924-26), dies